The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-12
'BREVITIES'

4 yeeteruhy the only bld for FURNISHING
expanded metal for the new territorial
penitentiary in Kalihi-kai, the tender
being for $225s.7O.
Tenders for furnishing expanded
metal for the new territorial peniten.
tiary in Kalihi-kai win be opened al
eleven o 'elock this morning in the Of
fee of the superintendent Of public
| works. ~ ..atr#
With the deduction Of ten dollars
hquidated damages for one day, the
loan fund commission yesterday decid-
ed to pay the bill Of the Lord. Young
Engineering Company for work on the
sewers in the Puunui district.
Annie, the eight.year,old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kekuewa, of $50
North School Street, died yesterday
morning in the Leah Home, Kaimuki.
She was a student in one Of the local
schools and native of Kahana, this
island. ...f IN.
]. J. Fern, mayor.elect, announces
that he will hold a meeting preliminary
to taking office, with the supervisors
elect 70 try to work out policy regard
ing patronage and other questions made
delicate by rival claims Of. Republicans
and Democrats.
All federal corporation, individual
and Withholding agents taxes must be
paid at the Office Of the local internal
revenue Office in the basement of the
Capitol not later than next Friday,
june IS, or the taxpayers win be liable
to severe penalties. .1"s >It.I
The funeral Of Kaia, the eight.year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Keau, of River, near Kukui Street, was
held yesterday afternoon, the interment
being In Kawaiahao cemetery. The
girl was student in one Of the Homo
lulu schools, and a native of this city.
Seventy-two thousand cards and half
that number of certificates were re.
ceived in eight mail sacks in the Cover
nor's Office yesterday from Washing
ton which will be used for the regis
tration of every male resident OF the
Territory between the ages of twenty
one and thirty years.
Rev. Samuel T. Kanehailua, assistant
pastor of the Hawaiian Church of Ho-
nomakau, North Kohala, Hawaii, died
in this city on Friday and was buried
yesterday in Kawaiahao Cemetery. He
was married, native of Honolulu,
and fifty years old. ...
The bodies Of three soldiers, Clay.
ton H. Bone, who died on June 5, David
l.. Hudlin, on June 6, both Of the
Twenty-ffth Infantry, and Ralph
Fourtner, who passed away on June 8,
are at the undertaking parlors Of M. L.
Silva, awaiting transportation in the
first transport to 1the mainland for
burial.
Manuel da Silva, who fell from the
top of "A railroad car, while gathering
some grain few days ago, died from
his injuries yesterday in the Queen .
Hospital. The deceased was employed
as a foundryman insthe shops of the
Oahu Railway and Land Company. He
was married, q native of Portugal, and
seyenty-two years old. e -.a.as- (. d.
A session of the Y slmnaun court was
held yesterday in theI office of the Sec.
rotary of Hawaii, when number Of
applications for Hawaiian birth GER.
tifeates were heard. Col. Curtis p. Tau
kea, Secretary of Hawaii; Ebenezer 8.
Cushingham, chief clerk; George Lono,
recorder, and James H. Harbottle, in.
terpreter, were present.
On June 30 Ralph AZ. Kearns win re-
tire as territorial commissioner of i'm
migration, as the recent legislature cut
out the salary formerly paid to the
Office. The bureau Of immigration will
also at that time practically close up
shop, close its Office and dismiss all
employees. 1t win, when necessary, hire
temporary assistance to carry on the
work of the department. III.
twenty-five defendants to vagrancy
charges who have been in hopes Of get.
ting suspended sentences on condition
that they would leave the island, were
surprised yesterday to learn from Judge
Irwin that they will have to leave the
Territory altogether before they can
hope to be let of easily. Their cases
yesterday were again postponed to per
init them to digest this new intelligence
Helena Napoleon, q student at the
Kamehameha School for Boys, died on
hhuiSuo iohoWihk ohOib Ahhcoo
He was a native of Waiohinu, Kau, Ha
wall, and fifteen years, ten months and
twenty-five days old. Funeral arrange
ments will probably be made today, AZ
the father of the deceased, Napoleon
Puoanui, is expected this morning from
Waiohinu. Puoanui was notified OF
Thursday by wireless of his son.
| death. r'
Owing to the fact that not all the
figures regarding the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company 3 coal sales were
available, there was but short hear
ing of the public utilities commission
on Friday evening, further hearing go
ing over to next Wednesday night. The
secretary of the company, M. M. Ora
ham, was on the witness stand during
Friday 5 session. t., H.
Mrs. Maria de Lima Coroa, wife OF
Manuel CorOa, died at Hakalau, Hilo
Hawaii, n week ago yesterday and wal
buried the following day in the Hil6
Catholic Cemetery. Mourning her losi
are the husband and three children, in
addition to her parents, Mr., and Mrs
Manuel de Lima, and brother She
was a native Of Hawaii, and twenty
three years old. a %ta 4
Building permits have been taker
/ ont hxy W,Il;au, L. D;akaah ~ tho Goa