The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

the charges of attempted bribery, At
torney c. H. Mcbride, of Honolulu;
who was brought back from San Fran
cisco by Police Officer Lake recently,
will have to answer to a second in
dictment which was returned against
him by the grand jury. In this latest
charge Mcbride is accused of a
statutory offense. Bonds in the sum
of $4,000 were fixed by the court in |
each instance.
Japanese Protest At Cheap Labor
japanese seamen are contemplating
making a protest to their government
over the fact that shipowners are en- !
ploying Chinese seamen and firemen
who are working for cheaper wages
according to a cable from Toxic to
the Nippu Jill.
Hawaiian fish in large numbers are
to be sent as a permanent exhibit to
the Steinhart aquarium in Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco. DR.. B. w.
Evermann, director of the museum of
the California Academy of Sciences
who is in Honolulu attending the
scientific congress is making arrange
ments for the supply.
Training For Regatta-Oarsmen of
the Healani and Myrtle club crews
hnuan troininn Loot urnak in nrnna ro-
ton for the annual fall regatta to be
held neXt month. Hilo crews are eX-
pected in Honolulu at that time and
the boys are determind to be in the
best of shape for the events in the
hope of securing revenge for the July
4 defeats at the hands of the Big Is
lands boys.
Tourist Bureau Busy-Harry Armi-
tage, acting secretary of the Hawaii
Tourist Bureau in his report for July
states that 20,747 pieces of literature
were distributed, 300 newspapers
mailed out, 435 signed letters were dis
patched and 1928 persoge called for
information.
Sugar Legislation Unlikely-S. M.
Ballou, a representative of the plant
ers' association in these Islands, and
who has just arrived from Washing
ton, says it is unlikely there will be
any sugar legislation at the next ses-
sion of congress.
Great Northern Will Bring Teachers
The army transport Great Northern
will leave San Francisco about August
% on a special trip to the Hawaiian
Islands, according to announcement
by the transportation division of the
army. AS passengers the big ship
will nave army officers and their fami-
lies, together with 1877 school teachers
who have been enjoying their vaca-
ton on the mainland.
Consul Favors Treaty-Consul Gen
eral Yada of Japan, is in favor of
some sort of agreement or treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan to
eliminate the difficulties in connection
with the problem of dual citizenship.
Would Regain citizenship-Dr. F.
Schurmann the Honolulu osteopath.
whose, citizenship papers were revok-
ed by Judge Vaughan owing to alleg-
ed disloyal ~utterances made by Schur-
mann in his pamphlet entitled "The
War Through German Eyes," intends
to leave the islands shortly for Wash
ington to lay his case before the U.
S. Supreme court.
Charles N. Forbes, curator of botany
of the Bishop museum, of Honolulu,
died last Monday evening after a
short illness from acute inflammation
of the brain. He was 81 years of age,
a native of Massachusetts, and had
been connected with the Museum for
IL years. He is survived by a wife
and 8 children.
Bishop Estate To Transfer Lands
Trustees of the Bishop Estate are pre-
pairing deeds for the exchange Of
lands whereby the Territory will ac-
quire title to all lands now owned by
the estate within the confines of XII
lauea national park, with the excep-
ton of that occupied by the Volcano
House and the site on the mauka side
of the Volcano road. The Bishop PEG.
pie will obtain title to $50 acres of
and in the Kau district in exchange
Oahu Diaries Unclean-The board
of health inspection Of diaries on the
island of Oahu shows that only n OF
a total of rs establishments on the
island are in a sanitary condition. The