Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-24
Fort Shafer Notes
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FORT SHAf-TER 5a7g G4SSt
Van A. Hayes. COMPANY z. 4nd In
fantry, mas purchased ais discharge
from the army and EiA isaVa. Tor the
mainland on the ne~t trans .sgEt1. sgt
Hayes is wen EA6sgr Egnte0E ~ is.
stoned officer in OIL. md InEsbtry, aa@.
he has been il the ragtlWrat tUr over
Is Years. h8tna serAed ii taaDy Of
the COMPANIES as q rnE-c0}TF The.
sergeant was more Or s. dissatisfied
with fIEeisH service. and * t. tioueht
BY his friends here tfat he VIII take
on, in some regiment In t64 STATES.
His iaany F~itnds regret. eIahediagly
TO see him leave rs. Ill. . j.
SGT George P. Elfsh Field GomB7nya
r. signal Corps, is taking Ills Stamina
ton for FIRST Lieutenant, Volunteer Sic,
nal Corps. Capt. =. a. Hickman and
Lieuts F. T. Black and Robert Love.
all Of the Signal CorpB. are o. lie
examining board The eXaalinatf6n
will be completed I'm 2 few days and
if the sergeant is SUCCESSFUL in the.
event that volunteers are called cut
he viii be a first lieutenant in that
branch. r.. ..~=.>==
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A cable was received from Major
Herbert o. Williams, 2nd infantry,
that he had given mp his quarters and
that a letter giving particulars wOuld
follow shortly. This evidently means
that Major Williams VIII not return
to Hawaii The major has been on
the mainland since November IN
laaya pf obeopaa nd ,,.os s,,-r,ac+.d ~,
return on the March transport. The
information that he has given up his
quarters in the main garrison comes
as a surprise to his friends The ma.
ior has about completed his tour of
foreign service -".. r.. ..
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Fort Shafter IS delighted to know
that the epidemic OF measles which
was feared has been checked The
several cases which had developed
have completely recovered. and on
SATURDAY the quarantine was raised.
Since Christmas Sunday school-for the
little tots has been closed, bat on this
Sunday it was resumed With a full at.
tendance. f.. H..
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The aerodome management has an
nounced that the smoker to he given
to the enlisted men OF the garrison.
will take place On Tuesday night at
1880. An extremely interesting even.
ing has been promised the men, as a
Very fine program has been arranged.
and all Of the men oE the garrison
are expected ID attand r.. F..
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The lst Battalion, 2nd Infantry. has
spent a strenuous day today, as they
were used by Capt Paul B., Malone,
End Infantry, in his examination for
promotion to the grade OF major.
Field exercises were particf5at in
and viii continue en- Tuesday. ."=~@
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Cart CLYDE r Parker. End Infantry.
received a cable on Friday Informing
him Of the death Of his father. Can't.
and Mrs. Parker have cancelled all So
cial engagements for the present.
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The T. s. S. Alert, tender for the
third submarine division, went into
the Inter-Island drydocll today. She
fill be there at least a week. after
which the British Yeoman will go
in for repairs to her jammed rudder.
At ; o'clock this afternoon the In
ter-island steamers Likelike. for Ha.
nalei, kealia, Kilauea and other ports;
and the C}audine for Maui will sail
taking hmail and passengers.
Owing to the late arrival of the So
noma this morning, mail from her did
not go out on the morning delivery,
but is being distributed by carriers
this afternoon She brought 59l
sacks