The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-24
BREVITIEs.
(From Wednesday Advertiserl

the case of W. q. Let against Johr
Grace, has been on trial before judge
Ashford the past two days.
The funeral Of the late Miss Eva
Luther, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam X. Luther Of g35 ASYLUM road
Rapalama, was held yesterday after
noon. the interment taking place in the
Kawaiahao cemetery.
The senate Judiciary committee has
ordered a favorable report upon the
nomination Of s. G. Huber of Tama
Iowa, to be United States district at.
torney here, according 10 telegraphic
advires received yesterday.
Judge Samuel B. Kemp, assist a nj
United States district attorney, was
admitted in the territorial supreme
court yesterday, being sworn by Chief
| Justice Robertson, to practise law in
all the courts Of the Territory. .-.t.
Prof. John MeTaggatt was the ''fea.
ture Of the program z at pleasant lit,
tie SURPRISE party given for the chill,
dren Of Mr. Douse, in Kaimuki, last
Monday night. There were games and
refreshments, TO say nothing of many
slight Of hand tricks by the professor
A marriage license was issued yester.
day for the wedding Of Elpon II. Bur.
sell, NJ. G, U. s. A., and Miss Helen P.
Kidder, both young people being well
| known in Honolulu. There ceremony
will be performed by Rev. DIR. Doremus
Scudder, pastor Of the Central Union
Church, in the parlors Of the church on
Saturday evening.
Judge Ashford has put up to the
supreme court the reserved question
whether or not in the opinion of the
higher tribunal arrest of judgement
should be sustained in the case Of Gus
Anderson, recently convicted by a jury
in the circuit court on the charge of
an attempt to commit a criminal as
sault on q Japanese woman. 1t is
claimed that the man was once com
mitted to the insane asylum, but that
even though he is now on parole he
was never discharged as a cured lunatic.
Demurrers were fled by the attorney
general in the circuit court yesterday
to the complaints in the three injunc-
tion suits instituted by Judge A. A.
Wilder against the members of the
public utilities commission, the harbor
board commissioners, and the treasurer,
auditor and Charles r.. Forbes. In the
public utilities commission suit the de-
murrer claims that the petitioner could
in no manner have been injured through
the payment of the commission s share
of Mr.. Forbes expenses on tho Wash
ington trip.
(From Thursday Advertiser.l
John F. Hansman fled in the circuit
court yesterday a petition for his ap-
pointment as guardian of LGrita X,
Rnd Clifford A. Hansman, minors.
The vacancy caused through the
resignation of Gilbert J. Waller as one
of the two federal jury commissioners
has not been fled yet. by the presid-
ing judge. t.. rta,
.Euniee, the baby girl born last Sun
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Rowe.
of 800 Broad lane, Palama, is the fif.
teenth child this couple has welcomed
to their home, f." . g.. D.
= The war relief committee has voted
an additional $1,000 to be sent at once
to the American Red Cross for Arme-
man relief. This brings the total sent
away by the committee up to Sol, sOO.15.
7 0noinea directors have decided that
the time has come for niextra dividend
and at their meeting yesterday provid.
ed for three per cent additional to be
paid with the regular two PEI cent on
April 20.
1t is expected that decisions will be
handed down next Saturday in the fed
cral court settling the petition of Ia
kao Ozawa. a subject Of the Mikado,
and Filipino who have asked to be-
come naturaized citizens of the United
States.
, The new building for the Pacific
Auto e. Machine Shop, on King street,
opposite of the Kawaiahao Church, has
just been completed and will be occu-
pied by the firm next Monday, with
j. W. Canario in charge of the electri.
cal department.
Antonio Peter johnson yesterday pc
tltiOned the circuit court to appoint
him as administrator of the estate Of
Mrs. Kaahanui Lopez, deceased, whose
consists of a piece Of land in
l4ahaina, Maui, worth $500. Judge
Whitney will hear the petition on April
"A.
A rehearsing asked by the Lord
Young Engineering Company in the
matter of costs, amounting to more
than $500, recently taxed by the court
against the company in the injunction
suit brought by }. Alfred Magoon and
others, was denied by the supreme
court yesterday.
Mrs. Ida M. Shorter fled in the cir.
cult court yesterday suit for divorce
against her husband, Charles II Short
err, alleging cruelty Fifty-four actions
for divorce have been instituted in Ho.
rolulu since the first of the year,
twelve Of this number having been
fled this month.
81 From Friday Advertiser)
A default judgement in favor of the |
for 1851 so, with court costs |
IF fourteen dollars and fifty cents, was
signed by Judge Ashford yesterday in
the ease of the Kaneohe Ranch Com
ANY against c. Lai Young.
In the case of II. NJ. Won Holt, trustee
If the, estate of Godfrey Rhodes, de,
leased, against Ada Tree Rhodes Viii
hanson and Ellen Tree Williamson, a
minor, the supreme court yesterday,
Associate Justice Quarles dissenting, or
Tered Judgement to be entered in favor
Il Mrs. Williamson for $4s7 .O2. Tho
ase, which was a friendly one to settle