The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-21
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December 20, Christmas Day, Ii on,
Of the four holidays in the year wher
the Bishop Museum is closed.
A wave Of morality apparently sweep
over Honolulu yesterday, there not be
ing a single arrest from three o 'elocl
in the afternoon up TO eleven o'clocl
last night.
Detective silva raided place OF
Pauahi Street yesterday noon and ar
rested Chinese who was charged
with trafficking in The forbidden stuff
Pipes, opium and set of ivory scales
were taken as evidence The Chinese
was released on 800 bail. ts
The largest mail in the history Of the
Islands was the most recent, one, which
contained 1899 bags Of mail Most OF
IL was Christmas parcel post II Is
thought that most OF the Christmas
mail will have arrived when 300 add.
tional bags reach here on the next
steamer.
A small Community market. system is
being tried out at Kealakekua, Kona,
where the Japanese gardeners bring in
their produce on steamer day TO be
sold TO the residents Of the district. J.
+. Child has arranged to make the
market permanent feature il it is
successful.
Mai. Lawrence Redington, adjntant.
general at Hawaiian department head
quarters, who has been confined to the
department hospital since the middle
Of November, when he suffered brok
en- leg, is out again. He is on sick
leave and plans to 60 TO the Coast for
n few weeks.
|. f. G. Mighton, cbiropractor, who
faces charge of practising medicine
without license made in an indiet-
ment returned by the grand jury yes
terday fled demurrer in the circuit
court before Judge w. H. Heen. A
hearing of the demurrer will be held
December 2S.
NAfter witnessing many air raids at
London, visiting places of war interest
in and around 1Paris, and getting in
touch with theatrical and pageant
features, which are his hobby, l..
Young Correthers has returned to Ho.
nolulu to remain some time. He will
open studio at Laniakea.
Overseas, the monthly journal of the
Overseas Cldb, in it's November num-
her, has a fne picture Of P. 7. Phil
lips, standing on the upper deck Of
the Mauna Kea "Pete" enrolled over
one hundred members in the Overseas
Club; and in recognition of his serv,
ices, was presented with a handsome
club badge.
At special meeting Of the directors
Of the Honolulu Brewing & Mailing
Company held yesterday morning, the
matter of distributing Christmas pres
ents to the employees and patrons of
the company was discussed, Another
meeting for the purpose Of electing
officers for sthe new year will be held
some time next month. 81
/. Circuit Judge G. w. Ashford yester-
day dissolved the temporary injunction
obtained to enforce its ruling against
the Inter.Island Steam Navigation
Company by the public Utilities COM
mission. The action ia the circuit
court follows the ruling Of the supreme
court holding that the commission has
no power to fix rates of the navigation
company.
A number Of delinquent tax accounts
were wiped off of the books as uncol
lectable at yesterdays meeting of the
delinquent tax commission for the Isl
and of Oahu. Further sessions of the
commission will be held later in the
week. The members of the body who
attended yesterdays session were:
Treasurer, G. J. Mccarthy, auditor, M.
@. X. Hopkins, r. f. Conant, Charles
T. Wilder and J. H. Fisher.
Recommended to fill the vacancy
on the supreme bench created by the
recent resignation of Chief Justice A..
@. M. Robertson are TO be presented
to the bar association by special com.
mittee composed of w. F. Frear, chair
man; Henry Holmes and @. s. Frank
lin. The committee was named yester-
day by J. w. Cathcart, president of
the association, following a meeting
held Monday. 49,. 49,,
Chaplain Franz J. Feinler, who re-
Gently arrived here from France where
he served with the American Expedi,
tionary Force, has been assigned to
duty with the Second Infantry at Fort
Shafter. Chaplain Washing ton G. Pin.
son, who was recently appointed to the
service, has arrived and is now with
the Ninth Field Artillery. Chaplain
Feinler is German by birth and was
appointed in the army from South
Dakota in 1909.