Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-16

A meeting OF the territorial grand
jury will be held in the judiciary
building at ? O'Clock tomorrow after.
noon, =~>... ~. -. ..*
!. On the ground OF non-support. Cir
cult Judge Whitney yesterday granted
70 Josephine Aloya divorce from Fer
Eando Moya -. ~. .... =.
The Hawaii Seishu Kwaisha. Ltd.
7has filed suit in circuit court against
III kaNakami to force the payment of
gan alleged debt OF 1896. :....
Mura Inada was granted a divorce
Sby Circuit Judge Whitney yesterday
against Tadaji Inada, the grounds be-
ing desertion and non-support
Circuit Judge Whitney has APP
pointed w. o. Smith as administrators
Eof the estate of Susan NJ Needham,
sdnder bond in the sum of 5000
/ There is an epidemic OF whooping
cough in the territory, according to a
report which comes from the board OF
health through the antttuberculosis
bureau. ....-- :
Acting Superintendent of Public
Works A. c. Wheeler said today that
he is preparing to advertise for bids
for the furnishing of the womens
bathhouse at the territorial insane asy-
linn. ..~...- =. f.. +.
The Spalding Construction Company
has resumed work on the foundations
flor the big radio towers at Pearl
Harbor.. While change of location
was being decided on, work was held
up for about month. ..... -.
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Circuit Judge Whitney's calendar
for tomorrow includes the trial of the
divorce suit of All ,.Choy against Sam
MDy at 9 o'clock, and argument on
tie land court petition of the Palolo
Land and Improvement Company at 2
o'clock.
Examinations in the public schools
of the territory began today, and will
continue until June %, inclusive At
the Normal School examinations are
being held for those scholars wishing
to enter the normal or high school
from tprivate schools s.+
The funeral Of Abraha am Fernandez
Isl being held from the Fernandez
home, 2001 Beekley avenue, Kalihi,
this afternoon. Bishop Samuel E.
Woolley, head of the Mormon mission
in Hawaii, has come down from L.aie
to preach the sermon and officiate at
the grave Interment will be in the
family plot in Makiki cemetery Il.
Routine business was transacted at
a meeting of the harbor commission
this afternoon Bids were opened for
the furnishing of a 10,000-pound an
Choir to replace the one loaned to the
commission by the American-Hawai-
ian company. Only one bid gave fg.
ures. The Honolulu Iron Works of.
fered to supply the anchor for $475.
Co. a" n. g. H., which is not hav-
ing its weekly drills until the first
Thursday OF August, has decided to
give a smoker on Saturday evening,
June 10. commencing at 1880. Mem
bers and friends who are interested,
are invited to be present Members
are also requested to bring their mu-
steal instruments and help make the
occasion a lively one. : =. ~. ID
That the chief justice properly is
sued an alternative writ in the case
of Clarence d. Pringle against James
d. Bicknell, petition for writ of man.
damus, and that the writ should not
be dismissed and that the proceeding
should be heard and determined on its
merits. is the summary of an opinion
handed down by the supreme court
today.
The home of Joseph Peres at Kau.
MALI and Kalili streets together with
its entire contents was totally destroy.
ed by fire last night. The family was
a theater when the building
caught fire. The Palama fire depart
ment responded to an alarm. 1t was
with difficulty that sufficient hose was
secured to place water on the burning
building. The loss is reported to be