The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
Island Notes.
HAWAII.

On Monday, the nth December. a woman named
hamaka, residing at Kiilae, South Kona, gave birth
to a child which proves to be a strange freak of ma
ture. The mouth resembles that Of q shark the
eyes and fingers, those of a lizard, and the body
and feet, those of a natural born child. The Ha-
waiian correspondent Of the Elele PodkoIu is the
authority for this item
The Honokaa Mill has shut down till the begin
ming of the New Year, after getting some splendid
returns for the last crops-the average number Of
pounds OF sugar per clarifer being, it is stated,
considerably over 1000, and said to be the largest
returns from any plantation in the Kingdom.
The weather has been fine and warm with light
showers at night the coming crops are in splendid
condition, and there is every prospect Of future
returns being equal to if not larger than those
just mentioned.
The bnoys at the Honokaa landing have all been
replaced, and the Heauikeaouli arrived there yes
terday morning. This cable landing is made great
use of, not only by residents at Honokaa, but by
planters and Others living many miles away. as
they can be certain of goods being landed here
when it is impossible to do so elsewhere.
A most cowardly act was perpetrated some days
ago by some thing zone cannot say mani in stab
bling the neck q valuable mule belonging to Mr..
II. NJ. Overend. Whatever motive, if any, for spite
there may have been, such a mean, unmanly act is
most detestable.
Typhoid fever has made its appearance among
the Portuguese children at Honokaa. Several Of
them were i'll for a few days, and carefully attended
to by Mr.. Richard in the absence OF the doctor,
who has pronounced the fever to be typhoid in a
mild form. Every precautiOn has been taken TO
prevent the sickness from spreading, all the cot
tages are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and
an abundant supply of highly favored disin-
fectants is distributed everywhere. This sickness
suggests two things. First the cause, second the
remedy: The cause may be easily traced to the
naturally uncleanly habits of the Portuguese, who
will not, with few exceptions, keep their premises
clean. With regard to the remedy one naturally
thinks, in the absence of local Government hospi-
tails, of the desirability of a building being set
apart on each plantation for hospital purposes in
case OF any sudden outbreak of sickness. Could
not an arrangement be made between the Govern
ment and the planters for the erection Of such a
suitable building on a small scale, and the engage
ment of one person to attend to patients. II
planters found the building, might not the Govern
ment find an attendant, to act under the local
doctor, whose services could be utilized in other
ways when not engaged in nursing the sick ? In
the present case the Portuguese children REQUIRE
nourishing food frequently, and in small quanti-
ties the parents themselves are incompetent in
many ways to provide such necessaries, or to ad-
minister to the requirements of the inYalids and
were 1t not Tor the prompt action taken by the
for such immediate necessities, the poor little
sufferers would have Jared badly.
i. KoHALA.
Nine-tenths of the heavy taxpayers of the dis
trict have been before the Appeal Board during
the past week, and in most every instance have
had their taxes reduced to where they should be.
The Assessor has shown himself not only incapable
Of performing the duties of his Office, but seems 10
have as little sense when before the Appeal Board
as in his assessing.
Reformation is said to have taken place at
Holowa, and instead of festivity, praying is in
dulged in.
Splendid rain, and the cane fairly laughs. IL
never promised better at this season of the year.
The young men of our district have formed a
club, to be known as the Kohala Social Club, for
the purpose OF giving select entertainments and
encouraging asgood time. DR.. Thompson was
elected president, Mr.. Brodie vice-president, Mr..
Filder treasurer, and Mr.. Kempster secretary.
Several important committees were appointed, and
everything looks as though they meant business.
Go ahead boys, and the district will stand by you.
Last week Mrs. Hind and Mrs. Bond, whilst
driving were thrown from fhair ~ rri oa IN o0oea |
quence of colliding with a heavy team. Mrs. Hind
was considerably bruised and Mrs. Bond quite
seriously hurt, though probably not dangerously
so.
DR.. Thompson says the Board of Health is in
earnest as to buildings a hospital here. 1t is a
move that should have been made before. We
don't need one badly all the time, but when we
do need it we see the value of such an institution.