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HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, TUESDAY,' DECEMBER 21, 1915. .VSLfcl-WhEKLY. THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE r,Mirrwri lli-mr-cnv. rnrrnn I 1 UMUAI MUKW1NU, TIIE ADVERTISER'S SEMI-WEEKLY Peace-Loving China TIHE Vorld peace Congress, reports Slinet Magazine was in session. Mirza 'AH -Knli Khan spoke feelingly of the beauties and intel lectual, joys of Bahai. The delegates nodd?d. Professor Ishihachi declared that thfec United States must learn to treat all nations justly before world peace t:ould become a reality. The dele gates nodded. Dr. Sydney Gulick poke of the wrongs endured by the Japanese at the hands of Americans and proposed his fiye-per-cent immi grant sfcheme to right these wrongs. The , dele gatei itoddtd. WorlrJ . Peace filled the room- to the ceiling, would by-and-by spreadj its white (Minona over the nations of the earth if the in justice' inflicted upon Japan by cruel "America could be righted. - Dr. Ng Poon Chew, lecturer and editor of the "Chinese 'Vorld,'! arose and, cleared his throat. Jlis was the last contribution to World Peace on the program, The audience poised on tiptoe, ready for instant flight upon Doctor Chew's con clusion. . It settled back with a sigh of satisfac tion at the first words of the Chinese orator. ; "The . gentfemcn preceding me," said Ddbtor Chew with a 'glint in his eye, "have dealt in'the ories aqd speculations. I shall present only. facts, cold, hard facts. You will not like them, but I shall present, them nevertheless." And he did. He described China's peaceful attitude, China's loathing of armed conflict, China's consistent re fusal, continued for fifty centuries, to prepare for war. "They say' that China has an army," he said with twinkling eyes. "I admit that we have fought a number of wars in the last sixty years, but our army-never won a battle. It may have been1 a sitting army, or a running army, but China never lia had a standing army." , The peace , delegates cheered. Dqctor Chew (vaited. "And because we never had a standing army, China' has become the international com munity pie. England took several slices, Hong kong. Wai-hai-wai; Germany took Tsingtau; Russia took Port Arthur, Mongolia; Japan tock Manchuria, Formosa, Korea; France took a nib ble, Portugal a bite. And now Japan does not want t0 leave us even the crust The Mikado wants to Jap-a-lac all China. He has a new Mon roe Doctrine. It says 'Asia for the Japanese.' " The peace delegates growled. "Overin Shanghai, in the heart of the great Chinese city, there is a beautiful park," continued thf speaker. ; "A' high iron fence runs all around it. .Ovef' the gate is a sign. It says 'No Chinese arid Dogs Allowed m the Park.' I do not want' thaf sigato come down. I want it to stay there lest we forget. ' " "" "You" may no believe it, but the Chinese are real 'human beings. When a foreign soldier chase them up the street and pricks them with the bayonet, he harts both their backs and their feelings. Because they loved peace so much, they did not resist. ' But their ideas are changing. They are going to engage Christian officers to teach them how to slay the largest possible number of men in the shortest possible .time at the smallest possible expense; they are going to learn from Christian nations how to kill and be killed most scientifically and efficiently in order to live. They invented gunpowder in order to scare off the devils with it; now they are learning from Christian nations how to raise hell with it in order to be allowed to dwell in peace." The peace delegates listened and applauded, looking anxiously at the Japanese representatives meanwhile. Doctor Chew went on, reciting the things that had been done unto China. And he maintained that China, the classic example of enduring .pacifism, must and would proceed to arm itself to the teeth in order to regain its self respect and its purloined possessions. The Jap anese delegates smiled. Is it possible that Europe will disarm even partially after peace is concluded while Japan whets its knife and licks its chops for more? Will there be an international police parading the street in front of the Chinese pagoda to shoo away predatory small boys or will the 'international community pie' provide nourishment al! around ? When peace negotiations begin the problem of . the Ear East will turn out to be far more difficult ( of solution than most people imagine, no matter which side wins. Yiian Shih-kai W.HATEVER may have been the sincerity in the twice repeated refusal of the throne of China by President Yuan Shih-kai and many will continue to believe that his refusals were not meant to be conclusive it is finally and officially settled that he is now to become the first Em peror of what may be a new dynasty in that oldest , of Empires. There is, however, much probabil ity, in the statements made by him and in Ins r behalf that his acceptance oLthe crown is prompt ed by a desire to save China from continued years ..r i ; . f j pi ' internecine simc ana revolution, compared With Which the bloodshed and the anarchy of re cent Vars in Mexico would be trifling. The best t foreign "opinion seems to be that a limited, con- , ititutional monarchy is a better form of govern ment for Cbina now than that of a full fledged Republic,' the transition into which from the des potisni of the Manchus is regarded as too distant a: leap to be attempted with safety. Yuan Shih-kai is a believer in self-government and the rigfit of the people to rule, his various mandates touching the offer of the crown being carefully penned to put him on record as accept ing the position over his personal inclinations and because it is the desire of the people, voiced through their representatives. These latest mart dates, the text of which have appeared in The Advertiser, ire self-depreciating, suggesting noth ing of the hand of a Caesar, a Napoleon or a Wil helm. They' are wonderful documents, interesting as part of the history-making in China, but more particularly "for their psychological value to occi dentals seriously trying to find out for themselves how and what the Chinese think. i . Yuan Shih-kai has gone on record in the matter of the rule of the people, the following mandate on the self-government of the metropolitan pre fecture of Peking being among his notable state papers. The tone is that of a father addressing his childrenand it is of interest, in the light of recent developments, that he announced then that "the progress of self-government is related to that of the central administration": "The success or failure of the administration of a l country ,an be judged by the efficiency or otherwise of the administration of local place. It ia aot by mnri rhanoc that the powerful natiom of the east . and weet hair perfect! their systems of administra--tion to aueh an extent that there ia no waste land within their, borders; people do pot appropriate .the thinga they pick up ia the street, that from the metropolis down to the small villages improvement . is effected day by day and that an impression of -' usual public? spirit as well as the joy of life ia Im mediately brought home to the stranger who eaters the territory. Buck results have been only attained through the extensive researches of political m1 ' technical experts and their energy in pushing progress as well as from the fact that both in material and talents they ' have been amply supplied. Ours is aa . extensive territory and naturally many places have not been properly opened up. Inheriting the habits of seclusion and removed from the influence of tlie civilisation of the east and west, -our officials, have . been content ia idleness and our scholars have been competing ia vainglory. Literature and law have been invoked to effect the bondage of the people and the question of the welfare of the people has been neglected. Furthermore, the country has been thrown into confusion since the Reformation (B evo lution of 1911), and the' vitality of the nation has been sapped- to a great extent- It is easier said than done that the administration of the "whole country should be reformed at one.- A mandat haa been issued, fixing the metropolitan prefecture a a special district; and Wang Ta has been appointed to manage the affairs of self-government of the. 'metropolitan prefecture so that the said prefecture might-- become the model for the whole country. Too progress of self-government, however, is related to that rof the eentrajl administration. For five hundred years the districts of the metro politan prefecture have been under the protecting wing of the. capital and the people, therefore, are . rich in the spirit of dependence. To develop local self-government, therefore, it is necessary that the central administration must give assistance and direc tion before the name can be expected to .grow and, extend. Wang Ta has now been appointed governor -of the metropolitan prefecture and a new official sys tem has been fixed in order that he may proceed with his work in a -systematic manner. The aaid governor once stodied in the land of our eastern neighbor and has served successfully as a local official. We as-' sume that he is well informed about the 'protective policy' of the foreign countries. If he can ahow in a systematic manner how officials who leve the people can be carefully selected and patriotic members of the gentry searched out and how, by degrees, educa tion, industry, public roads and works, sanitation, . police and public charity and other philanthropic works can be instituted, I shall not hesitate in giv ing him special power and an abundance of ' funds for the same purpose so long as practical things and not empty words are aimed at. "The ancient says 'not in words does the admin istrator rely, but in the energy and manner in which he goes about his work.' Again 'a hundred things told are not worth the one thing seen.' "I set high hopes on this governor; let him strive." f- : Suffering Abroad IT is more than a coincidence that Americans, with the first touch of winter, should again have their aitention called to the suffering of War victims abroad, says the Indianapolis News.. A despatch from Warsaw conveys a vivid picture1 of the misery in w hich Poland finds itself at the be ginning of the winter. Hot summer months may make sanitation more difficult, but they at least make it easier for a famished people to exist. It is not surprising to learn that Belgium and Po land, as well as parts of France, are confronted with the possibility of famine. Renewed appeals are made to the charity of those who have lightly felt the burdens of war. As the foreign field is surveyed it becomes clearer that this winter, more than any other which has passed within recent times, is to make demands for help. If the weather is imposing new rigors throughout Poland, where food is scarce and shelter difficult to obtain, famine and the lack o( habitations are no less distressing in other areas, Serbia, as reports have indicated, has been brought to a pitiable state of desolation. The British papers show in their advertisements the depth of feeling which charitable organiza tions hold for the Serbians. Appeals are made for Vhe sufferers in Belgium, Poland, Serbia, Arme nia, and even places more remotely situated from active hostilities. Americans, cannot have read the revelations of Armenian persecution without a thrill of sym pathy and horror. Last winter their aid was most ly given to Belgium, and that country would have suffered dreadfully had it not been for their mag nificent response. Possibly the condition of Bel gium is improved, but it is still needy. There is also suffering in Russian Poland, Serbia and Ar menia, llow affairs have gone in Syria the Amer ican press has not been fully informed, though the military despatches intimate that civilians are, as is usual under such circumstances, made to bear the heavy burdens of supporting both themselves and the armies. Baclcma' For. A ustria ": d TV- ' . I a-sra t ir rri rw:vt? r. A 7FTTP ; . uorm inn. fJL" porter of Austria in the present tension be-j tweert tliat nation and jthe United States, which is nt surprising.. . It was the Gazette, which, wherj the V' American press began to openly protest against the actions pf;the war plotters, finally traced in part back to headquarters and von Papefl and Boy-Ed properly bounced, published a warn ing tb',the American press, as follows: j The 'distrust in which we have stepped reaches tor : bar collar, but we will put up with the vile machina-j 1 Mono, of the double-headed brood of the American' press vipers for a little longer; then we will bring the deroisn heel , down upon their venomous heads,' ' Austria is reported to have consulted with Ber lin' before deciding practically to defy the Untt- ef States and justify tfie kilting of American non ' .:.'.. u : a comoaiants, passcngcra on an muucrisivc nncr, Which from the veryfact that it was proceeding to the United States could have been transport ing neither reservists, troops, munitions nor sup pliesVahd the Gazette's announcement of German support '. for Vienna should cause no surprise. j 4 The. German press-has frequently of late pub lished warnings to the United States and it is not likely to suppose that the list of recent disclosures of .German plotting lias improved the Gerpian temper The -Outlook of December 1 callsf at tention to one of the latest of these press notifica tions to Uncle Sam to be careful, quoting; the influential Frankfurter Zeitung, which says ' t " Few events of the war have caused such widespread . or deefT bitterness in Germany aa the attitude of the United States after war was declared. A certain time ' will be required for Germany to recuperate. , It would be a pity ..If this recuperation should, bo disturbed by commercial conflicts resulting from the - present attitude of the United States. .vCvWhen Germany has recovered from the war, 'aha Will undertake a widespread, well-engineered work . of education in ' America as to the relative merits of Qermans and Britons. IS necessary, the mailed fist will also be applied to American aberrations. .'. Meanwhile -Germany will show patience and'eon " alders,tien for certain weak sldea of the American national character. . Approximately $4,000,000 is the sum .which waa .paid out or invested in baseball in this coun try.uthe last year.- This estimate is based on figures in the annual report of Secretary John H. Farrell.of the National Association, combined with-, estimates of ' major league expenses1. The sum , includes $20,000,000 paid out by Organized Ball for players, salaries and operating expenses ; $13,000,000 invested in baseball plants, and $1, 000)00' paid out by' the Federal League for play ers and salaries. , On the Way IT is an excellent sign that today the main argu ment concerning new" road work, is over tM relative merits of the various recognized standard constructions. The day, has gone when those willing to go on record as in favor of cheap, tern-, porary construction are to be heard. , Gone, too, with a' very few exceptions, are the ones whd agonized over the enforcement of the frontage tax, opposition vanishing' as knowledge grew. The time has not yet arrived whenjlonolulans are able to point with pride to any extensively improved streets, but it U rapidly nearing.7 When once the idea really catches on that good roads, decent sidewalks and properly, kept streets mean Improved property values, k more healthful 'town and ultimately lower taxes, all will come with a1 rush, and some day, top, we will have a city government that will boast of the actual economies it is enforcing; a government composed of men big enough to cease truckling to the tax-eating minority. . - .' V . ; It is coming,, and the time is jdst around the corner. ... "' r."' Five years ago on Saturday last the first block of permanent pavement was put in on Fort street, between King and Hotel, and for the first time In fhe history of the city the thousands who trav ersed Fort street daily had the chance to see what a modern pavement looked like. It took nearly four years of steady pounding to get that one block put down, but for five years it has been a constant reminder of th.e fact that good street jwork means money saved. That block cost too much, but even at that it has paid for itself every year since it was laid. A few years ago the city road department had to build cinder crossings at all the down-town street intersections every tinje it rained. , How ever crude that sounds today, , we did it gravely and regularly then and paid for it. Five . years from today we will .be able to look back and re member the time when even so much used a street as Beretania was full Of chuck holes, and it will sound just as foolish as it sounds today to hear of keeping people out of the ankle-deep mud by building black sand street crossings at Fort and King. We're on the way. The Washington administration is now" chew ing on the bitter pill jammed in its teeth by Aus tria, hopefully desirous that it will be less bitter when longer chewed. 1- Honolulu . Wholesale Produce Market ;; Quotations-' ISSUED. BY THB TEKBXtOSXAL Wholesale Only. . KAUZTIKO DXVXSZOX December 16, 113. Vv BUTTES-AND .EGOS Island tub butfer, lb.'. .28 to .SO Egga, select Oasa, doe 65 Egg No. 1, Island, dox .60 Eggs No. t Island, doc SO to .55 Duck eggs dot 40 Beans, string, een lb 06 Beans, string,, wax, lb 07 Beans; lima in tod, lb 03 Beans ify r Beans, Maul- red, ewt 5.00 Beans Calicos ewt .... 4.00 to 4.60 Bens,maU white, ewt 4.50 to 5.00 Beets, doa.. bunches M Carrots, lo buaches .40 Cabbage, ewt 2.50 Corn, swet, 100 ears 2.23 Cora, Haw. small yel., 35.00 to 37.00 Corn, Haw, targe yel. 32.00 to 35.00 POULTRY 4 ' Broilers', 4b. (8 to S lbs.). .JS toJ M Young roosters, lb 30 to .33 Hens, good condition, lb. ..25 te .27 H Turkeys, lb , .40 Ducks, Muscovy, lb 23 to .80 Ducks, Pekin, lb .25 to .30 Ducks, Hawaiian, dot. 6.40 VEGETABLES AND PBODUCE Peanuts, small, lb ....02 te M Peanuts, large, lb , .02 Onions, Bermuda, lb (none) Green peppers, Bell, lb.. .07 to Jfl8 Green Peppers, Chili, lb 0S Potatoes, Isl., Irish, lb .01 potatoes Hweet, ewt 1.00 to 1.25 50 to LOO .15 03 to :05 .08 50 to ,65 . .. .01 Va to .02 Taro, ewt.. Taro, bunch . . . Tomatoes, lb . . Peas, green, lb Cucumbers, doz Pumpkins, lb . 100 Pineapples, ewt. .50 to . .65 to .75 .7 FBUIT Alligator 'pears,- doa. (none in market). Limes, Bananas, bunch, Chinese... 20 to .50 Bananas, bunch, Cooking. ..75 to 1.23 Breadfrwit,' doa 30 to .50 Figs; 100, 90 Urapes, Isabella, lb 09 LIVESTOCK (Beef, cattle and sheep are not bought at live weight. Tbey are taken by the meat companies dressed and paid for by weight dressed). Hogs, 150 lbs and over.. .09 to .10 Hons, up to 150 lbs, !b Watermelons (none in market). Pohas, lb 08 to .1 Papaias, lb 01 H Oranges, 100 1.00 to 1.50 Beef, Veal, V rb lb DBESSED MEATS . . .11 to .18 Mutton, lb .. .12 to .13 Pork, lb HIDES (Wet-salted) 16 Goat, white, each . 15 Sheep, each 16 FEED The following are quotations on feed, f.o.b, Honolulu: Steer, Na. 1, lb.;. Stfcer, No. 8, lb. . Kips, lb Corn, sin. yel.. ton Corn, lsr. yel., ton.-. I'orn, cracked, tou,. IVau, ton ,....;.,..:. Barley, ton Scratch food, to. ... 30.50 to 42.00 30.00 to 40.1)0 40.00 to 42.00 29.50 to 30.00 33.00 to 34.00 42.50 to 43.00 Oats, ton Wheat, ton Middlings, ton . . . Hay, wheat, ton . Hay, alfalfa, ton. Alfalfa meal, ton. , .09 to 10M, .11 to .)a .15 to .17 .10 to JS0 .10 to .20 83.50 to 35.00 40.00 39.00 29.00 to S0.00 26.00 to 27.04 25.00 to 23.50 ARTILLERY OFFICERS RUSSIAN RIDE The Territorial Marketing Division is under supervision of the U. S, Experi ment Station, and is at the service of all eitisens of the Territory. Any produce which farmers may send to the Marketing Division is sold at the best obtainable price. A marketing charge of Ova per cent is made. It is highly desirable that farmers notify the Marketing Division what and bow much produce they have for sale and about when it will be ready to ship. The shipping mark of tus Division is 8. a E. 8. Letter address: Honolulu, P. O. Box 1237. Salesroom, Kwa corner Nuuanu and Queen streets. Telephone 1840. Wireless addresa, TEBMABK. 7 WEEKLY MARKET LETTER By A. T. LONGLET Superintendent Territorial Marketing Division 'December 17, 1915. Island. eggs ro s little more plenti ful than they have been for sometime and the price has dropped 5 cents in the market, , There will be good sale or eggs'. and all kinds of poultry dur ing the Christinas Holidays. Turkeys will probably ' retail at 40 cents a pound, althougn ft ia possible that the small supply sad heavy demand will force th prje up to. 45 ceuts. Mus rovy ducks will retail at 10 cents a pound live" weight, or at 92.50 a pair dressed,' , ' ' Practically aM ' vegetables are high er than nnuat.' Cabbage ia- more plen tiful and a. little cheaper, but sweet eora la selling ft a premium. During the last few days limes have been very scarce, where they were plentiful two weeks ago. Island oran ges are being received in large quantl ties and are meeting a good sale. The price of live hogs is still low'. It is probable that a large numbc-of sucking pigs will be sold during th holidays. lressed meats are bringing the same as last week. Hides are selling at the highest mark this yesr. It is expected that the uew building will be completed and turned oyer ao the Division in time for handling busi. ness on Monday morning. The equip ment for the new building Is not all at hand but conditions for handling Isl and ftroduce will be much better than at any time to date. The plaee will be fitted up with stands, couutsrs, etc., aa soon as possible, Offices of the First Field Artillery yesterday morning took the aanual ob stacle ride required by the War De partment. ' The ride consists of a three mile gallop over nine jumps and eg to be made la leas than, eleven minutes. Three of the jumps are six foot ditches, the remaining six being overground lumps eacfc three feet high, represent ing stone walls, fences and hedges. Thirty four officers, all ' except two who were on sick leave, started. They followed Col. S. D. Sturgis in groups three abreast and. twenty Ave yards apart Colonel Sturgis net a good, uni form gait with his- handsome grey charger, completing the three miles in ten. minutes and twenty two seconds. Ho was closely followed at the finish by the other officers of the regiment. Capt. A. F. Caasel'a mount took a tumble at the second jump. The cap tain was not injured but his horse got away and he was unable to finish the ride. A few minutes later a thorough bred racehorse ridden "ty Lieut. T. C. Martin struck the, same jump while golag at terrific speed and went heels over head. Lieutenant Martin fortu nately was thown clear but had a bad fall and was drairtred from the course r unconscious by Captain Cassel. He was is sen to tne post nospitai, wnere it was found he was badly shaken but had sustained no serious injury. The only other fall was by Lieut Col. J. E. McMshon. whose mount fell at the last ditch and nearly rolled on the colonel. He kept hold of the reins and was soon np, finishing the ride with the other o flies rs well within the prescribed time. - Outside these mishaps the fide was conducted beautifully, the officers keep ing -their distances and taking the hur dles in excellent form. Lieuts. Charles Daly and Herman Erlenkottec, who hnve ji'.st joined the regiment took the ride on strange mounts. The weather haa been so rainy that none of the of ficers have had much opportunity to practise their horse over the jumps. FREE POSTAL DELIVERY IS PROBABLE FOR HIL0 Just as soon as the names' of the streets are designated on sign boards and the bouses are properly numbered', it is supposed a free postal delivery service will be inaugurated In Hllo. The board of supervisors has been working for the free delivery service for some years, and it is expected a start will be made about February 1. An ordi nance will compel householders to dij play numbers on their promisee in sucj a way that the postman will have n trouble in making the deliveries. - LILIUOKALANI PUPILS ! ENJOY CHRISTMAS TREl The small children, eonaistog of th four lower grades of Uliuokslal i school, had a jolly time last Saturday afternoon where they sang and danced round a big Christmas tree. Bant Clous danced in among them, causing much laughter and fun and bringing baskets of candy and applos for all. The oldar children will have their par ty the latter part of January, . CflARTER STEAM ER FOR MAUI EVENTS Angus McPhee Expects 200 "Ho- nolulans To Journey To Big nabc nicct HI l4IIUIUI . ( j .' Angus Mcrnee and F, H. Loeey, who have charge of the big New Year's Day wiki west show and racing program to be held at Kahulul, returned home on. Ur..l .J 1 . m tv i . . .1 - WBrwij lirom . Honolulu. HT1 IBS Maui News of December 18. enthusias ts over th outlook tor Honolulu tup port for tbo bin? ihnw. Tiw mm ait. JsJhatrul fan m A Lr m s it M n a.. sT ia. . V.VBDS.MB in asisa r u g aai I nTTiiim vm A ur IDS rhartAt-i tiff nf whs 1 Mi-lata fl.l m m Kilsuea for a special exenrnion, and aro certain that the vessel will bring up at least 200 sportsmen and others for the H-u - V :1. .. . :li ... V n. VI.. M C" Will ICITB MM O' nolnlu on Friday nighty December 81, at eleven o'clock, arriving at Kahulul early Saturday morning, and will not Ma V. ... .. 1 i e 'clock Sunday night, January 2. Horses Coming Billy Lucas' hcye Harvester, in . 1. At. . . vuiK oi inn veteran trainer jerry t Broderick. is due to arrive from Tlono-' lulu .tomorrow morning. Tom Holl n jrer', string, including Welcome Boy, Seabolt, and HArold D., will arrive, the latter part of nest week. McPhee and Locey report that all 6f these bones have been in steady training for soma time, and are in fine shape, and their owners confident of their ability to carry off the honors. Poavlbly the most interest Of the Honolulu sportsmen cen ters in the free-for-all, in which Wjl coma Rnv. and Vf (Phw ),,.-- T i.. . ervo will b- the star actors; and in the two-fifteen event ia which Harold D. will again meet his old rival, Msut Boy. It is also said that there will be a new horse from Honolulu appear In thia race. Wild Watt Events ; Everything points to the most excit ing list of cowboy and broncho busting events ever held in the Territory. For the roping contests, Supervisor Dsve Fleming haa promised to co-operate to the extent of having rounded up twenty-five or thirty wild cattle fsoni the inuuuvmins caeK or iionoiua. tdpm ani mals have scarcely seen human bMugs, and are just about as wild aa cattld can be. Eben Low, the Oahu champion one armed ropn, is reported to be busy getting his hand in against V' ecmiug tussle with Angus McPhee, the Mul one-armed wonder with the lariat These two will try their prowess on Fleming's wild cattle. It is reported that three will be quite a number of expert cattle punchers from Oahu ac company Low on his visit of eonqueut finalmioIn, GREAT KOOLAU The delayed final blast, which will open the Koolau tunnel, will be fired tomorrow morning by Jorgen. Jorgon sen, the contracting engineer, under whom the greater part of the tunnel ling in the big project has been done. The final blast will be witnessed by ft number of the directors of the interest ed cor; orations, and the party wilt make the trip through the mountains by the new subterranean- passageway. They will enter at thv north portal, on the Waiahole side, and emerged on the Honolulu side of the range. - ) NANCE Prospective Buyer Must Prove Specific Reason For Weapon ' County Attorney W. H. Beers of Ha waii hat drafted a new firearms ordi nance which is pending before the sup ervisors. It rails for the issuing of a gun permit by the sheriff of the county before any revolver, gun or pistol can be purchased by anyone at a store or Otjier jduee. The would-be purchaser has to visit the sheriffs office first and prove that he has a legitimate reason for purchas ing a gun. If be be granted a permit he can then proceed to buy the v.eapon. Storekeepers apd others will be prose cuted if they sell a gun to anyone who has not a permit from the sheriff. Per mits, according to the ordinance, will cost five dollars, although the county attorney favor a two dollar fee. It haa been suggested that it would be a good scheme to call in all gun owners, as was done with the automo bile drivers, and . confiscate all the weapons for which pqrmit have not been issued in the past, of course tak ing into consideration the fact thut all the owners who are recognized as hav ing a right to have guns be given ft chance to at once obtain permits. " . rrr' I TAk'CC CTlun im v - mnuw uiniiu lit rii6 RAPID TRANSIT CASE W: ! .'V CatteJI, the-' Coast exper miighi here from San Francisco to if-stify rr the respondent company aa t' rutlr iad values and depreciations. iok the stand yesterday afternoon in tii trisl of the injunction suit of the Ttr It iry against the Honolulu Rapid T; i"it ft Land Company, which had itx iyry-thlrd session yesterday in if x.'gft !-tuart' court. The testimony yh-n fsr by Mr. "attell is one uii?ly jf figures. The trial will be mih at tea o'clock this morning. It it tiot expected that the ease will .ivui.u i end for several weeks to ri'iii.