Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-11
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Members OF the federal grand jHry
| have been excused until further notice.
Today Is the birthday Of kameha.
meha V The king died on his birth,
day anniversary, Dec. II. 1872.
A meeting OF the territorial grand
jury will be held at . o'clock Friday
afternoon in the judiciary building.
Mrs. Elizabeth Leialoha kanepuu
and Abraham K Lota, both members
OF the Young People, League. will be
married by Rev. Aksiko Akana on
| Wednesday evening at Kaumakapili
Church.
The next Matson steamer TO arrive
hele from the coast will have 80 cabin
passengers, II steerage passengers. 26
bags Of mail. 344 packages Of express,
- automobiles. 4501 tons of cargo for
Honolulu and 1880 tons for Kahului.
Harry K kapule. an old kamaaina
of Waikiki, and now a resident of
Kaimuki, announces the engagement
OF his daughter, Isabel Kahana, to
Alfred Williams, both Of kaimuki.
The wedding will take place on Feb. 4.
Robert Rath, two-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Rath of Palama
Settlement sustained compound
fracture Of the right leg yesterday
while playing about the lanai OF his
home. He was treated by the settle,
ment physician.
Many firms of this city who have
former employees with the American or
other allied forces will soon have
service" flags on display in their
windows, with a star for each man
who is serving in this war. These
flags are expected within a few weeks.
That the shipping agency for the
China Mail is to be taken away from
Hackfeld & Co. is a report in shipping
circles. This company operates only
one steamer, the China. 1t is not def
nitely known to whom the agency is
to be given or If a separate office is to
be established.
According to the Maui News, only
one bid has thus far'beeD received for
the new postoffice building at Wal
luku, and this by D. C. Lindsay for a
wooden structure next to the present
building, furnished and fitted with
modern lock boxes. This bid has been
sent to the inspector at Honolulu.
Consul.Genera E. Gordon of Great
Britain has not received any official
advices regarding the discharging of
British employees by American firms
If the former are slackers and draft
evaders, as told in cable despatches
today. Consul Gordon has no infor-
nation on the subject, but Is expect
ing confirmation by mail.
According to an announcement
made by the Honolulu Dairymen's As
sociation only one delivery Of milk a
day will be made to some parts of
Kaimuki district in the future. This
step Is taken to bring down the high
overhead expenses of delivery, and
which was recommended by the food
commission at the milk hearing some
weeks ago.
A special attraction at the Outdoor
Circle entertainment will be the clas-
sic dancing Of Miss Elinor True, who
has just come here to open an en-.
gagement on Thursday night with the
Young hotel. Miss True will appear
during the Circles afternoon, from
3 to 5 tomorrow, in some of her many
beautiful dances, which, 1t is felt, will
be specially appropriate to the occa-
sion. s-..= -. ~.s
Plans for reception and entertain.
ment to be given on the evening of
the anniversary of the birth of Rob-
bic Burns, January 26, in the Mission
Memorial hall, were discussed at a
meeting Of the British Club on Satur.
day night. Invitations to 200 local
enlisted men Of British birth will be
extended. Maurice Brasch presented
portrait to the club to be disposed
Of in aid of the Red Cross. One of
the members present purchased it for
SIS and Immediately returned it to
the club to be resold.