The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-19
lBREVFTIES


Pablo Galicia was locked up last
night for investigation.
Edgar NJ Kitchin, newcomer, was
yesterday admitted to practise in the
federal court.
Emelia Spencer has fled suit in the
circuit court for divorce against vii,
liam Spescer on the ground Of cruelty.
Declaration Of intention TO become an
American citizen was filed yesterday
by Emar Adolf Tergerson, q native Of
Norway. k .t
T.. Capt, Stephen MacGregor Of the ord
nance department here has been called
to Washington, for duty in the office
Of the chief Of ordnance. @ &
J. A. Baleh, treasurer of the Mutual
Telephone Company, has been named as
a member Of the local exemption board,
vice Maj. Francis Green, resigned.
In Circuit Judge Ashford's court
yesterday Wong Chuck and fifteen
other Chinese gamblers, who appealed
their case from the district court, were
again found guilty, and will be senteDc-
ed on Saturday. ..tt q.
Deputy sheriff Julius W. Asch was
operated ON yesterday for appendicitis
in Queens Hospital DR.. r. @, Aver
has charge of the case. Last night De-
putty sheriff Asch was reported TO be
doing as well as could be desired.
October "a has been designated as a
half holiday in the Territory, following
President Wilson'S proclamation Of
that day as a half holiday for Federal
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federal Offices will be closed at noon
of that date.
Miss Marion McMullen,' who has been
head nurse of Paia hospital, Maui, for
two years, left yesterday for Oakland,
where she will Join the Red Cross unit,
to which she belongs in time to accom-
pany the other members to active SER
vice in France, whittier they have been
called. .f.-
w +. Myer, surgeon at the emer-
geney hospital, is under the weather
as the result of hn incubation of
typhoid prophylactic serum. Myers
multitudinous friends unite in hoping
that it won't be long ere he is able to
extend to them the same cordial hand
clasp Of yore.
The following shipping was reported
by Purser Kamaiopili Of the Mauna
Loa, yesterday; Tow-boat Hercules ar.
rived at Port Allen from Comax, b.
c., towing the barge Celtic Monarch,
loaded with coal. Fair easterly winds
were met on the outward and inward
trips Of the Mhuna Loa.
| A new commander for the Fourth
Cavalry at Schofield Barracks has ar
rived in the person of Colonel Heard
formerly with the Fifth Cavalry. Ma
jor Arnold has been in command since
the departure of the former colonel and
other field officers who were promoted
and ordered TO the mainland. .s.t -.
Francis J. Cooper yesterday sent !,
cablegram to his father, Judge Henri,
Z. Cooper, from Berkeley, stating tina
he had successfully passed examina
tions for entry into the aviation corps
His brother, Wallace Cooper, is a stu
dent at the Reserve Officers Training
Camp at Schofeld Barracks.
Judge J,J. Banks, assistant Unitet
States district attorney, will be tn,
speaker at the Rotary Club, luncheon
at the Commercial Club at noon today
His subject will be 1.-THE Essence o
Patriotism and the War, ~ Presiden
Watkins especially requests that ever,
member wear o Liberty Loan button.
4 4At the annual meeting Of the Homo
lulu Automobile Club yesterday nodhia
the Commercial Club 1t was propose,
!, that the annual dues be cut from 8
to "a. The following were elected I
compose the new board for the ensuin
year: C. H. Bellina, J.iJ. Belser, Z.
Dodge, r. b. Booth, w. r. Harrington
Il. NJ. Ehrhorn, J. A. McCandless, A. j
Wall and l.. II. Underwood. N
A large quantity of conservation In
formation has been received from Hei
: bert Hoover by the territorial foo
commission. The matter received il
cludes bulletins, publicity matter, an
bound books containing data in regar
I to the food conservation campaig
: throughout the country and copies Q
the posters used on the mainland
! further the cause Of the food commi
I, sion. fJ..," -.
} The new waikiki reclamation an
6 sanitation committee held its fir
meeting Monday at the Governor o.
flee, those present including w. ]
3 Hobby, acting superintendent of publ
:, works; A. s. Cantin, city engineer;
g. Rivenburgh, land commissioner;
NJ. Stainback, attorney general; A.
v Young and R. J. Buckley. On Thur
. day evening another meeting will b
held. H%r....a. 80"
George B. ard Alan G. Marshall, VIII
] left Honolulu with the first British col
, tingent to enlist in Canada, are now
/, Toronto. Both are in the Royal F1yin
I Corps. George Marshall is in the pa.
= masters Office, while Alan Marshall !
!, in the cadet wing, training for pill
rating in the aviation corps. I'll
e brothers are sons of George +. Ma
shall, and have many friends in u
Islands who. will be glad to learn