The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-26
IBREVITIES

Samuel De Freest returned from, q
short business trip to Hawaii yester
day on the Mauna Kea.
Honolulu Brewing Company announ
ced yesterday reduction Of dividends
to twenty cents a share from forty
cents a share month ago.
Charged with the seduction of a
young girl, whose identity the police
decline to disclose, T.. ID. Hawkins was
arrested yesterday morning and is held
at the police station.
N. rKoge, a. Japanese invested by
Chief McDuffie on Monday, while try
/ ing to dispose of number of indecent
pictures, was fined 900 in the police
court yesterday morning.
sheriff Rose has issued warning to
all automobiles who have not secured
their 1918 licenses that they win be
| placed under arrest If the law is not
complied with after May l.
Charged with having stolen goods
in his possession, which consisted OF q
quantity Of copper wire, Frank Thomas
was fnrd fifteen dollars and costs in
the police court yesterday morning.
Army orders issued recently require
Robert John Carl Keessler and Emil
Lndket, alien enemies, who were re-
ccntlv taken into custody by the fede
raj authorities, to be sent to Fort Doug.
las, Salt Lake City, Utah, for intern
mCnt.
Rev. J. H. Bodel, Of the Episcopal
Church at Hilo, may become chaplain
Of the Second Regiment, Hawaiian Ma
tional Guard, his name having been
presented to the adiutant general fol
lowing the resignation Of Rev. J. H..
I.aughton, who is leaving Hilo for the
mainland.
william Rhodes Harvey, 80 Hon., Of
the Valley of Los Angeles, Orient Of
California, who is also Grand Master
of Masons of the State of California,
will be Guest Of Honor this evening at
the Temple, Honolulu, 1880 p. m. The
II will be conferred by Honolulu
Lodge Of Perfection.
R. Bunker was given a thirteen
months suspended sentence in the
police court yesterday morning for
Needless driving. According to the
police, Bunker was driving a motor
cycle at a furious rate Of speed and
nearly climbed into the back of the
patrol wagon with his machine.
Rev. Stephen Desha, of Hilo, has
been designated to be temporary pas
tor of Kawaiahao Church, to replace
Rev Henry H.. Parker, whose resigna.
ton was accepted on January 81, 1918.
Mr.. Desha spoke at the church on Sun.
day, and it is said that he will remain
temporarily in the pulpit until a per-
manent minister is selected
H. Ogawa, an employe of the West.
crn Life Insurance Co. who was arrest
ell Tuesday and charged with having
embezzled $1l1 from his employers,
was given a hearing in the police court
yesterday morning. 0gawa pleaded not
guilty. His case is continued until
next Monday.
Delegate KuhiO says that before leav-
ing Washington he had talk with the
attorney general and urged the appoint
ment of a Republican to succeed Jns-
tice R. p. Quarles upon the supreme
bench Of the Territory. The bar asso-
citation recommended theT appointment
of former Circuit Judge John Matthew.
man for the place. He was formerly
judge at Kailua, Hawaiiar r = Ils
Commodore d. H. Mahan, U. 8. N,
censor at Honolulu, will be the noon:
day speaker for the Liberty Loan cam
paign at the meeting tomorrow at King
and Fort Streets. Peter TOsh, a motor
man of the Rapid Transit company,
gave a splendid address yesterday, his
audience being large and demOnstrative.
L. xv;n rrsuA h
lie concert at seven-thirty this evening
at Kalihi-kai School. re-" a.,
Roseline Luke a part Hawaiian wo-
man and Akwai, a Chinese, who were
arrested Tuesday night and charged
with a statutory offense, were given a
hearing in the police court yesterday
morning. The Luke woman pleaded
guilty and Akwai entered a plea of not
guilty. He will be given further
hearing before Judge Irwin tomorrow
morning.
According to testimony given by a
witness yesterday in the circuit court
before Judge William H. Heen in the
case of William Kekipi, who is charg
ed with selling liquor without license,
the accused man maintained a guard
around his house instructed to whistle
u few bars of the song, cover There, -
whenever danger threatened in the
shape of police officers. The trial will
be resumed this morning.
Owen T. Weber, a candidate at the
recent Reserve Officers Training Camp
at Schofeld Barracks, who has not yet
become Il citizen of the United States,
may not receive his commission for
two years, or until his citizenship Is
completed. The department of labor,
at Washington, in a letter received
yesterday at the federal clerk 3 office
indicated that this would be the pro
cedure
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