The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-30
and the pleasant entertainment their

and the pleasant entertainment their
hostess had provided for them.
Two very heavy hail storms occur
red during the day Oh the 24th inst.
at the Halfway House on the Volcano
road Mauna LOa is heavily covered
with snow; rather unusual at this time
of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs Forrest of Paukaa
Plantation invited q number of their
friends TO q social dance on the Dist
which was eagerly responded TO by
our young people and enjoyed till the
small Wee hours warned them an
other day had come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin invited Miss
Judd and a number of her friends to
play euchre, Monday evening, the
ed inst. A very enjoyable evening
was the result.
Last week at the Hilo Boarding
School, while Mr. Terry was putting
up the ice machine recently imported
by him, pipe that had been threaded
too deep making it weak, broke, let
ting the ammonia escape; some OF IL
coming in contact with Mr.. Terry's
hand and arm blistered him IN
fFightful manner, as 1t also ana MS
two native assistants. At last re-
ports they were all doing well, and
nothing serious was expected from
their injuries.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Owing to rough weather along the
coast the steamer Kinau has been un-
able to discharge her freight or take
any sugar. Her Hilo passengers and
freight were landed at Waiakea.
For a week past we have had no
sailing vessels in port.
The schooner Weatherwax from
San Francisco IS outside bound in,
18th.
The bark Annie Johnson is the next
vessel expected, looked for any day.
HoNoKAA, April 26.-The Waialeale
arrived here on Tuesday with a small
mail and no newspapers, except few
Californian and Eastern.
The Hawaii is at Mahukona with
her foremost damaged, she having ex-
perienced some very bad weather
coming up. The only mishap, how
ever, was the accident to the mast.
The Kilauea Hou is expected at Pa
auhau today or tomorrow with freight
and Honolulu newspaper mail.
Heavy rains have fallen for three
days, and the roads are in pretty
bad condition. Honokaa Sugar Com
pany is still grinding, and the water
IN the cisterns and reservoirs at Ku-
kuihaele and Piianaia is plenty and
promises to continue.
Some time ago, while Chinaman
and three Japanese carpenters were
working on cane fiume at the cross
ing of the Hakalau gulch some planks
gave way and precipitated two of the
workmen, the Chinese and one Japan
csc, from the dizzy height into the
water ponds of the Hakalau gulch.
They Immediately sank and disap-
peared. Some days after the body of
the Japanese was recovered, but to
this day the Chinaman's body has not
been found.
The total number of registered vot-
ers here was 81 at 7:3O on Saturday
evening, April 21st. OF these 56 are |
Portuguese, nearly all homestead |
farm ers, seven native Hawaiians, Gov !
ernment officials, and eighteen of |
other nationalities. All the Govern
ment officials and employees regis I
tered, except the Hamakua Road I
Supervisor, Mr. Henry Hall, a rank |
EOydtiSU, anu Tie captain OF the da-
makua Police, William Green. The /
latter says he will resign at the end of |
this month.
Influential royalists did all they |
could to keep the natives away and it t
is TO be regretted that they almost en- /
tireiy carried it their own way.
Mr.. Wilson left here for Honolulu |
via Kawaihae last week, having sue !
ceeded in disposing of all the goods in
the store.
Mr.. James Horner and wife left here /
for Honolulu through Kawaihae, to-
day. They will board the Kinau at !
the latter place.
The school attendance at the Gov
eminent school here on the opening /
day after the Easter vacation num-
bered seventy-five boys and girls,
nearly all Portuguese. The school /
board, however, employs as teacher a
Kanaka who speaks nothing but Ha-
waiian.