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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1906
Page
1
Albert F Judd reports arrival of first Filipino laborers for cane fields. Twenty to twenty five workers due in Honolulu by December 21. Shipment aims to assess suitability before larger imports for planters and community Christmas timeframe.
Advertiser detective Tamir Gongiades facesKwaaglt charges and contends for counsel. Frank J. Thompson asks for a one day delay citing late assignment. Judge Whitney reschedules to 2 pm tomorrow amid possible further postponements. The ship Coronado from San Francisco arrives with a mixed cargo.
The afternoon session discussed fertigation with a report by Wells Gee Chalmers Stodard Wate and Forbes highlighting key factors. The writers note Hawaii sugar yields rose about 60 percent in a decade due to plowing fortification irrigation and better cultivation methods.
The Planters Association annual meeting opened amid debate over labor immigration to Hawaii. President Baldwin plans to visit California, with discussions on bringing workers from Portugal Azores Italy and Spain. The group reviews Experiment Station reports and considers establishing sub Stations and holding meetings in October.
A dispatch from San Francisco reports Commissioner Gargent of the Department of Commerce and Labor traveling to Korea for Honolulu to investigate immigration matters. Also notes the opening of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress in Kansas City with broad U S. and South American representation. Controller Colgan dead in San Francisco.
A brief notice invites depositing surplus jewelry, table silver, and documents in a safe deposit vault. The service promises protection from fire and access when needed. A box costs 50 cents per month.
In Hilo on November 20 Judge Matthew plans to open the Kona Circuit Court term but no grand or trial jurors have been summoned due to funds shortage. One juror remains on the calendar, Ko rein, charged with assault, now jailed and unable to stand trial under the current conditions.
Alexander Baldwin and Kahuku Sugar officers confirmed a purchase of four shares enabling control of the Kahuku plantation. W. M. Alexander joined the purchasing firm’s board as negotiations continued amid stock quotes on the Exchange at 25 bid 30 asked.
The American Sugar Refining Company has been convicted of accepting rebates totaling $20,000 from the New York Central. The verdict marks a significant anti-trust style case against a major refinery in New York City.
Chairman A G Robertson announces resignation in a letter to JC Lake and will be away indefinitely during the legislative session. The notice, filed through Elizabeth Wilder and H R Macfarlane, follows the committee’s leadership change in Siberia. The Supreme Court today handed down a decision overturning an exception in a Londat Watkihet case.
A late cablegram to JT Galt and FW Macfarlane details a Korea related fund for return lines. Subscriptions were sent via Union Trust Co. with refunds promised if cabling costs exceeded the fund. The report notes potential distribution of any remaining money to donors and potential charges to the fund.
A garbled message references a safe deposit and Jewelry care, mentioning a Bank of England setting and Henry Waterhouse Trust Company. The text is incomplete but implies a financial or custody matter involving valuables and trust arrangements.
Portu ese applicants flood the Kapaa land program as Land Commissioner Pratt says the Portuguese will receive land at a liberal rate. Governor Carter notes growing interest among nationalities in homesteading. Hutchinson Sugar Company lands near Niihau to open to settlement once legal issues clear. Pratt says land cutting for homesteads continues while sugar planters back home ownership for employees. Road projects near Moll Bridge, Newana Street, and Halawa Hill to Moanalua polo grounds are planned, with work restarting as funds allow.
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