Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL

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The shock oil he boiler explosion
j Saturday afternoon was plainly felt
at haimuki
The heavy rains Of this morning
G,HC lily Hooded he tracks OF the Wal
alae branch OF the Rapid Transit.
There Will be a meeting OF Honolulu
| Lodge No. iQ9, F. & A. NJ, in Ma
sonic Temple az half,past seven 10
night.
The regular meeting of the directors
of the Y. w c. A. will be held at 9
| o'clock tomorrow morning at 40 Bos-
ton building
1t is, stated that number OF young
| people OF Maui are laid up with pneu-
lnonta, and that typhoid fever has
also maze its appearance in one case.
The two Japanese weekiies which
| have been flourishing on the Valley
Island have been amalgamated and
are now issued under the name of the
Taishe Shinpo.
Judge John Hunt, of the superior
court at San Francisco, who is visit
! ing friends in Honolulu, called at the
capitol this morning TO pay his re-
spects to the governor.
Wasati Taruda, accused of assault
and battery with deadly weapo2,
this morning withdrew his plea Of not
guilty in circuit court, entering a plea
of guilty Hiss entence will be pro-
nounced Friday by Judge Robinson. !
st. Andrews Cathedral Parish will
hold its annual meeting ,tomorrew
night at 7:45 in the. parish house, at
which bsief reports will be read of the
work, and the yestry and other Off
GERS will be elected for the coming
year.
Claiming to be a victim of hold
up, Manuel Comes was placed under.
arrest yesterday pending his recovery
from too great Indulgence in strong
spirits. He told a story to the effect
that ne had been waylaid by party
including Americans and FilipinoS.
A diversified and interesting pro-
gram has been prepared for the sew
enth annual conference of the Chi
nese. Students Alliance of Hawaii
which will be held next Saturday
evening in the, Mid-Pacific Institute
at Manoa. Refreshments will be
served.
An auto smash yesterday resulted
in the arrest of Alfred ]. White
member of Battery d, First Field Ar
lillery who is alleged TO have driven
the machine toward the city on the
wrong side of the road collided with
the White car, doing considerable
damage.
On Tuesday evening at s O'clock
Rev. ]. Smith of Philadelphia will
speak in the Salvation Army hail.
Everyone is urged to attend this meet
ing, which is one of a series held in
this city with good effect. Remember
Salvation Army hall, corner King and
Nuuanu streets, p. m.
The funeral of the late William Cor
nelius Sproull was held at the under
taking parlors of H. H. Williams Sat
urday afternoon. Interment was in
Nuuanu cemetery F. NJ. Swanzy, Fl.
VI. Whitney, DR.. George Herbert, G. A.
Brown, L. NJ. Vetleson and Cecil
Brown were the pail bearers.
DIR. E. Y. Wilcox, now risen to dis
tinction as one of the local bards, has
issued a neatly printed book which.
contains many of the interesting bits
CT verse from the pen of the well
known official. The work is dedicat-
ed to the memory of his daughter, the
little playmate Ruth Evans Wilcox,
who passed away in May, 1912
In honor of the recent arrival Of his
wife and daughter from Japan, Consul
Eitaki, Japanese consai to Hawaii.
held a reception Saturday afternoon
at his home on Nuuanu avenue. Among
the large number present were: DR..
Mort S. Sheba, DR.: Uchida, D. Yane-
kura, K Maxine, DR.. Katecuki, S.
Sega. Y. Takura, Dr. Mortamura, and
Y. Akaki.