The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-04
Native Fisherman Killed by
Monster of the Deep.
TWAS BUSY WEEK on MAUI.
Many Outing Parties-FIreworlSs al
Hamakuapoko-Teie Compa-
ny TO Extend it, Lines = Brig
Lurline Arrives Dry Weather.

! MAUI, Aug. During Saturday
morning, the 18th of July, Nahalehau
a Wailuku native, was killed by shark
while fishing of the Kahului shore. AT
10 O'Clock that morning he was seen
going through the seaport village with
small spear in his hand, which be-
tokened that he was about to fish for
sQuid. At 1890 o'clock his dead body
was found on the beach. Il is said that
while spearing fish not far from the
shore his foot was so cruelty bitten by
a shark that he died from exhaustion
caused by loss of blood just as he had
managed TO drag himself on to the
/ sand out of reach of the water His
right foot was badly injured at the in
1 step and on the side, and the bones
were crushed.
At the coroner's inquest held during
the same afternoon in Kahului Jail the
verdict rendered was that Nahalehau
came to his death from a wound in
fiieted by powerful fish, probably a
shark. which caused severe hemorrha-
ges, exhaustion, etc"
Nahalehau was a married man. S5
years of age and was said to have been
a kahuna.
At Hamakuapoko. during Monday
evening, July 81, the fireworks which
were not used on the Fourth on account
OF rain were burned in celebration of
the completion of the crop Both Hama
kuapoko and Paia plantations have re-
Gently finished grinding for the sea
son.
During Tuesday evening, July 2sth.
Mrs. D. c. Lindsay of Paia entertained
about forty young people in a most
charming manner In the game of
cities guesses were made as 10 the
names of various cities represented BY
unique and decidedly original signs and
symbols inscribed on a blackboard. The
quotation game" consisted in the com
Pletion OF some quoted expression. of
which each guest had a third. the other
two-thirds being tackled somewhere on
The walls OF the parlors After music.
both instrumental and vocal. by Misses
hillie Beckwith. Fleming. Kate Wat
son. Lucy Hayselden. Haman and Mrs.
W. 0. Aiken, came strawberries and
cream and good nights.
During meeting of the trustees OF
the Maui Telephone Company. held Sat
urday, the 18th of July. it was decided
10 recommend the purchase of the La
haina line, which has fifteen instru-
ments in Lahaina and three in Waflu-
ku. Work will bgin on the Hama line
as soon as materials arrive.
Judge Carter of Wailuku condemned
Nessrs. AIuli and Sylvia for selling lie
uors on the Fourth. TO the extent OF
q 500 fine and one months imprison-
ment. Appealed.
During Tuesday. the 18th of July. a
party consisting of l. 4. Thurston.
Henry Waterhouse, W. T. Pogue. Judge
j w halua and q number of ladies de-
parted for four or five days outing in
the crater OF Haleakala.
4 good part OF the ten miles between
Nahiku and Hama is reported as almost
Impassable on account of lantana.
A picnic at Halehaku gulch was the
pleasant event OF Friday. July 31st
among the Makawao people.
B. D. Baldwin is acting head luna of
Hanakuapoko during the two or three
months vacation of o. G. Gilhus. ]. j.
Hair is looking after Kahuanui.
During the week Dr. Aiken and fam
lily have been at Idlewilde, and Mrs.
Watson and daughters have been occu-
pying the olinda house.
Mrs F. L Stolz. after q visit of sew
eral weeks on Maui, departs today for
Honolulu.
Mrs. Mist of Honolulu is at PuEoma-
a- D-T7
Juliette King at Paia and Miss Edith
Eldredge at Haiku
Lyle A Diekey, Esq. is visiting his
parents al Haiku
]. T. Brown, Cecil Brown and Doug
las Monsarrat OF Honolulu were in Wal
luku several days this week F.
Brown has Just returned from Molokai.
Cecil Brown was the guest of W. H.
CORNELL
C. A Spreckels is ar Spreckelsville.
The Thursday Club OF Makawao dis
cussed Mark Twain's Joan Of Arc this
week.
During Sunday, July 25th. the brig
Lurline. Miller master, arrived in Ka-
kului. Is DAYS from San Francisco.
She brought merchandise Tor H. c. &
s. Co. Antoine Fernandez, Hon Wo and
Sam Sing Her passengers were Messrs.
AinsEorth, Hon, Nichol and knight.
The two former are tourists and the
two latter have accepted positions on
SpreckelsYille plantation. The brig viii
depart today. laden with H. C. Co. g
sugar. Her passenger list for the up
trip consists OF Messrs Patterson, Aims
worth. Hon. kinney and David Flem-
ing, who expects to attend school in
Portland Ore.
The lumber schooner Mary Russ is
expected from Eureka with q cargo
consigned 10 H c. Co.
Weather-Tery warm and dry.