The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
BREVITIES

George wahoihala was struck by a
swinging bar at the Honolulu Iron
Works yesterday noon and so badly
bruised that he had to be treated at
the emergency hospital.
John Miau was fined fifty dollars in
the police court yesterday morning on
a larceny charge. He was accused Of
having taken phonograph from n
Portuguese woman to repair, and Of
then having sold it.
At the annual meeting Of Sachs Dry
goods Company "Wednesday, D. f. No
BILE was chosen president to succeed
| James Wakefield was elected treasurer
and w. A. Child was made secretary.
so strong was the wind at the Pail
| Thursday afternoon that the top was
blown from the automobile which W
f. Hutton was driving. Two tourists
who visited the Pail Thursday were
thrown to the ground by the force of
the wind and sustained minor injuries.
zee Sal. a Chinese held on a charge
of having embezzled $l36 in grand
jury indictment that was returned last
week, entered plea of not guilty yes
terday in the circuit court before
Judge William H. Heen. He was re-
leased on bond in the sum of $1,000.
Sentence will probably be suspend
ed in the case of +. s. ROsenborou gh,
former soldier, who was charged with
procuring IN a grand jury indictment,
aud who entered a plea Of guilty yes
terday. Sentence was postponed when
it was stated that ROsen borough was
to leave the Territory shortly on a
transport.
Circuit Judge William H. Heen yes
terday issued a court order directing
Joe Pimental, a young Portuguese to
contribute $3.50 week for period of
fourteen years for the maintenance of
an Legitimate child. PimentaI was
recently tried and convicted in this
case, which was the first of it's kind
ever tried here.
Suit for possession of painting of
the Volcano of Kilauea which is val
ued at $500 has been filed against H.
M. Won Holt as the executor of the es
tate of the late Cecil Brown by c. b.
Wilson. 1t is alleged that the picture
was among Browns possessions at the
time of his death after which Won Holt
took charge Of it.
\ fire at the corner of McCully and
Beretania Streets yesterday morning
just before eleven O'Clock, which was
started by mosquito punk sticks caused
about ten dollars damage The fire
was in a wooden tenement building and
the mosquito sticks set fire to the wall
ha h,i l.
raki and occupied by Akiyama.
Joseph Kaopua, an employe of the
Mutual Telephone Company, fell TWEEN
ty five feet from a telephone pole yes
terday and landed on his feet without
serious injury, although after he struck
the ground his knee doubled up and
struck him in the face and knocked
him unconscious. A spike on his safe
ty belt slipped from the pole and
caused the fall.
Charges contained in a grand Jury in,
dictment against Manuel G. Silva, a
saloon keeper, were dismissed yester-
day in the circuit court before Judge
William H. Heen when a nolle proseaui
was entered by City Attorney A. NJ.
Brown who stated that the evidence
against Silva had broken down. Silva
was charged with lascivious conduct
toward young Portuguese girl
A young Hawaiian boy who was
brought into the juvenile court yester-
day on a charge of truancy was releas-
ed on probation on his promise of good
behavior rs sort of birthday gift
When the court was considering the
question of sending the boy to the in
dustrial school it was disclosed that
yesterday was his birthday and it was
then determined to give him another
trial.
According to ruling Of the treasury
department received yesterday by Col
Howard Hathaway, internal revenue
collector, trustestates actually engaged
in business are affected by the war
revenue law just as corporations are
affected. 1t is required that they must
make returns on their business incomes
and pay excess profits tax. A large
number of estates in the Territory are
affected by the ruling.
The Kamrhampha School Yesterday
showed the extent of its loyalty in sub
stantial form by n donation to the Am
ericah Red Cross which amounted to
$3.50. This was raised from the
scholars in a single canvass andconsist
ed of sums that ran all the way from
ten cents to one dollar. The amounts
OF sums that have been given to the
Red Cross by school children now reach
es a substantial figure.
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