The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-25
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: Judge j.. J. Banks, assistant district
attorney, has refused an invitation to
deliver the Independence Day Grafton
on Kauai. Gaa
If plans which were tentatively form
ed yesterday by Eben Low, Jonah ku'
malae and c.. X. Al carry, the price Of
poi in this city viii be materially low
, cred. This specially appointed commit
tee of three Is now engaged in probing
the cost of production Of this import
ant Hawaiian food.
A service flag service was held at
the Seamen's Institute last Sunday
night, which was conducted by Canon
W. Ault, a9l the special lesson read
by Charles F. Maut, the supcrintCnd
cnt. The flag contains tn" stars of
seven men who were formerly con
ncrted with the work of the institute.
Articles OF association have been is
sued TO the Ocean View Cemetery AssO
citation. The concern is capItaliZed at
$50 900 divided into 100 shares at $40
each and the right is resCr,"I TO in
crease, the capital to $1O0,O0O. Incor
poratOrS are: f. White Sutton. William
Simpson, !. l.. Coekburn. William Borth
wick and F. f. Thompson
co., Howard Hathaway, collector Of
internal revenue gave notice Yesterday,
that federal income and excess profits
tax that is not paid by next Tuesday
will become delinquent and hcromr sub
icrt to penalty of at least five per
cent and one percent in addition for
every thirty days of additional dcln-
Qurncy.
The Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States, with which the Homo.
lulu chamber is affiliated, has sent out
a letter to every one of its support
"rs, requesting all members 10 co.
operate in making Friday, June 2S,
1918, designated by the secretary of
he treasury as "NationaI War Sav-
ings Pledge Day." a success.
Vt yesterday afternoon $ session Of
the Sunday School Convention of Ha
wari, the following officers were chosen
to serve for one year: William Hyde
Rice, PRESIDENT; Reverend Henry X.
P"cpoe, first vice presidents; John
W. Kalua, second vice.prcsident; Thos
n. Haze, third vice; VIM. Werner,
fourth, J. H. Kaleo, secretary; G. p.
Castle, treasurer; Rev A. X. Akana,
director.
According to a despatch to the Nip
pu .Jiii, the Persia Maru of the Togo
Risen Kaisha line, which was turned
over to the United States government
At Pacific port, has been chartered
to the Pacific Mail. The Persia was
one of the steamers which the Japan
~" turned over to the government in
order to get ship construction steel.
If the Persia Maru has gone to the
Pacific Nail, this makes four steamers
which the company has for operation
in the Oriental and Hawaii service.
All amusement enterprises, including
moving picture theaterS and establish
ments of all kinds charging an admit
lance price, are required by federal law
to register with the collector of inter
nal revenue and in this connection Col
Onel Hathaway, the collector. said yes
terday that a number Of such places
in Honolulu have neglected so far to
obtain certificates of registration from
his Office. No fee is charged for the
certificates Amusement. places which
do not register, the collector said, may
be closed.
Captain and Mrs. Richard Bolton en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Oldham
recently while they were in Honolulu en-.
route to Sydney. The two families are
old acquaintance of Manila, where both
the men were employed at one time in
the United States quartermaster corps.
Mrs. Oldham is we'll knpwn to the thea
trical world as Daisy Harcourt, a vaude-
Vile artist, who has appeared on the
best circuits of America, England, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Africa. She
and her husband have returned recent
ly from an African tour. They are now
enrOute to sydney for an engagement,
after which Mr. Oldham may bring a
musical comedy show to Honolulu.
W. S. s.