The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
BREVTTIES

Maj. James d. Doughsrty has been
detailed by the Hawaiian department
to act in conjunction with the execnt
i've committee Of the Hawaiian Chap
ter, American Red Cross, in any INIT
tiers connected with men Of the military
service on Oahu. w ~
| A petition for injunction was fled
in the circuit court yesterday by Jonah
Kumalae against L. st. John Gilbert
with the purpose of restraining the de
PENDANT from obstructing the flow Of
water in a ditch which irrigates Ku
malae's taro patch. .E, =,
Sergeant Sheldon, while driving the
auto Of Maj. Win Wayne, acting ad
| jutant general of the Hawaiian Ma.
tional Guard, yesterday, collided with
the Fort Shafter ambulance at the
corner Of King and Smith Streets, the
former machine being badly damaged.
In an order Of court issued yesterday
by Circuit Judge G. W. Ashford Char
les 8. Crane was appointed guardian
Of William Moses Leleo, age ten and
Hina Leleo, age Eve, minor children
of William Moses Leleo, Sr. The ap-
pointment was made on petition Of
Lucy Leleo VierFa.f
A harmonious church service between
the two factions Of the congregation
was held in Kawaiahao Church on Sun.
day evening. Another similaf service
10 expected to be held next Sunday
evening, and it Is possible the rival
factions may yet get together and be
harmonious whole. e..
So bulky IL the evidence in o ease
pending in the circuit court, that Of
Stewart and Company Of New York
against Col. e. s. Spalding of Kauai.
that a truck had to be used to bring
it to the Judiciary Building yesterday.
The evidence in question consists of a
crate of sheet iron. The suit Is an
action to collect an alleged debt.
Lieutenant Dawson, of Fort Shafter,
had an employee named On Pill The
latter secured, groceries for himself at
the store of C. Q. zee Hop, and charged
them to the officer. The ruse was dis,
covered, On Pill was arrested and in
police court yesterday was CONVICTED
on a charge of gross cheat and sen.
fenced to six months imprisonment.
I Members of the training camp at
Schofeld Barracks who have taken
first naturalization papers will be allow
ed to remain and complete their train
ing in camp, according to advices re-
ceived from Washin gton by local army
| headquarters. There are a number of
young Britishers taking the instruction
course who viii profit by this decision.
A message received from the Ma
dera Gold Mining Company in Califor
mia says that there is a, temporary clos
ing down Of the mill due to the poor
run of ore in February, The message
follows: IRAN mill 336 hours in Feb
runry; cleaned up $1400 bullion, 400
in concentrates. : Mill closed temporar
ily, pending further ore developments "
Matsushiko Osaka, a fi2eyearsold ia,
pansse girl, received n ssiiohs fracture
Iof her right hip near thsdK alihiswaena
School yesterday noon and was given
first treatment at the emergency hos
pital. after which she was removed 10
the Queen 5 Hospital. The child is re-
ported to have been injured by an au-
tomobile, but no details are available
at the police station. o..
Joseph Postovoy, who was dismissed
Saturday when a charge Of receiving
stolen goods was called for trial, due
| to lack Of evidence, was re-arrested
yesterday and charged with larceny.
Linen and glassware, said to be the
property of the Commercial Club and
| the Young Hotel, were found in the Of
| fee of the Honolulu Window Cleaning
Company, which he operates.
The chamber of commerce directors
yesterday discussed the Referendum
Bill No. "a of the National Chamber OF
Commerce, concerning "Water Power
Development throughout the United
| States, and upon the recommendation
Of committee handling it, passed most
of the recommendations. These were
mostly in line with the recommends
tions sought by the national chamber
At the meeting of the directors OF
| the chamber of commerce yesterday II
was announced that DR.. Charles b. Coo
per and Samuel l. johnson, members
| had been called into active military
service, and they will now be carried
| by the chamber as a mark of esteem
without having to pay dues. Doctor
Cooper in now a major In the medical
reserve corps, and Samuel 1 johnson
a major in the National Army.
Whether the Hilo authorities will bt
able to hold Morimoto, who wal
charged with gross cheat on the ale
cation that he had sold mOlasses IA
opium TO q number Of Chinese on the
| Island of Hawaii, is in doubt. Mort
| motto arrived at Hilo in charge of Q
Japanese detective and after a hearing
was released and Te.arrested. AttOr
neY William B. Pittman of Honolulu
is handling the defense in the case.
| The Hawaiian Engineering Associa
ton will meet this evening at the Ii
brary Of Hawaii at eight O'Clock. A
Gartley win speak on "Sugar Mill En-
gineering Conditions in the Philip
pines" after which there will be shown
two reels of motion pictures illustrat
ing the operation Of electrical machin
cry at the Panama Canal. Friends OF
the members will be welcome to view
these pictures, which will be shown
only once.
The charge of having used profane
and obscene language in a public place
made against Harry Gregson in an in
formation filed in the circuit court by
Deputy Attorney General Will T. Car
! den win probably be called for hearing