The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-03-30
Gazotte's wailuku Letter.

EDITOR GAZETTE Fred. w. Mills, the Ventri-
LOCUST played at Walluku TO crowded houses, and
all felt satisfied with the entertainments, which
cannot be said of some of those given by late
performers Some of his local hits were very good
and much appreciated, except perhaps by the par
tics hit, but all were taken in good part. Mr..
Mills was TO play at Paia on Saturday, aud will
do again during the present week. The out
look for large houses good the train is to
Rumor says a large pool of water has formed
near the cocoanut grove at Lahalna IN some
miraculous manner that the inhabitants cannot
account for, certainly II Is nothing superficial and
may have volcanic origin. 1t is quite deep and is
very good water.
Some of our plantations are advancing rates Of
wages of laborers to the disgust of others who feel
that at the present low prices of sugar increase
of expenses Is not warranted
An itinerant repairer of sewing machines here
is the cause Of much resentment by natives as he
appears 10 impose on their unsophisticatedness.
Several suspicious characters are tramping the
country and as IL is feared they spying out the
lay of the land, the qifi rice for develop
ments Probably Honolulu has been worked sui
ticiently for the time. The sale of revolvers is
improving.
The Advertiser is quite wrong in all its state
ment of the late opium seizure at Makena. II was
carried by a native whose wife was relative of a
member of a Chinese firm in Waikiki. He ad-
mitted it was his first unsuccessful trip in three
and that it was the largest quantity he had been
allowed 10 carry. Suspicion was aroused by his
being seen frequently in company with suspected
panied him to the steamers and drove in hacks
with him IN the metropolis The Judge fined him
$751; and five hours imprisonment. His principal
paid the fine for him. Opium is worth $50 per TIN
on Maui, sale slow. ....aF @
Fine showers lately have refreshed the face Of
the land, probably precursors of the expected
equinoctial gale.
A policeman of Waikiki named Simeona was
sent on horse back to the hills TO see if the Like
Tie was in sight. While in position he noticed q
Chinaman in one of the valleys, walking along
who, observing the policeman, changed his direo-
ton. Simeona then rode to another hill thinking
10 get better view Of the steamer and saw the
celestial running. Presumng the Chlnaman was
guilty of something he chased him and drove him
before him towards Waikiki. Ihe Chlnaman
cursed him and threatened to sue him for damages
When they arrived near the canehelds the CHINESE
made break for cover bat the policeman caught
him getting through the fence and felt two hat
hard substances which appeared like and proved
TO be tins of opium. They fell together into the
ditch, the Chinaman on top who struck the police
man. Still Simeona got the best of his prisoner
and dove him up TO goal. The Judge fined Mr..
ChinRman 500 and Imprisonment Mr.. Slmeona
was rewarded for the capture by getting half OF
the fine.
Two policemen sleeping together in room III
Mailuku on awakening in the morning found
that the pants of one and the contents, amounting
to Sll-had been flched during the night The
dpor was locked and had not been opened. They
Presume that some Chinese who occupied the
aoloininG room had reached over the partition and
Liteu the useful garment and contents. II Is
unnecessary to say. the Chinese decamped. What
enfontery! TO rob policeman WAILUKU.