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Show JAPS SENTENCED 1NJI0N0LULU Honolulu, March 16. Judge Robertson Robert-son of the circuit court yesterday sentenced sen-tenced twenty three Japanese, cajw lured by the United States revenue cutter Thetis in the act of killing birds on the Islands within the bird reserves, to twenty-four 'hours' Imprisonment. Impris-onment. Judge Robertson stated that he im-josed im-josed only the minimum penalty because be-cause he. was satisfied that the Japan-eno-wcre. but Ignorant tnols o: ott ers who had engaged them. United Slates Attorney Robert W. Brackens stated that he would endeavor en-deavor to prosecute those "higher tip" who profited by the operations of the Japanese coolies in killing off the birds for commercial purposes. I |