Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-17

The land board will hold meeting
at 9:30 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
the basement of the Capitol
The trial jurors in Judge Ashford 5
division OF the circuit court have been
notified to report in court at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning
Record ON writ OF error in the $1006
damage suit of Manuel Mendes against
Manuel de CoEa has been received in
the supreme court and placed on the
calendar.
An inventory and appraisal Of Al
fred w. Games, deceased. was filed in
circuit court today. The estate is
valued at about $1l1,S0375.
Under bond in the sum OF $500. Alex:
ander Lindsay. Jr., today was appoint
ed administrator Of the estate of Da-
vid G. Garden. deceased.
The case of James KiOna, charged
with murder in the first degree, has
been continued in Circuit Judge Ash
ford's court until May % at 9 o'clock
in the morning for plea.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria
has left San Francisco for Honolulu
and the coast of Asia. The vessel is
bringing 20 tons of general cargo and
will take 400 tons of coal before steam
ing to Japan and China about May %.
f. Charged with murder in the first
degree, Kon Leong Chun will enter
plea in Circuit Judge AshfOrd's court
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t is estimated that nearly 100000
of the first one-half, taxes were un-
paid when the tax office closed Sat
urday afternoon and all of this will
be subject to 10 per cent added pen.
atty, increasing the revenue due to
the territory by nearly $4,000.
The F-4 benefit show given at the
Opera house by the boys of the cruis-
er Maryland and the Alert Friday
night brought in a net proceed of
$54075, which will be turned over to
the widows and orphans Of the SUBJ
marines crew. It is probable that the
show viii be repeated.
Mrs. Annie F. tGirard, daughter of
John T. McCrosson, the Honolulu ca
pitaiist, was quietly divorced from
Stanley /. Girard in San Francisco
last month, according to word re-
ceived here. Girard did not answer
the summons to appear in court and
Mrs. Girard was granted her petition
for divorce on the grounds of extreme
cruelty. Mrs. Girard has many friends
in Honolulu,
The sentence of E. C. Reilly, charg-
ed with an offense having to do with
opium, has been postponed in federal
court until May b.
Having entered a plea of guilty to
a charge of embezzlement of postoffice
funds, Henry X. Sniffen Saturday was
sentenced by Federal Judge Clemens
to serve one year. ri Oahu prison and
pay a,fne of $528.s4 and the costs of
the case.
An inventory of the estate of Alfred
T. Wakefield, deceased, was filed in
circuit court today by James Wake
field, administrator. The estate is val.
ued at about $67626.75.
A fine OF $50 was given Lau Chon
in federal court Saturday, when he
pleaded guilty to a charge Oh conceal
ing and otherwise handling opium.
The court ordered that one-half of the
fine be paid to Captain of Detectives
A. McDuffie as informer.
Federal Judge Clemens has taken
under adyisement a motion made
Saturday for bill of particulars filed
by the defendants in the case of Joe
F. Veracruz and Florence Aki, charged
with statutory offense. The court
has oyerruled demurrer to the in
dictment.
A demurrer was filed IN circuit
court today by W. R.. Hughes to the
bill for injunction brought by the Con-
solidated Amusement Co. against
Hughes, the Variety Film Exchange
and Henry Bredhoff The demurrer
alleges that the bill of complaint con-
tains no matter of equity wherein the
court can grant any decree, or give
the plaintiff any RELIEF against the de-
PENDANT Hughes
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