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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1904
Page
3
Store news item announces appointment of a Special Agent for the Hawaii Territory for Buttericks and Butterick Fashion Books. A large new stock is en route and will be announced shortly.
The Honolwa Investment Co Ltd held its annual meeting in its offices last evening, voting in new directors to fill vacant terms while a motion to investigate the auditor’s report was carried without dissent. A committee was formed to examine the company’s affairs. The meeting also discussed placing the company’s real estate and insurance with a trust company to cut expenses. The steamship Alameda departed for the coast with a large passenger turnout including Mrs Rodman and others.
A Yoroa captain aboard a Japanese warship cables a friend asking steps to release his wife. He notes the samurai code frowns on remarriage for widows, and that husbands may divorce wives to avoid scandal during war. The message reflects chivalry and loyalty tied to Admiral Togo's fleet at Port Arthur.
Washington reports the Navy Department will set up a beacon observatory at Samoa with $8000 spent on equipment. The Tutuila site is ideal for astronomy and highly regarded by leading astronomers for nautical almanac work, with a largely undeveloped sky rich in telescopic data.
In Judge Gear's court the form of a verdict for defendant against High Sheriff A M Brown was upheld. The ground was sheriff not responsible for acts of policemen. The associate counsel Mr Vivas commented that if law allowed such, people might shoot police officers. he denied anarchist claims. Also notes Miss Florence Handy sails to Ukiah for a month, with wedding planned soon and praise for her U S District Attorney clerkship colleague.
In a letter to the Evening Bulletin Master H Henderson of the Star of Bengal defends his crew actions in port. He claims sailors Maguire Corcoran and Sloberg complained of mistreatment and quitting the vessel, alleging a past fight and a planned departure around Cape Horn. He accuses a new lawyer and Union crew interference, noting hospital charges and a Shipping Commissioner dispute.
A juror protests the failure to pay jury fees, criticizing Governor Carter and party politics while urging jurors to be paid for service. The letter notes the old rate of two dollars per day, argues the pay is a paper subsidy, and warns of political defeat for the Republicans. It ends with local real estate ads from the Pioneer Building and Loan Association offering properties for sale.
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