Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-18

the Y. NJ. c. A. has been changed for
this week from Tuesday to Thursday
evening.
William Mckinley Lodge No. 8. K.
of P. holds session in Pythian Hall
this evening beginning at half-past
seven. Nomination of officers.
All the members of Kaahumanu So
ciety are requested to be at Prince
Kalanianaole's residence, Pualeilani,
Waikiki, at O'Clock this evening.
On a bid of 1924, the lowest, the
Won Hamm-Young Company was
awarded the contract to furnish the
grills for the new prison yesterday.
Anna E. Short purchased the Cra-
ter hotel. near the Volcano house, Ha-
wall, according to a bill of sale re-
corded yesterday, and intends to open
it to the public again. '
b, A petition has been filed in circuit
/ court by Percy NJ. Pond asking that
he be appointed administrator Of the
estate Of Henry C. Smith, deceased.
! The estate Is valued at about $136.
An order has been fled by Circuit
Judge Stuart granting to J. ]. Byrne
until June /. 1915, in which to file
bill of exceptions in the assumpsit
/ suit of Byrne against Fred X. Maxine,
doing business as the Maxine Drug
| Company. ....< !
The ladies of Kaahumanu society
will have a sale of fancy articles and
Hawaiian laulau, kulolo, haupia and
other delicacies at the old Sachs
building. Beretania and Fort, at 8
a. m. Saturday, May %.
! Argument on reserved questions
from the circuit court at Honolulu in
! the case of John T. Scully, w. r.
Chiffon and ]. H. Fisher. charged with
conspiracy, has been continued in the
supreme court until 10 o'clock Friday
morning. ..,+ =
P. F. Hurley was the lowest of three
bidders for construction of homestead
roads of Lualualei, according to those
opened in the office of the superinten-
dent of public works yesterday. The
bids were for the first and second sec
tons separately and for the two COM
bined. Hprley's bid was 500, $491
and $1191ss zeseREs i ~, .- E i.s
IL '.I.Ss 20, =. 49, ~. @tsr@
The Hawaiian Band is playing at
the residence Of DR.. and Mrs. c. B.
Cooper, Lunalilo and Hackfeld streets,
this afternoon at Governor Pinkham's
reception and tea for the wives and
daughters of the visiting congressman.
Tonight it will play at the Waikiki
residence of Delegate and Princess
Jonah Kalanianaole during the luau
for the congressman.
Queen Liliuokalani in the movies is
the feature played up on the mainland
in a moving picture film taken of the
senatorial visit to the queen by the
film company Cawthorn & Fernandez.
The film is also notable for the por-
trayal of revival of the old Hoo
kupu," the Hawaiian custom Of laying
gifts at the feet of the monarch. The |
film was taken near the end of the |
recent session of legislature.
Mrs. Kealoha Wahine Naopala, wife
of Capt. Moses Naopala Of the S. 8.
Mikahala, died at her home in Kalihi
last night Mrs Naopala was So years |
old. The remains will probably be
taken to South Kona, Hawaii, where
she was born. She was member of |
the Hawaiian woinen's organization, |
Hui Kalama Funeral arrangements |
will be made this afternoon. The |
body is now at Silva's undertaking |
parlors, Nuuanu street.
In long decision written by Asso-
ciate Justice Quarles and concurred In /
by Chief Justice Robertson and Associ
ate Justice Watson, the decision hand /
ed down by Circuit Judge Stuart in /
brought by the Consolidated Amuse
ment Company against W. r. Hughes
Henry Bredhoff and the Variety Film
Exchange, is sustained by the supreme
court. The suit arose over the show.
ing of Three Weeks at the Popular
theater.
A suit involving the ownership of
certain land property in Hilo has been
filed in the supreme court by the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, by Charles r. Forbes,
superintendent of public works. plain
tiff and petitioner, against w. o.
Smith, s. M. Damon, E. F. Bishop, A.
w. Carter and A. F. Judd, trustees
under the will Of the late Bernice Pau
ahi Bishop, defendants and respond
ents. 1t is alleged by the territory
that the property is In adverse pos
session of the Bishop estate.
Funeral services were read over the
grave of Mrs. Mary Lawrence Eakin,
who died Sunday night, in the Catholic
cemetery on King street yesterday.
Rev. F. Stephen j. Alencaster offici-
afad for the Catholic church The