Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-10

The meeting this afternoon OF the
Woman's Board or Missions, at the
Central Union Church, marked the
forty third year since their organiza-
ton. A special program was prepar-
ed. Mrs Doremus Scudder presided.
Permission was granted to the re.
gatta committee to proceed with the
motor boat races in the harbor with.
out reference to the speed regula-
tons. The harbor commission asked
the committee to have the race course
approved by the harbor master.
An important meeting of the pro-
motion committee will be held Fri.
day afternoon. A financial state
ment will be presented. IL the finan-
cial condition of the committee is
shown to be good, recommendations
may be made to enter decorated
automobile in the Portola festival
A convention of sugar mill engin-
GERS, to be held under the auspices
of the Hawaiian Engineering ASSOC
iaticn, viii convene in this city, 0cto-
Der 81 to % Discussions will be had
and papers read on subjects OF in
terest to the engineers. 1t is planned
to make the convention an annual
affair.
The members of the harbor commits
sion, at a meeting yesterday after
noon, accepted the gift of a small
piece of land on the suoth end of the
Mahukona wharf from the Hawaii
railroad. With the requirement of
this land it will be possible for the
wharf-shed to be extended, is such
an extension is ever needed
Asking that f. Schnack be appoint
ed administrator, William Savidge, a
creditor, has petitioned the circuit
court in the matter of the estate of
Maria Naiwi Whaley, the woman kill
ed by Franklin Lee Whaley, her hus-
band, several months ago. The es-
tate is said to consist of an undivided
interest in certain real estate at Pa
lama, worth $500.
Appealing from the decision of Cir.
cult Judge H., E. Cooper, H. C. Ha-
PAL, G. W. A Hapai and Nelson X.
Sniffen have filed a petition in the
supreme court asking for writ of
error in their suit against May X.
Brown, A. NJ. Brown and others, to
quiet title to valuable tract of land
on Maui. The lower courts decision
was in favor OF the defendants.
After six minutes deliberation, a
jury in Circuit Judge Robinson's
court this morning acquitted ]. w.
Neber, accused o. iewd and lasciyious
conduct. The complaining witness, a
very small girl, was practically dis
qualified from testifying by her ten
der age. while the defendant and Mrs
Josephine Aahuka testified to his
good conduct.
The supreme court IN decision
handed down late Monday afternoon
sustains the verdict of Judge l.. A
Dickey, of the fifth circuit court, in
finding fcv s. K Kaeo, who sued s. X.
Ozaki for the sum of $452.S2 on an as
signed claim The case was carried
up by the defendant on exceptions
from the lower court. The higher tri-
bunaI overrules these.
Notices were mailed to property
owners on King street from Kapala-
ma bridge to Kahauiki by the city and
county clerk yesterday, notifying
them that sidewalks must be laid
along their property within the next
SIXTY days. 1t is recited in the no
tice that such sidewalks are made
necessary by the resolution intro
duced before the supervisors to es-
tablish the grades on King street.
To be present in Washington when
the franchise bill for the Rapid Tran
sit & Land company comes before
Congress, L. Tenney Peck, president
of the company, will leave on the
steamer Mongolia next Sunday. Dur
ing the session of the last legislature,
a measure was passed extending the
franchise of the company 90 1850, and
changing, in 'many points, its terms.
Tins measure must be approved by
Congress.
In his mail Governor Frear yes
terday received a copy of volume
entitled Problems of the Pacific, /"
written by Frank FOX and published
in London The book was sent him
by Mr.. Scaddan, premier of Western