The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-04
(From Saturday Advertiser)

Under $500 bond, Judge whitney
yesterday appointed w D. smith as ad.
ministrator Of the estate of Nawelu
Kahakulani, deceased.
w. NJ. McQuaid Is here from Kona
for 2 few days, He Is delegate to
the Republicans territorial convention
with pocket full OF proxies from West
Hawaii.
On the ground Of DISCRETION, Judge
Stuart yesterday granted divorce to
s. Ogata from Mrs. Hisano Ogata, the
father being given the custody of the
minor children Of the couple. At ten
0 clock this morning Judge Stuart
win try the Gedney divorce suit. ..
A general default against all adverse
parties was entered yesterday by
Judge Whitney In the land court petit.
ton Of John l.. Fleming for registered
title and the-eas continued 10 April
9 for further proceedings. The land
court petition Of Carl Bowers Andrews
for registered title was continued to
April 2s. EFtt ...1...,
The office records, library, stationery
and furniture Of the Hawaiian Board
Of Missions were moved yesterday
from the old headquarters, Aiakea and
Merchant streeta, into the Missionary
Memorial Building IN South King
Itreet, which waq completed Yesterday.
The new building viii be Re heated on
April 10, At which time there will be
special services held.
The nominations OF A. @. NJ. Robert
son, TO succeed himself as chief Justice
Of the supreme court of Hawaii, and ].
Wesley Thompson, 70 succeed Circuit
Judge Matthewman on the West Ha-
waii bench, were favorably reported by
the judiciary committee to the senate
yesterday, according TO eabled news
received here. All other judiciary nom
nations are being held up.
Hon. =. @. Huber Of Tama, Iowa, ap-
pointed and confirmed as United States
district attorney for Hawaii. will pro.
badly arrive from San Francisco next
Tuesday in the Lurline. Should he
have been unable to make this steamer,
he will arrive week later in the Viii
helmina. The new district attorney will
probably qualify and be sworn into Of
fee the day Of his arrival.
H. (From Sunday Advertiser)
The decision on the motion for arrest
of judgement and new trial in the
Jesse Duke murder case was continued
in the federal court yesterday until
called up.
E. Rev. Samuel. X. Kamaiopili reports
twenty-five baptisms, twelve members
admitted by confession and two by let.
tiers yesterday at Kaumakapili church.
Three new deasons were erected.
On the ground Of nopsupport, Judge
Stuart yesterday granted a decree of
divorce TO Mrs. Belle Gedney from Iry.
ing Gedney, the libeliant being allow
ed to restme her maiden name of Belle
Bucklin. E.ta
The petitions for writs of habeas
corpus in the cases Of. iFusayo and Ma.
kazo Hirakawa and Shotaro Hakamm-
ra, Japanese held at the local federal
immigration station, were denied in the
federal court yesterday, n, . ...
~ Isaac Arcia ,,petitioned yesterday
In the circuit court for, appointment as
of the estate Of Mary H
Arcia, deceased, the property of which
is valued at 500, Judge Whitney will
hear the petition on April IA.
Z NOIce was nleu In he circuit court
Yesterday to the effect that Mrs. Anna
Diana Garden, widow, administrative
Of the estate Of the late John Joseph
Garden, that she has, paid to the Ter
ritory $2655.94 in full of the inheri-
lance tax due from the estate.
Rev. Leon L. Loofbourow, the pastor,
viii speak on "The Mind of Christ"
an exposition of the second chapter Of
at the eleven clock ser
vice this morning, and on "Where to
Draw the Line" at thirty to-
night in the First Methodist Church.
The case of John X. Motley and
others against Charles X. Motley and
others, an action to cancel property
deeds, will be taken to the supreme
court, a notice of appeal being filed
yesterday from the decision of Judge
Ashford, which was in favor of the
plaintiffs.
The first divorce suit for April was
fled in the circuit court here yester-
day, this being the action of Samuel
Makapo against Mrs. Ida Makapo, on
the grounds of nonsupport and cruelty.
divorce suits have been in
tituted in Honolulu since the Fl st of
the year.