The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-20
BREVTTIES

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\ John Kealoha, tailor at Honokaa,
has resigned his position and has ac-
cepted a post with the Honokaa Sugar
Company. He will be in charge of the
landing and warehouse of the sugar
estate, succeeding j. Hansen. .a
| &. Ushi Raneshiro, a japanese lad of
sixteen, who arrived here recently from
Japan to join his parents in Hawaii,
was refused admittance into the Ter.
ritory by the local federal immigra.
tion officials when he failed to pass the
literacy test Ushf was ordered deport.
ed by the next orient-bound steamer.
Contractors who age rebuilding
road into the ordnance depot grounds In
Kalihi, have allowed o cross-street ditch
TO sink down until 1t Is veritable
auto spring breaker. It is unmarked,
particularly on the makai side of the
car track. This, causes auto drivers I'd
smash into it before being able to
slow down.
Most of the Japanese strikers, who
were discharged from the o. r. & l..
employments following demand for a
thirty percent raise in their wages, and
walkout, are now in new employment
|
of the strikers returned TO work un.
conditionally, but the majority decid.
ed to stay out .sH,.@
Beautiful weather brought the annual
feast Of the Lady Of the Mount to a
close early yesterday evening at the
Catholic Church grounds in Kahhi'uka.
Several thousand persons visited the
place both Saturday evening and yes.
terday afternoon, the Hawaiian Band
playing on Both occasions. The booths
did flourishing business
| All Wong, Chinese arrested Sun
day night near Wahiawa on three
charges Of selling liquor to soldiers
was turned over to the federal author
tiles by the city police yesterday. His
bond was fixed at $1,000 yesterday af-
ternoon, which he furnished.
The army and navy committee of
| the chamber of commerce will meet
] Thursday afternoon to consider the re-
National Guard that the chamber en-
dorse and assist in the rsrruiting of
the new Fifth Regiment, N. G. H.
In charge of Mrs. Bessie Clinton,
matron, and Mrs. Samuel Mahelona, as
sistant matron, twenty-five little in.
| mates of the Kalihi Boys Home will
leave today to visit their parents in
Molokai and give two concerts in Ka-
laupapa. They will return on Tues,
day of next week.
The commissioners of education will
meet this morning in the rooms of the
board Of education to take up the ap-
pointment of school teachers for the
coming year, which begins on Septem-
ber 16. 1t is expected, also, that the
commissioners will look into complaints
regarding the June examinations.
Commissions are to be issued today
by Governor Mccarthy to Edgar Hen.
riques. and A. D.. Castro, as members
of the land commission. Another
commission is to be issued also to l. H
Beadle as a member Of the Board of
Appraisers. He is TO succeed p. H
Brunette, the registrar of conveyance es
1t was announced yesterday by E
C. Gonsalves, manager for Gonsalves 4
Co, Ltd, wholesale and retail grOcers
that owing to war conditions the re
tail part of the business had been dis
continued beginning yesterday morn
ing. The wholesale end of the bust
ness will be continued temporarily, but
may be discontinued later. The brok
erage department, however, will be
continued.
Trial of David Kaonohi, a former
Honolulu policeman and rather well
known politician on charge of selling
liquor to soldiers began yesterday
morning in the federal court. He ii
under indictment on two counts. One
of the counts charges he sold a pint
of whiskey and the other a quart OF
whiskey to members of the Fort Rugel
garrison. He is accused of demanding
ten dollars for the quart. This causeo
a despite between the Hawaiian an,
the soldier purchaser which resulted il
his arrest.