The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-24

between the precipitous sides and has
a pipe running to their cane fields.
Lahaina has large tunnel of several
hundred feet into the Kaaupali noun
tains, and with the water obtained
expects TO increase the yield from 1000
to 1000 or even 5000 tons. Then there
is q tunnel at Maliko gulch, Haiku,
and they are boring into the Haiku
ditch, meeting success at every ven
ture.
At Spreckelsville it is most inter-
esting sight 10 view two powerful en-
gines forcing the water from well in
the sand up large pipe into fiume
which runs the fluid into a neighbor-
ing field. The water is pumped up an
almost perpendicular incline of p or
50 feet.
Hama plantation has recently built
q large reservoir about 200 feet up
the mountain slope which affords an
abundant water supply during rains.
Tunnels into the mountains seem to
be the latest fad.
STRAY SCRIBBLINGs.
During Saturday the 18th inst, the
Maui Teachers Association elected
the following officers for the coming
wear: J. a. Moore, president; ID. ID.
Baldwin, vice-president; Miss c. l..
Turner, secretary and treasurer; II. >.
Townsend, Miss Malone and +. w.
Hardy, executive committee.
The following books were adopted
as q course of study; Kellogg's Psy-
chology, Rooper's Apperception, Rein
| hardt's Principles of Education, and
| McMurry's book on recitation.
Mr.. Townsend kindly offered to at
| tend to the publication of small pa
per for the use of Maui teachers. 1t
| is TO be of the same size as the Handi-
craft, and communications from Maui
| pedagogues on educational subjects
are to be printed in it.
! kOn the sandy fiat between Kahului
l and Spreckelsville some natives have
Irecently established q salt works.
/ During Saturday the 18th inst, to
| fittingly initiate affairs they gave a
| grand luau to their friends.
II d. d. Baldwin and Professor Lyons
are conducting scientific investiga-
| ton concerning the origin of certain
| class of land shells found in the barren
sand hills of Kahului.
1t is reported that on Monday the
| 10th inst. a quasi-rebellion occurred
among the Ulupalakua schoolchildren
| who presumably were encouraged in
| the matter by their parents. st. PHI
anaia lost his billet as teacher there
by refusing to take the oath, and an
other more loyal instructor was APP
pointed. The latter pedagogue, dur
ing the first day of the new term was
on hand at the customary hour but
waited in vain for the so or 100 pupils
who, it was learned later, had deserted
en- masse and enrolled themselves in
the newly established private school
ot the aforesaid Piianaia. Nothing
mas been learned as To subsequent de-
velopments.
During Saturday, the 18th inst,
there was quite furry in Wailuku
| Court, when the Judge refused John
Richardson the privilege of practiciDg
law, on the ground that the term OF
his license had expired.
The Maui Central Committee meet
tonight at Wailuku for the purpose
of considering the matter of party
nominations for the approaching
election.
On Friday evening, the 2lst inst.
Judge Kaleo, of Hama, gave pleas
ant Iuau to visiting Maui friends.
A beginning has been made upor
the foundations of the proposed Ha
leakala "Crater House." Over $30t
has already been subscribed for thu
enterprise.
The Church of the Good Shephert
in Wailuku is being painted.
A party of well known Maui peopl'
: boarded the Claudine for Hama las
Wednesday morning. There wer'
| Sheriff Chillingsworth, Judge kalua
Noah Kepoikai, John kalama, OF Ma
kawao, and others.
At Hama court house, during Thurs
day, the Goth inst, the sheriff public
I ly Investigated certain charges of al
legged misconduct brought against th'
Hama police.
During Sunday night, the 9th inst.
| two policemen attempted to arres
two Chinsme charge with "opiun
l In pOssessioD.n During a struggl
which ensued, enc of the Celestial
cruelty cut one of the natives with
4 knife; then the stories become con
fused, and the ill-treatment charges
against the officers comes in.
Mr.. ChillingswOrtb impartially list
e ened to statements backed by evidenc
from both parties, and forwarded
record of proceedings TO headquarters
At the present moment, Mr.. +
Wittrock's store at Mokae presents
most attractive appearance, with 1t
array of newly-imported merchan
disc. This store does thriving busi
{ ness.
Weather-Still dry, although re
{ Gently Hama people have been blesse
L with frequent showers.