Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-27

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Joseph F. Rock, botanist Of the
College CT Hawaii, has just had pub
iished book on the trees OF the ter.
ritory. The author describes 23i
species of trees on the islands. The
work Is entitled The Indigenous
Trees of the Hawaiian Islands
Governor Frear has reappointed
three liquor license commissioners.
They are Frederick d. Lowrey. for
Oahu, and G. d. Luflxin and J. n. X.
Keola for Maui All are appointed
for the four year term and have ac-
cepted the commissions.
After deliberating fifteen minutes
today, the Jury In the case OF Bruce
M. Strong. the soldier charged with
assault and battery upon Korean,
was found not guilty and discharged.
The trial was held In Judge Robin
sons court.
On July I ten of the eighteen mos.
Iquito inspectors employed by the
board of health will be released, the
appropriation made by the last legis-
lature for that branch of the service
making the reduction imperative. For
the next two years the soard viii have
only eight men on that stan. besides
the chief inspector.
Governor Frear signed and delivered
to High Sheriff Henry this morning
the death warrants for the three
doomed Filipino murderers, Domingo
tRodrigues, Hildo Bautista and Miguel
Manigbas AS already announced.
the execution Is scheduled to take
place July s, and the high sheriff has
stated the hour probably will be $3.50
a. m. on that date.
Misouchi. a japanese boy, fell a
distance of fifteen feet from the
branches Of q mango tree today and
was taken to the hospital where in
Ijuries to one leg and bruises on the
| body would receive attention. The
accident occurred at Waialua and
was reported to the police by DR..
Wood. the government physician sta
toned there.
The contract to supply drugs for the
territorial board Of health for the next
two years was granted to Benson.
Smith & Co. yesterday afternoon at
1.-THE weekly meeting Of -the>h board. The
HOLSTER Drug Company. inc other
competitive bidder for the contract.
presented a price list that totalled
only $50 higher than that Of the sue.
cessful tender.
1t is understood that Pang Nam,
| the Chinaman detained here on an
opium smuggling charge for which
ne was arrested at Hilo, will plead
guilty tomorrow. He is one Of the
three prisoners who were to be taken
to Hilo for trial during the special
session of the federal court, and
likely will be subpoenaed and taken
over there as q witness in the cases
against the other men.
Acknowledgement Thayer is pre-
pairing the documents necessary to
the transfer of Kapiolani Park to the
control Of the Honolulu supervisors.
and these will be formally signed by
the park commissioners and the gov
ernor next Tuesday, July !. The COM
missioners first transfer their con-
troll back to the territory. which In
turn passes tn econtrol to the board
of supervisors.
Judgment in the Elizabeth X. Mey-
er case probably will be entered this
afternoon, in accordance with the
agreement between the territory and
Mrs. Meyer, and the former will inn
mediately take possession of the ten
acres at Kalihi desired as portion OF
the site of the new Oahu prison. The
i rrice finally agreed on. as published
few weeks ago, was $16,359.93. The
business of preparing the ground for
the prison will begin Immediately.
Because of the fact that there is
no site available for the proposed
l.igh school at Paia, Maui, the build
| ing CT which was authorized by the
last legislature. it was decided at the
meeting Of the school commissioners
yesterday afternoon that the school
will have to be located elsewhere on
the Valley Isle, although no definite
site was named. When built, how
ever, the school will bear the name
Of the Paia high school in keeping
with the order of the legislature.
Col Blanche B. Cox of the Saliva
ton Army will deliver an address in
the army hail, Nuuanu between MeT-
chant and Queen streets, Sunday
evening at eight o'clock Those who
lave had the pleasure of listening to
addresses by Colonel Cox should at
tend, for what she has to say is al
ways of absorbing interest, and those
who have not heard her may be sure
that, with her widely extended tray
els and long service in the Salvation
Army, they will experience an inter
esting and profitable evening.
One hundred and three acres at IA
paakea. returned by the John Ena
Estate AT &5 0((1 il IN he assassad y!