The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-19
BREYITIES

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Walter A. Engle, who has been con.
nected with the land offiee for the past
seven years, has resigned as chief clerk
and will leave the Office on the first of
the month. ..-4
An inventory Of the estate Of Isabel
Spencer was filled in the probate court
yesterday by the Bishop Trust Company
pc administrator. The estate is valued
$50, 467.65, Of which $Il,45O is in realty.
Delegate Kalanianaole will have au.
thority to appoint Ave midshipmen to
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis each year during the war
providing bill recently introduced in
congress is passed!
A cablegram has been sent by Capt.
II. GOoding Field to Provost Marshal
General Crowder, requesting an opinion
on the occupations considered by the
selective service headquarters to be
non essential or mon productive as re-
CARDS winning the war.
Delegate Kalanianaole Is making an
appeal to all members of Hawaiian
societies to buy literally of War Saw.
ing Stamps. In support of the move
meUt he made an address Monday eve
ming to the Hawaiian Protective Asso-
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Mrs George b. Curtis of this city
received cable news yesterday Of the
death Of her mother, Mrs. A. l.. Oxen
ham, in San Francisco last Sunday.
Mrs. Oxenham was well known in Ho-
nOlulu, having visited here frequently
with her daughter. T.
1t was reported yesterday that J. W.
Catheart. former city attorney, may
run on the Republican ticket for the
senate and that Lorrin Andrews would
probably run for the house. Previous
street talk had been that Andrews
would try for the senate fhis time.
so few kepubiican delegates to the
forthcoming Territorial convention ar
rived in the city yesterday that it
vas decided 20 IcStpoIc the beginning
of caucuses until Friday, when the
remainder of the Hawai- and Maui
and some Of the Kauai delegates will
be here. ..#.EfE'-
Col. Howard Hathaway, collector of
internal revenue will leave shortly for
purpose to leave was hastened by re-
ceipt of news of the death at White
Stone, Virginia of his brother, Walter
E. Hathaway, who succumbed to an at
tack Of pneumonia. His death followed
closely on that of his wife who died
only a few weeks ago. Colonel Hath.
away expects to return to Honolulu
about September I.
Appropriations for ssuast defenses in
Hawaii, are contained in a bill which
has been reported out by the commit
tee Of appropriations of the house of
representatives, as follows: Repair of
fortifcations, etcetera, $500; pur-
chase Of searehlights for harbor de-
lenses, 10000; maintenance and re-
pair of same, $4,000; purchase and
operation of an automobile, $1,000.
Eight members Idf the Australian
Flying Corps, all of whom have distin
gnished themselves on the West Front
were recent visitors to Honolulu. They
are enroute to their homes in Austria
liza, where it is understood they are to
be placed in charge Of a government
aviation school. One member of the
party is Capt. F. e. Tregilis, famous
Australian ace. Other members OF the
party are, Capt. A. Taylor, Maj. W.
Sheldon, Lieut.. F. H. Sheppard, Lieut..
G. Cakes, Maj. L. R. Murray, Lieut..
H. II. Kilby and Lieut., Col E. H. Rey-
polds.
Manager B. D. Baldwin, of Makaweli
plantation, arrived at the Young yes
terday on a flying business visit to the
city, expecting to return by the next
opportunity. He reports that at first
few of the boys who went up there
to work tried to carry their sports into
the cane-felds, but had now settled
down to the seriousness of the business
they had in hand. He felt satisfied,
he said, that the experience would be
good for the little fellows and that
their assistance at this time would
prove of confederate value to the
plantation, as labor was exceedingly
scarce.