The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-04-08
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Kennedy and Miss Isabel L. Borba
were married in Honolulu last week
and have returned to Waikiki.
Ladies Aid Meetine-Ladies Aid
Wailuku Union Church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Caleb Burns next
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Woman's Guild ~Meetina-The post
poned meeting of the Woman's Guild
of the Church Of the Good Shepherd
will be held Tuesday, April 18th at
Mrs. Fields Wailuku.
Former WaiIukan Dies-Adrian Ed
ward keanu, born in Waikiki, 66
years ago died in Honolulu, where he
was resident, last week. He was buri-
ed in the Catholic cemetery there.
Injured Child Dies.-Mary Kaona.
the little Hawaiian child that ran in
front of and was struck by a motor
cycle ridden by J.. r.. Curtis last week,
succumbed to her injuries last Satur-
day morning.
Mrs. Keonihapa Dies-Death of Mrs.
Maria Kaanaana Keonihapa, widow of
Johnson Keonihapa, at her home in
Buckle Lane, last week, is reported
from Honolulu. She was born in Hama
nearly 73 years ago.
Deed Is Drafted.-At the meeting of
the board of supervisors Wednesday
q deed was offered by the county at
tOrney for execution by the H. c. &
5. Co. to the county for a tract of
land for a new Pottersfield.
Leave Granted Cannery.-In a reso-
luton passed by the board of super
visors Wednesday permission is grant
ed the Haiku Fruit and Packing Com
pany to erect and maintain a conveyor
| across the road at its cannery.
Manoa in Tomorrow.-Announce-
uent was received in Kahului yester-
day that the Manoa would not leave
Honolulu until today and would be in
the Windward Maui port tomorrow
morning instead of this morning.
Five Press Deleeates-Hawaii is en-
titled to five delegates to the Press
Congress that will be held in the Is
lands next October and Governor Nc
Carthy has received a letter from
Dean Williams asking the executive
to name them.
Pension Observation-Disclosures of
services rendered in educational work
in the early days is shown in Act 40
OF the legislature which increases the
pension granted to William Cross
Crooks in 1915 for 80 years Of services
in educational Owrk from $50 TO $50 a
month.
Extension Made-EXtension of the
Child Welfare laws scope so as TO
| cover cases of need not included in
the old law is brought about by the
passage by the Legislature and ap-
prevail by the governor last week of
the amendatory legislation known as
H. B. rs.
Paris Estate Estimate--An estate
vaued at about $4,000 vas left by
the late Edwin II. Paris according to
a petition filed in the circuit court by
Mrs. Margaret Paris. Appointment of
Senator Harry A. Baldwin as admins
tration is asked, and a hearing on this
will be held, May 8.
March Sugar Bonus-The laborer's
bonus for the month of March was 2S
percent with a monthly advance of
p percent according TO the Hawaii
Sugar Planters Associations publica-
ton. The total price for the 81 days
was 1928 cents and the average
price for 81 days was 5.S162 cents.
Family Group Enthusiastically
the five sons of William H. Rice of
Kauai We're all on the Gerden Island
at the anne time and a family group
was photographed. The sons are Sen
ator Harold w. Rice of this Island,
Arthur Rice Of Honolulu and William
H, Philip and Senator Cahrles A.
Rice of Lihue.
Safeguards Tax Payments-Require-
ment Tor residents TO the territory
who desire to travel to foreign coun-
tries would be required to furnish
certificates of payment of indebted
ness for taxes before being permitted
to depart is contained in a house bill
introduced by Representative A. NJ.
Cristy.
Public Meeting Postponed-Follow-
ing he resolutions of the chamber of
commerce which asked an indefinite
postponement of the public meeting
on the subject OF Kahului Harbor pier
head lines which were sent to w. A.
Johnson, major of the corps of engi-
neers, Honolulu, a communication has
been received by the chamber from
him announcing the postponing until
further notification.
Former Mauiite Suicides.-Telegra-
phic advices last week told of the sui
eide of Holmes Beckwith at Syracuse,
New York, following his killing of
Dean j. Herman Wharton of that in
stitutiOn. 1t is reported that he was
demented following his discharge from
the institution where he was a pro
fessor. Beckwith was born in Haiku
in 1884 and was a son of a former
minister of Makawao Foreign Church
Suicides While lnsane.-H. Shiroda
an Okinawa pineapple grower, com
mitted suicide by hanging Monday al
his home in the Makawao district
He was not dead when cut down but
died shortly afterward before medical
aid arrived. Shiroda was found by his
two brothers. 1t is said that he had g
considerable amount of pineapple LAND
and seeking still more, and seemed
bright and cheerful a few days before
his death. 1t is thought he was TEN.
pOrarily insane when he took his life
Grazing Bill Amended-On motion
! of Senator Harold w Rice senate hill