The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-24
HILO NEWS LETTER.

sketched-EIectric Light at Waia-
kea, Etc.
There have been two meetings at H1lo
to arrange about the appointment OF !
delegates from the various districts In
this Island of Hawaii. At the first
meeting committee was appointed 10
draw up a platform and report at next
meeting, which was done on Saturday
evening 10Th inst. The meeting was
we'll attended and platform was READ
and each section was acted on. Inc
platform is as follows:
l. Expresses confidence In Ministry.
2. Recommends liberal appropriations
for certain objects.
8. That the pay of public officials
should be commensurate with their
duties.
T. Recommends constitutional action |
as regards Chinese immigration, and
recommends their coming here on GER
tain conditions.
5. That Crown Lands be made doV-
eminent property.
6. That the affairs of Leper settlements
he investigated and lepers be more no
orally dealt with.
7. That liberal appropriation be made
for the cause of education.
8. That nothing be done by the Caol.
net TO ieopardise the independence OF
these Islands.
The platform was generally endorsed
Onite an animated discussion arose as TO
5 Chinese restriction, and there was very
: close vote. Those in favor OF no reslrlc-
tion having one more vote than those
onnosed. The various delegates are to
assemble at Hilo on November 10th TO
arrange about the nomination OF mobiles
and representatives.
=. Those smarties who lately sent
down man from Honolulu to
have the brig Lurline oVerhauled
l. from stem to stern, with the eXpec-
q tation Of seeing big lot OF opium
come forth, possibly may have 1eIt much
chagrined to have the Government speho
n so much money for nothing. Ihey were
- naughty men to have so goou d man
come here and get into such profuse
- noreniration for nothing Itreminds one oil
n the mountain in labor, bringing forth mol
even a mouse this time. He did his
level best. no doubt, and had there beer
le anv opium on board the Lurllne, very
IF likely he would have found it and got the
fine suit of clothing offered by the cap
u tain. Certainly he deserves great pralH'
e. for his efforts.
DO lioht to LIGHT the boiling house. 1t cos
Of several hundred dollars. Every bollln
tv house where work is done at nlgh
should have the same kind OF light,
Pepeekeo is being put in tine snap
ho and soon will be model plantation.
a. The two Japanese war steamer
Kon-go and Hi-yei arrived at f1li 60
AZ the 10th inst. and departed on the ZOt
nd inst. for Samoa and Fiji, were visited o
,.+ many of their countrymen ana other
'"' are an honor to their country such we
as enuipped vessels and so well conducte'
or- A GOOD number of the Hilo Boardir
Sc6ooI hovs went on board the ia
ro' anese steamer Hi-yei on Sunday II
he both inst. accompanied by the SUPER
~ tendent Rev. A. w. Burt, Judge f.
az LYMAN and Rev. Jiro Okabe, Japane
on. missionary. The captain OF the Hl-y
of expressed his pleasure at the tres
oe ment of the Japanese on the plantation
VI said he had not heard word OF col
his nIaint. The Hilo Boarding School DO
.taI sang some of their best selections Tor T.
officers assembled, closing with Haw
- - Ponoi. The captain says ne shalI vi
nth us again. Shall be pleased most c.
IAN tainly to have him do so.
Hilo has its proportion OF DRINKS
ne, we'll as Honolulu. Two drunk VIII
an men were arrested here yesterday:
ono There were five steamers in Hllo b
ono at one time last week, which we do
Oh often see, viz: two Japanese, three t
lest waiians.
Some of the japanese shipped m
an' have got in the way of taking run
re- parts unknown to plantation manage
q of and have to be hunted up by the poll
I,,7+ The foreigners (young people, M
puC semi-weekly dancing at the rink a
aver have splendid time.
o &c Mr.. II. Luce has resigned as Dep
=, Sheriff at Hilo and has gone back to
the former work, as luna at Pepeekeo.,
mist The volcano road is now compile
thirteen miles and brakes can go tiftt
miles. There are no Rip Van WINE
and building that road. j. "A. M
s of Hilo, October 2lst.