The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-19
OUR HILO LETTER.
Interesting Budget of News from
the Rainy City.

FINE WEATHER FOR GROWING CROPS.
1t appears to be the intention of
the weather bureau to repair the
shortage of the past sugar crop
with a good one for next season.
For the past four or five years we
have not had finer weather for
advancing the sugar cane crop
than We are having this season.
Almost every night we have show
ers, and during the day it is hot
sunshine, which is forcing along
the crop canes and the young
plant very rapidly. Last year was
anomalous in the shortage that
occurred all over the islands, and
this present season has affected
number of the plantations in the
dry districts, but here in Hilo the
planters are moving around with
their faces wreathed with smiles,
and the usual salutation "fine
weather for the canes" They are
not above wishing, however, that
they would like to have some of
their sugars get into market under
the present slight advance in
prices, and for some turn of the
wheel of fortune that will improve
the price for next crop.
: SINKING OF A TUG BOAT.
Sometime during the forenoon of
Sunday last the tug Rover which
was observed lying at her moorings
at the Waiakea side of the bay dis
appeared from sight and it was not
until the afternoon that someone
casting their eye in that direction
noted her absence and reported it.
1t was not long before investiga-
ton proved that she had sunk and
many were the surmises as to the
probable cause. The men in charge
had been working on board of her
on Saturday afternoon getting her
in readiness for the arrival of the
Lurline which is due now any dar.
They had taken on supply of
coal and water and when they left
at 4 P. NJ. everything seemed in
perfect order. What was the
cause of the accident has created
much surmise, but nothing will be
found out till the vessel is raised.
Work was commenced on her on
Monday and she would have been
hoated ere this but for some of the
tackle being too weak. 1t is ex-
pected she will be floated to-day.
A BURGLAR NABBED.
During the past few weeks
several burglaries have occurred in
town. A couple of weeks ago the
house of Ewaliko, on Puueo, was
entered, and $3.50 stolen from it.
A week later the residence of the
Misses Dunn was entered while
they were away attending the ice
cream festival, and the place was
thoroughly ransacked, bureau
drawers being opened and the
clothes scattered around promis-
cuously, and a purse containing
about $12 was missed. These cases
were reported to the police, who set
their detective machinery in mo-
ton, resulting in the arrest of a
boy named Kapuaa. This youth,
"who toiled not, neither did he
spin," was observed to have bios
somed from the prevailing blue
dungaree into fine fannels, in
which he looked very swell. He
was also able to sport a purse
and enjoy the luxury Of riding in
hacks, and no doubt had visions of
a great deal of pleasure as long as
the money would last, when sud-
denly the hand of the law was laid
lightly on his shoulder and dis
PEELED those visions of future fun.
Again he returned to the dungarees,
but this time he was robed in
clothes Of dual colors. The Dunn
purse was found on him, and in it
was Sc. When pressed, he adj
mitted the other burglary, and told
where he had spent a portion Of
the money. He received two years
as the result of his plunge into
crime.
JAPANESE TEA GROWING.
A very fair quality of Japan tea
is being grown by the Japanese at
Amauulu on the outskirts of the
town. Already they have quite a
patch of it in good, thrifty bearing
order, but they don't appear to be
proficient in the art of curing it, as
too old leaves and too many stems
were found in the sample seen.
The flavor is pronounced by those
who have tried it to be very fair,
and, were it properly picked and
dried, would, no doubt, prove
good article of use. Numbers of
little patches are now being planted
by the japanese, who are laborers