Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

store very appropriate HltiS tuEtS1-
mas gift in the form Of handy fold
ing ruler. with this sentiment: Christ.
mas wishes can't be measured; they
can just be treasured"
Robert Holbron's petition for di
vorce from Esther Hebron has bcen
set by Judge Whitney for hearing at
8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Your Office boys Christmas will be
worth while II xOR make him a pres
ent Of years membership In the Boys
Department Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. The cost Is five dol
lars. Simply phone rs his name
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{The Standard staff Is III receipt of
a postal card from r w. Harwood,
fermer city editor Of the Standard.
who Is now in Honolulueon d trip for
the benefit OF his health The many
local friends of Mr., Harwood VIII be
pleased to hear from him and that
judging from the tone Of his communi.
cation. he is feeling well and looking
forward to an ENJOYABLE visit to the
islands. Martinez tCal. J Standard. =
Mayor j.. ]. Fern is today consider.
sing the adyisability OF naming a COM
initfee or three TO arrange ard man
age his New Years bali, which was
last year given on Bishop street and
which Isl planned for the same place
this year. His Honor has stated that
he is in favor Of the ball, and 1t is
probable that by tomorrow morning
he win have the committee selected.
Several flames have been suggested
to him as suitable Committeeman for
the occasion s-.s +
! An exploding gas lamp belonging TO
the illuminating scheme at the head
quarters Of the Honolulu Gas Company
at the corner OF Beretania and Ala.
kea streets, caused considerable ex-
5eftehent on Sunday evening as q num-
Der 81 pedestrians were passing the
place. The blaze was soon extinguish-
ed without the assistance Of the IRE
4 S.
3 a large Pile Of rubbish. surrounded
BY ntifhher Of empty tar and oil bar
trsis was found to be blazing fiercely
at 1850 o'clock last night, when two
motor driven chemical engines belong
ing to the FIRE department visited the
scene, til the rear Of the premises OF
the Honolulu IRON Works. The fire
was discovered BY a police officer who
sent in a still alarm. The damage was
confined to very limited area. The
cause of the fire remains mystery.
A Korean, more than thirty years
old, is alleged by a 4-year-old Portu-
guese girl to have taken liberties of a
criminal nature, complaint having
reached Captain Of Detectives McDuf-
fife, who placed the man under arr
rest this morning, pending further
Uf the matter The
mother of the child stated that the
little one had been left in charge OF g
Chinese woman, who having stepped
out of the house for a few moments,
on returning found the Korean there.
In making charges against the man,
the child relates revolving tale.
James Al. Kennedy. president and
general manager of the InterIsland
Steam Navigation Co, who has been alb
sent on the mainland for some weeks,
was guest at the st Francis at San
Francisco prior to the sailing OF the
Matson Navigation steamer Wilhel-
nina for Honolulu. Mr. Kennedy Is
expected to return tomorrow morning.
Three leases or cane lands were
sold by Commissioner Joshua D.
thicker at public auction at noon to-
day. The Moho1ea tracts, two in mum.
Der, went to the Hawaiian AgricuE
tural Company at q. rental Of $2051, on
a five-year lease These tracts contain