The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-06
Recent Storm Supplies All the
Water Necessary.
EOYALIsTIC BEAGeADocIo orILT.
omce- Are Whist They Are Look
ing For Mil. VIII Be Going
Fuli Blast by Christmas - KohAIA
Wants n Better Nail Service.

hOHALA Hawaii DctrHOeE T.
There has been plenty of rainy
weather lately. One night something
over five inches OF rain fell. Alto
gether more than fourteen inches
have fallen during the last fortnight.
All this summer the good folks OF
Kohala have been praying for rain,
and though il took time, il has come
81 last-Over an inch a day for two
weeks past Water courses that have
been dry for years have all started
running. The ground Is thoroughly
saturated down 70 bedrock. Owing
TO the late efforts OF the road board,
the roads are not wholly impossible.
a good many trees have fallen, high
winds following the showers. Cane
that was about ready TO tassel has be-
gun growing again. Grinding cannot
be long delayed, and Christmas will
see most of the mills in full blast.
Some will begin cutting about the
middle of December. Owing 10 the
long drought the crop will be light
The people OF Kohala read the re-
cent expose OF the royalist plot with
interest but not with alarm. They
are acquainted with the personnel Of
any tgting from them. The alien
royalists here have been observed for
about a month or so past in mysteri-
Gus consultation. There has been
grave shaking OF heads, and certain
pious and pitiful solemnity OF counte-
nance observable for some weeks.
Vague warnings OF impending disas-
ter have emanated from the lotteries.
Once or twice in their cups unvarry
members OF this secret guild OF pessi-
mists have set q fixed day for the
stroke OF DOOM Since the expose,
these preliminary signs OF mental Alb
Grafton have settled into a sort Of per-
manent sadness. They are learning,
little by little, that the end OF the
world Is long way OF, IN spite OF all
their signing If royalist friends
would only inaugurate quilting-bees
or something like that, suitable 10
their talents, they would have better
time OF IL, than they seem to enjoy in
plotting. Less agony Of suspense in
session, and less feeling OF Stiffness in
prospect after the fiZZle. The talk OF
shiplOad OF fiibusters discredits all
their operations. Men who have any
thing 70 fight for, 90 their own fight
ing. But the fact Is, the sO-called
royalists Of Hawaii have no wrongs TO
redress, and no backbone with which |
10 redress them
They are Office seekers who think TO
terrOriZe the Government into giving
them positions, and disappointed and
morose fortune-h hunters who, in the
bitterness OF failure, whisper together
in the dark OF how they can best place
little stravs OF obstruction in the way
OF the chariot OF the Republic. The
first they know some OF them will get
their toes under the wheels
Rev. DR.. Bryde has been welcomed
10 kohsla where he viii minister TO
the spiritual needs Of members OF the
Episcopal church. They have been
without q regular pastor for two or
three years, though the pulpit has
from time to time been temporarily
occupied by visiting clergymen. He
is q very welcome addition 70 kohala's
social life.
The first Thanksgiving Day OF the
Republic was duly observed in the
form OF family and social gatherings
st Thanksgiving dinners
On Monday morning the Sd inst,
the most considerable earthquake for
many years shook up kohala- 1t &C.
CURED about $50 a. m, and lasted up
ward Of half minute. II began very
gently and increased in strength, and
then subsidized as gently as II began.
The waves passed from south TO north,
from maUka to the sea. There was
10 =EN ere SuOEnr U.s. . piOAOLScH aAL
substantial shake. Il Is thought 10
have been caused in some way by
the heavy rainfall following the long
drought
The foreign mail OF the lst inst. has |
not arrived here yet Tuesday NOM !
ing, and some grumbIng Is heard !
again about the postal arrangements. !
II Is a shame that one OF the most in |
tellectual and wealthy districts in |
these islands should have the most |
unsatisfactory mail service. The Post |
master-General, when he was here in |
the early part OF the year, promised |
a better service. and for few months |
the service was improved. But lately /
the old happy-go-lucky system has !.
revived An Improvement in the kO-
haIa mail service IL hoped for. The /
POstmaster-G General Will find the /
steamship companies open to any re-
sonable offer, and il viii not take
many hundreds OF dollars out OF the
tens OF thousands that Kohala pays
annually in taxes. It Will oe spec
ial disappointment IL the foreign
mail Of the 9th inst. does not reach
kOhala before Christmas II viii De
q specially large and important mail,
in all probability, and the people
ought TO get IL promptly.
Mr.. P A. Lucas, who has accepted /
the position OF sugar boiler at Kukui-
haele has reached Honoipo on his way
thirher. The heavy northerly swell !
prevented the Waialeale affecting a
landing there on IL. way 20 Hamakus
last trip.
Chinese Ignorant Of the War.
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