Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-30

Servia would sign the peace pact pro
posed by the powers. 1t is probable
| the pact will be signed at London to-
morrow
After doing considerable damage.
especially to bridges, the Hood wa
tiers of Clearwater and Snake rivers
receded slightly today on account of
cooler weather In the mountains.
Heavy rains are still falling at Lewis
ton, Idaho.
The resignation of Solicitor General
Isaacs in London, which was rendered
as a result of the 'Marconi scandal"
in which he and Chancellor Lloyd
George We're named, was today re-
fused by Premiar Asquith.
A cofener's jury began an official
investigation today in the collapse Of
| the municipal auditorium landing at
Long Beach last Saturday, which re-
| suited in the death of thirty-six per.
sons, and the injuring of two hundred
more. Fifty persons have been sub
pOenaed to- testify Nearly fifty of
| the injured remain in hospitals. All
| are expected to recover.
BY an agreement between Assistant
District Attorney Ford and Oscar
LAWYER, counsel for Geo. III. Bixby,
the latter's trial at Los Angeles on a
charge of contributing to the delin-
, quency of young girls will be post
poned until July oath.
The orderly conduct and marching
Of a hundred young girls, clad only
in their night gowns, through the
burning corridors of the Catholic or.
phanage at Auckland, N. q, saved
them from a fiery death last night,
There was no panic and every girl
walked as if she was taking a prone
made. The GOODNESS was inspired by
the calmness of the Sisters and their.
quiet handling of the situation. All.
reached the street in safety.
Senator Delbert E. Merger, of
IIilo, the latest gubernatorial candi-
date to arrive from Hawaii, had a.
conference with the president yester-
day and left the White House almost
as knowing as when he entered 1t.
Whether he spent his time advancing
his own candidacy or that of some
one else, Mr.. Metzger did not explain.
The president tells me that the
question of the governorship of Ha-
waii is still one of the things he is
thinking over, said Mr.. Metzgef.
"The president says the matter is still
undetermined"
Senator F. M. Simmons of North
Carolina, chairman of the senate f.
nance committee, announced today
that the committee had decided to
drop the five per cent differential on
imports in American-owned or Amer |
ican-controlled vessels, as provided in |
the Underwood tariff bill These diff !
ferentials were said to eontravene ex-
isting treaties with several European |
nations. IS
The Cuban warship Cuba arrived at |
New York today. 1t was escorted up !
the harbor by the American cruiser +
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ships firing a salute, opening cere-l
monies incident to the dedication of |
the Maine monument tomorrow.
The battleships gathered here to !,
Remember the Maine" are the Wyo-
ming, Florida, North Dakota, Della
ware, Vermont, South Carolina, New !,
Hampshire, Kansas, Virginia, Georgia,
New Jersey and Rhode Island.
For the parade ashore tomorrow
Rear-Adnliral Cameron McRae Win
slow will be grand marshal.
Because of constant attacks on its u
policy, the government at Toxic. re- Il
presented by Baron Maxine, minister
of foreign affairs, today communicate 4
ed TO Prince Katsura and other oppo- 4
sition leaders and the elder states
men the reply of the United States to
Japan's protest to the anttalien land
law, passed in California.
The reply to Japan sent by Seere-i
tary of State Bryan declared that the
question in California is economic.
lot political, and pointed out that
there has been no violation of Japan
ese-American treaties 1t argues that !
Japan's position in the matter, if de-
sired, may be submitted to an Amer
team court.
The Mexican senate yesterday au-
hCrigPd the bnldiaer IF n s-r,o,s:,,I- ,I,11 !