Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
local AND GINERAL

t~S W. 49,
The members OF the executive com
mittee of the Central Union Bible
school were to meet at 4 o'clock this
afternoon in the workers room at the
church.
The regular meeting CT the Woman
Auxiliary of St Clements church will
lie held al the residence OF Mrs, Ma
han. 2"-3 CaEu avenue. Manoa, this
afternoon at . O'Clock.
A disContInuanCe has been filed II
circuit court Of the s1it for account
ing brought by Attorney W 4. Kinney
against his former law partners, Mason
+. Prosser, Robbins .. Anderson ana
Benjamin L. Marx.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of the I.
8. Frederick Funston Post. will meet
this evening a. Phoenix hail. Fort and
Beretania streets, at $50 p. m. All
members and visiting comrades are
requested to attend.
Clarence II. Cooke has resigned as
A member Of the committee OF the
house OF representatives to welcome
the congressional party. Speaker II.
l.. IIoIste.n has appointed Represen-
tative G. z. Wilder 10 succeed him.
Samuel X. Oneha and O. X. Still
man Of the city waterwOrEs depart
-, or
ing at a new desk. The old wooden
desk which has done duty for so many
years was removed and a new steel
desk put in its place.
The following Big Island women
haze been appointed by Mrs. Emma k.
Bond. chairman, as members Of the
Hawaii committee of tho central
woman's committee OF the territorial
food commission: Airs. +. y. holmes
and Mrs W. S. Terry, lIilO; Mrs. An
thCny Lidgate, Elamakua; Mrs. James
Campsie, kau, and Mrs. Albert S.
Baker, kona.
A clean sweep was made by the
motorcycle. squad last night when it
began rounding up autoists who either
failed to have sufficient lights on
their cars, or who had their muffler
cutouts open. The unusual activity
on the part Of the motorcycle sleuths
is a forerunner of greater operations,
they say. Those arrested last night
we're: T. Baldan, George Ahlborn,
w. kupa, Wong Nee, ]. Irwin, c. w.
II. ]. Ross and Gilbert
Waller.
The Shipowners' Association yester.
day decided on flat raise of $40 a
month for first, second and thru
mates on all steam schooners. This
will be effective on November I
Working rules remain as per the last
agreement which became effective
July l. This will make the wages:
On the steam schooners carrying
three mates-first mate, $135; second
nate, $120, and third mate, $110. On
vessels of more than 100000 feet ca.
,acity with only two mates-first mate
BIAS; second mate, $3.50. On vessels of
ess than 100000 feet capacity-first |
nate, $135; second mate, 1920.
AS secrecy of location and course of
Ter voyage is being maintained by an |
Oceanic liner due here, no information |
las been gained as to the time of her
arrival by her agents, G. !
Brewer & Co. A radio of inquiry to !
he vessel has been filed, but no doubt |
las not been transmitted, as the naval |
wireless stations will not send out /
messages regarding the movement of
shipping, dHe to the censorship estab-
ished by Capt. George R. Clarke, the
laval commandant. The censorship |
# ship movements is due to the pres
nee of German raider in the Pacific.
The little schooner Hermes, former
y owned and operated by a German
ompany of the Marshall islands, left |
he drydock this morning ready to put +
o sea, except for repairs to her auxil-
airy engines. The engines, like those
n the German steamers, were partial
Y destroyed by her German crew.
The broken and missing parts have to
,e secured from the states and are eX.
ected to arrive here soon, as they
we're ordered some time ago. The
Iermes is the last of the former Ger
1an ships now in Honolulu.