The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-30
BREVTTIES


A handsome koa desk which just ar
rived from Hilo adorns the office Of
territorial treasurer, Delbert F.. Metz
yer. 1t bears the inscription: Pre-
scented to Judge D. +. MetzGrr by his
many Hilo friends upon his departure
from Hilo, in appreciation of valuable
services rendered the community.
A message was sent to, Washington
Yesterday by Clarence Crahhc, of the
Republican central committee and 9th
crs, addressed TO various congressman
urging them to secure passage of the
bill now in congress which provides for
the extension of the voting privilege
TO all registered voters of Hawaii now
serving in the American army in Ha'
wall The message also urged that
! the bill be passed before October.
Tho United States shipping board "a
to be urged to grant the right of steam
or passage to travellers to and from the
Islands who have urgent business rra
sons for making the trip, in preference
to those who travel for pleasure.
rah Pong Chong and Kim Soon
Coon, two Koreans employed at the
nHlIFOHi " ndII, "CIt lHJulI''l g'NtNl
dav morning through being struck
with a sling load of sugar. They were
treated at the emergency hospital.
Inquiries have been made hy mum
her Of Punahou patrons with reference
to procuring military uniforms before
the opening Of school. Any who wish
may do this by obtaining from Mr..
Howand an order to be presented to
the tailor.
Governor Mccarthy, City Engineer
! Cantin, Superintendent Of Public
| Works Bigelow and Deputy city At
, tornry Cristv made a trip to the wind
ward side of the island yesterday morn,
ing to make a final inspection of the
survey for the proposed belt road.
branch of the quartermastcr general =
department in Washington, u. c., IL
Maj Percy A. Swift, quartcrmastcr re
serve corps, formerly manager of Hen
nv May & Co. He was one of the first
! of Honolulu $ business men to be call
cd into active service last year.
Attorney w. B. Pittman who has re
| turned from a mainland trip says la.
borers are receiving such high wages in
the shipbuilding industry that they now
all own automobiles. He says some OF
the Iaborcrs in the shipbuildng plants
are making as much as twenty five OF
thirty dollars a day by putting in a
little overtime.
The American Can Company is tC
! build an extension to its Honolulu fac
, tory which will cost approximately
100000, according to the announce
ment of the plans given out by Super
intendent Robert NJ. Morton. Work OF
the new factory is to begin Novembe,
|. The new addition w4I almost double
the, output of the present factory ant
increase the capacity Gbf the plant t.
4 about l25, 200, 900 cans a year.
Chairman h. A. :NSlsTortE, of tn
Maui w. s. S. cophafteee,I has writer
r. w. Single, director of'the w. S
=. campaign, that Mrs. Harmon Hen
drick did fine work on behalf of tn
campaign on the Valley Island He
four minute talk at Waikiki on Mon
day night, he says, was the best hear
there. Mrs. Hendrick, who is an as
sistant in the w. $. S. campaign OF
ganization, returned from Maui yestel
day.
Lieut.. Campbell Crozier, of Honolulu
formerly with the Guardian Trust Con
pany, is now in France, having lief
Camp Gordon, Texas on August 4, III
der orders just then received to go to tn
embarkation port. Lieutenant CAM
bell, who was member of the secon
training camp at Schofeld Barrack
was assigned to a bayonet school 8
this camp. He was instructed by MI
.jor Murray, an English officer, and aftc
four weeks course was graduate
third in class Of sixty. Due to h
high percentage he was made an il
structor in the same school, rcmainin
until ordered to France.