The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-06
Ravines Seething, and Many Wash
outs Reported.
Thanksgiving Day Generally Observed
Native Sunday School Convention mt
waihee Church-Lahaina Jury Term
Opens Railway Track Washed Away.

MAUI, Dec IA Cnree-uay5 DIOW
and rain from the cold north has been
and is still sweeping over the island.
During Thursday, November Goth, it
began to storm heavily but intermit-
tently, during Friday there was no
cessation, the storm-king held ahso-
Lutte sway, and today it is still blow
ing gale, with copious rains in Wal
luku and upper Makawao. The wind
comes from one point east of north,
and is savage.
Il Storm-bound people are heard from
.all over Makawao districts. The gulch-
es are boiling with water and are inn
passible.
7 Yesterday the Makawao mailman
used rope for safety in swimming
his horse across the whirling waters
of AIelele. There is great freshet at
Maliko, all the Kula ravines are
seething. Haiku ditch has broken
from its banks, and the stream in the
gulch between Paia and Spreckelsville
has washed away about half mile of
the track along the beach and stopped
the dispatch of the Kahului Railroad
Company's trains. The Pafa-Spreck-
elsviIle road is running with water.
Cisterns are overiowing, reservoirs
are bursting with muddy liquid, and
in Wailuku, Paia, and Hamakuapoko,
| the mud is frightful. Qua nui loa'-
| the greatest storm of the season-has
| not yet come to an end.
Thanksgiving Day was generally
| observed by the people of New Eng
land birth or descent. The inclement
weather made family parties more
coZy and the turkey and plum pud-
ding more enjoyable. The schools had
q holiday and some corporations let
their employees rest, though most OF
the plantations did not stop work.
A large gathering OF Wailuku and
| Makawao residents attended the auc-
| ton of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. StoltZ, of
| Kahului.
During Monday night, November
26th, farewell party was rendered
| Miss Hammond of Maunaolu Semi
| nary. A large gathering of Makawao
Young folk were much entertained
with a number of parlor games, "Cof-
fee," personal Descriptions" and
"Sentiments. Miss Hammond de-
parts today to accept position in the
new school for Hawaiian girls at Ka-
mehameha School. She will be much
missed in Makawao.
Mr.. Moir of Onomea, Hawaii, IS
visiting at Paia.
The w. G. Hall could not make a
landing at Maalaea bay this week.
Tuesday, the 4th inst, is the first
day of the Lahaina jury term. The
Claudine will probably take over a
| large number of Court people today,
many preferring to go several days
beforehand rather than he left at Maa-
| laea by the Kinau next Tuesday
All the native Sunday schools of
| Maui will hold grand convention at
Waihee church on the 25th inst, pro-
viding that they can sink political
differences, which at present are play
ing a prominent part in religious
matters.
Corn in Kula is nov selling at so
cents per 100 pound.
A Mr.. Faxon recently from the
Coast is looking up coffee land in Ma
| kawao.
There will probably be a tennis
tournament in Makawao Christmas
day, instead of the usual athletic
sports.
During Monday, November 26th,
Judge Kalua, Messrs. d. d. Baldwin
and II. B. Bailey listened to tax ap-
peals at Makawao court house.
Mrs. Watson is soon expected from
the Coast to accept the position of
matron at East Maui Seminary.
There was brilliant display of heat
lightning during Monday night, the
26th, and quite an amount OF cleo
tricity since then.