The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-07
POKO.
a Dancing Party at Makawao-

assessors, and that last year several
returns were rejected by different
deputies owing to the fact that the
last day Of July was q legal holiday,
caused citizens this year TO be more
alert and to have greater regard for
"Restoration day" 1t was the gen
eral impression on Maui that the act
of Admiral Thomas would again be
honored in '93, aud the Kahului
Railroad Company went SO far as to
give notice that regular trains would
be suspended during last Monday
on that account.
Early on Monday morning one
hundred and forty Japanese laborers
on Hamakuapoko plantation refused
to go out into the fields as usual,
maintaining that by law they were
entitled to enjoy "dolce far niente"
under their own "vine and fig tree"
The manager and his deputies ex
planned to them that though formerly
the 31st was holiday, this year the
government had refused TO gazette
it, therefore they could not legally
cease from labor, and if they did SO
they were liable to punishment in
the courts.
All this was explained to them
most clearly, through Interpreters,
but they either would not or cou!d
not see the point, affirming that the
31st was included in the list Of holi-
days sent to them by their consul in
Honolulu.
Finally DR.. Murdura Of Wailuku,
who has great influence over his
countrymen and is deservedly popu-
lar among all classes, explained the
case, advising the obdurate ones to
get Immediately to work His ad-
vice was followed and they labored
during the latter half Of the day.
The manager, believing that some
thing should be done to prevent like
rebellions in the future, caused seven
of the leaders to be arrested and
brought before the Makawao court.
During Tuesday, the 1st inst, these
seven men pleaded guilty before
Judge Copp and were fined $3.50,
costs of the court.
No difficulty has been reported
from other plantations.
MAKAwAo GOOD TINE.
The Makawao community is surely
entitled to the laurels for sociality
and gayety this season, not forgetting
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Honolulu visitors.
In spite of the waning moon a
score of young people responded to
invitations issued by Miss Nellie
Crook of Makawao and assembled
last evening at the residence of her
parents, to dance and make merry in
honor of her two guests, Misses Anna
and Inez Perry of Honolulu. Deli
cate vines of wild jassamine prettily
draped the parlor walls, and a large
bunch pendant from the ceiling
recalled the famous mistletoe but
exerted none of its magic.
The long garden walks shaded by
tall eucalyptus trees had charms and
the snug veranda compelled socia-
bility.
Between s and II, were the hours
passed in dancing and at midnight
after a dainty lunch, carriages and
saddle horses were turned homeward.
The .fairs pianists who in turn made
martyrs of themselves during the
evening surely deserved a grateful
mention as we'll as the gentlemen
who amused their friends by singing
some of their popular songs.
STRAY sCRIBBLINGs.
Another "pay entertainment
under the auspices of the Makawao
Ladies' Aid society, is mentioned for
the near future.
Some of the new names added to
the Maui Visitor Book are as fol
lows Miss McGoran of Hilo has
been the guest of MIR. j. w. Colville;
Miss Quincy of Honolulu is at MIR.
and Mrs. O.. E. Simpson's-Paia;
Miss L. Duncan of Honolulu is enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 3. Wells
of Waikiki.
Miss Kelly of Hilo, is visiting at
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickey's-Haiku.
Miss Mary Green is rusticating at
her mothers residence in Makawao,
the Green homestead.
Miss Martha Beckwith after several
years at Mount Holyoke Seminary
returned to Haiku last Wednesday.
Crater Parties :-Mr. j. Fleming
and family returned from a camping
excursion on Haleakala this week.
Misses Malone, Renwich, Bates, Rev.
Kapu and others visited the ''Palace
of the Sun" during the 81 inst.
Mr.. Wadsworth of Hilo has pur-
chased the Maui soda works and will
serve Maui people with beverages
hereafter. @. ii. French the former
owner goes shortly to the coast.
Thirteen Years Lost" is the title
OF story which has been often told
during the past week. 1t seems that
John Morgan, now deceased, brother
of J. f. Morgan, of Honolulu, thir-
teen years ago was lost on the side of
Haleakala's crater. 1t was on Sun
day after returning from the great
blow-hole that he came to a point of
land seemingly bounded on all sides
by gulches. In despair he took the
saddles from his two horses (riding
and pack animals), aud hid them
away together with the other aces
series of a camping outfit. The
horses turned up at their home early