The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-23
FROM HAMAKUA.
The Repairs on the Pacific Mill
Nearly Finished.

HoNoKAA, Dec. 19.-The steamer
Waialeale, which was expected on
Saturday last, made her appearance
at the Honokaa landing about 1
O'Clock. She brought, as usual, an
inter-island mail, with little sprink-
ling of foreign mail; but the news
was not important. Yesterday on
account of a heavy swell she did not
take ia any sugar, but is now loading
q few thousand bags of that product,
and may leave at any moment today.
She will take down the Honolulu
engineers and laborers that came to
repair the Pacific Mill of Kukuihaele.
The rain has continued, and nearly
every morning and evening we have
had q good shower. Those who pos
sess wooden tanks and cistsrns, have
now a supply of water, which will
last them from four to six months.
During the remainder of this month
and of the first two of the coming
year we will have an abundance of
water.
The Paauhau Plantation has caused
q wooden railing to be constructed
down the whole descent of the trail
leading to the bottom of the guich
where the late accident happened.
Mr.. Paul Jarrett, head overseer of
Parker's estates on Hawaii, was in
town last Sunday; he reported every
thing political and private very quiet
at Waimea.
Some former native adherents of
Mrs. Dominis have recently shown
their approval of the Provisional Gov
eminent, by promptly paying their
real estate and personal taxes.
School matters have been very
quiet, and since the coming of the
new teachers everything is progress
ing finely. Christmas vacation COM
mences on Friday, the 22d, and will
last about two weeks. School work
will begin again on January 2, 1894.
c.. II. White, the discharged ex-
teacher and principal of the Honokaa
school, was to have left for Honolulu
some time ago, but still remains here,
hoping, perhaps, to be reinstated in
his former position
Our mail service Is very good now,
and thanks are due to the post officials
at Honolulu, who take pains in sup
plying us with u semi-weekly mail,
which enables our friends in Homo
lulu to hear more frequently from our
surf-beaten coast than formerly.
Mrs. r. T. Richard and Miss Annie
Beers, lately reported to have been
sick. are still housed invalids; strong
= hopes of recovery are expressed.
The Honokaa and Paauheu mills
are still grinding and turning out,
daily, tons of fine. white sugar. A
I25-fb. sack, at Paauhau, is selling for
$3.50, and at Honokaa for So. Those
of Paauhau or Honokaa are equally
white and fine.
~ A. 60 Gnoor
Are nearing completion, and the
Honoirfts- employees expect to leave
nv the Waialeale as soon as she re-
turns.
The building of the Honokaa Jail is
progressing, and the carpenters expect
to have it soon ready to accommodate
some anxious dodgers. 1t is solid
building of so X 81 feet, with eight
cells 10 feet high by S X u feet, with
a hallway feet wide. Two inch
pienks are used in its construction,
and iron growing is used. 1t will
easily accommodate fifty troublesome
persons.
Potatoes, corn, beans and other
vegetables are now being planted, and
people that have lost money during
the late drought, hope to repair their
losses bv planting enough food to
satisfy the whole Hamakua and Ha-
waii markets.
AS this may be the last to be heard
from this district till after Christmas,
all Hamakuans join in sending their
usual annual greetings to their po-
itical friends and foes, and especially
to all those employed or connected in
any way with the DAILY PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER and GA
ZETTE.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY
NEW YEAR TO ALL.
uoamoda oake mavonaise