The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-11
H4MAKUA NOTES.

Mr.. EDITOR: An entertainment
was given at the spacious residence OF
]. NJ. Horner, Esq, on Saturday
March II. 1t was gotten up rather
suddenly in honor of some friends who
were making brief visit, but it was,
nevertheless. Il most delightful enter
tainment and was enjoyed immensely
by all the guests.
Dancing commenced aboutS o'clock
and was kept up in very lively man
mer until after II PM, when coffee
and cake were served, and at midnight
the company left in the bright moon
light for their homes, highly pleased
with the evenings amusement.
Accidents are becoming quite COM
mon here. This time it was five
horse team with two native boys and
wagon of cane that came to grief.
The wagon, in some unaccountable
way, ran over the bluff and fell into
the gulch below, carrying with it the
native boys in charge and one horse.
The horse was instantly killed, but
the boys miraculously escaped with
some very bad bruises.
We are glad to See that our efficient
sheriff, f. g. Hitchcock, has been APP
pointed Marshal of the Islands. We
all feel sure he will prove "the right
man in the right place.
The friends of Mr.. George F. Renton
will be glad to hear of his promotion
TO the management of the KOhala
Plantation, the vacancy having been
caused by the death of Mr.. Chaplin.
The residents regret to see the family
depart from this community, but re-
joice ut their good fortune and wish |
them all manner of success and happi- |
ness in their new home.
Heavy rains and bad roads are de- |
laying the grinding here this season,
and it may be mentioned that the
want of rain last season has very ma
terially affected the output, 80 that |
the sugar yield of this district this
year will not be equal to that of
former years.
The planters however are hopeful,
that this reverse is only temporary.
Some of them have made a new de-
cane for the famous Lahaina
cane, in the hope that the change may
prove beneficial. 1t is claimed that
the Red Bamboo cane is far superior
TO any other variety ever planted
here. 1t will grow luxuriantly where
other varieties will scarcely exist.
This is more particularly noticed on
he higher lands of this district. The
yield per acre is said to exceed any
lther kind planted here, in fact it is
thought to be the cane which is to re-
store the fallen fortunes of the plant
RS of this nation. Be this as it may,
quite Il number are planting this new
Iariety with the best results. Mr.. \.
Lidgate has over 500 acres in already,
md a better field of cane could hardly
De found. Mr.. J. NJ. Horner has also .
many acres planted, and it is by far
he best looking cane in the place.
Improvement and thorOughness in
have characterized the
of the plantations of this
district. with but few exceptions
This improvement is still going on,
Iut nowhere is it more noticeable
han at Ookala. But with dry sea-
on, and poor soil il is up hill work aud
lmost impossible to achieve any
reat success.
The mills are also doing good work,
nd some of them large amount Of
!. The Hamakua mill is reported as
making 30 to 70 CHARTERS per day.
his is good work for so small a :
ill, and would be almost impossible
'ere it not for the great quantity of
'ater used in maceration.
At Kukaiau mill a new departure
as been made, and it is evidently a
love in the right direction. This i'm
rDvement is for the purpose OF arriv-
lg at more exact knowledge of the .
'aste and loss in manufacture, etc.
All are glad tn hear that the Lau-
ahoehoe plantation is to resume
lanting. This mill is one of the best
4 the Island, aud it would be pity
see it go to ruin.
March 81 1909