The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-05
BREYITIES

| The estate of the late Emanuel s.
Cunha has a value Of SECS, 264, accord
ing TO nm inventory That has been filed
in the probate court:
! Leonard A. @. Parish, at one time n
clerk at the police station, has been
named rs the additional deputy United
States marshal, which J. J. Smiddy was
this week authorized TO employ.
Charles O sullivan has acquired from
the Territory a lease for ten years on
the fish pond at Aiea ut an annual rent
al of 500. He was the successful bid
der at an auction held Saturday.
Private Frank Ponstance, Fourth
Cavalry, was hurt Tuesday afternoon
during n parade and taken to the post
hospital. His horse fell over a writ
and threw him, rendering him un
conscious He il reported TO be rest
ing comfortably.
Mary q. Alexander, of Piedmont,
California, has become q member of
the Five Hundred Dollar Club of Homo
lulu and has contributed her 1900. The
club has q total membership Of 175.
Among local new members is A. w.
r. Pottomley.< r.
w. p. English, head Of the Califor
mia Hawaiian Pacleing Co, who has
returned from California announces
that the entire pack of tuna from Ha
wai has been contracted for and that
much of II will be part of supplies sent
to the Allies in France.
Boy Scouts who have aided Mayor
Fern ut his noon, day patriotic demon
STATIONS downtown were presented on
Monday with two dollars worth Of
Thrift Stamps. The stamps went par
tcularly to the boys who have been
carrying the flags Of the Allied nations.
Although the naval authorities in
Hawaii have been notified from Wash
ington to advance their clocks an hour
in conformity with the Daylight Saving
law, no such instructions have as yet
been received by the army authorities
and they are still running on the old
time. .,.
Featuring Frank Marolda, the com
edy singer and piano artist and Robin
McQuestin, the yiolinist, the Y. NJ. c.
A. will give an entertainment tomor
row evening in Cooke hall. The enter
tainment will be q musical evening the
two artists being supplemented by mum
bers from the Y. M. 9. A. orchestra and
a special saxophone solo number.
John P. Kua, father of Alexander P.
Kua, a Hawaiian boy who lost his life
when the steamship Kansan was tor
pcdOed, is to derive the benefits of the
war insurance accorded to all members
of the army and navy who applied for
such insurance. The tota! of insurance
in this instance is $500, and viii be
paid to the father in installments each
month, at the rate Of $3.50.
Owing to the heavy demand for liz.
uor acquisitions during the past few
days, the supply of these blanks ran
out yesterday at the Office Of the IL
ceBse inspector. A rush order from
local printing office saved a number
of thirsty ones fromrR sudden drouth
and the issuance of these permits went
merrily on. According to William Hut
ton more than 10000 tpermits .. have
been issued since March l. ~. ,~t ;
In order to seeureS statistics on the
cost of production and distribution of
milk in Honolulu, Federal Food Admin
istrator J. F. Child announced, yester,
day, the appointment of milk commit
tee headed by l.. NJ. Judd. Mr.. Child
explained that the idea arises partly
from the demand, of the DaiTymSp q
Association that a fdli survey BE made
in the interests of public information.
Armed with new data and reports on
the MADEIRA Gold Mining Company
which have been obtained from Cahfor
mia mining experts, E. W. Shanks, vice
president of the company, sailed from
San Francisco for Honolulu yesterday
A eablegram to this effect was received
yesterday afternoon by the local office
of the company. Request for the in
formation was made by Robert W
Single, president of the concern. Ma
dera stock is now being sold from sew
en- to nine cents.
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