Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-16
LOCAL and GENERAL

I0SlAA ttB1 MILL B1thA II
The members Of the standing com
mittee c. Central Union church viii
meet in the parIoTs OF the church at
1850 O'Clock this evening.
!. Night schoos Wall be suspended at
the Y. NC. A. this: week with the ex
cepticn Of Thursday night in the mems
department and Tuesday and Friday
might in thesboys: department.
The freight brought by the. steamer
Kinau from Kauai included 2 autos.
hogs, drums molasses, ) crates
chickens, a bundles hides, 80 bags.
molasses, 80 bags rice and e550 K. A..
sugar. -....-..-..=
The annual stockholders meeting OF
the Mutual Telephone Company is
being held this afternoon in the offices
|of the company on Adams lane.
Circuit Judge Whitney today grant
led q divorce to Maria DoiDni Per.
reida from Laurence L. PerFeida on
the ground OF desertion. The wife
also is awarded the custody of the
four children.
/ Mayor j. J. Fern is taken down
again with blood trouble resulting
from an injured foot. Against the
advice of his physician, he engaged
in considerable walking Saturday and
Sunday with the result that he is
now forced to keep TO his bed. :
One large item in the list of incom-
ing cargo in the steamer Mikahala,
from Maui. Molokai and Lanai ports
Included 32S head of sheep The yes
sci was an arrival yesterday, bringing
"a large list of passengers
Hui Au Kai will be host at dance
at the ontrigger Club House next Sat
urday evening, at which the members
OF the San Francisco swimming team
will be guests. The affair Is strictly
invitational. and informal. about 100
persons being included IN the. party.
In celebration Of the 18th anniXeFS
sary of its organization. the members
-of Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge VIII
give an Eat home" in the lodge
rooms, beginning at $3.50 o'clock.
There win be a musical program and
whist, following which refreshments
win be served
The members of the executive COM
mittee of the Associated Charities
will hold at meeting at o'clock this
afternoon. at which time the January
report of Mrs. Alice c. Jordan, first
assistant manager, will be submitted.
Several business matters are sched-
uled to come up at this time.
A rare collection of brasses, brenzes
and lacquers, the property of gov
eminent official who has spent the
past % years in service in Japan and
China, this morning was placed on
sale at the auction rooms of o. A. Ste,
zen and was materially reduced with:
in short time. The collection con-
.sists OF many beautiful antiques and
Includes practically every thing ORR
entail from ancient weapons to hand
embroidered Screens. Among the
buyers this morning were many army
and navy folk and tourists. as we'll as
local persons. The sale will be con-
tinued tomorrow morning.
q W. C.. Mexican. one of the best
known criminal attorneys of Pennsyls
Fania, was expected on the liner Ven
tura this morning to assist Frank E..
Thompson in the defense of John w.
Marshall, held for the murder of
Charles r. Guertler Mr. Mexican is
son his way here accompanied by John
Marshall, Sr., father Of the accused
1T is believed that they did not arrive
in San Francisco in time to catch the
Ventura, and now plan to take later
steamer. Nj. Mexican has been a
friend Of Mr.. Marshall. Sr.. since boy
hood He has a large practice at I'm
iontoWn, Pa, Marshall's trial is set
for next month.
The extent to which tourist travel
benefits Hawaii has been figured out
to .divulge the fact that, taking low
estimate, every visitor here spends
at least SO a day, according to the
report for January which Secretary
H. P. Wood submitted at the meeting
CT the members OF the Promotion
Committee. As a proof of this state
,ment, says the report, the committee
recently received an order from an
eastern tourist agency to provide for
the entertainment of two ladies' due
TO arrive from the Orient in May or
June and was authorized to spend SO
a day along this line for period of
10 dayc