Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-13

With trafficking in opium, were fined
$3.50 and $3.50, respectively, in fed
eral court
Honolulu Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, meets this evening for regular
business and election OF officers for
the coming year.
G. H. Buttolph. long a member Of
the chamber OF commerce. presented
his resignation 10 that body yesterday,
effective December 81.
A petition for adjudication in bank
ruptcy has been filed in federal court
by Lee Chu, whose liabilities amount
to S57,83S.55 and assets to s40,9S2.06.
meeting of the Honolulu War
Council of Women will be held at the
home Of Mrs. F. J. LOwrey. Lunalilo
and Victoria streets, tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Lum Sing, charged with the Illicit
sale of liquor was fined 800 in fed,
eral court Wednesday. Fong On.
charged with trafficking in opium, was
also fined 500.
The cases of Engineer James Tay-
Tor. Joe Perry, w. NJ. Lux, and three
changing the curbing on the Laimi i'm
provement, have been postponed until
December IS.
Orders announcing the termination
of the temporary appointment as Sec
ond lieutenant of Martin A. Thompson,
1st Infantry, Schofield Barracks. were
received today at army headquarters
from Washington.
Preliminary tests of the Moiliili
quarry will be made this week by A.
S. Cantin, city and county engineer.
The sum of $199 was appropriated last
night at the meeting of the board of
supervisors for expenses in connection
with the testsA
Fred G. kirchhoff, superintendent of
waterworks, reported yesterday morn
ing that work has been COM
menced on the cleaning out of No. :
reservoir in Nuuanu valley. 1t is ex-
pected the work will wind up some
time next week.
Recommendations that Francis n.
Hatch be appointed one of their num-
Der to succeed A. w. Carter, resigned,
have been filed in circuit court by the
trustees OF the Bernice Pauahi Bishop
estate. Mr. Hatch drew the will of
the late Mrs. Bishop
In the matter of the petition of the
territory for registration of title to
land in Hilo the supreme court has
sustained Circuit Judge Kemp of the
land court in dismissing a motion by
Akana ct al to set aside and vacate
portion of the decree given in favor
of the territory.
M. B. Carson, engineer of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company,
will read a paper to the members of
the Hawaiian Engineers Association
Thursday nigh at o'clock in the
library on the coal-handling plant of
the company. Lantern slides showing
the plant will illustrate the lecture.
One of the new schooners which has
been built in the shipping yards of
the northwest since the entry of the
United States into the war is in port.
She is the st. Helens from Portland
with an Australian cargo of lumber
The schooner is a five master with
motor auxiliary engines. She has 4
capacity Of 100000 lumber feet. Her
gross tonnage is 2135 tons
The funeral of the late Miss Lei
nome kekaha, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Harris A. Kekaha of Palama, and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min K. Kane of Gulick avenue, who
was killed early yesterday morning by
an automobile, will be held from Sill
vas undertaking parlors at o'clock
this afternoon. Interment will be in
Oahu cemetery.
A beautiful enameled wall plaque, in
colors and with lettering and orna-
ments in bas relief, has been presented
to the chamber of commerce by the
Chinese Commercial Commission
which passed through Honolulu in
1915. The plaque was presented be-
cause of courtesies extended to the or
ganization while here. The secretary
of the commission, in letter accomp.
anying the gift, said he believed much
good had come of the commissions
visit both in Honolulu and upon the
mainland.
Suspected of having sold liquor to
soldiers in uniform, Mrs. Elsie Bolton
of King and Alakea streets was ar
rested yesterday by liquor license Of
ficerso and will be turned over to
United States District Attorney S. C. |
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