The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-08-14

koHALA Hawaii, August 9-The
planters clothes are getting all
bagged at the knees again, praying
for rain. If the Republic is to come
up to our expectations of it, Kohala
ought to have rain within a week.
The new plant cane has made a beau
tiful start, but there is not much
moisture in the ground for it to feed
on. The rains we have had already
have not penetrated far below the
surface. This is also pretty generally
true of all our rains for year past.
The crop of cane that is to be taken
off this winter, seems to have no deep
roots. The stalks Of cane, having but
little roothold in the ground, have to
be handled carefully this year. We
have threatening skies toward night
fall, and sometimes a sprinkle of rain,
but the showers seem to fall just off
shore. The roads are getting dustier
than they have been for four months;
but that does not prevent riding par
ties these moonlight nights. Trips
are being taken TO many of our IA
nous points of interest. 1t is said
that large party lately spent all the
early part of the night searching for
the heiau, and a good deal of the rest
of the night finding their way back.
But they got there anyway, as Kohala
folks generally do, and they all got
back before breakfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Hind and Miss
Mollie Hind leave by this steam er for
Honolulu, on their way to their San
Francisco home. Miss Dice of Ka.
waiahao Seminary also returns to
Honolulu by this Kinau.
Miss Hind gave a farewell party on
Tuesday night. Everyone was there,
and a delightful time was spent in
dancing and other amusements.
The Kohala Literary gave another
of their popular entertainments last
Friday evening at the Seminary.
Papers were read by Miss Bruce and
Messrs. Barnett and Renton. Selec-
lions from George Eliot's works were
read by Misses Bicknell, Pope and
Paulding. The music was furnished
by Miss Dice, Mrs. E. Z. Bond, Mrs. J.
Hind and Master Robbie Bond. After
the literary half an hour was spent in
the Picture Gallery, unique and in
geniOus means of entertainment. Mrs.
G.. +. RentOn and Miss Bruce explain
ed the mysteries connected Herewith.
As already told in your paper the
Mahukona store and offices were en-
tirely destroyed by fire. At five
,f.1,.1- hot xr-lar H.,
was locked up for the night every
thing seemed as usual. But three
hours later, at eight O'Clock, China !
man about a quarter of mile away |
saw flames bursting through the roof |
in about the middle OF the building. |
1t was wooden structure with shin |
gle roof, and not only could nothing |
be done towards saving the building, |
but all that was rescued from the |
main building was six bags of rice. |
The wind blows from mauka, and all |
piles of lumber makai Were consum- |
ed. The store, the Railway offices, |
the Post Office and the Port Survey /
or's Office were all reduced to ashes. |
There was time enough for the Post
master and Collector of Customs to |
secure most if not all of the docu-
ments and memoranda before the fire |
reached those offices. There was only |
one japanese letter burned. Owing
to the large stock OF paints and gro
ceries on hand, the fire burned on,
long after the building had disappear
ed, and the bursting of cans made it
sound like battlefield. There were
large stores of rice that burned like
with little or no flame, but
an intense glowing heat. The fire
burned for twelve hours. Owing to
the exceptional heat the safes suffered
more than is usual in fires in ordinary
buildings. There was good deal of
silver coin in one safe, and it all came
put as black as though it had passed