The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-08
BREVITIES

been received ffoil tIilo. e.
James I, Terry vas shed sIOo and
had his driver'8 license suspended for
three months xehtkfday morning by
Judge Irwin fof h violation, Of the
ltrhfic laws. ".. -
A complaint Ras been made To- Capt.
William Fosterg the harbormaster, that
the United States Quarantine officials
are not promptly notified OF the arrival
Of vessels bound for Honolulu,
Three members Of the Bookkeeping
profession In Honolnlu were sentenced
TO one year each In the county Jail by
Judge Irwin yesterday. They were
Sam Pia, Aron Kaulana and Paul Helm.
Rebecca Homegreen, Hawaiian
woman, Cursita Perez aud j. ID. Ortez,
Porto Ricans, and Juan Colon, a Fill.
Pine, were sentenced to one years i'm.
prisonment on charges Of vaRrancy
yesterday by Judge Irwin. % -.
Thomas ". King, a Juror in Circuit
Judge William II. Heen 3 division Of
court, delayed hearing by being tardy
yesterday morning and lost his Juror
fee for the day as he was fined three
dollars by the court.
A letter received from Robert shin.
gle, who is on the mainland, says il is
likely that very soon considerable Los
Angeles capital will be invested in
Montana Bingham, which is now prin-
'eipalIy controlled BY, Honolulu capital
lists ~ t. i.egtf#i t = 81. \
George 8. Curry, appeal agent with
the Honolulu Exemption Board No. I,
is quoted as saying that he intends TO
hle soon several appeals for the gov,
eminent in cases Of draft registrants in
classes other than they consider they
should be- . .,r.. y
The wool which has long been ex.
pected by the local Red Cross was re.
ceived in yesterdays mainland mail
and work win begin very soon on the
knitting Of socks for the American
soldiers and sailors fighting for the
Allied cause. .gah &C., ~
Professor T. A. Jaggar, Jr., has had
the honor of q nonresident yice.presi-
dency Of the Washington Academy of
Sciences conferred upon him in reeop-
milton of his valuable services TO vol
eanology as director Of the Hawaiian
Volcano Observatory at Kilauea.
indicating. that. the organic ation has
more than fifty members in the govern.
ment service, fifty,two stars now
" shine on the service flag of Harmo.
NY Lodge No. 3, I. o. o. f., said to
set a new record for enlistment Of
members Of any chapter or lodge of a
fraternal order. "A
Word has been received by the
Bishop Trust Company that the Rus.
sian bonds are going up on the New
York market, The l000.fuble Imperial
Russian bonds were quoted at ninety
eight dollars ON the New York mar.
ket last Saturday, an increase of Eve
dollars over former quotations. G,E 4
Under ruling Of the TERRITORIAL tax
board announced yesterday by Tax As
SCISSOR Charles r. Wilder hrms and cor
porations in estimating their income
tax due to the Territory will be per-
mitted TO deduct the amounts they pay
to federal government as war income
tar and as excess profits tax. - FL
Eighteen dollars was asked for Ho.
nolulu Brewing and Mating Company
stock on the Honolulu exchange yes
bnHIGH
changed hands At $l7.25. This is an
increase for the brewery stock Of nj.
most one dollar over the sale price
Of last week, when the stock was very
weak. az
Charles Hubert, whose automobile
killed a Hawaiian child several weeks
ago and who was indicted on a charge
Of manslaughter by the grand jury,
will probably not be tried until some
time next week due to the absence from
the city Of his attorney, The case has
been continued until the attorney 8
return. ,f 80.
Wireless reports were received yes
terday to the effect that George d. Me-
Intyre, salesman of the Sehuman Car
riage Co., had received q fractured
skull in an automobile accident which
occurred on Kauai! He left Honolulu
two weeks ago for a business trip
through the island. He is twenty-five
years old.
DR.. James D. Blaisdell, president of
Pomona College, now a visitor in Ho-
nOlulu, has spoken before number of
gatherings in this city on the subject
Of thrift and its relation to the war.
Doctor Blaisdell, with, Mrs. Blaisdell
and DR.. and Mrs. ]. c. Berry Of Worces-
ter, Massachusetts, will leave for ia
pan in few days to investigate social
and religious work there. ..s
An eighteen.year-old Porto Rican
youth who escaped several days ago
from the Boys Industrial School was
captured by Probation OfiSer Joseph
Leal at .Wahiawa and was taken back
TO the school yesterday. The boy said
that after he made his escape from the
school he took trip to .Hilo and then
came back to Honolulu and went out
10 Wahiawa. ~ "'-
As result of hearing in the juve.
nile court before Circuit Judge Will.
liam H. Heen yesterday afternoon, a
Hawaiian youth charged with robbery
was turned over to the police when
It was found that he was over eighteen |
years Of age. A younger companion
was sentenced to, the Boys Industrial
school. 1t was stated that the boys
held mp white man and relieved him
Of $50. 'a.,... ~. .-'
Several members Of the artillery reg.
ments which were serving in Oahu |
until recently and were afterward sent |
10 ice-eold mainland environments are