Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-30


literally beaten beck. This occurred but n few
days after reported attack by Chinese On tbs
lunaa at Iahnlona on the railroad. What hfe 40
coming tor
Tus following regarding the Lava no~ Ia nm 81.
tract from private tettafi We started from fioAt
5ra, ou tho tth inst. 10 visit the flow on hotsr.
back OR party consis, Of four ladies and four
gentlemen. II ralned all u tho way 10 the end ~
the Gow. n distance ~ three miles when uo
reached II we tied our horses and proceeded 10
walk up the stream. We found place Nhsre tho
lava was cool enough 10 allow Ms Ia walk upon y,
bnt through the craYioaa We could see The under.
lying IRE. I was frightened but the others disnot
Stem 10 mind u, and we vent On. We became 10
fascinated wo did not notice IL whs Rfoxine darn.
After w had vnIked u mile ard reached place
where the flow was nearly hnlffne In width. I,
became very dark, and when ne turned 30 go back
20 our horses, va discovered that vs were lost.
just Try 20 imagine The scene surrounded on oil
aides by burning streams u fire alfnos, siiGed ~
tho fumes ~ sulphur ~ bot under foot inst 20
had 10 keep moving our fee. continually and
every little while We we're treated ~ shower
" rain, which, falling the hot lava, eaused
such clonda of a,enm ~ arisa that Ne .ould no,
see n step In front ~ MS, and we're obliged to 70
main In ons place TIL the shower was over. OF
slowly and cautiously, trying to find our uhy nut,
which We did moi do until about ~ o'elook. Wa
had 20 ride back over n dreaJfuy muddy road
not road either, only trail We hhd not dry
thread on ms when We reached town, bpt We had
seen sigh, as wonderful as any In The world, snd
felt SIMPLY iepaid for the temporary digcornfofts
mud fatigue II the trip"
FmDlY July 22d-Kohala has had n trea. we'll
TnpJish School ut tho Hawaiian church Tho
pupils, the boys In particular, showed good drill
Ing. The Rapid Calculation IA mental srsr-
ose IN arithmetic by tho first class was astonisb.
ing, and would, in feet, be incredible TO one ~ho
had not actually econ II. The principal gave out
exercises evolved the spur Of the moment,
going through sometimes dozen more opera
tiong as fast ma he could speak, with numbers 81
one, tso and three figures including even such
operations ms squaring or taking the square root
md the moment he struck ont his hand for the
answer IL would be shouted by the clnss II in
giving ont the erercses he made siip or gave mn
operation which couid not be performed, IL was
instantly detected and n dozen voices would stop
him and tell where the fault WAS. instantaneous
thought AlrnoBt beyond belief Tho finale dumb
bell exercise 10 the tune Of Yankee Doodle vas
gpendidly done and called upon 10 be repeated. Mr..
Dyer now called upon the stage his first class,
fine looking set Of about eighteen boys, whom he
wishes 81 send to Hilo the coming year, for whom
and for the schools in general he wished 10 say
few words 10 the English speaking audience, and
10 whom he addressed few words of advice and
encouragement. Those boys with the start they
have had in this school, ought, whsn they leave
| th. halls Of learning to be Mr. Dyer then
| made the statement that during the past ten
months, thero had been text books sold in this
district and cash received therefor 10 the value
Of s32535. The charge Of tuition for pupils in
this school is $500 per year, and all with tho
| exception Of 500 had been collected 10 tho
amount Of sGJl.EO. This looking after the buttons
and collecting them, he regarded az having Fl
| great influence In the life Of the school and its
| popularity. The number Of pupils during the year
had been 100. The present number was 15s. The
object and aim Of this school to prepare boys
and girls for and push them to higher schools.
Remarks then made by Mr.. u. Kaai, Hr w.
White, and Rev. Il. Bond. The exhibition Of this
school like those of the past week. was upon
platform the height Of the back Of the seats, ant
extending nearly across the width Of the church
the platform being about 32 feet by II.