The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-22
Vandalism Does Great Damage
to City Residence Of Former 3
Territorial Official

\ Vandalism has done its damage
to the city home of +. A. Mott-Smith.
x His entire house has been torn up,
bnrglarized, ransacked and wantonly
damaged in hundred ways. iaM
Mr.. Mott-Smith received a telephone
call Sunday at Waialae, where he has
been for some time at his summer home,
from one of his Nuuapu street neigh
bors, telling him that the doors Of his
city home were open, and that his place
likely had been burglarized. 49,.
Place In Utter Disorder pa.
Arriving at his home, which Is at
1881 Nuuanu street, be found the dntitel
place. in utter disorder. Curtains had
been torn down, the bedclothes torn
and thrown about, black paint smeaFed
on the, walls, medicine bottles broken
and some tossed into the cesspool, the
drawers of dressers heaped up, with
their contents strewn abont; the fine
table linen knottcd and torn and china
broken. F.st aa.aEy# y =.
Mr., Mott -Smith said last night that
he did not know the extent Of the dam
age. He said he was certain many
things had been taken, but dill not
know exactly what was missing,
Vandalism and Robbery
'"Tt's case Of vandalism mixed
with robbery he said. HRowdies
must have broken into the house, and,
following out drunken or insane no.
ton, torn IT up.n 3 'aIra."
1t is believed that the damage was
done on the night of the election. One
of the neighbors has informed Mr..
Mott-Smith that she saw lights burn
ing in the house that evening.
The police so far have been unsuc.
cessful in their efforts to locate the
persons guilty Of TIE 9atrage;
island for the week ending August 2s,
1914, weather conditions have shown
some Improvement during the Iast
week, and general though light rains
have visited most sections Of the Is.
land. Good heavy rains are still need
ed everywhere.
Temperatures continue generally high
Germany, August Ia, 1914.-The
weather continues, favorable for the de
ve!opment of the beets. The root
weight is increasing rapidly, and the
dry suWmerlike weather is espec ally
favorable for increasing the sugar con
tent. F.s,.tn.,,' ,...#, # .H"t
Russia,-,st. Petersburg, August IL
l914.The tono Of the market at Kiefi
is fairly firm for crude sugar although
business is very limited. The smHllness
of the bus: ness done was largely the re
suit of the alarming military situation
and both large and small dealers have
shown great unwillingness to enter into
transactions for spot goods. The pros
pects for crude sugar for the near fu
lure are not clearly defined but the
market Is quiet. According to informa
ton from the factories the state of the
beet fields in the southwest is very sat
isfactory and it is affirmed that the su
gar content in the beet is relatively
high one. Although nothing can yet be
said definitely of the prospects of thu
impending beetroot harvest, the a?
pearances are all in favor of its bemG
satisfactory. Counting on this prob
ability both banks and private specula
tors show .unwillingness to commit
themselves as the state of the hel Is in
dicates that the value of crude sugaI
will weaken rather than strengthen, a.
ali events for the next few months
Prices on the southwest stations in thu
country are 4 roubles 8 .eopecks TO
moderate parcels per pood, spot
(against n 95e. on June l6), with .
or Sc. more for factories more favor
ably situated for delivery, but price
are considerably below these for bust
ness Inter on. There is no particula
change in the refined sugar market
there is no strong demand and only
small PARCEL are being dealt in for eur
rent needs, - ...
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Harry II. Holt, United States mar
shall, who has been in Washington, d
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