The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-26
FROM MAUI.
GENERAL DRYNESS.

over Maui's face-in its arid plains,
dusty towns, dry plantations, brown
pastures, exhausted springs, bitches
and reservoirs. To be sure Hama is
sort of an oasis in the desert, and
the waving corn in the farther mauka
part of kula presents pleasing and
encouraging spectacle. But these re-
freshing bits of verdure are quickly
lost to memory whenever tn al aerial
river of dust arising from Spreckels-
vile plains and the mountai % slopes
on either side, and perpetuslly flow
ing from its source to Lanai, via
Ulupalakua and Kahoolawe, strikes
the vision OF the spectator Not only
as regards vegetation, but also ia
business and social affairs does the
story read flat, stale and unprofit-
able"
Waikiki next to Honolulu seems
to feel most keenly the depression of
the sugar market. Promenade the
plank-walks and accost the first citi-
zen you meet upon the financial
prospect of the country, and he will
sadly shake his head and exclaim,
30, to what are we comingw To be
sure the signs of the times on the
island are not unduly fattering in
their prophesies, still the plantations
of Waikiki. Waihee, Hamakuapoko,
Paia, Lahaina and Hama will have a
prosperous year, and even Spreckels-
vile looks strong and healthy.
In social and local matters, events
are decidedly meagre and uninter-
esting, and newspaper, the size of
the tiny Hilo Record would of late
surely perish from lack of proper
literary sustenance. However, the
horns of the new moon are now of
nights in evidence-so let US hope
for better things.
HERE AND THERE.
During Monday, the 10Th inst, a
Japanese laborer was run over and
killed at Camp 5, Spreckelsville.
Weary from labor, he was taking a
nap in one of the empty cars, when
the engine connected with the train
set it in motion, and it was the last
sleep of the Japanese. These people
seem to find it difficult to become
accustomed to railroads. Quite a
number of their lives have been
sacrificed through them on Maui
this year, and still a proper apprecia-
ton for this modern invention has
not as yet been taught them. :
MIR. Benz. d. Baldwin has re-
turned to Kaluanui after a pleasant
vacation of two weeks spent in La
haina and Honolulu.
1t is learnd with regret that Rev.
V. II. Kitcat, who has been the cler-
gyman of the English church at
Lahaina and Waikiki for a number
OF years, is soon to leave Maui and
enter upon more responsible duties
at the Cathedral in Honolulu. Mr..
kitkat is most popular among all
sects OF people in Lahaina, Waikiki
and Makawao districts.
Lahainaluna Seminary opened the
term with about sixty students-ouite
a number being rejected owing to
lack of proper preparation. The new
teacher from the United States, who
recently entered upon his duties
there, is accompanied by his wife-a
fact of great social importance to
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend.
II Messrs. W. f. Pogue and j. o.
/ Garter, Jr., of Honolulu, enjoyed
three days shooting in the mountains
this week. Their invoice of game-2
bulls.
The Makawao Polo Club, after five
or six weeks of ''innocuous desue-
tude" and payment of rent for
grounds-will play an interesting
game this afternoon.
Tax-Collector and Assessor General
G. IL. Dickey has not as yet returned
from Hama, where he has been max
ing business visit of some length.
He is expected every moment.
Lost, strayed or William
Harrison Halstead, Esq, formerly
lawyer of Makawao. When last
heard from was making a visit in
Honolulu. Numerous clients are in
curing for their attorney.
Messrs. Hopke and Vettlesen, of
iAohoiuA, uOG COnIcut Will re-
cent Haleakala outing, have been
camping during the week in lao val
ley.
A telephone incident occurred
lately: An old Makawao native after
using for the first time an instru-
ment, at the conclusion of his con-
versatiop, gravely put up the ear
phone and bowling most profoundly
said, goodbye" This was intended
as greeting to the lady with whom
he had been conversing.
Poor Huelo, since the closing of
the plantation, has the appearance
of deserted village forsaken and
forlorn. What once was thriving
store under All Hoy who not long
ago returned to China with $4,000,
is now very tiny affair with a ''beg-
carly account of empty boxes" a
few tins, poor cigars, etc. What
once was an excellent Government
school of fifty or sixty pupils, num-
bers now scarcely more than a
bakers dozen. The mill is rusting
away, the building and other para
phernalia stand desolate and weather
beaten. The whole is under charge
of j. *. Smith as care-taker, who
promenades about daily to keep the
property from blowing AWAY. Still