The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
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Uses Wrong "Bait"-Accused of us
ing dynamite to kill fish, George
Peters was arrested at Kahului Mon
day and forfeited bail in the amount
OF $50.
Stockholders NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
era of the Waikiki and the Olowalu
companies were to meet today &C
Cording to the schedule of the meet
mss of the c. Brewer 4 Company,
plantations.
Invitation Too Late - From the
Nayor of Chicago there has come a
letter to the board OF supervisors in
vfting delegates to a National Good
Roads Convention which was to have
been held February 9 to ii.
Rummaue Sale Tomorrow-In the
Orphcum. beginning at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning there is to be a
'rummage' sale as well as a sale Of
flowers and delecatessen under the
auspices of the Civic and Humane de
partmcnts of the Maui Woman's Club.
Want Trees Removed-F. b. Gamer
on on behalf Of the Automobile Club
was before the board of supervisors
Wed~ncsdayand asked that the county
remove small trees along the roa dbe-
tween Camp l and Paia. II is claimed
The limbs of the trees brush passing
cars.
Motor Car Drivers Arrested-About
90 automobile drivers were arrested
at the end of last week and early this
week and ordered to appear in court.
Most Of them forfeited their bonds.
Those who appeared were generally
given SUSPENDED fines for Il period OF
three months.
Board Meeting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
meeting of the board OF supervisors
was the shortest session in several
months. There were comparatively
few communications and action on
them was deferred until today. Su-
peryisor Drummond arrived from Ha-
na just as the session adjourned.
Selected Site Too Low-At the Wed
nosday meeting of the board of SUI
pcryisors there was read a letter from
the board of health that the proposed
new site for a cemetery at Lahaina
is too low and another site must be
selected. An old cemetery is sought
to be removed to make way for the
approach to Mala Wharf.
Burglars Sentenced--Manuel S.
Pachcco. district magistrate of Maka-
WAC. melted out to Along Akiona and
Joe Kuhia last Monday a n year
sentence to each on a charge of sec
ond degree %larcency. Both men broke
into a Japanese store at Pauwela and
helped themselves to an assortment OF
articles.
Howell Wins C~ase-Verdict for the
defendant was found b ythe jury in
the suit brought by the Territory
AGAINST Hugh Howell, tried at the end
of last week. This was equivalent to
finding no negligence on the part of
Mr.. Howell while he was county engi-
neer in connection with the Rinehart
accident for which the county. was
held liable.
Fuaimoto Gets Damages.-In the
circuit court the case of |. Fugimoto
against the Won Hamm- Young Com
pany was tried before a jury this week
and an award of $3.50 given the plain
tiff. The fact that the driver admit
ed he was travelling in excess of speed
regulations near a schol and testimony
as to how far the car proceeded after
brakes were applied, operated against
the defense .
Rainfall Record Broken-What is
said to be the rainfall record of the
territory for a period of so years is
shown in figures reported to the
weather bureau in Honolulu by A. w.
Collins of Pioneer Mill Company.
The high record was shown by the
Mauki gauge at Pun Kui at an eleva-
ton of 5000 feet and is 112 inches
during January. The previous high
record was 1O2. 46 inches at Nahiku
(Mauka) this island in March 1902.
Woman's Club Rummage Sale. Orp-
heum, February 12.-Adv.