The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-09

HAMAKUA, January 3, 1893
The rain has again stopped for
time but this afternoon it began t.
cloud and is showering little nov
at 6P.M. Before night we expec
to be deluged by Pluvius' liquid.
The Honokaa Rife Association
held its annual match shooting yes.
terday, but of the members only
two were present, beside few other
persons. Below is the score Of
Mr.. R. T. Rickard and Mr.. NJ. V.
Holmes. The former had already
won the medal twice, but in order
to become its owner, he had to win
it third time, which he did, as
shown by the score:
TWO HUNDRED YARDS.
R.T. Rickard...4 A 5 4 5 4-43
NJ. V. Holmes..4 4 4-42
Notwithstanding the wind, which
was blowing pretty hard, the shoot
ing as to points was a success. Both
participants are "old hands" in the
use of firearms.
Another match, five rounds, be-
tween G. F. Alfonso and Thomas
Rickard, Jr., took place at 80 P.
N. Below is the score:
q, +, ,AffOnso................ / ) 4-21
Thomas Rickard, Jr........4 / 8 4 4-l9
Both participants are novices in
the use of the rifle.
A Paauhau Portuguese woman
was stricken with paralysis on De-
cember %, 1898, on the oath a
child was born to her, and on the
25th she became delirious and raw
ing, and attempted to bite anyone
going near her. 1t took all that
two strong men could do to keep
her down on her couch of pain.
On the 29th, after long sleep of
fourteen hours, she woke up and
spoke and acted as nationally as
any person.
Yesterday two of the Government
homesteaders at Papalele were ar
rested in the act Of distilling
''okole-hao." Three bottles had
been distilled when three
policemen-Mathias, Lunahiwa and
Kaliopaleole-who were in ambush
watching the ''moonshiners," think
ing that enough of the Illicit liquor
had been manufactured, arrested
the two busy law-breakers. They
were locked up and today were tried
and found guilty of 'contraband
distillation of liquor" A fine Of
800 and 1925 costs was imposed
on each, and in addition they were
to three months impris-
onment apiece at hard labor, with
board and lodging at the expense of
the Government, on the Volcano
road from Hilo. The honor of having
the first Court attendance, however,
belongs to a number of refractory
japanese from one of the planta
ions.
The Honokaa plantation is dis
charging some Of the old reliable |
white laborers to make room for
Japanese who will do worse work |
and get less pay. Thus are the
and Americans deriving |
heir benefit from the importation
If japanese cheap labor into Ha-
yaji.
The Hamakua homesteaders are
complaining at the neglected state
If the roads running among the |
homestead settlements. The Homo !
,aa homesteads, which are thriv-
ng in population and Importance,
nave only one wagon road, and that
las been made at their own ex-
,ense. The whole main Hamukua
Dad is in a pretty fair condition,
,etter than it ever was. Some ask,
Why not stop working on it for a
ime and do little on the neglect
d homestead roads? The road re-
;ently described as following the
OF of the late Evans, has not yet
,een opened, although the Govern
nent issued the order for the work
o be done.
The Kilauea Hou leaves Paauhau
omorrow for Honolulu with sugar,
nd the Waialeale is expected daily
With the Hamakua portion of the
oreigD mail.