Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL

/ LOCAL AND GENERAL |
On the grounds Of desertion, Yasu-
kichi Koshimiza was granted a d.
yorce yesterday from Noyo Koshimiza
by Circuit Judge Whitney.
DR.. Augustus Marques, the French
consular agent was an official caller
at the territorial executive ONCE to-
day, seeking some statistical informa
| ton.
Bids viii be opened at the Office
of the superintendent of public
works tomorrow at noon for the con-
struction of a $4,000 gallon reser-
voir on palolo hill
James Taylor has sold a lot in the
Kapiolani Park Addition tract to
Charles Lehman, Jr., the considera-
ton being $1,000. The property is de-
! scribed as lot No. rs in block A. The
deed has been put of record.
The Inter-lsland Steam Navi-
cation Company has stricken from
the schedule of the Mauna Kea the
old port Of Laupahoehoe, which for
years. past has been the dread Of ira
velers
The Republican territorial central
committee is to meet at the executive
chamber at o'clock this afternoon,
when Acting Governor Mott-Smith
twill endsavor to explain the meaning
of the new direct primary law.
The latest directory of New York
lefty, and a telephone directory of the
city and suburbs, were received by
the Promotion Committee yesterday
This makes the fifth new directory
to be received by the committee dur
ing the present month.
The Japanese school at Moiliili
has turned over to the department OF
public instruction two school rooms
to be used by the government for
educational purposes in that district
The department is now planning to-
erect bungalow school in Moiliili. 4
In honor of the new school teach
|ers who have come to Honolulu this
year, the Woman's Society of Central
Union Church will hold a. reception
in the parish house of the church at
three clock tomorrow afternoon. All
women of the city are invited to at
tend.
Federal Judge Dole this morning is
sued an order to show cause in the
petition for writ -~of habeas corpus
filed today by Matsuichi Matsumoto.
The petitioner alleges he is unjustiy
held. by the immigration officials for
deportation. He asserts he returned
recently from Japan, and that for
many years prior to his visit to his.
home country he was in the employ
|of w. A. Wall in Honolulu
The attorney general has written
Mrs. Lucy Dudoit, former instructor
of the government school at Kamalo,
Molokai, advising her to reiinquish
her position to R. L. Ogilvie, the new.
INSTRUCTOR appointed by the board Of
public instruction. 1t has been re-
ported here, that she had declined to.
give up tha school, after the. board,
had declined to reappoint her School
Inspector Raymond has gone to Molo-
kai to see that the transfer is made.
The pedro tournament of the Ka-
mehameha Alumni Association was
continued last night at the club house.
Some of the leaders in the contest
met their Waterloo, David Desha
fell from first to third place, while
Thos. Treadway moved to fourth on
the list Sol Fukurmura is still
holding second place with percent
age of All. He Is giving VIM. Apau.
now heading the list, a hard rub for
first honors.
Found guilty of first degree bur-
glary by jury in Circuit Judge Rob-
inson's court Pedro Orado today was
sentenced to not less than one year at
hard labor at Oahu prison. 1t was
stated that the offense, committed at
Eva on the night of July IL, was the,
prisoners first infringement of the
law and for this reason the minimum
sentence was imposed. Orado enter
ed the house of Filipino family. car
rying away $40 in coin.
After two days holly contested
trial. Toku Watanaba failed in her
attempt to obtain a divorce from jim
suke -Watanabe, whom she accused
of extreme cruelty. Her petition was
denied yesterday by Judge Whitney.
Many witnesses were introduced by
both sides, by the wife to prove jim
suke had repeatedly become intoxi-
Gated and beaten her, and by the hus-
band to establish his reputation as q
sober, gentle individual and husband.
The wife's petition was finally dis
missed.