The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-26
Dying Boy Says All
His Money Used
By Agent Of PoOlas
Letters Received BY Family Of
william Manners, Who Died On
Coast, Tell Pathetic story;
John Wise Leaves To Search
For Charles HoIoua

Before dying Of pneumonia in San
Francisco, William Manners, Hawaii,
an youth who had been a musician in
the eastern states, and whose. ashes
were inferred in Pauoa Cemetery YES.
terday afternoon, said that all his
money had been used by Charles Ho-
loua, the agent of the local stevedore g
union, Letters were received by his
family here from the boy containing
this information, and confirmed bV
Joseph Kubey.
Holoua is said to have left San Fran.
cisco recently and gone TO Alaska. II
is believed this is the reason why JOhn
Wise, former political boss, who left
here Tuesday on the steamship Makura
went to Vancouver, in order TO 90
northward from that port, instead Of
starting from San Francisco. Wise
was deputized by the stevedores' or,
ganization to search for Hoioua, and
ascertain why he had not reported
back to the union on his mission. and
why he had not returned to the Islands
HOloua having been literally supplied
out of the local chest with funds to
make his trip.
No Doctor Called
When young Manners, who was but
nineteen years of age, arrived in San
Francisco on his way to Honolulu, he
was seriously Ill. Among the Hawaii.
ans he met there was HOloua. Accord
ing to Joseph Kubey, who returned
from San Francisco on the Manoa, and
who was instrumental in getting the
boy sent to the county hospital in San
Francisco, Holoua had told the boy he
would take care of him and "cure his
cold". The boy was taken to a cheap
hotel and placed in a small room. As
far as Kubey could learn, Holoun
never called in q doctor. The room was
in deplorable condition when Kubey
called on Manners.
The boy, so Kubey says, told him
that HolOua had used nearly all his
savings, which amounted to $3.50. HO-
loua, he said, had also borrowed his
iewelry, and as far as learned this had
not been returned, or could not be
found among the boys effects
Hawaiian Colony Helps
Kubey made the rounds of members
of the Hawaiian colony in San Fran
cisco and raised funds to have the boy
given medical attention. Among those
who aided was Mrs. Elizabeth Knight
who gave fifty dollars and told Kubey
to call for more should it be needed.
Additional funds were contributed by
others. The boy died a short time be
fore the Manoa sailed. The body. was
cremated and the ashes brought here.
Holoua was sent to Seattle by the
longshoremen 8 union to represent them
in a series of conferences with mainland
loo ais, with the general view of secur-
ing raise in the rate of pay of the
Honolulu poolas The local union plac-
ed in his hands several hundred dol
lars as expense money before he depart
ed. But they have not heard a word
form him since the steamer sailed
away from Honolulu. Repeated mes
,ages sent to him to know what he was
doing have remained unanswered.
Poolas Nervous
For some time the poolas have been
getting nervous. Several weeks ago
they held u meeting at which HOlOua 3
long silence was painfully discussed.
The result was that the longshOremfn
resolved to send John Wise to look for
him. To that end they raised another
expense fund of several hundred dol
lars, and in addition promised Wise
thew would provide for his large family
during his absence.
If Holoua has gone to Alaska, as
Kubey says he has. it is not at all prob
able that Wise will ever catch up with