The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-17
Island Notes.

KAPPA, kauai.
On Monday, March 9Th. a native had his LEI
broken in two places by the falling of = horse
which he was riding very fast near the Kapaa mill
The animal also had one leg broken by the fall
and with the owners consent. Nj. Potter shot j
afterwards. The injured man Is under the care q
Or. Walters, and Is getting along nicely.
NJ Harris, chief engineer NJ healia mill, had hi
foot sc,ldcd badly and is OF duty for the present
M. Ahhvnger, second assistant engineer. nils TIT
place of Mr.. Harris temporarily.
Mr.. }. B.. Grant. the cnterprising p]roprieto
OF the store at hapaa, has just made a large add
tou 10 his store TO MAKE room for his very com
plete stock Of splendid new goods. There has been
very heavy rains Of late in Kauai.
KEALIA. kauai.
The wire ropeway on the Kealia plantation il
about to he extended in several different directions
and arrangements have been made for having port
able sections 70 work in connection with the main
line. The iron baskets formerly in Use have been
abandoned and rope slIuSs take their place, thus
relieving the structure OF Is tons of unnecessary
dead weight. Colonel S~palding is of opinion tina
Hallidies endless wire ropeway viii become indis
pensable for the transportation of cane where hum-
ing IS not practicable, II having proved to he the
cheapest and most expeditions plan OF getting cane
to tEe mill.
WAILUKU.
After a few days fine weather. the wind has
vecred around to the south again, accompanied by
showers. The Road Supervisor is doing good
worn the roads are being covered with a thick
layer uf sand which, working in with the earth,
ought to give us good roads.
We find the Gazetts's AuSean stable of Maui 8"
business getting ather mon0tonous. VIII not the
venerable Exponent Independent" gentle
man, &c, give Us something new, or give us 4
rest" which would Toe still better.
Yesterday, a large boiler was being conveyed
from the depot to Waihee plantation on arriving
Just below the Catholic Mission the axle gave wav.
and a crash was the result. Fortunately no one
was hurt, though a Portuguese had a narrow
escape. The road is blocked up, but a strong
gang of men are at work, and hope to get the heavy
mass underway this afternoon.
Bachelors old bakery, on Market street, has
been leased by a japanese, who intends running
opposition to our Portuguese baker. Anton Borba ::
but it will be hard for him to turn out better bread
than that baked by our old friend Anton.
March 10.
PAHALA, HAWAII.
Heavy showers nave been the order of the dav.
(and in fact of the night tool, during the past two
weeks. The Hawaiian Agricultural Co.'S Mill is
in full blast and turning out on all average Is tons
of sugar per day.
There is a good road in course of construction
from Goodale's gulch to Wallis gulch, about 24s
1t is 4 pleasure to pay road tax when you
get good roads in return. and under the super
vision of c. n. Arnold, Il. $. in chief, and the exc
cution of the work by Mr.. Field, it will not be
& Jordan am a havee road to travel as heretofore.
HAMAKUA, HAWAII.
Returning to the Hamakua district after a few
weeks absence, | send you what news there is of
recent occurrences.
Great anxiety was felt at Honokaa for some time
during the Suez scare, - owing to the fact that
Kidd, engineer to the Honokaa Sugar Com
va Oi tAi iAh LSohACl u us hllS anu
amily. This anxiety was the more intense because
Mr.. Kidd is closely connected to the well-known
and much respected planter Joe Marsden. The
troubles Of this unfortunate family were not ended
on their arrival in Honolulu. for tho Iikelike was
unable to land them at Kawaihae, and they had
the pleasure OF going to Hilo and back, twice pass
ing their destination in the steamer.
Mr.. Baldwin, the Chief Inspector of Schools, has
paid q visit to the district and, it is hoped will
urge upon the powers that be the very great desira-
bility and necessity for building a foreign school at
once.
Rain A.. Rain Rain has been the cry for weeks.
at night and frequently during the day until
week the roads consequently have been i'll a
ovely state, no money having been spent III repair
ng them for upwards of two years although the
rates for that period have been regularly paid.
Several of the leading residents in the district
paid Honolulu a visit at the time of the Corona
lion, and returned after a pleasant visit duly i'm
pressed with the m Of the Coronation cere-
mony. q ceremony which few residents in this
iingdoIn have ever seen or ever may have the
again the opportunity of seeing. The only draw
to the success of the whole weeks gaieties was
by all to have been the perfect delu8e of
ain.
The Chinese New Year came and went quietly.
4 few days holidays, Il general look of pleasure on
he smiling and bland face of the Cinnamon, a few
and 4 little liquor-bUt not to excess.
\ general tone of good feeling towards every
body seemed to take possession of this quiet, hard
working and inoffensive people.
Mr.. J. Il. Mills, on his visit to Honolulu, as a
delegate to the Coronation, took the opportunity
If adding largely to his stock of goods which now
III liSNt' dif bALiIiS II LlC bl7lLACl- MS ioI ana
hat of Mr.. Holmes, at both Of which one can
obtain anything necessary for human comfort, are
credit to the district.
Some Of the mills along the coast have been I'M
ible, owing to strong winds and heavy seas 10 ship
heir sugar to Honolulu. The Likelike, which left
lilo carly on Thursday morning last to take in
ugar at Paauhau, was unable to land there and
anne on to Honokda, landing two passengers and
hiding the little schooner kauikeaOuli lying quiet
Y at anchor and discharSing freight. This quick
ailing little schooner makes her two or three trips
month. ALWAYS lTInV1nW a fUl CARGO and t9kln0
generally from 1900 to $500 bags Of sugar on her
eturn trip. This IS the second time lately the
-ikelike has passed early in the day each time
eceiving Il salute from the Honokaa mill whistle
nd returning it from her own
The Honokaa Mill has been busy grinding cane
or nearly two months, and Will probably continue
During the recent fine weather it has been turn
ng ont, SO / am told, something like ten tons per
lay at a very good average per claritier. Would
hat l had some shares in the Honokaa Sugar
company.
Hilo, March 8th, 1888.
We have fine growing weather-sunshine and
enough and warm sunshine to
make splendid crops of cane. The planters
ppear encouraged and smiling over future pros
On the 2d inst, the marrying Of Mr.. John
}oninberg and Miss Emma Reiuhardt, called
orth all the youth and beauty of HiIo, with a
prlnkiing Of the ancient and venerable. After
he ceremony, there was feasting, rejoicing and
ancing, and the young couple were blessed
the congratulations of friends.
\ native IN rough sport with a Cinnamon at
)okala, n few days ago, fell with a knife in his
.and and made a flesh cut on the arm, severing
II artery. Through ignorance and the want Of
MEDICAL attendance, the arm mortified and the
IAN died. No physician i'll Laupahoehoe more
carer than Hilo or HOnOkaa. DR.. Greenfield
sent for, but arrived too late to save the
lan, or the attendant did not carry out his
He is a good surgeon, and if he
ad been on the ground in time, he would have
aved the natives life.
The Likelike stops but such a short time in
that we have not time to answer CORE
pondeuts. The mail opened at midday, the
teamer sails at > p. m. Rather short allowance
T time for the Hilo folks.
In connection with the above we would say
Dr.. kimball resides at LaupahOehoe, but,
the time Of the accident referred to he was in
lilo looking alters lepers. He reports, under
of March 9TH, as having found seven con-
cases, "some of whom ought to have
cen sent away years ago. The general health
f the people, he says, is very good.-Editor
:. c. \.
ACCORDING to the census OF horses in Paris,
Jade in 1880, there were II, SSl proprietors, and
!. 129 horses. The census of carriages was last
.ola in 1873 when there vera 10 $50 proYria