The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-19
HAMAKUA NOTES.
a Heavy Rainfall DeIehtssthe
Residents of That Dis
tHict.

HAMAKUA, HAWAII, Dec. 18TH
The Lehua arrived at Paauhau yes
terday evening OATH, with freight,
and leaves some time today, per-
haps during the forenoon. she
brought mail, including the issues
of the 9th to the 18th of this
month of the daily ADVERTISER,
which were eagerly read by its
many subscribers.
AS no foreign mail was expected,
none was received, but few royal
lists hoped to see some comforting
kilograms" in the columns of that
obscure and Insignificant sheet, the
"Holomua," but as none were found
they all felt sadly disappointed.
This irresponsible paper has only
one or two paid subscribers in this
whole district.
Last Tuesday, December 18th,
upper Hamakua had a pretty heavy
rain downpour. Paauhau and Ho-
nokaa plantations, however, had
not even drop. Last night some
more showers began to fall and to-
ward 8 o'clock in the morning
heavy rain began to fall and is
continuing today. This rainfall
covers all the Hamakua district, so
that no partiality can be seen in
Pluvius' arrangement. AS the rain
is from what we Hamakuans call
"Maui rain," it is expected to rain
the whole day, and possibly the
whole week. Our meadows, wales
and hills will soon receive the ben
eft of this refreshing rain, and
beautiful and boastful Hilo will not
have occasion any longer to speak
of this fair district as "dried up"
Notwithstanding the late drought
Hamakua mills will yield fair
tonnage of sugar. The five mills
are expected to manufacture some
thirty or thirty-fve thousand tons
of this very indispensable product
a yield perhaps not inferior to that
of our rainy neighbor.
The victim of the last catas-
trophe at the Paauhau gulch is re-
covering slowly and may pull
through after all. Brain fever,
which is much dreaded in this
case, has not as yet set in, and
may not. The woman is expected
to live.
Last Wednesday a Chinaman
was found and caught in the dis
tillation of that forbidden and con-
traband liquor-"okolehau." He
was tried the same day, and
Johnny, to his utter amazement,
found himself fined 1925 and three
months imprisonment. This latter
sentence was what he most dread
ed, for had he only been sentenced
to pay 1925, in two or three
months, he would undoubtedly
have been able to redeem the
money on interest with the Gov
eminent by similar process. He
was packed off to Hilo on Thurs
day, where he finds employment
awaiting him on the Volcano road.
Thus Hamakua, instead of being
allowed to retain its own prisoners
to work on our own roads, some of
which need much repairing, has to
send them to Hilo.
The proposed enlargement of the
DAILY ADVERTISER is sure to bring
in a new batch of Hamakua sub
scribers. Hiloites, send down your
list of ADVERTISER readers and beat
ours, if you can
The foreign mail, which is due
on the 23d at Honolulu, we hope
will be sent up before the New
Year sets in.
The new jail's skeleton frame is
up, and Mr.. Anderson ex-
poets to have it entirely completed
by the 10th of January, 1894.
The depth of the Paauilo well is
now approaching 10 feet. Water
is not likely to be found till a depth
Of 260 feet has been attained.
The proposition of discharging
Government royalist officials is
good one, and has long since been
Neutrals in the present
Governments various portfolios
are more desirable than royalists.
Hamakua takes the lead in the
employment of royalist officials.
Some one around town said the
other day that the ex-queen would
only be restored when the sun
Uses at night and sets in the morn
ng, and as this is not likely to oc-
,ur, her reinforcement is very far |
away.