Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-16
LOCAL and GENERAL

| LOCAL And GENERAL |
: Thomas Honan announces the en-
gagement OF his daughter, Margaret,
to Elmer W. Evans. @
T. A. Honan. Jr.. today was appoint
ed by Judge Whitney as administrators
OF the estate Of the late Nicolai
Schulz, to serve under $500 bond.
Yum Chong Kun entered plea Of
guilty before Circuit Judge Robinson
today to charge OF assault and bat.
terry and sentence was suspended for
Is months. ~
Lucas Arragona, former luna at the.
Waiahole tunnel who refused last
week to plead guilty to q charge of.
misappropriating the funds of the com
pany entrusted to him. was released
today, the prosecution entering a nolle
in the case. r..r&a
The charge of exploding an over
charge Of dynamite, endangering the.
lives of the people In the neighbor-
hood, ON which IkaIni and Takenishi.l
Japanese, were arrested some time
ago, was nolied in circuit court today
by Deputy District Attorney A. n.
Brown. -sz Z,
{ When the Pacific Mail liner Mon
golia arrives In Honolulu December
"a, she will have on board large
number of unique costumes for the
use of those who intend participating
in the Mardi Gras and Charity Ball
which the local lodge of Elks VIII hold
in the new national guard armory
New Years eve,
Joe Reyes, who was quickly acquit-l
ted by jury last week Of the charge
of selling liquor without license,
was cleared OF second charge OF
the same nature by the nolle proseQui
route today The second charge al
legged the keeping of liquor for sale,
without the requisite license.
Judge Whitney has given decision
and judgment awarding Edward w.
Quinn garnishment against the salary
of J. r. Davis for one-fourth the
monthly stipend until Quinn has re-
ceived the sum of $3.50. so, due him for
building materials Davis Is city
employs and the garnishment Is on
Auditor James Bicknell.
:
Bids for contracts to supply provi,.
sions for the next six months and for
paiai for the next Is months were.
opened at the public health offices
yesterday afternoon These are being
tabulated and will be presented to the
territorial board of health next Thurs
day afternoon, when contracts prob.
ably will be awarded
There was an election Of officers
at the meeting Of Leahi Chapter No.
2, %, e. s.. held last night in Mason
ic Temple. the following being named
to serve during the coming year: Mrs.
Caroline Miller, w. NJ; Alexander
Pratt, W. Mrs Alice Pratt, Assc {
NJ; Mrs kellogg, Con-; Miss Macau-
lay, Asso. Con Mrs Clarence
Crabbe, secretary; Mrs Reedy, treas
urer.
Terminating custom that has often
worked hardships on territorial ern-
ployes Superintende J. w CALDWELL
of the public works department has
issued an order forbidding members
of hts department to solicit or con-
tribute to funds for Christmas pres
ents to superior officers or to make
gifts to other employees whose salaries
are larger than those Of the donors.
By the last of this month, the close.
of the year, record for building in
Honolulu for a 12-month period, viii
probably be established. Up TO the
end of November more than 1000 new
business houses and private residences
have been erected on the island. The
cost Of these with the improvements
made on other structures aggregates
a sum OF 81, SOC, 900 for the II months.
James D.. Dole, president and man
ager of the Hawaiian Pineapple Com
pany, has been served with q subpoe-
ma by United States Marshal Hendry,
which may require his presence in
Baltimore: The company is a defend
ant in the action brought by the, gov
eminent against the so-called can
trust, known under the name of the
American Can Company. Mr.. Dole is
given 20 days in which to make re-
turn. 1t is possible arrangements
can be made for his deposition to be
taken thus doing away with the me-
cessity of journey East. -. 49, Il. :
Hisakichi Eitaki, for the past year
consul-general for Japan in the Ha-
waiian. Islands, and Mrs. Eitaki and
their Children will Iaaua for Toxic In