The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
KOHALA NOTES.
An Absence of Rain in That
District.-A Sugar Mill
Disabled.

/ h4SASc. 0uOA WOdIhCA 10 AnNAS O1d-
ting tn ough, and might be of bene.
fit to some of the dropping spirits
of the Lost Cause. 1t does not
seem as though the mercury was
fooling with zero sometimes when
you are searching in light apparel
for that extra blanket. Up to the
last day or two the weather has
continued very dry. Plantation
| managers clothes are all bagged
at the knees praying for rain. 1t
| acts as though it was trying to
rain and could not. 1t clouds up
and gets all ready, and gives us a
little dash Of rain perhaps, and
then subsidies. We get some rain
of course, but nothing like what we
are entitled to. We see by the
papers that Honolulu is getting
more than her share. We were
not consulted about the revolution,
and now it is not raining on the
just and the unjust alike, and we
take it hard up here.
The people who frequent the
Postoffice at Kapaau seem to be
especially good-natured. Their
willingness to assist the postal
authorities in distributing mail
has often been commented on. In
fact, some people think these ko-
kuas rather in the way than of any
service. They say they would
prefer waiting a little longer for
their mail rather than to have it
overhauled by every Tom, Dick
and Harry in Kohala. These
GROWERS are increasing in num-
bers of late. And it is to be hoped
over-willing helpers will take a
hint and keep outside.
Union Mills machinery is tenn
porarily disabled, a shaft in
three-roller mill having broken.
The machinery has been sent to
Honolulu for repairs.
Mr.. Chillingsworth, deputy mar
shall, has been the guest of the
community since the arrival of
the Kinau. His many old friends
are glad to see him looking well.
He has pretty much completed
feeling the public pulse in Kohala,
with gratifying results.
There was little cutting done
over game of poker in Mahuko-
ma the other night. A big drunken
Kanaka attacked a Japanese, who
drew a knife in self-defense. A
couple of bystanders who interior
ed received a few scratches. But
no serious injuries resulted from
the scuffle.
Twice within a week there has
been heavy surf from a northerly
direction, due probably to distant
Here the winds have con-
tinued light for some time.
A couple of horses belonging to
a poor man who can i'll afford the
loss fell from the top of high cut
ting to the government road and
were killed. Somebody showed
great negligence in the disposal of
the carcasses, as for some time the
effluvia from them made the neigh
borhood of Pastor Ostrom's house
almost untenable. Greed of office
may concentrate so many offices in
one individual that he has not
time to attend to all his duties.
But neglect in the matter of public
health ought not to be tolerated.
The sugar mills of North Ko-
hala turn out about eighty tons of |
sugar every twelve hours. Multi |
Mill is trying the sulphur process |
this season. The sugar looks like |
white granulated and very hand
some grain, but the raw sugar taste
is unchanged. The practical work |
ing of the process SO far is not en-
.irely satisfactory as regards guam
5ity turned out.
Mr.. Kynnersley's burst of in
in the ADVERTISER on
The political situation in Kohala |
vas read with surprise here. 1t is |
| matter of grave regret that he
should have thought it necessary to
excuse and bolster up his own i'll
advised course by dragging before
he public the name of our esteemed
md worthy fellow-citizen DR..
Wight. That gentleman's opinions
nave always been expressed with
legree of moderation that Mr.. Kyn-
hershey would do well to initiate.
The political horizon has cleared
Up in Kohala and we are looking
oward the sunrise. When the
tarry flag was raised on Aliiolani
Hale we felt it was the promise of
he good time coming when we
hould have stable government and
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