Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07

been submitted by the harbor com
missioners to the governor for rec
ommendation to the legislature. For
Honolulu they specify the completion
| OF the Fort street bulkhead wharf
the construction of wharf in the
slip adjoining the AIakea street
wharf, the construction of a wharf
at the foot of Fort street and eX'
tensions two ways of the Oceanic
wharf.
An offer by the Hilo and Hawaii
Telephone and Telegraph Co. of the
control of its stock to the Mutual
Telephone Go. of Honolulu is awaiting
action on the part of the Mutual COM
pany.
BY the payment of the agreed bo-
nus to laborers on the sugar planta-
lions, based on the price of sugar for
the past season, an amount estimated
at about half million dollars has
been distributed. The bonus was -
Per cent on the regular wages earn
ed by the toilers.
Chief Justice Robertson on Thurs
day delivered an able address on the
question of a new city charter for. Ho-
nolulu, before the Commercial Club
at luncheon While he favored char
ter revision he cautioned his hearers
that the best of systems would prove
unsatisfactory unless the intelligent
and progressive citizens took an ac-
tive interest in civic affairs.
The Orpheum Theatre will be re-
opened this evening as a moving pic
-ture house.
In connection with the proposal of
yacht race from San Francisco to
Honolulu in 1915, B. B. CroHninshield,
the famous, marine designer, has Of
fered his services to the Hawaii Yacht
Club to design a boat to represent
Hawaii in the contest.
A new general army hospital, con-
structed at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, at
a cost of 100000, will be ready TO
receive its equipment next week.
An exhibit of the First National
Bank of Hawaii, at the close of bust
ness on November &c, showed re-
sources of $2,796,S 1868, balanced by liza
bilities of equal amount. Deposits
amounted to about $1.94O,000, besides
Federal government deposits OF near
ly $4,000.
A press cablegram yesterday re-
ported Representative Underwood as
saying that the Democrats intended
revising the tariff from Agate to Zinc.
On, the arrival of the clipper ship
Erskine NJ Phelps at San Francisco,
from her last trip around Cape Horn
with Hawaiian sugar, she will be fit
ted with auxiliary engines.
Director c. F. Chillingworth of the
next Floral Parade has assisting him
committee consisting of F. l.. Wal
dron, J. S. McCandless, f. A. Berndt,
c. r. Hemenway, r. w. Single, A.
Lewis, Jr, Dr. w. c. Hobby, A. D. |
Castro and a representative each OF
the Chinese and Japanese people.
The committee of commercial bO !
dies on a plan of amalgamaton has
resumed activity since the return of
some of its leading members from
abroad.
A public meeting will be held in
the city hall on Monday evening to
discuss the proposed amendment of
the plumbing ordinance.
The Humane Society has started a
movement for the erection of an Or
phanage in Honolulu at a cost Of $780,
600 Mrs. Sanford B Dole, president,
submitted the matter at meeting
this week.
BY a change in the Intprlsland
steamer schedule, the island Of Maui
will have mail from Honolulu every
day in the week except one
Holders of raw sugars in New Wort,
were asking 39S, and the market was
firm at that, the middle Of this weck
to cablegram to Alexan-
der & Baldwin. Refncrs were hid
ding 3.92.
A native member OF the Philippine
legislature is going TO introduce a
bill to set aside 50.6O0 pescIos for
prizes to the three school children
having the biggest postal savings
oank accounts at the end OF the year
FWCDIV nor cent of tho dpDOSi1 iC 70.