The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
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Avid johnson, Of 1888 Quick Ave.
nue., died on Tuesday night, following
a paralytic stroke. Three daughters,
a son and eleven grand children sur
vive him. -...
John Colburn's kick against the
wharf constructed by Albert Along at
Pearl Harbor has been judged baseless
by the harbor board, following an in.
vestigation. -
The Hawaiian Dredging Company
has carried its appeal from the decision
| of Judge Ashford in the complaint
brought by Edgar Anderson to the su-
Preme court.
Heavy and light artillery and machine
gun target practise win be held this
week at sea targets of Haleiwa. The
artillery will FIRE next Saturday; the
machine guns earlier in the week.
A. Wilson, fireman at the White
Seal Laundry was severely burned on
the right hand yesterday when he was
adjusting part Of the machinery. He
| was given treatment at the emergency
hospital.
Three army mules tumbled from the
clif in the Koolau range and were
killed. The animals have been work.
ing hauling sand and cement for the
big dams of the water project that is
under way now. .a.
Some one handed Hattie Aukwai a
beautiful black eye about nine o'clock
last night and as a result she was
treated at the emergency hospital. She
bashfully declined to state the cause
of her grievance
Capt. Eugene Robinson of schofeld
Barracks and Miss Serena Maddux
were married last night at st. Gle
ment's Church. The Wedding reeep.
ton took place at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. D.. Wright in Waikiki.
A preliminary survey of streets in
the Alewa Heights district was under.
taken yesterday by the city engineer 8
department. Actual work must wait,
however, until more money is avail.
able, which probably will not be be.
fore next year. ..... ...Ar.t|
To consider the matter of taking
over the Territorial Marketing Divi.
sion as provided by the last legisla.
ture the board of agriculture met Mon
day afternoon but determined to await
further data on financial matters be-
fore taking any definite action.
@. Bolte declares that he is entitled
to HOO acres of land in Kona, and
valued at $4,000, which is at present
held by w. H. g. Armenian, and in the
circuit court yesterday, fled suit, charg.
ing that Armenian had contracted to-
sell the property and then failed 10
do 500 -~'''3 20 -. n
Theland court of the Territory dur.
ing the last two years has made a pro-
fit for the Territory Of $765.96, accord.
ing to statement issued yesterday by
Andrew Hogan, registrar. The assur-
ance fund, stamps, and fees for the two
years just ended amounted to $4l54. 10,
and the costs to $347S.2O. " y. .a,.... I'd
Having wound up the business Of the
company here since it. was taken over
by the government, the office of the
Marconi wireless company is to be
closed after July Is, according to Man
ager w. P. s. Hawk. Mr.. Hawk says
that he does not know whether or not
he will remain in Honolulu.
On The recommendation of Commits.
sionert iaignoux, who's had Investigated
the case, the public utilities commiR-
sion yesterday found that the rapid
transit company was not responsible
for the death of Tani Ibori, japanese
woman, who was killed when she
jumped from moving street ear.
Local men who have been given com.
missions in the army are likely to be
time, according to information received
here yesterday. 1t is regarded as more
than probable that they will be called
to the COlors to take the places of regu-
lar army officers sent to the mainland.
Fourteen criminal cases which have
been hanging fire ip Judge Heen's
court for months prior to his assump-
ton of the office, we're wiped OF the
calendar yesterday, most of them by
the city attorney, who asked that they
be nolle pressed. This leaves the court
with a clean slate for the coming term.
Mrs. All Wa, Hawaiian, was gen.
orally mussed up last night while en-.
gaging in a fstic encounter with her
mother. Mrs. All Wa fell against the
sink and for her pains received an
ugly scalp wound. The mother was
treated for only slight abrasions, she,
seemingly, having the better of the
argument.
Jack Kalakiela was taken to the
emergency hospital at eight O'Clock
last night and several stitches were
taken in his left foot. Jack was cut
ting frewoOd with a Ratchet at his
home, when the wood slipped allow.
ing the blade to tear the foot badly.
Jack said that even work is dangerous
in these times. f..
The Makua Protestant church has
fled suit in equity against the Wal.
amaze Protestant Church, alleging that
a land patent held by the latter was
issued through a misunderstood ding
The Makua church claims to have oc.
cuPied the land in dispute for years,
and declares that the other church
made false representations at the time
the patent was issued. ..
Three enlisted men of the Oahu gar.
rison have been sentenced for sleep.
ing on post: They are: Pvt. G. NJ.
White, II. Company, First Infantry,
dishonOrable discharge and six months
in prison; Anthony Fantacon, d Bat
terry, First Field Artillery, same sen.
tence; and Pvt. Harry LudbrOok, Il
Battery, First Field Artillery, charged
ala -. A..