The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-28
BREVTTTFS

Lin Chin, a Chinese poi dealer, was
fined twenty-five dollars in the police
court yesterday morning for selling
watered poi, which IL was charged had
less than thirty percent solids.
The Island Of Guam Is included in the
dominion Of Richard III. Trent, Hawaii
custodian Of alien enemy property and
has been instrpcted. by A, Mitchell
palmer to asegtlaEd X thSre Is any alien
enemy property there,
Action on Tie dbehtiohl of;1sdsing ne
island Of KahoolaHe With a. lumber OF
other land matters ID 70 be held up UNI
til the new administration goes into
power. A method Of leasing the island
under which the goats on IL will be eI-
terminated is being worked out by the
land commissioner. 4, .....,. ..
After making field trip. around this
island, @, 8. Judd, territorial forester,
has returned much satisfied over his
discovery of abundant growths Of san
dalw0od Of KAmana Nui, Koolay, Mr..
Judd reports that ono of the trees had
over a hundred seedlings underneath
IL. ~ ed.
Antoine Pinto, who is accused by the
police of from twenty TO thirty rob-
berries, has admitted robbing three
other places mentioned in his first con-
fession, Il is' alleged. He is also said
to have snatched a purse from Miss
Eleanor J. Mathieson, Queens Hos
pital nurse, on Fort Street few weeks
ago. >.#t.
County Treasurer d. L. Conkling has
issued q warning to Manoa property
owners that assessments on the Manoa
improvement project viii fall due on
June 8. Interest of twelve percent
commences to operate as soon as any
assessments against improved property
falls due.
Overcome by an, acute attack Of in
digestion Mounted Officer Joe Kaleo-
hama fell from his horse while passing
along his beat last night on Luso
street. He was picked up by a pass
ing automobile and taken to the emer-
gency hospital, where, after he was
treated, he was kept as a patient for
the night. .~.r
Rehearing in the supreme court of
the case of Mary Maxwell Brown yer
sus John Walker is denied in a ruling
handed down by the court Saturday. 1t
is held that questions of law raised in
the petition for rehearing are all dis
posed of in the courts decision in
favor of the plaintiff. The case grew
ont of a controversy over a lease.
City Detective K. Y. Kwai also
known by the name Of Akui, has been
summoned to appear before the civil
service commission this afternoon to
answer q charge fled by Daniel w,
Chang that he committed a statutory
offense with Annie X. Ching. Chang
alleges that he was forced to marry
Annie Ching because of false represent
| atoms Of facts.
The Trent Trust company acting as
guardian for four-year-old Richard
Smart yesterday filed in the circuit
court its third annual account showing
receipts Of $98; BAG and EXPENDITURES Of
S93, 7l8. Among other things the es
tate has purchased $l0,S50 of Bore
tania Improvement bondbI The report
shows that the law firm Of Castle Z
Wilmington received AZ fee, Of $1121.6C
for obtaining an increase In the annual
allowance Of the Smart child from $4,000
to $1,000.
In a masters report ON the secont
annual accounting of the estate Of
James Robinson covering the PerioC
from March 12, 1917, to March IL
1918, it is shown that the trustees
charge themselves with $32, 47677 and
ask to allowed the same amount. I'm
der the terms of the wilEthe income
of the estate is distributed annually
Interest and dividends from suga
stocks and bonds in the period amour
to $24, 949.65 and from rents to $3.50