The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-15
BEGINNING Of
ALL TROUBLE
Wife of Man Believed TO Have
Been First to Be Bitten by
Yellow Fever Mosquito in Ter.
ritory Seeks Damage for Lost
Plants in Banana Court.
(From Thursday Advertiser)

More than the ordinary interest was
attached to the hearing of the claim
of Mrs. Mele Akoloka yesterday before
the banana court, for it developed that
the woman was the wife of Akoloka
the man who the board of health
claimed was bitten by the yellow fever
mosquito aboard one of the Japanese
tramp steamers in 1911 on which he
was stationed ms n customs guard
1T was over the purported infection
of this man, who the board of health
feared would spread yellow fever ram.
pant through the city that the Kalihi
camp, where he was detained, was af.
forwards destroyed and followed after.
wards by the banana cutting campaign
which some claim cost the Republican
party the 1912 election and is also ac.
countable for the more than n quarter
of million dollars damages claimed by
the 1874 claimants before the banana
court
Mele Owned Menagerie.
Mele owned quite menagerie and n
few other things besides, including one
ava root, all these being DESTROYED by
the board of health, as she claims. In
the menagerie there were twelve goats
which, in this case may be said to sub.
stantiate the remark of one of the ba.
mana judges when he said that the
board of health had evidently "got the
goat of the claimant several times.
Mele also claims to have lost ten
chickens, ten pullets and twenty.four
pigeons, besides the ava root and a
long list of household goods and per.
sonal raiment.
A Hawaiian woman, Moanauli by
name, who gave evidence yesterday on
her claim, had the proud distinction
of being the claimant asking for the
least amount of damages, namely, eight
dollars. Banana jack Kalakiela re.
presented her and made n plea to the
court which was fearful in the extreme.
II is surmised that if any claim at all
is allowed, Moanauli will not be for.
gotten.
James +. Keama had bad ear and
he showed the court he was in no
trifling mood, for, as Rawlns persist.
ed in having the witness testify as
to certain particulars, Keama loudly
insisted the information was duly re-
corded Son the paper. He claimed
damages for FIVE hundred banana plants
destroyed. The claimant had four lots
in. MaDoa and three of these were plant
ed entirely with banana plants, while
on the fourth he had few scattering
plants. Although he seems TO have an
exaggerated amount of plants his price
was very reasonable as he only wants
twenty-five cents per plant, irrespective
of quality. This seems really "A modest
price, considering that many have an
idea they will be given damages at the
rate of five dollars per plant.
Holy Pictures Destroyed. ="
Holy pictures figured yesterday in
the court, one claimant asking three
dollars for a picture each of Jesus and
Mary. The subject was one of vener.
able consideration and for the nonce
the court assumed a real serious ex.
preston.
Judge F. +. Fernandes' insistence in
questioning i. Mitchell, Hawaiian
claimant seemed to rile the gentleman
and he left his seat in huff, and
with considerable temper bawled out
81 don't care if get anything for
my claim or not. All | wanted was
satisfaction, and with this satisfac.
ton the offended Mitchell left the
court precincts.
Mrs. |. l.. Cockett gave evidence
which proved that she was collector
of rare banana plants. On her list
there were several varieties entirely
unknown to the court. This, can be
stated with positive assurance, was go.
ing some. Among the rare varieties
l.l, = 4