The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-09
KORALA ITEMS.

The New Years CelebratiOn-Rife
Shooting-PoIitical Meetings.
The Kohala public enjoyed itself in a
quiet way on New Years day, and prob
ably enjoyed as much as anything else
the bright clear sunlight and compare
lively good condition of the roads that
had resulted from a few days cessation
of rain.
The native Sunday-school had some
exercises in the forenoon, and there were
various small luau parties, but the
shooting match and spread at Multi
may be regarded as the principal event
OF the day.
This district sports three rifle teams
one at Multi, central one on Kohala
plantation and third one in the "out-
side" or western part of the district.
The team first named selected four OF
their best shots, invited four of the best
shots in the central team to join them,
and then challenged the outside team to
compete for the medal at the "inside''
or Multi range.
Rather an unfair challenge on the face
of it, but the plucky outsiders accepted
it, and not only that, they won the
medal, Mr.. H. II. Renton carrying of
the prize with score of AZ, being the
highest score made by two points, though
all the shooting was good.
+ oh ID n.
dressed the people at Makapala from the
of the road. But there were some pass
ers who did not regard him as worth
stopping to hear. His speech could
scarcely be characterized as anything
more than glorifcation of himself and
a disparagement of others. His shafts
of contempt were Of course directed
chiefly against the missionaries, and
more particularly against the present
members of the Cabinet, whom he re.
peatedly characterized as being the lowest
of the low, entirely devoid OF any qualifi'
cations that would admit them to the
society of gentlemen: He was careful to
say, repeatedly, with reference to his
own bearing and acts, that they were
those of a brave man and gentle
bered the Scriptural injunction, 'Let
another man praise thee and not thine
own mouth" The Blue Ribbon Society
he declared to be hypocrisy itself, ant
unworthy to have existence, declara
ton that was scarcely consistent with
| his claims to being actuated in all things
by pure love of his country and desire
| to elevate the native race. He further
| declared that the desire of his heart was
| to wrest the Government from the de
| graded, ignorant mob that now held it
! and put it into the hands of 'true patri-
OTIS. and so on ad nauseam. He
raised no enthusiasm among his hearers
although he was cheered on severa
| points that he made.
| native Hawaiian said, ellis idea:
| don't take in this district, they are no
| applicable to the conditions that exist in
this country" The general impression
| he made seemed to be that of conceite(
braggadocio.
Mr.. j. X. Kahookauo, candidate fo
Representative, then responded to cal
and gave expression to some very gOOC
ideas. He undoubtedly wants 20 worl
for what he conceives to be the good o
the native race, and would probably mo-
make a bad representative; but hi:
views on some points can scarcely bt
| considered sound or safe.
He was followed by Mr.. J. w. Moana
uli, the other candidate for Representa-
tive, who declared that he had no
intended to stand for election, but did 81
| by invitation. He denied that he stoo(
as the candidate for Representative o
| the haoie, as had been charged, but he
stood for the people at large. He depre
Gated the raising of any race prejudice
as an entirely mistaken and mischlevou:
| idea. He expressed confidence in the
haoles. said he knew them, believed
that they had wisdom and really desired
! the best good of the country. He woulC
make no boastful promises to do this o.
that for anybody, for he recognized the
fact that he was but one among the
many who would sit to consider the
laws, and realized also the fact that i
elected it would not be to sit at ease, a.
one whose work was ended with the
election, but that the toll would be before
him, and he would labor for the hes
interests of all classes, looking to the
Almighty for guidance.
1t may be said of both these speaker
that they were apparently frank, had thu
courage of their convictions and mean
to stand by them. They are GRADUATES
from what in their day, were three OF thu
best schools for Hawaiians in the King
dom, and both are lawyers by profession
Union mill has started grinding, an'
Kohala mill will start within a week
All hands will soon be busy taking OF
| the years crop.
| Wilder's S. S. Co. needs gentle prod
ding. 1t makes too common an occur
renee of going off without landing tn
baggage of passengers. Not a pleasan
experience in any case. =. =.