Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30

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has no intention of provoking trouble
with the United States.
Kaiser Wilhelm today made no New
Years resolutions. -.
"All ones life should be a resolu-
tion," says the Emperor. ........
Every one at the palace does not
agree with his Imperial Majesty.
Princess Louise, the Kaiser's daugh-
apartments with foolish resolutions.
1t is stated that the Chinese are
making rapid strides toward becoming
4 manufacturing nation and have es-
taIliShed a government industrial
school factory in WI Chang, acrsos
the river from Hankow, where articles
of all kinds are turned out, according
to letter received by Captain Robert
Dollar from E. K, Howe, the Hankow
manager of the Robert Dollar Line.
Peace ENJOYS representing Turkey
ano the Balkan States resumed their
conference in London Saturday. The
Turks formally declined the Allies
peace terms and offered the Porte's
counter terms. Representatives of the
Balkan States asked time for consid-
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The steamship companies operating
in the Pacific Coast trade were noti-
fed today by the navy department
that all bids for the transportation of
$4,000 tons of sand from Puget Sound
to the Hawaiian Islands, to be used in
the construction of the Pearl Harbor
drydocks, had been rejected and the
government would send the sand to
the Islands on the United States col
lier Nero. f..
Lars Anderson, the newly-appointed
United States ambassador to Japan,
arrived in Tokyo Saturday, and will at
once take over the duties of the en-
bassy to which he was appointed in
succession of Charles Page Bryan. =
A remarkable record has beeA es-
tablishei by French submarines which
despite storms, travelled eight hundred
miles, submerged all the time, wid1ou,
a single stop. 1t is considered by the
naval authorities, in view of this fact,
that submarine would have the best
of the torpedo boat, even though a,
heavy sea was running.
President-elect Wilson favors pro-
yisional governmnt for the Philippines
for three years and independence
thereafte, according to Representative
William A. Jones, Of Virginia, chair
man of the house insular affairs COM
mittee, who has discussed the Philip
pine situation with him.
Incidents in court when jury an
nouneed verdict in dynamite cases at
indianapolis.
Only two of the defendants, Daniel
Buckley of Davenport, Iowa, and Her.
man G. Seiffert, of Milwaukee, were
acquitted.
When the verdict was announced
the defendants sat with their faces
grim and set.
There was a happy light in Buck
ley's and Seiffert's faces.
Waichtmeister broke down, crying
Ike baby.
Judge Anderson dismissed the jury,
after thanking them profusely for
their good and faithful work
Clancy and I'veitmoe heard the YER
dict stolidly. Tveitmoe's only indica-
ton of nervousness was trick OF TAX
iEg some sheets of paper from his
pocket, tearing them to bits slowly
end then carefully scattering the bits
about the floor.
Defendant Frank K. Painter, OF
Omaha. sat chattering with his wife
when the jury came in. Mrs. Painter
tainted when the verdict was an
nOunced and was carried from the
courtroom.
1t is believed the convicted men will
be given an opportunity to appeal
from the verdict when court recon-
venes Monday.
The jurors lost no time in. leaving
the courtroom after returning their