The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
BREVTTIES


The annual Christmas tree Of the
Phoenix lodge win be held In the club
rooms at seven O'Clock tonight.
J. X. Davis was taken into custody
last night and booked for investigation
by Liquor License Inspector w. H..
Hutton. .s. f
The Board Of Supervisors win meet
in the city hall ut seven.thirty tonight,
The acceptance or rejection Of A. X.
yierra for the position OF superinten-
dent Of parks and public school grounds
will probably be the first matter for
consideration.
The appointment Of a Honolulu rep
resentative Of the war trade board has
been suggested by the chamber Of com.
merce 70 George Mex. Mcclellan, the
chambers Washington agent. The lat.
ter is instructed by cable to investigate
the plan and urge its adoption. M.
Joel @. Cohen, president Of the Con-
solidated Amusement Company, who
was arrested last week on charge Of
speeding. appeared in police court Mon
day and asked for jury trial. Judge
Harry Irwin refused the request and
the case will be heard Thursday.
That more space may be secured for
handling war revenue work, and be-
cause that II is expected that the in
come tax will require much more room
than ut present. q change In the coun.
ter arrangements has been ordered by
Col. Howard Hathaway. collector Of in
ternal revenue, in the Office. I'll +
{. Probation Officer Joseph Leal re-
stored Yesterday to her father four
year-old Filipino girl who had been kid
mapped aud taken from Kauai TO the
waimanalo plantation on this island.
The ehild's disappearance was reported
some time ago aud she was located at.
ter the probation officer had conducted
an investigation. .... ....#
II. +. Child. federal food commission.
or and chief executive OF the territorial
food commission has left for Washing
ton. He win attend meeting Of food
administrators while there and confer
with Herbert Hoover. Miss Elizabeth
Dutot will be in charge Of the rooms
over Castle & Cooke during his two
months absence. ....,,... '.'.a.
Preparations fort dance to be Civ
en- on Friday evening at the outrigger
Club by the marines and sailors from
Pearl Harbor, are progressing satisfac-
tOrily. The dance Is under the chaper-
onage Of the Women g Auxiliary of the
Outrigger Club. and those members who
are expecting to attend are requested
to notify Mrs. ]. A. Gilman. VIZ,
Plantation managers are to be ap.
pointed special representatives of the
national food administration, TO co.
operate with the county agents and the
food commission in production and con
servation work. John Watt has been
named as special agent to confer with
the managers in regard to the increase
Of production of other foodstuffs than
sugar in the Territory.
The formal order of court dismissing
the so.calledc e new will" of the late
Queen Liliuokalani has been issued by
Circuit Judge Clarence w. Ashford and
fled in the office of the circuit clerk.
This order follows the courts action
in throwing the 1917 win out of court
at the recent hearing. The order pro-
vides that the document may never
again be presented for probate.
Capt. Henry Cummins, O.. M. r. c.,
recently commissioned from sergeant,
has been assigned to duty as assistant
to the oficeFsin charge Of the supplies
division. Angus McMullin, clerk in
the office of the CONSTRUCTIVE or" "t"r-
master department, has been promoted
to chief clerk Of the qpartermaster. He
takes the place formerly held by Capt,
Charles A. Morrow, called TO the main
land. ,, e..