The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-11
BREVITIES
(From "wednesday Advertiser. J

| (from wednesday Advertiser.)
George Chalmers, manager of the
Waimanalo sugar plantation, has al.
ready twenty.three acres Of foodstuffs
under cultivation. The vegetables
planted are said TO be Of varied as
sortment. ..., ~
: The board of supervisors last night
authorized (" Daisy the Kapiolani
elephant, and her keeper, to visit the
| Honolulu Military Academy, at any
time that Capt, l.. @. Blaekman, the
| principal, may set. l'r ....
That school teachers from the main.
| land are anxious to come to Hawaii to
take up duties here is evidenced by the
number of letters received by Supt,
Henry w. Kinney each mail II is quite
probable that q number of these teach.
ers will be employed in the territorial
schools during next term. .
Tenders for furnishing additional
building material for the new Oahu
Prison in Kalihikai will be opened in
the Office Of the superintendent of pub.
lie works at eleven clock on Wednes.
day morning of next week. The recent
legislature appropriated $4,000 addi-
tional for the completion of the struct.
uTe. ~. .
Two hundred local applications have
been received by Maj. Charles s. Lin.
coin, officer in charge of militia affairs
in Hawaii, for commissions in the Off
GERS reserve corps of the army, and
many are now taking the examina-
tons, From ten to twelve applica.
tions day are being received, Major
Lincoln states. - a1s.. ~.
William @. Vannatta has resigned as
a member Of the board of election In
spectors Of the tenth precinct of the
first representative district, which has
the polling place at the Paauilo School,
Hamakua, Hawaii. On recommendation
of Mr.. Vannatta, T. Desmond Collins,
accountant Of the Hamakua Mill Com
pany, will be appointed to fill the
vacancy. ~ ~ I'd. 49,. /
Members of the house Of representa-
tives will have their copies of the
journal Of the recent session inside Of
q month after they laid aside their
lawmaking business last Wednesday.
Clerk Woodward says that The Adver-
tiser, which is printing the bulky
journal, will have the work completed
within thirty days. The senate jour,
haAg ~ 10 DbiltNOb, VIII COHDttttu
somewhat later, although it is consid.
erably smaller than that of the house.
William Lee, charged with discrimi.
mating against the United States uni.
form, waived examination before
United States Commissioner George s.
Curry yesterday, and the case will be
presented to the federal court in due
order. <, United States District Attorney
8. q. Huber will prepare an information
in the case. The law provides that
when the punishmeptl for an. offense is
not infamous, trial Of a case may be
had on information sworn TO by, the dis
triet attorney or his assistant, as,,I
(From Thursday Advertiser) n n
Joseph Poindextef, of Montana, re.
Gently appointed judge of the local
federal court to succeed Judge G. F.
Clemens, is expected ITO arrive on the
next ttinspSrt 'frof9 ne 'coRst..f - IN
It was announced yesterday that the
Governor would mob be in his Office in
the Capitol until eafly next week. He
is at his home resting from the arduous
duties which the recent session Of the
legislature enAtled .olk Ilfhl M IL
J. M. Corrie, on a bid of $l5,560, has
been awarded the contract for laying
the sewer pipes at tSchofeld Barracks.
Other bids received were those of
George Yamada, 81, $50; j. Nakamu.
ra, $l9, 208.50; andaS. YokomiPu, $780,
TO6.20. 10 "a. ~ IS a4,E,
Copies have been received here of
circular put out by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo urging all employees
of the treasury department to start
home garden, If they have not already
done so. The secretary urges that the
employees cultivate every square foot
of ground around their homes as
Service of patriotism" g.. 'a.
The assistant United States district
attorney, who is yet to be appointed,
will not be a local man, according to
statement yesterday by United States
District Attorney =. G. Huber. Mr..
Huber said he had no idea who his as.
sistant would be, as he had decided to
leave the matter of appointment to the
attorney generals Office at Washington.
A.