The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-03
HERE AND THERE.

Christmas and the holidays have
been celebrated right royalty on
Monday, many a porker and turkey
having been sacrificed on the altar of
Epicurus The finale of the gala
season will go out on dancing feet,
as Mrs. Alexander entertains tonight
in Haleakala Hall, and Mr. Hugh
Center on Saturday evening at
Spreckelsville Hall.
At the turkey-shooting at Kahului
Range last Saturday, the 24th, Is
birds were disposed of to Waikiki
gunners, who paid S. to Sc on an
average for their sport.
At the native Sunday School Con-
ventiop, held in the Waikiki school
last Sunday, the 25th instant, the
singing was so fine that no prizes
could be given, as all the classes were
adjudged excellent.
"Whistling Coon" pony famous
for winning the Polo race at Kahului
last 4th of July, is dead. He was
the property of John Avery.
The Maunaola Seminary pupils
held Christmas tree and an enjoy
able evening on Friday, the 23d.
Miss Crooks informal dance at
Paia was unavoidably poorly at
tended, owing to the heavy rain on
Wednesday night.
The schooner Anna, Captain Will
iiams, arrived at Kahului on Thurs
day, the 29th. She brought general
cargo for the II. G. & S. Co., and
made the voyage in 10 days.
The truth of the many rumors
about the fire of the Spreckelsville
cane-felds last Thursday night, the
22d, is that the flames consumed but
six or seven acres, and that no cane
was sacrificed to stay the progress of
the confagration-so unreliable is
Madame Rumor.
Awana, of Makawao, offers 5000
reward to any person or persons who
will give evidence that will lead to
conviction of the party or parties
that started the fire at his store on
the night of the 26th of November,
1892.
During Monday, the 18th inst, all
the plantation people of various
nationalities assembled at the Japan
csc Camp, in Hamakuapoko, to wit
ness the wrestling tournament. The
contest was held under canopy of
red, white and blue calico, with a
bunch of some sacred herb hanging
in the center and flags of the Mikado
flying from every corner In two
corners were pals of rice, which the
contestants frequently scattered
about to propitiate Dame Fortune.
Above these tin receptacles were
packages of white paper, which now
and then a wrestler would roll into
tube and plant near by while appar-
emily invoking the smiles of his gods.
The master of ceremonies stepped
upon the soft earth of the enclosure,
CARRIED in full Japanese costume,
waved his baton and chanted about
the contests. Then came the wrest-
ling fast and furious, by the brawny,
chunky athletes. The prizes were
towels, handkerchiefs, dress goods,
etc. The Spreckelsville Japanese
seemed to gain everything, with IA
hului second and poor Hamakuapoko,
which expected to win, was as Paddy
said about the man who fell out of
the baloon-"not in it."
Afterwards fourteen of the men
did some curious dancing. There
was large attendance.
After that delightful English GUS
tom, Mrs. II. g. Alexander, of Maka-
wac, has been keeping open house
to the young people of the
district during the entire week.
Twenty covers were placed on her
dining table on Monday night, and
as many impressions were made on
different mattresses scattered all
over the house, from sky parIor to
ground floor, during the three or
four hours given TO sleep. o, the
pranks, the tricks and the noisel
Tuesday night was dubbed peanut
and some older people
were invited in to compete with the
younger ones already resident in
hunting the parlors over for hidden !
nuts. Within the given time, Mr.. A. /
had placed in a gauze bag
Isl, and Miss Forbes 100, and they |
took the prizes.
The task is too great to go on at |
length about the doings of party of |
young people shut up in large |
country house. They certainly were |
not eclipsed by previous records, and
expect a grand time at the dance
this evening.
Weather Cloudy and threatening |
On Christmas Day; delightful, Mon
day and Tuesday; on Wednesday |
night, the rain came down as though |
The heavens had been ripped open.
Thirty acres of cane were washed out |
1T Spreckelsville. The rest of the
week cloudy.
Maui. Dec. 80, 1892.