The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-07-11
CELEBRATED WITH A PICNIC
ON GOC0ANUT ISLAND.
Pleased With the New Mail Facilities
Return OF Volcano Party
Sugar Mills Closing
Down-Etc., Etc.

HLo, July g. The appearances
were a couple Of weeks ago that the
Fourth Of July would again pass IN
noticed. Whether the American
patriotic spirit is slumbering, or the
want of few choice spirits to rouse
the patriotism is needed, certain it is
that for several years past now the
great national holiday has passed
without celebration. This year, how
ever, it was taken in hand by j. R.
Wilson, of the Volcano stables, and
with persistent energy large picnic
was worked up on Cocoanut island,
which gave a number of people who
would otherwise have been lost for
entertainment a splendid chance of
enjoying themselves. The day was
all that could be desired, and by 10
o'clock the crowd began to move
islandwards, where facilities for get
ting across to it were at hand.
Everything went gaily till the luau
was ready, when about 200 people sat
down and tried to dispose of the
enormous feast prepared.
After the luau some sports were
attempted, but the limited area
would not allow of much going on.
The excitement centered on a tug
of-war between the whites and ma
tives which was won by the latter
with considerable ease. Good order
prevailed during the day, and all left
after having had a good time. The
evening before a ball was given in
the court house, which was well at
tended and passed off very pleasantly.
On the Fourth a number of private
picnic parties enjoyed the day at
various picnicking grounds.
Rev. E. p. Baker returned last
week from his trip to the top of
Mauna Loa. The party was made up
of eight gentlemen, all of whom were
well pleased with the excursion.
It Is with pleasure we notice that
the Provisional government propose
to improve our mail facilities by Civ
ing us another mail by way of Kau
and the volcano This is especially
desirable now that the sugar season
is over, and we are not likely to have
other than the regular ten-day com
munication by steamer with Homo
lulu. Last year a number of times the
foreign mail laid in Honolulu for
eight and nine days, greatly to the
annoyance of the whole coast line.
The present arrangement will most
likely obviate any such delay occur
ring again, and besides at other
times will give US our mail several
days earlier.
Within the next couple of weeks
the boom OF the sugar mills will not
be heard any more along the coast
for some time. Wainaku and Waia.
kea finish grinding this week, the
others following in quick order. The
crop has been a good one in the dis
trict, as the weather has been entirely
favorable. In most cases the returns
will overrnn the estimate. Planting
of the new cropis well advanced, and
the weather being again everything
that could be desired, the young
plants look very thrifty.
The assessors are now busy at
work on the new assessment and the
collection of the personal taxes.
La grippe has swept through the
town pretty thoroughly, and is now
wearing itself out for lack of materi
al to work on.
The brig Geneva, Nelson, sailed
for San Francisco on the Both ult-,
with 1850 bags sugar I'll 1865, $50
lbs.l, valued at S76,514 Is.