The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-18
BREYITIES
fFrom satnrdns .Adrertiserl

WAS uppOinteu Dy Judge Wnltney yes
terday as administrator Of the estate
of Mrs, Mary III. Arcia, deceased
Application for passport to travel
in China and japan was made by Lau
Nun Quon, a Hawaiian born Chinese,
in the Office Of the clerk Of the federal
court yesterday.
Andrew Hodge. colorcd, charged
with having in his possession property
belonging TO the United states, has
heen held by Commissioner Curry to
the federal grand jury.
Judge Whitney yesterday set for
June Is the trial of the land court
petition Of Mary +. Foster for regis.
tered title. There are several hundred
respondents in the case and the trial
will take two or three months to con.
clude, it is expected.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
circuit court yesterday by Mrs. Jus
tine Partlett against Charles G. Bart
lett, nonsupport being charged. Sew
Chty-Cight actions for divorce have
been instituted in Honolulu since the
first Of the year, twelve of which were
fled this month.
Edward Krcstofrer Pearson private
of Company X, Second Infantry, Fort
Shafter, filed in the office Of Federal
Court Clerk Clark yesterday his pcti-
ton for naturalization as an American
citizen. Pearson was born on May 2,
1888, in Eldsberga, Sweden. His peti-
ton will be heard on July %, next.
his witnesses being Pcrloy Ripby and
Charles Andrew. McGarrigIc
Judge Whitney yesterday referred
the following probate accounts to mas,
tiers, for examination and report: First
annual accounts of the trustees of the
estate of Flora Margaret Crowell, de-
ceased. to Charles NJ. IIite; accounts
Of the administrator of the estate of
Carl S. Hollway, deceased, and the
fourth annual accounts of the trustees
of the Liliuokalani Trust, to l.. p.
Scott.
(From Sunday Advcrtiser)
Judge Whitney yesterday appointed
JinsaburO Kanemoto as guardian of
MasaO kanemOto, n minor.
Following a two days argument
the A. o. Steven habeas corpus proceed
ings were submitted at noon Yesterday
in the supreme court for o decision,
which will probably be handed down
early this week.
Answering the complaint in the eject
ment suit recently filed against him by
the Territory, l.. L. McC andless yester-
day fled his answer in the circuit court.
He claims he is the lawful owner of the
land involved in the case.
Charles NJ. Cooke, Limited, yesterday
filed in Judge Whituey's land court a
petition for registered title to the lot
in Hotel street, adjoining the new home
of the. y. w. c. A. The land contains
6l97 square feet and is assessed for
$lS,9S0yR u. {. ...i
After hearing rthe order to show
cause yesterday in the divorce case of
Mrs. Annie baskerville against Edwin
Baskerville Judge Stuart ordered the
husband toipay seFenty-fve dollars as
temporary alimony to his wife and for
ty dollars as fee to her lawyer. .
The owners of the Great Northern
have. been giveni fifteen days more in
which to answer. the complaint in the
damage suit instituted recently in the
local federal court by Clinton j. Hutch,
inS, who seeks to recover 81 600 for a
broken arm which he sustained aboard
that vessel whAe on a trip from the
Coast to the Islands last February.
August Antonio, a lIiIo contractor,
was the only iddcr when Lids were
opened at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning in the office of the supcrinten
dent of public works for tn repairs
and alterations to the Hilo armory of
the National Guard of Hawaii. His
bid for the complete job, was
$5747.3l.
Augusta Costa Silva filed in the cir
cult court yesterday a petition for his
appointment as administrator Of the
crtLtc Of Jose Costa Silva, deceased
The roprrty of the estate is valued
at 5000, there being ten sons an
daughter a heirs. Judge Whitney will
hear the petition ut nino 0 clock next
"Wednesday morning.
The divorces suits flied in the circuit
court v,Stcr lay were those Of Ester L",
(huuu K,uny ngaiust I.ec Ch0un ~
ung and Krniehi Kumagai against
Wal Il Kuwa az nOnyuUport being
rhn,gcd in both rasrs. Sine" the first
of the year eighty actions for iii, Gree
have been instituted in Honolulu, four
teen OF this number having been filed
so far this month,
(Fr"m Monday Advc tis"r)
Rev. SAN kamaiopIh preached at
Kanrohr church yesterday and admit
ted three new members by confession
of faith. There was a large congrega-
ton present.
The detective force Man tus, >. -.
day and Saturday night with gamblers.
Three gangs were arrested for pnhapi0
and fantan playing, among them being
several nati"ualitics of players. They
will appear in the police court this
morning
Automobile no. 1877 is said to have
run into "A gulrh and been consumed by
fire yesterday afternoon this side of
Schofeh barracks. The car is regis,
tered as Chalmers in the name of J.
Jordan No report of the accident has
been made to the police station.
An eleven POUND baby grl arrived at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
h. Mcnczrs, l5I2 Bcrnicc street yes
tGrday, lust cfUre supper time. Both