Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Applications for membership filed
by A. r. Cunha and Albert Homer
have been approved by the member
ship committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Waialae road will soon be in
good shape for comfortable antoing.
The oiling OF this thoroughfare from
Twelfth avenue to the Kapahulu road
is nearly completed.
A petition for rehearing, filed by
the defendant in the case of the Oahu
Railway and Land Company against
Kolohana Kali, a land matter, has
been denied by the supreme court.
The members of the regular trial
jury panel in Circuit Judge Ashford
court are requested to be in court at
8 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
members of the special panel, drawn
yesterday, have been excused indefi-
nitely.
In the matter Of the estate of J..
Oswald Lutted, deceased, motion to
strike the appeliee's reply brief from
the files has been filed in the supreme
court by Gertrude NJ. Sledges the ap-
/ pefiant, through z. c. Peters, her at
torney. "''...:
All men interested in the organize
ton of an engineering company in the
Hawaii National Guard are asked to
be present at q meeting next Thurs
day evening in the arnory. Charles
r. Forbes will have charge OF the
meeting. T., -: e. -.-.. =
On the ground OF non-support, Cir
cult Judge Whitney has granted to
Mildred K. Coorssen divorce from
r.. III. Coerssen. The Ifbellant was
given the custody Of the Two minor
children and allowed aHmony in the
sum of $40 month. !. s ? .....z
A number of the old cars of the
Rapid Transit were in service to the
Kaimuh district this morning. This
was occasioned by the necessity OF
using the modern cars to transport
1900 soldiers from Fort Shafter to the
end OF the Nuuanu street line.
Autoists who have made the circuit
Of the island report the road on the
Windwafd side, between Kaneohe and
HaleiWa, to be in much better eondi-
ton than two or three weeks ago, but
still not good or neargood road. and
the first heavy rains will make II
impossible as usual. #. E-.I
Cleveland invites Hawaii to take
part in her big flower festival which
lasts from Novelnbef 10 TO Ii inclua-
i've according to a letter received by
A.. r. Taylor, secretary of the Promo.
ton Committee Mr., Taylor says that
Hawaii will certainly be represented
by display of pineapples at the fes-
tiyal. --.:* =r...st.'.t ~; s.,- - -
Plans for the reception of the crew
OF the Japanese merchant training
ship, Taisei Maru, which left San;
Francisco for Honolulu on September;
a, will not be made by the japanese
Merchants Association until the re-.
eeipt OF q message stating the exact
date OF arrival in this port. The ship
is expected here on September 25. = :
/ The Saturday night dances at the
Seaside Hotel will soon be resumed.
The hotel management will Issue in
Fitations, and each invitation will, be
accompanied by a guest badge. Per-
sons using the dance floor must wear
these badges. This new scheme will
eliminate undesirable persons from
participating in the dances, says Man
ager Hertsche.. ~ ..:.. -
The Oahu tax appeal court has rem
dered a decision in favor of the ter.
fitory in the appeal made by G.. Brew.
er & Company On December 81, 1914,
the, company returned its taxable in
come at $4,000. Tax Assessor VIII.
der raised the assessment to l$129,000.
The company appealed on the = in,
crease, which was $40 900 and which
represented taxes in the sum of $3.50.
Excelsior Lodge, No. /, /. o. o. F.,
opens its new dance hall and roof gar
cen at public reception this after
noon and tomorrow afternoon. The
hours OF the reception are from to
4. Refreshments win be served: The
committee In charge is A. A. Durant,
M, T. Simonton and s. A. Campbell.
Pacific Lodge, No. !, Daughters of Re-
Iekah, will give the first dance in the
hall tomorrow night.
Four motor buses recently received
by the Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land
Company, will be put in service with.
in the next 10 days. Two routes have
been determined upon. One car will
run on the road in Kalihi valley, going
from King street as far as the road
conditions will permit and back. An.
other will operate on Koko Head Az,
enue from the end of the Waialae line
to Fort Ruger and back.
Volume six, the new divorce record,
was opened by Circuit Court Clerk