The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-15
.BREVTTfES


rival of a., 10000 Of subscriptions for
Liberty Loan bonds from Hawaii.
Flour prices advanced yesterday
eighty cents a barrel as compared with
June 4. In Seattle Il was quoted at
$l260 as compared with $ll.S0.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge No. I, I. o.
| o. T., meets at half,past seven tonight
for nomination of officers. This is also
the third evening OF the whist tourna-
ment. tE4Eat4 T., q
The funeral of ths late Charles A.
Stewart will be held at three o'clock
this afternoon from the undertaking
lparlors Of NJ. +. silva, TIE interment to
be in Nuuanu Cemetery. ..,..-... f..
Hosea Pele Jr., the three month old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Kala Kaaihue, of
Sheridan, near King Street, died on
the Kamoiiih Hawaiian Church Gene.
Itery .... .. 49,. ..
i Ben Napua was In police court yes
terday morning on two. charges, strik-
ing Police Offieer NJ. A. Gonsalves and
gambling, Six others were also charged
with gambling. The cases went over
until today. .....
The public utilities commission held
shcrt meeting yesterday afternoon at
which only routine business was trans
tCted, consisting Of the approval Of
bills and the reading ny the secretary,
Of accident reports.
Jay Urice, who is leaving the local
Y. NJ. C. A. will be guest of honor at
a luncheon 20 be rendered him at the
association building some time this
month by Frank c. Anterior, president
of the association.
KRpena Hukilau of Manoa Valley
lied on Monday and was buried yes
terday in the Manoa Hawaiian Church
Cemetery. He was a widower, laborer,
a native Of Kalaupapa, Molokai, and
seventy FIVE years old.
The Hawaiian Bond will play from
nine to ten O'Clock this morning on
Pier Is for the passengers leaving in
the Maui for San francisco. Beginning
at seven-thirty tonight the band will
give a public concert in Aala Park.
Death claimed Hattie, the six-year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kalani, of Hustace, near Cooke Street,
Kakaako, at the Leah Home last Sun.
day. The funeral took place on Mon
day, interment being in Kawaiahao
Cemetery. at, 49,.
The Hanau Court" held a session
Yesterday, there being present Col.
Curtis p. Iaukea, secretary of Hawaii;
Eben s. Buckingham, clerk, and Robert
Lono, bailiff. A number of applications
for certificates of Hawaiian birth were
Investigated, Z, ..~..I,
Tenders for carpenter and painting
i work in the administration building of
the new territorial penitentiary in Ka.
lihi-kai will be opened at eleven o. clock
next, Saturday in the Office of the su-
perintendent of public works, basement
Of the Capitol.
Manuel johnson, through ]. T. De
Bolt, his attorney; has fled petition
with the board of supervisors asking
Cor 5000 damages Tue petition claims
that johnson was called upon to assist
in making an, arrest at Eva and was
shot three times.
1t is reported by Honolulu business
man that in making trips around the
island he has several times seen market
fishermen killing fish with dynamite
On Monday he found evidence that ex.
plosiyes were being so used along the
shore in the vicinity Of Waialae.
| The case Of the County of Maui
against Hugh Howell and others was
argued and submitted yesterday in the
supreme court, County Attorney E. R.
Bevins appearing for the county, and
Attorneys d. H. Case, Enos Vincent
and Miss Marguerite X. Ashford for
the defendants.
At the front entrance Of the Capitol,
at noon on Monday, July Is, there will
be sold valuable piece of property in
Hilo, containing 1924 acres, situated
on Kamehameha (Front) Street, and
now occupied by the extensive plant
of the Volcano Stables & Transporta-
ton Company. Ten thousand dollars
has been fixed as the upset price.
While riding on train of the Oahu
Railway, Terakichi Sadamura, was
struck over the right eye by a piece
of stone. Employees of the Mutual
Telephone Company had been blasting
near the tracks and the stone was
thrown by the blast. The accident was
reported to the utilities board by the
telephone company yesterday afternoon,
The damage case of Eugene Murphy
against the Maui News Publishing Com
pany was argued and submitted yester-
day in the supreme court. In Judge
Kemp's court recently the plaintiff was
awarded $1,000 damages. In the su'
preme court yesterday Andrews q Pitt
man represented Murphy, and Attor-
nsys d. H. Case and Enos Vincent ap-
peared for the defendant company.
Experimenting in wireless work, the
naval radio office yesterday afternoon
stretched anteae above the roof of the
Il. o. Hall building connected by wires
with one of the rooms in the govern
ment wireless Office. If it is found that
messages can be picked up and the
plan works satisfactorily the city re-
ceiving plant will be maintained as a
permanent feature of the business.
| For the purpose of curtailing ex-
penses during the dull season the Ter.
ritorial Hotel Company has dispensed
with the services Of Charles Isaakson,
chief clerk, who goes to the Coast. The
management of both the Moana and
4 the Seaside ia with Valentino MOToni