The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-06-20
MAUI NEWS.
The nth on Maui-Commence-
nent at Maunaolu-The
Wilder Reception, etc.

the denizens of Maui. The daily
trains of the Kahului R. r. Co. were
suspended, prominent stores were
closed, plantations ceased work, and
citizens generally entered into the
true holiday spirit and amused them
selves in different ways.
In the Lahains district it is re-
ported that the sporting men enjoyed
some scratch races at their race
track, situated at Algaroba park,
Kaanspali.
In Waikiki district, interest cen
tered in a days shooting at the IA
hului range of the Waikiki gun club.
The matches were under the direc-
ton of Captain A. F. Hopke. In the
rifle contest of 200 yards, the three
medals, which must be won three
times in succession for permanent
ownership, were awarded to the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Mr.. Vettlesen (the
younger) took the first with score
of 81 H. II. Plemmer the second,
making SO; and three gentlemen shot
IS, and tied for third place, Sam Sing
winning eventually.
The match with military guns
ceased at PM and then came some
trap shooting with shot guns for the
first time on Maui. That event was
most peculiar, inasmuch as mynah
birds were used in lieu of pigeons.
These birds made easy victims, mas
much as most of them refused to fly
Immediately, giving the marksmen
better opportunities. Several gentle
men shot at seven birds each, A. T.
Hopke leading by killing every one
G. p. Wilder was in the second place,
having missed one, and Hugh Center
third, two birds getting away Some
shooting at 500 yards was also in
dulged in with poor results.
In Makawao district it pleased
twenty-five or thirty of its best people
to go picnicing to the Kaluanui rifle
range of the Maui rifle association.
The guns were silent to be sure, but
there was an abundance of merry
noise and peals of laughter took the
place Of the whilom explosions caused
by powder and ball. The usual ra-
pacious picnic appetite caused
the bountiful lunch served in the
greenwood under spreading trees to
vanish with delicious rapidity.
Delightful weather was the general
order of the day.
COMMENCEMENT AT MAUNAoLU.
The annual reception day of the
young ladies' seminary of Makawao
took place during the 18th instant,
and, to quote words from the address
of DIR. Fraser, was "grandly sue
cessful."
The recitations of lessons began at
8 AM. in the different class rooms,
and consumed two hours or more.
The work exhibited was of modern
tone, and received many compli
ments. Somewhat after II o'clock
the "show" part of the programme
fttingly began with psalm, anthem
and prayer, followed by a fine chorus
+" Hail to thee" After that deluge
of most pleasing events recitations,
songs, compositions, dialogues, etc.
The rendering of the English final
letters, etc., was clear, and the music
was acknowledgement criticism of
an ordinary kind.
Numbers meriting prominent men
ton were the song by the older girls,
Drifting with the Tide" in which a
bass was noticeable, and |
the finale on the list, a spectacular
event, introducing several styles of |
beauty dressed in most varied and |
costumes, entitled, THE |
Nations" Miss Pohakimohewa, rep
Hawaii nei, was greeted |
with evident pleasure and applause
by the large audience of parents and |
friends.
After the rhetoricals came some
short commencement speeches. The
speakers were Revs. Kamau of Ha-
wall, hamakele of Kula, Kapu of |
Waikiki, Frazer of California, and
and Messrs. John Kalama, j. W. Ka
lua, and W. A. Kiha of Kauai. The
words of the Hawaiians were full of
sloquence and advice; the address of
DR.. Fraser was most interesting and
complimentary, savoring somewhat
Of baccalsureate sermon.
THE WILDER RECEPTION.