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'"SFT' "T ' JtNff'"! "'fJii"""" " JTT, -w fjjr"'! .AS?j:-" 4 The holiday season gives to Honolulu merchants an opportunity that excels Goldfield Evening Bulletin 4 ) TEAMER TAILE. From Sin Francisco: -t- China Deo. 21 ,t, Siberia Dec. 14 .j. For San Francisco: Nippon Matu .Dec: 11 4, Sonoma Dpc. 11 jjf From Vancouver: .J, Mlnweru I)ic. 15 ',,, For Vancouvar: .j. Aorancl nee. 12 Voi JTVIII No 3560 . Let the complaining merchant look at the evidence of (lourlihlng trade which wideawake merchant! pretent dally In the column! of the EVCNINO BULLETIN. It there no lesson In It for him? Does he not learn that they know how to PERSUADE . THf. HUULIC7 Let Mm gel In J corner arm uo tome minxing. 3:30 O'CLOCK THE BU11ETIN IS THE REAL l TO II PROFITABLE Fill EDITION .J. . HONOLULU. TRRKITORI OP HAWAII. MONDAY. DECEMBER 10. L9U(i Price 5 Oknth Brown Not Vet Beaten For County Sheriff J ' '' i'. ! m . Hawaii's Promises To Portuguese Immigrants Havejeen Kept '" INTERPRETATION OF WORD " ALQUEIRES" According 1" Portuguese Consul Cannvnrrn there Is no cause for iHnMntlHfnclUm among Hie newly arrived 1'ortiisueae on the score of their not roccUIng nil Unit wiib promised In the clrculnrR sent out hy Him ngents of the Territorial Hoard of Immigration. Tin- Htiitcrui-nt has been niatlu that the circulars Issued offered the IriimlKrntitH two litres of land, Thin Is based on the lutvrprctatlon of the word "nhiuelres" t which appears In the circulars. 'I he circular read that Iho Imml- grants would ho given "two iilqtteiies" of land. Some of the younger Portuguese of tho city have Interpreted this word "nlquelrcs" as "acre." and ronspiiiciitly claim that tho new comers weie promised two acres of I.1111I. "f In speaking f the matter this morning Consul Cnnavarro said that the local Interpretation Is wrong. This word It one used to des- t Iguate it small division of land and under a pioper Interpretation -f "two nlquelics" Is less than one iicie of land. "II is unfortunate that any misunderstanding should arise," said Mr. Cnnavarro l a llullctln man. 'hut It Is certain that 'atiuclres f the word Hied In tho circular, Is not properly Interpreted 11s 1111 acre. Two nliiuelies Is le-is than 0110 aero of land uud I am iitu sure that the representatives of the Hoard 'if Immigration have not mlsrepro- 4- rented things to the people contemplating home tiulhllug here. I mil -t- ipille clear on the Interpretation of the word III question." f Roosevelt Has Report fAnctated J'rra 9vclnl Cable) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10 Secretary Metcalf has placed the re sults of hit Investigation of the Jap anese trouble In San Francisco In the hands of the President. It has not yet been sent to the Senate. Name something with two heads ami one body? A barrel. If you were to ride ft donkey what 1 mil would you resemble? A pair. When the cat nwny tho mice will pltiy and when the family la out or asleep the burglar hasanlnntnp;, Why not make sure by putting; your valuable In thv Mate deposit vault. Henry Waterhoue Trust Co., Ltd. inn. iiliith ttiMn MADE IN NEW YOU hi AIiVURamI imU f A"n I IIIITOIKHIMiHIOgMWWia 'fiVliWaV'ftfr 1 1 ( piSs ill ill Frisco Damaged Ry Gale (Atnuclalcil Vrett Bptclal Cable) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dee. 10. The ship Palgrave Is ashore on Alca traz Island, San Francisco Bay. The city Is In the grip of a southeast gale. Many buildings and walls have been prostrated. One person has been kill ed and many injured. The loss Is es timated at $300,000. 'What black thing enlightens tho world? Ink. What chasm otten separates frlends'J Suicnsm Last Chance before Christmas to send crate choice Pineapples or bunch Selected Bananas to the Coast, SONOMA, DEC. 11. LEAVE ORDER AT WELL8-FARG0. Good Style is founded upon be. comlngness to tho Individual, and as long as a man's clothes are well cut and of good quality, they can be said to be in style. Extremes are always dangerous and do not express style. Style does not mean one thing to the man with means and another thing to the man with limited purse. If you are figuring on a new stylish suit, let ut show you one of these which bear the famous label of Alfred Benjamin & Co, THEKASHGO..LTD. TEL. MAIN 25. CORNUTI FORT AND HOTEL ST8. witimtfitiM-i' - Supreme Court Does Not Render Its Decision and Brown Still Has Chance 3 p. m. Judge dear began his nr giiincnl at 2 o'clock this afternoon on the right of the Court to count thu ballots on which mure candidates went nted for than there were offices to be filled. The case at issue, he said, Is one of construction of tho law regard ing such votes. The iiuestloii Is, what did the Legislature mean when It sal'l In taction 2!) that the Itevlsed Laws shall apply to County offices whenever possible mid whenever all laws do not harmonize, they shall be miiilu to do so as far as possible. Judgo dear contended that the opin ion of the Court would have the effect of depriving Drown of his vested right to office, which right is us real as the right to land or other pioperty. dear is limiting Ills principal light on the ground that the question as to whether u ballot should be (outileil when It contains votes for more ran- Supplies Must Be Bought Where Schools Are Located The Hoard of Kducutloii met this uf 'eruooii In Its tegular bi-weekly tes- slou, nil the members tieiug present for the Urst time fur mouths. After the reading of the minutes of tho pre-j vlous meeting, a letter from Miss Tup-! Mil of Walalua was lead, asking for it) leave or nnsenco 011 aicouul or sick ness. Tho request was granted. The resignation of J, N. Taggard, principal of tho Kallhl-wnena school, was re ceived and Mis. Taggard appointed In Ms plnce nt thq samo salary, A life ceitlllcate lor Miss Mae dlleu was signed by the members of the Hoard In accordance with a tuolluii passed nt 11 recent meeting. It was decided that the report of the Agricultural College Committee should be prepared ut onco for use in tho re port to the Governor, The icslgnatlon of Mrs. It. Leslie ot the Olaii 1'lve Mile school, and Miss M.l Tollerson, Kultilun! school, were ue-. ccpteif. Miss stclnhatiBcr was np-j pointed In Miss Tollerson's plate. Mrs. (Continued from Page 3) EDUCATION Hd Open Evenings LASTING HOLIDAY GIFTS THAT IS THE KIND WE 8ELL. OUR HOLIDAY STOCK IS NO WALL ON DISPLAY and in. eludes a lot of useful Novelties, Including CHAIRS, ROCKERS, CHILDREN'S CHAIRS, RUGS, SHAVING 8TANDS, PIANO STOOLS, TABLES, CURIO CABINET8, CHINA CABINETS, SIDEBOARDS, BUFFET8, and a Large Number of Other Articles. What has become of the things you gave your friends last year? Probably they are all broken up by this time, Wh not give something this ear that WILL NOT BREAK UP, something which will LA8T and be a CONSTANT REMINDER for a few years to your Friend or Friends of your good-will? Open Evenings J. HOPP & CO. 1053-1059-1065 BI8HOP ST. Jtoff,nsr" dldntcs than there ore offices has nl icady been settled by u decision of lh Qiit.ronii, P.itirt wlileh ill-i'lituil t till t the Legislature meant that this section of the Revised l-aw should apply to county elections. He declared hlmsel unable to see why the Court should In this case reverso Its former ruling. He quoted authorities to the effect that where a decision Is once mulcted as to the construction of law, It ought not to be overruled without cogent rcafcoii. Such a decision, dear stated, has al ready been rendered by a unanimous tilling of the- Court, aud under this ruling the recent election was held. "1 submit." lie said, "that lie (llrowni has a right to ask this court under this ruling to declare Illegal ami re jected. Tor this Court after an elec tion has been held and every candidate declared elected by the action of the Inspectors acting according to this de Volcano Outbreak Increases Noway tomes today by wireless of the continued activity of Kllanea Cleorge I.yciirgus today got n nieisus staling that Ihree cones had formed anil were spouting lava to tiie height ot 150 foct every few minutes, making a grand display. Ill u wireless to tho Uullctln It Is stated: "Volcano eruption has considerably Increased since Saturday flight. Iivn flowing In crater has caused glow above pit vlslblo many miles. Three lobes are active at bottom of pit." Manager I.ycurgiis leaves with a party of ten people tomorrow to view the slghL Somo of tho party will re main u trip nt the Volcano House while others will return to town In tho .Man na I.oa next week. What Is mind? No matter. What is that which Is lengthened by being cut ut both ends? A ditch. ALEXANDER YOUNG BUILDING. - iiitnrtT' - & clslon of the Supreme Court means that wo will have one man elected hy a majority of tho rejected votes mid nl' the other candidates elected with all those ballots thrown out. Is there not n question of vested right hero? Kvery otcr who put a ballot In the box miiBt be considered as having done so with a knowledge of the law. "It appears absolutely that the County election law has been based upon tho territorial law as applied to Senators and Representatives. The County Act was passed at the same rorsIoii of tho legislature as that gov erning the election of Senators and Representatives and tho legislature Is presumed to have had a knowledge t what the provisions of the latter law are. If there Is unythlug that Is signif icant, Is It not that the County Act did hot provide that that section of the (Continued on Page 4.) lliu (ilVEN FOR Interesting Exhibition Is Planned By Farmers Institute Thu Farmers' Institute of Hawaii will, in co-operation with thu Hawaii an Poultry Association's second an nual exhibition at Honolulu, hold Its first agricultural exhibition. Dec. 20-TZ, to which nil urn 111. ..til to send of their choicest farm, garden and git'i house products, J. K. Hlgglns, Horticulturist, Hawaii Experiment Station, will have charge of Installing thu cxhlbltB, and will also bo In attendance during thu ex hibition to answer thu questions con cerning general horticultural ques tions. It will he thu aim to make this phase of tho exhibition as instructive us possible Tho Hawaii Experiment Station will exhibit thu most approved fruit pack ages and methods of packing fruit for shipment to tho mainland, based upon recent experiments mado by the Hor ticultural Division. Ilelow Is a list of oxhlblts and prizes offered by thu farmers' Institute. No entry fees will bo charged. EXHIBITS AND I'UIZES. Class 1 Decorative Plants (potted) fContlnued on Page 4.) SWStEE Price $4.SO Good Standlng-up Quality In this fine Pat. Corona Colt Oxford. A good comfortable tie for any man to wear. 11 Manufacturers' Shoe Company, Ltd. 105 J Fort Street 'Phone Main 282 i-. n i(l tl Jl1 AJ- Coast Defense Vessel Wyoming May ComeTo Honolulu RUMOR IS NOT HEARD OF BY NAVAL OFFICES A Coast defence vessel may lie stationed at Honolulu In the sear future to allay the fears which have been expressed by ! many on account of the defence- less condition In which the Isl- nnds nre at present. This rumor has been persistently going the rounds of waterfront circles though there lias been no news of the kind received by the Naval 4 4 officers here, either officially or from prlvnte sources, When asked whether he thought there was any chance of the Nny Department making n move of this kind todny, Admiral Very said: "1 have not heard nny rumor of the matter ami hnvo nothing to say. If there are plans for anything of this sort they would come through tho llureati of Na- vnl Intelligence In Washington 4- and not through mu. Of course, as far ns the naval power hero is concerned the city is without du- fence. Tho Iroquois would not Torpedo Boats for Pacific (At$octattiS I'rrf fiprdfal CabfeJ WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10. Congressman Kahn of California has introduced a bill in the House, provid. Ing for an appropriation of $3,000,000. for torpedo-boats to be located on the Pacific Coast. Why We Are Different OUR 8HOE3 ARE BETTER. OUT. PRICES ARE LOWER. We don't charge you for our name. There Is a style atmosphere about our selling that makes you feel at home. We are sure of that come-back trade when you buy from us, If our shoes don't give satisfaction we want to know. ti. ' Maiit-'iilBltt ft.ianMlliW.il jlrltoi'lii.t be of any use for such work and she Is all wu haie." "Is there any vessel of tho coast defence type available which could be sent here from the Pacific Coast, Admiral?" "Yes; If the oicoslon should arise and the Department should find It advisable to send a vessel of that type here. I think one could be found for tho purose. The Monterey nnd the Monad nock are now In the Philippines but the Wyoming Is on thu Pa clfle Coast." The Wjotulng referred to by Admiral Very. Is a double turret monitor Her keel was laid In 189U She Is of 31SU tons dis placement and has a speed of nearly 1- knots Her main bat tery consists of two 12-Inch-breech-loading rifles and four 4 Inch rapid-lire guns. Her second, nry battery has three I'l-puiiud nud six 1-pound rapid-fire guns r.iMi two Colt machine guns. :: ! ROOSEVELT GETS PRIZE CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Dec. 10. The Nobel prlie of 40,000 crowns has been awarded to President rooeclt for his services In ending" trie Russo Japanese war. The conference wl',1 establish a permanent Industrial Peace Committee. $5.00 A Year gives you the security and conve nience of a safe deposit box In our big fire and burglar-proof vault. CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT ONE? Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd. Por St. Honolul'. Price $S.OO Long Wearers, A Blueher, dull, top eclipse colt vamp. Made on the swell wlizard last. One of our new ones. jfBLBBs. 4 v if