The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-18
BREVIffESI
(From Walnerdar Adyertiserl

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MOrei than four hundred guests at
tended the "opeA house, at the Y. NJ.
G. A. last eveningA About two hundred
were served at the cafeteria dinner
which was the first Invent of the even.
ing. r. ~n".E.#s\ta
Dorothy Correa, residing in Liliha
street, slipped In her house last night,
and falling backward struck her head
against the edge Of door, inAicting
scalp.wound which was attended TO
at the emergency hospital. She is
seven years old.
A special order from the war depart.
mont yesterday announces Washington,
d. c., as the new station to ThicB, Pay
Clcrk Edwin +. Ely, @. NJ. c., will go
when he is relieved from duty here.
Mr.. Ely has been on duty in Hawaii
for nearly three years.
The Bishop Museum will be opened
to the public during Carnival Week as
usual, and on "Wednesday, February
%, in addition. IL will be closed only
on Sundays until "Wednesday, March l,
when the usual schedule win be re-
sumed. .neaF
A declaration of his intention to be.
come a naturalized citizen was fle'I
yesterday in the Office Of Foster l..
Davis, cle-k of the federal court, by
Sterling Burgess Smelling, an engineer
who resides in the Graystone Hotel,
this city. Smelling was born in
Walthamstow, England, on December
IL, 1887 ~ >.
Rev. j. r. Hykes, ID. D., head of the
American Bible Society in the Orient,
with headquarters In Shanghai, and
Mrs. Hykes were passengers in the
steamer .Chiyo Maru, which continued
its voyage TO San Francisco yesterday
morning. Doctor Hykes has lived in
China for forty-two years and last year
his society sold 2,250,000 Bibles in the
oriental field. Doctor Hykes is on his
way to attend the cent, Inial celebra.
tion of the founding of the American
Bible Society. which will be held in
Saratoga Springs, New York, in add.
ton to which he will deliver a series
of lectures throughout the mainland
on oriental missionary work and oocial
and political conditions. He also will
have the thirty-third degree of Mason,
ry conferred upon him in Washing on.
Doctor Hykes is an old friend of DR..
William Daniel and on Monday night
Doctor and Mrs, Daniel entertained
Doctor and Mrs. Hykes and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Williams at dinner at the
Colonial Hotel.
(From Thursday Advertiser)
A new lot of metal furniture, in.
GLIDING large filing cases and tables,
is being put into place in the Office
of Henry Smith, clerk of the Circuit
court.
Frederick Wagner, D sailor living in
the Townsend Hotel, declared in the
office of the clerk of the federal yes
terdayi his intention 10 become a nat.
uralized citizen. He. Was born in Wor-
stadt, Germany, on February 20, 1895.
From Friday Advertiser)
Judge w. l.. Stanley left for Hilo last
evening and will be back on Sunday.
The territorial grand jury will meet
at two o'clock this afternoon in the
Judiciary building.
+ The supreme court has answered par.
TALLY and returned TO Judge Stuart
the reserved questions submitted to ii
in the case of Emma F. Rumsey against
the New York Life Insurance Company
and others.
Following argument yesterday the
damage case of Henry T. Hughes
agr INST Daniel p McGregor was sub,
mitted to the supreme court Justices for
a decision, which IS expected to be
handed down shortly.
Twelve hundred and niety-twO koa
trees were planted by the Territorial
forestry division last month, according
to a statement issued yesterday by Dav,
i'd laughs forest nurseryman. On Su
gar Leaf mountain and in Herring val
ley the division has planted 1920 koa
trees and 7i65 kukui trees, or a tota
of 1885 trees of the two species.