Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-25
The Oiher Islands.


Copious showers to steady rains have lately
prcvaicd'along the Ililo coast.
kohaa has had copious rains so far this
month, and the young cane is growing apace.
Fine showers have brought recent comfort
10 most Of the planters on the windward coast
Of Maui.
The Ililo tax assessor has Of late been wan
dcring along the llo roads with soft voice,
honeyed words and winning smile; and one
wonders what is behind it all. Perhaps the
coplplexi,y Of the new tax law has dazed him.
IIilo has two Chinese restaurants Napkins
have lately been introduced at the best one,
and are clean. The proprietors are Anam &.
Abat. Everything is served in home style.
The English church in Puehuehu is progress
ing, and kohnla is possessed of seven church
cdifces in line Of rs many miles. The old
Catholic and the more recent one, the Portu-
gucse, also Catholic; the Chinese, the Foreign,
the Hawaiian and the English.
The new mill OF the Laupahoehoe Sugar
Company is fast approaching completion, the
first steam trial Of the various engines, pumps
etc, having been made on the evening of the
Sth instant, and the first deep-toned steam
whistle greeting the passing steamer on the
following morning. Everything was eminently
satisfactory; unusually SO indeed. Grinding in
real earnest will not begin for couple of
months yet.
Since the new manager, Mr. j. f. Jordan
took charge OF the Volcano House, kilauea
prices have been reduced. A person of mod
crate means can now visit the world renowned
crater, and not feel that his or her purse had
bccn-grcatly taxed; yet prices were not too
high under the former management, consider
ing the great scenc-thc largest and ever active
crater in the universe.
"IIilo and Hawaii were delighted to learn
OF the quick trip Of the new steamer Mariposa
Frequent mails are very acceptable. The
owners deserve great praise and thanks for
their goahcadaiivcnesS. Excelsior seems to
be the motto Of the firm. llilo people appre.
ciate the kindness Of Spreckcls Co. in send
Ing them regular vessel with very obliging
captain; the vessel having superior accomoda-
tons aud each time leaves with n full compile
meni OF passengers, and good sized freight, :"
says the regular lilo correspondent.
A Kohala correspondent, sends the following
extract from lIarper's Weekly for July al,
1883, the italics being his own; The cultiva.
ton of the sugar-cane in Louisiana gives re-
nlan,e, ,o,, no.. ~ oI',S;,, 60, ~ t", .
TlD.l,, hn, M ,.o, M ~, e,, r ~, Iii LII
MANFRED eli cons;Js,ed ~ go, .si' ' ~" VIZ
Germany. while f,oyUf, and t,oSp;y. S,e h,p, =,
me are is result commonly obtained in
Louisiana, with no other manure than young
bean stalks worked into the soil"
Rev. f. p Baker. Of JIiIo occp,,;ed ,hroo
,ye.ks Of tho mas, month l., ,,o;no ,,,,,,,l ~
Island ~ U,,.,ii ON bo,.afa,le ~, -,
t,vo NIGHTS AMI rn,. da, ~, H., - - spe,'
NJ, Jeran ,h na, 80, w L., ',o ;,S:'
t;.. lie Ven, ~ Kan g., I s @
NJ, ami Mr. ( 7 Co.., and NJ, ' ~
Arnold lef, lilo ON tbs r,,h ;ns,an, 70 ,,,.i.
the same TOM only ,his lac, no,,y an ,h'.
reverse way noine rs NJ, Raj, M ~, sas, ~
south and wesl III. hal ! deI;"h,oJ ~, 7,
vas grand way ,a rec,,n.,,,e '"' "'P' ~
NAIVE churches are evidently at discount
along the wlndMard coast Of Hawaii, One re.
,aas ~ hen Pi '',e's ''e u's ~ ana
,n,al ,,,sct m, Iii s'a.s y. P'.t''' y,
,oIuable be;n, ~ use car ,,l,,',s,i,, a,s SUI
The once la,s, and rea,I,s na,i,' r"'Pu,es'
lions have dwindled To no,h;na 80, s -,
death. removal. and the enemy ,h,, sn,,,,,,
tares by NIGHT. On the other hand n, yo,ioua
places. moves have been made ,o ,,ec, s,;,
able churches for the accommoda,;on ~ H.,
rapidk increasing por,up,e,c nonnla,;on an',
The CROWN. clad padre may IN. lrramen,ly n,,,,
in his pastoral ioumevs.
.,r, 49,,
:" The Press evidently didn't see the poin,
Of one OF my last nieuogatories BY the
change OF worl IN two places which clearly
was no error OF the type seiter--the editor en-
.ire'y changed The sense as well as the point Of
1t. he point Is this, common expression
seen N the papers Is, shockol earthquake,
whieh may he allowable IN certain cases, hut
doubl whe.her, as rule, II is any more cor,
rev man 1t would he to say "a stroke Of
blow, OF "A jerk OF shake, may he