The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-24
kiL0 NEWS.
a Fciiticui 1rertshx. Other aiatIeTS
OF Interest,

OF Interest,
tFrom the Hi}o Record, Oct. l5.) }
On Thursday evening last in an
swer to call requesting the Noble
electors of this district to meet, for
the purpose of appointing "cen-
tral committee on elections for
this Island. few Of those living in
the town assembled at the Court
house, and on motion the meeting
was adjourned to Saturday evening,
in order to get fuller attendance.
On Saturday evening, the meeting
was called 10 order by Mr.. Tucker,
chairman. The object for which
the meeting was called was fully
stated by Mr.. u. IL. Hitchcock, and
on melton the following named gen
tlemen-Messrs. Goedale, Richard
son and ID. Ii. iIitChcock-were ap-
pointed as the "Hawaii Central
Committee" for the purpose of TAX
ing all necessary steps looking TO n
| grand central convention for the
purpose of making Noble
ticket for this Island They were
also asked to prepare and furnish
to this meeting, at its next meeting,
"platform" for the proposed cen
tral convention. The meeting then
| adjourned to one week from Satur-
day evening. We hope that q full
house will then be in attendance, to
discuss the proposed platform. Thus
Hawaii has takeh the initiatory steps
as to the coming elections. But our
districts are so widely separated,
that we should take time to do our
work in, and not commence so late
we cannot do it thoroughly.
From a conversation held with
Father Bonaventura few days
since we learn that the Roman
Catholic Mission have taken up the
business of trying to get natives to
go into coffee raising, on the fine
land of Waikahiula in Puma belong
ing to the mission. The land is
furnished, also plants, each family
settling there agreeing to plant two
acres in coffee the first year. About
twenty families are going into it,
which will mean forty acres planted
in coffee in the next year and more
each succeeding year. Those rails
ing the coffee take 20-21sts of the
crop and the remainder goes to the
mission. This is the right way to
90 about it, and we wish that one
hundred families would go into it
instead of twenty. We are in hopes
that the next Legislature will do
something to encourage small coffee
growers. Remit all taxes on land
planted in coffee and on the value
of the coffee itself for four or five
years. Or else pay small bounty
on every one hundred pounds put
into the market. This industry
needs fostering, and our Legislature
must do it.
We understand that Mr.. Luce, the
Deputy Sheriff, has resigned his
position and will 60 on to the Pepee-
keo plantation to work.
A large gang of prisoners started
for the new Jail, erected near the
llth mile station on the Volcano
road, early this forenoon. The build,
ing will accommodate about so men,
This working of the prisoners or
the public roads is just what ought
TO be done with them. The public
have been at the expense of trying
them for their misdeeds, and the
general public ought to be benefited
by their labor.
On Tuesday evening of last weel
the Hilo Social was held at th'
Parsonage, being the first held ther'
sipce Mrs Bakers return from tn,
=. Coast, and the eveEing passeC
! pleasantly with music, reading, an,
! social chat, Later on the youn!
j misses of the company made them
selves extremely agreeable Will
passing around the refreshments
q Not long after the company dis
: persed, we'll satisfied with pleasan
u evening passed in this manner.
q The Baldwin survey party left thi
u morning for the purpose of putin
+ up 'trig," station on Kulani hill
! back of the Volcano; from whic
the work OF the trigonometrical SUI
c vey in the District of Puma may b
= gone on with.
: We understand that the bmldin
now in process of erection on tn
: vacant lot makai of Front street
near the foundry, is put sp us
2 Buddhist temple for the Japanes
d here. Thus the Eastern religion
), seek to build themselves up in tn
o midst of Western civilization. w
u hope that this temple will not hay
i as inglorious close as did the Oh
! nese joss house standing not f6
away.