Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12
local And GENERh[

IWA AND UElSkkhl
The supervisors viii meet at 1880
O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Divers are doing the final work on
the foundation of Pier No. s. Pour
ing Of concrete will begin today.
Members OF the federal grand jury
have been notified TO be in court at
10 o'clock next Monday morning.
A petition for adjudication in bank
ruptcy has been filed in federal court
by Joe Rodrigues, Jr,. who states that
his liabilities amount to $359.S7 and
his assets to $21.25.
The annual meeting and banquet Of
the University OF California Club will
be held at the University Club this
evening, beginning at o'clock. All
Berkeley men, whether members q
the club or not, are invited TO attend.
At 2:3O O'Clock this Afternoon ST.
Louis College closed school for Easter
vacation. The vacation will consist
OF the latter part of the present week,
together with the whole of Holy
Week The school will reopen on
April "a.
Anglers predict that schols of fly
ing fish will come with the present
warm weather, which is a sign that
these tasty members of the finny
tribe will soon be on sale in the local
markets.
To take final action on the new am
erdments to the bylaws of the organi-
zation, as proposed by Hon. Sanford
B. Dole, meeting of the Associated
Charities was to be held at 8 o'clock
this afternoon in the bungalow, Pal
ace grounds.
The case of w. G. Let against John
Grace and Opiopio Grace, an action
for foreclosure of mortgage, which al
ready has been tried and decided by
Circuit Jucge Ashford, was discontin-
ued by A. s. HUMPHREYS, attorney for
the complainant
A musical program and boxing ex-
hibition will be the features of
smoker which the members of Homo
lulu Aerie No. 40, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, viii hold in their hall. Fort
and Beretania streets, next Friday
evening.
The Sugar Planters experiment
station now is delivering 10 new seed
ling canes which were started from
seed in 1913. The selections we're
made from among several thousand
for vigor, productiveness and high
surcose content.
Supervisor William Larsen is wrong
when he declares that 1t is necessary
for Honolulu to import an engineer
from the mainland who is concrete
expert if it is to have success with its
road building, according to A. e.
Cohen, contractors foreman, who
has been employed on concrete road
work for - years. AL that is necss-
sary is to follow specifications, that
have been made by various engineers
societies. They are published ia
pamphlet form md are very easy to
obtain
An argument in favor Of the estab-
lishment Of the second naval acadeFny
of the United States in Honolulu, out
lining the reasons why Honolulu be-
lieves itself admirably adapted, for this
academy and the logical and ideal
place for it, is to be forwarded to
Washington to back up the resolution
passed last month on motion of A. A.
Wilder, if the Recommendation made
by the territorial affairs committee of
the Chamber of Commerce is adopted.
Taxes amounting to 100000 more
than last year may be collected this
year, If the expectations of the asses
scr are fulfilled He says that with
the increase in the assessments of
the sugar and pineapple plantations
and the increase in the value of other
property due to the great amount of
work being carried on
In the city and throughout the island