Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-05

/ Circuit Judge whitney today grant
ed n divorce 10 Kitty Simmons from
Samuel Simmons, whom she sued or
the ground Of desertion. - .
The petitions OF Y. Matsumoto III
voluntary bankruptcy was granted By
U. S. District Judge Clemens today
and the case referred to George s
Curry, referee In bankruptcy.
The attachment against the British
collier Strathalbyn for $144.25 alleged
to have been due the Golden Gate
Stevedoring Company. has been re-
moved. the matter having been settled
by payment of the claim, 1t is said.
The trial of Mrs.. F. Hyland, in.
dicted By the federal grand jury on
an opium smuggling charge, has been
further continued to next Monday
morning. when it will he set for hear
ing.
Capt ]. o. Joplin, master OF a
freight vessel from which several Jap
Ianese escaped recently, entered plea
CT guilty IN federal court today to the
charge of permitting them to land
here. He was fined 500. without
costs. ---'
The final accounts of Irmgard Schae-
fer Elgin, execntrix of the estate of
r. r. Elgin, we're approved by Circuit
Judge Whitney today and the execu-
trix discharged. Her accounts showed
receipts amounting to $4256.72 and ex-
spenditures of s662.75. .~.s Iss@.
The trial of. Francisco Begas and
Mrs. Petra Rodriguez Huete, the Span
.ish couple held by the federal authori.
ties on a statutory charge, has been
indefinitely delayed by the woman's
illness, further hearing depending en-.
tirely on her recovery.
Argument on the petition for. writ
of habeas corpus for Matsuichi Tana-
|ka, held at present by the federal Inn
migration inspector, was heard by u.
s. District Judge Clemens this morn
ing and the case taken under advise
ment ~ z<-5.'= p &..s-.. . ~ - .
The petition of Sui Katsuyama for
"a writ OF habeas corpus was granted
by Federal JUDGE Clemens this morn
ing and the Japanese ordered dis
charged from the custody of Immigra-
ton Inspector Halsey. Assistant Dis
trict attorney G. C. Biting gave no
.tice Of appeal. -. .S
Judgment for a. w. Carter was given
by Circuit Judge L. A Dickey yester.
day IN the suit brought against him
by Chatter and others to determine the
disposition of d block of 5S5 shares
of stock of the American Sugar Com
pany, mentioned in the will of the late
Chief Justice Hartwe1l.
Sheriff Jarrett is on the track. of q
gang Of young hoodlums who, on Hal
lowe'en, smeared great quantity of
crude Oh all over the inside of the
waiting station on the Waialae street
car branch at the PaIolo road inter-
section Both lends of the station
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A, jury in Circuit Judge Robinson's
court this morning found Guerrero. a
part Hawaiian, guilty OF burglary and
he was sentenced to not less than a
years Imprisonment at hard labor. He
was accused OF stealing d manicuring
set from the house of a white woman
at Iwfleis
The United SAFES Civil Service
Commission has announced an open
competitive examination for the posi-
ton of ordnance fnachinist which is
TO be held in Honolulu November 26.
No educational test will be given the
applicants, and they will not be as.
sembled for a mental examination.
The subjects will include physical
ability and training, experience and
fitness. The examination will be held
at the custom house.
With the return of ]. W. Weinberg.
a director of the Hebrew Military AS
ssociatioh Of Hawaii, yesterday. 1t
was learned that the association is
safe to 60 ahead in its campaign for
funds for the construction of syna-
gogue. as Weinberg says that the
Jewish congregations Of San Fran
cisco will lend every assistance to the
local organfza lion. There are more
than $50 Jews in this city and it is
believed that the funds may easily be
raised. u. -. -. IL, II ?. 2. -
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The Alexander Hamilton Club will
not meet this week as was announced.
The dinner at the Commercial Club
Friday night conflicts with the Alex
ander Hamilton Club meeting, and
the committee has decided to call the
meeting for. Tuesday night of next
week at O'Clock in Cooke Hall. The
program on business correspondence
is fine one. Sales letters in actual
use will be criticized, and better ones
suggested. Good letter heads will be
shown, and letter paper discussed.
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