The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-29

thority that Hon. Jno. Richardson is
not Maui's Governor If so, how
would His Elk. John Kalua, Governor
of Maui, Molokai and Lanai sound?
Or is it tangled, out of tune and
harsh" to the ears of Lahaina and
Waikiki since the third of February?
The Thurston-Dillingham party
were entertained at dinner on Satur-
day, the Goth inst.,.hy Hon. W. II.
Cornwell, of Waikapu. They were
unable to visit lao Valley on account
of rain, and returned to Honolulu,
Saturday P. NJ, per Claudine.
The Waimanalo is small, but gets
there just the same" It is stated
that the Wilder Steamship Co. have
reduced rates on packages of liquor
one-half, and have lowered the
freight on corn from 81 to $3.50 per
ton. Rumor has it that 350ton
wooden steamer with accommodation
for forty cabin passengers, will soon
replace the little steamer, but there
is no confirmation of the report.
The pastor of the Makawao For
eign Church, preached an able and
learned sermon last Sunday. His
discourse showed that there was no
incompatibility between the Scrip
lures and the popular theory of
evolution.
Geo. Copp, the new Road Super
visor of Makawao, will be obliged to
give bond for SALTS, the amount of
road tax. The district also contri-
butes $4566 toward the support of
public schools.
w. FL. Daniels, of Waikiki, has
recently received the appointment of
Deputy-Sheriff of Lahaina, vice
Makalua, resigned. The latter gen.
tleman, popular opinion has it, is
somewhat too much afflicted with
superstition to fulfill the duties of
the office. In that horrible Lanai
affair, in which kahuna was chief
actor, it is reported that Makalua
showed timidity and objected to
making arrests, so that Hose, cap
tain OF the Lahaina police was OBJ
liged to act.
Engineer Laws, Of the Z. S. S. Pen
sacola, accompanied by his wife,made
flying "trip to Mani last week. He
spent the fe7 days IN peace and
quiet with his nephew, Mr.. FL. Laws,
of Pals:
The reason for delays in flooding
Kahului wish electric light, was that
they were waiting and waiting for
Vice President Lockwood, and he,
the papers say, has skipped for the
Golden Gate, but no one on Maui
is the loser, and the lights shine
just as brightly without him.
There is a rumor spreading over
the island that a certain popular
Honolulu lady is betrothed to prom
inent KuIa gentleman. The old
legend has become reversed, and it Is
the ''corn-fed boys that are attrac-
tive.
SHIPPING NEWS.
The barkentine Robert Sudden,
Capt. III. o. Ulberg, has her cargo all
aboard and is awaiting an opportun-
ity to be towed out. Her burden Of
freight is 1890 bags of Waikapu
sugar, weighing 1925 lbs, valued at
$4,932.77, and 1925 bags from the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co.,
weighing 1,758,695 lbs, valued at
$63,24501; all consigned to j. D.
Spreekels & Bros, San Francisco.
The schooner Buelah, Capt. John
SOD, arrived at Kahului last Tuesday:
having come in ballast from San
Francisco. She had been lowering
about since Sunday, unable to make
harbor on account of head winds
Finally, on Tuesday afternoon, with
the aid of the captains of the E. K
Wood and Sadie, she was successful
Pilot Bob English being absent il
Honolulu.
Weather: The south wind ceased
blowing during fhe early part of thu
week, and since then we have haC
the regular trades accompanied by
some rain.
Maui, February 27, 1892.
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