The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-07
Island Notes



Ma EDToE.-I know tnat you are ever
sHxIou- To- get from the outer districts. aud
so p~u Won a line or two. that you may know
what w. bsy- been dJiu.s aud intend to do III the
near future To begin with, will say that ous
crops look GENERALLY promising. rain having.
fallen copioasIy during the last week. The
ies,iiu,, feature, however Of the week, has been
the reception Of the Commissioners from the
American Government to this Kingdom to in
g--rIsate the frauds said to exist with regard to
the importation Of sugars from China and their
transportation 10 the American continent, in
direct violation of the treaty now existing The
gentlemen composing the Commission consist of
Cr-n.ral O.. /. Spauldiug, Hon. A. +. Tingle and
JnO. L. SearIes. These gentlemen came up on
the steamer Likelike, and proceeded straight to
HiIo. where, after interviewing the various mill
owners aud planter Of the Hilo District, and
s-eiua, tia yyDudrOus sights Of our incompatible
volcano, KGlau-a. returned 10 Mahukou on Fri
day evening, there to find awaiting them an in
yitatiOu from the mill owners and planters of
this district 20 attend a collation. or luncheon
given by the members Of the KOhala Club and
others The train arrived at the Hawi station
about A. II. oE Friday today, bringing the
gentlemen comprising the Commission, Messrs.
T.. F. Adams aud J. o. Carter, Esq. They were
tlru quickly conveyed by fast teaTa, kindly
prOfferri by Our estia able tOwnsman ID. j.
Wight, 20 the Hawi mill (R. r. Hind's). They
duly interviewed the owner, and then proceeded
10 tue Union Mil Cos, where they were
c-iyed with the PrOverbill kindness Of the mana
ger, Jas. RentoH, Esq. After duly examining
his works and making notes from items of
PenseS which he submitted, they Proceeded to the
Star mill, where they were met by the manager
+. K. Ewart. who, after showing them over the
mill works, gave them .sIl information as asked.
They then drove to the KDhllI Sugar Co.'S plan
tatiou, lIr. Chaplin utirt ,zr. They were
favored by him with many ,tiGable statistics,
aud left feeling much convinced that the mill
owners aud planters Of this island Kingdom
- ere "a more honest set Of men than they were
(ryss, uabIyl supposed to lind IN such an out-of-
the-yssty place 80 tw.lii Hei,' and now they
prOcerdrd to the .. KDhaia Club" There they
were met by every planter IL the district, except
Dr. Ti-.lale and Hon. G.. +. Hart Twenty-seven
sat down To- luncheon at ! p. IL, aud everyone
present either planter u mill-Owner.
The repast ] need not tell you (fOr only
too prOverbial Tor clteringJ, was all that the
most aesthetic taste c1ujd desire. Covers were
laid for several NOR than those who pres
sat. d.. !. Wight very kindly acted Chair
Iuuu, aud ia proposing the health Of the Com
Igis-iuuer- he very ably Iwet on the matter
which We ar, accused Jf-frtud. He fully stated
amt -lIi that, being the oldest resident here
CtLirty years standing, he had never heard that
u -iu-lr barrel ui sugar had LETT these ports other
than OF Hawaiian manufacture, and that 1t
impossible for any foreign sugars To come into
this country. Moreover, there was objec; III
exporting such foreign product. General o. L.
SpJuldIug. IN replying, stated, IN his peculiarly
AuIerI-,.u -tyI- tuOt uumixed with anecdOteJ,
that L, had never been present on more happy
occasion. He most sincerely thaHke the gentle
men IT kOhltlt TOO the very generous reception
given 10 them, thr gentlemen comprising the
Commission, and Sad ia continuance Of his re-
marks that he fuII-i To- see why he should be
called upon to reply, fos the reason that he was
depUtrd tG act for nobody Ia particular, while
hi a-sOcIutes represented tLe refining expert
interest IN account current About P. NJ. the
members lett inspect the mills Of DR. Tisdale
and Judge Hart. to return to MakukOna and he
the guests of Mr.. Wight, manager Of the Hawai-
ian r. X Co.. while oar Hawaiian representa- =
tivrs, M--srs. Adams and Carter, Will spend the
eveTing with ID. Il. Vida, Esq.
Weather continues rather dry for planters. In
former letter III your paper l notice that our
worthy towusmau l. d. Roberts IL accused Of
want OF pluck III SelZlug a rODDer. FROM the
facts To hand l am confident that he does not
lack moral courage, and would have speedily
taken the fellow up had he known at the time he
came upon him that he attempting an en-
trance to his store. So 1 say always, fair play.
HAMAKUA HAWAII.
Mr. Sylvia, the photographer, has been IN Ho-
uOkaa for the last two weeks, and Is doing we'll.
Considering the disadvantages under which he
has to work, he takes very good pictures.
The Honokaa mill resumed grinding last We'd
nesday, and things consequently little more
lively.
Tue PIauhau mill has shut down for month,
IN order To finish planting aud complete the y
rramway. This mill viii grind all the year, -
they expect TO take OF , 600 tons this crop.
Their coming crops look remarkably we'll, and
reflect great credit the manager, Mr.. Paul
Jarrett
There were three marriages celebrated here
last Sunday and understand there are several
more in contemplation.
The weather for the past week has been uHus-
I uaIIy fine. with good rains almost every night.
Messrs. tIdvin, Schuster and Nichols paid
visit To this place last Sunday, and We Learn
from Oae Of these gentlemen that they have
found sufficient water for ildming and other Pur
pose to carry some twenty miles through tins
district.