The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-30
BREVITIES
tFrom saturday. Adver.iser.l

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From Saturday Adver.iser.I
Wahilani, an old offender, was ar.
rested last night and held pending in.
vestigation. He is alleged, TO have
stolen G bolt Of Cloth from the steamer
b Jacob Brown, w. "A. Bryan and Jack
Milton have been appointed Oahu mem.
bers Of the court of tax appeals for
1917, Governor Pinkham announced
yesterday. =.#r....
Dredging near the quarantine wharf,
the contract for which was let to the
American Dredging company, will be.
gin next month, according to word re.
ceived from San Francisco. s---- r
Edwin X; Fernandez, representative.
elect and proprietor Of the Aala park
hurd y-guTdyy Nas arrested yesterday on
the complaint Of d. Fred Turin, an
electrician, and charged with assault
and battery. t :
Following a jury trial in federal
court, John Stone accused Of selling
liquor without a license, was yesterday
acquitted Stone was arrested for sell.
ing liquor during the national guard
Nh'ohphaNhA ~ heu nlil. aa.-.
Sam Paahoa was arrested yesterday
and charged with defrauding an auto.
mobile driver He is said TO have en-.
gagged car and driven from Mauna-
kea street to town via the Beach road,
and then to have refused to pay the
chauffeur. The ear was No. 1907, reg
tstered in the name Of T. NJ. Kon. =
Covered with blood proceeding from
slash across his chest, Leastin Sharaf.
tinoff was picked up by Police Officer
Able kia in Aala park yesterday morn
ing. The injured man was taken to the
emergency hospital. He was asleep
when found. Later on he stated that
he had cut his breast with a pocket.
knife. ...... 49,.
(From Sunday Advertiser.) ....
The Hilo Board of Trade has sent a
cablegram to Delegate Kala MIA naole at
Washington protesting against the
wireless bill, which would endanger the
inter:island plants. 49,. .
Local japanese Consul General r.
Moroi will 60 on an inspection trip to
Hawaii next Thursday on the Matsonia
to inspect the conditions of his country
men in various plantations in the is.
land. He wiz return February Is on
the Great Northern. ~
Thomas Joguma, Filipino, was sen.
fenced to serve five years in Oahu
prison yesterday by Circuit Judge Ash.
ford, on a charge of attempting to as.
,ault George Nenman, police, officer at
Eva, with revolver. boguma pleaded
guilty to the charge 4. T ii'If
Sea View improvement bonds were
sold yesterday at two per cent above
par, the lucky bidders being the.E. M.
Allen estate, which bid $3.50 FOR the
entire issue of 10000. The First Ma.
.ional Bank, the only other bidder, bid
for the issue. H.. .s,..l.'
Because number of property owners
ave failed to pay their assessments for
'idewalk improvements, the city en-
sineer has decided to take the natter
up with the supervisors TO learn what /
action should be taken to make the
ieliquent pay. II is expected that he |
will be authorized to take legal stems
% collect the money. ~
(From Monday, Advertiser)
Ralph Kahn, maehinist, native of
ireat Britain, has filed in the federal
'ourt a petition for naturalizat ton.
Two boys who escaped from the in. |
lustrial school last April were caught
~ Probation Officer Leal in Kakaako |
Friday. ..... WI. 7~T
Plans Of the directors of the rapid |
ransit company for new construction
work, including double tracking ON
King Street, were approved at the an.
luai meeting of the stockholders
Friday. ...4 E.'%4. ~
The proposed new insurance code.
by G. J. Mccarthy, territorial
treasurer, is ready for presentation to
he coming legislature. The new code
covers fire, life, marine and, casualty
insurance.
Only one bid was submitted for the
OBJ of furnishing and installing a crude
III plant and hot water system for the
Territorial Insane Asylum. This was
rom Durant Irvine Company, Ltd :,
which offers to carry on the contract
or $l340 in ninety DAYS