Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-15

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$39430, alleged g.
mission for bidding ID
company's property at LAM
and for advertising the sale.
The Hawaiian band, under the lead
ership of Capt. Henri Berger, will
play at the reception to be given today
by Consul and Mrs. H. Arita at the.
Japanese consulate. There will be no
band concert tonight.
As the result of a campaign con-
Quoted last night, the Y. M. G. A. has
secured 280 new subscribers to AS
ISOLATION Men," the official organ of
the national Y. M. c. A. Secretary
w. H. Heinrichs was IN charge OF
the campaign.
A narvy Korean walked into the
court house at Hookena, Hawaii, a few
nights ago and stole $50 in cash and
several checks which had been placed
in a drawer Of the magistrates desk.
He was caught when he attempted to
cash the checks.
The Y. M. C. A. is considering clos
ing the night school during the Car,
nival and extending the spring term
q week to make up for lost time. The
matter will be taken up with the edu-
cational committee by Jay A. Urice,
educational secretary.
The new members of the Y. w. c.
A. will be guests of honor at Wash
ingtcn party" at the Homestead, King
street, Thursday evening. There will
be program of music and games and
refreshments will be served. All girls
in the association are invited.
Thomas j. FIavin, postoffice inspec-
tor for the district of Hawaii, expects
to leave for Molokai tomorrow night
to investigate conditions at Kalaupa-
pa which have brought about an order
from Washington, D. c., to close the
office.
Circuit Judge Stuart gave judgment
today for the Schwabacher Hardware
company against Chan Wa, a Maui
merchant, in the sum of $H03.54. The
defendant had already confessed judg-
ment for the full amount, debt owed
the hardware firm for goods pur-
chase.
In an interview with the New York
Times former Governor George R.
Carter of Hawaii declared that the Eu.
ropean war was all that saved the
sugar industry in the islands. Carter
urged that Congress postpone opera.
ton of the tariff bin for five years.
The special committee appointed by J
Director-general Dougherty to arrange |
for appropriate services on that day |
has planned unique program for next |
Sunday evening 1t is to be an inter-
national gathering at the opera house
in which the churches of the city have
been asked to unite.
The order of the first assistant post !
master-general in Washington, d. c., |
to close the postoffice at Kalaupapa,
Mol0kai, is being held in allegiance I'M
til Inspector Thomas j. F1avin has an |
opportunity to visit the island and In |
vestigate conditions at the settlement
station.
Argument on the damage suit of
George E. Ward against the Inter-Isl-
and Steam Navigation company was
heard by the supreme court today the
case gong to that Jurisdiction on a |
writ of error obtained by the defend |
ant company from the jury's verdict |
in the circuit court giving Ward $13,- |
600 damages. The case has been in |
the supreme court once before, on |
Wards appeal from Judge H. e. Coop /
er's decision which granted non
suit.
Bids for about 1000 items covering |
practically everything needed in sup
plies for the various departments and
bureaus of the municIpal government
to June so; 1915, were called for to-
day by City and County Purchasing
Agent E. j. Bolts. The tenders will /
be opened by City and County Clerk
Kalauokalani on March 2.
The Y. M. C. A orchestra will give
a concert in Cooke hall. association |
building, Thursday evening, as one of !
the opening events of the Carnival