The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-18

l'aUW concert III EihiUd 'NIuii'i
ut 80.
Chess Tourney, Glass b, at 1870.
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MRu! NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Changing the Post Office at Ka-
hului from Wilder & Co.'s Office to
the Custom House and appointing
the Collector of Customs Portmas-
ter, seems to meet with very gen
eral approval. Upon the arrival
and departure of steamers carrying
the mail the work in Wilder Il Co $
Office in connection with them is
such that hut a comparatively short
time could be devoted 10 the mails,
and consequently the business of
asserting and distributing, was
rushed through with and got out of
the way as soon US possible. The
present incumbent has ample time
and will no doubt make the service
satisfactory.
There are other districts in the
country that need looking after,
and the attention of the Z. NJ. G.. is
respectively called to the matter.
Complaints are frequent of the
miscarriage of letters, and many
never reach their destination at all.
RI letters are put into mail bag
and the bag locked, how they can
be lost in only going seven miles is
incomprehensible, but such is never
thelcss the case. At other times
(and where there is daily mail
scrvice) letters are sometimes three
and four days travelling the same
distance. This can and ought TO be
remedied. The country people pay
their pro rata OF the expenses of the
mail service, and they should have
their mails as carefully and faith
fully handled as is possible, with
the money at the disposal of the +.
NJ. G. for that purpose. Very few
country postmasters receive salary
at all commensurate with the
amount of work required of them,
especially in the money order of,
fees. 1t is absurd to think q bust.
ness man is going TO devote his time
to the business of post Office fol
fifteen dollars month, and that Is
the pay of some postmasters who
have large money order business
and consequently assume heavy
risks. 1t would be impossible Il
obtain man at these rates who ha:
no other business, as it would hard
ly pay office rent. Country store
keepers seek the position for the
sake of attracting trade TO thei>
stores, and being exempt from jury
duty. Their consideration for thu
accommodation of the public in re
gard to mails is usually secondary
and in some instances not though
of at all.
The much veXed question of .
school at SpreckelsvilIe is still bein,
agitated in the minds of many, ant
the question is often asked, whel
are we going to have that school
There are large number of chill
dren running wild there now VIII
are too small to work, but are o
school age. These children ar
mostly Portuguese and their mum
bers will be largely augmented il
the near future, as all the Portu
guese who are free to choose 70
themselves U mean those not unde
contract) prefer working there, be
cause they can put their children q
work in the cane fields without fea
of arrest and fine, as there are n
schools within three or four miles G
the place. 1t has been very justl
remarked that large number c
illiterates in any community is
dangerous element, so let us hav
the school and thus avoid this poss
BILE danger. Besides it is only fair I
other parts of the island wher
there are large plantations, (schoo
having been established in the in
mediate vinicity of all of them) 0
it unquestionabIy deprives thes
plantations of labor that would othe
wise be available.
Dry weather and high winds pre-
vail, but planting is being vigorous
ly pushed forward on all the plal
tations.
The new organ for Makawa
foreign church is now up and read
for use, it is said by those wi
know, to be very superior instr
ment. Mr.. Wray Taylor from Ill
nolulu is expected in Makawao {
: the 2lst when he will give an orgo
, recital, at which he will probab
. bring out all the good qualities
the instrument. In connection wi
the recital there will be a sacr'
Q concert, the proceeds from viii
/, Will 90 toward liquidating the sm'
y balance of debt still due on Il
organ, ZERxES.