The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-24
Large Audience Entertained With
Songs and Living Pictures.
PETITIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.
Maui Telephone Company TO Extend Its
Lines If Assisted by the Government.
Lecture by Rev. Oyabe-Activity In
shipping Circles-Shipment of Sugar.

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| MAUI, March 21st-During last
evening, the Goth, the Maunaolu Semi
nary girls gave a pleasing entertain
ment before quite a large audience of
natives. Their hall was prettily dec
GRATED with ferns and sweet lei lehua',
the legend over the stage being Aloha
Nui Oukou.'
The program was an elaborate one.
the first part consisting of songs, solos,
duets, trios and twenty living pict-
ures' The latter were posed behind
a huge golden frame, and with the aid
of brilliant and effective costumes, rep
resented Spring" Mary, Queen of
Scots" "Ophelia," "a Modern Sappho," "
Miriam" Hawaii and others.
Part two was the cantata, ''The Fairy
Bridal" which introduced many of the
characters of the Midsummer Night S
| Dream" The costumes of Titania,
Oberson, Aurora Storm Spirit were es-
pecially pretty, and those of the gnomes
were most unique. The whole program
reflected much credit upon the teachers
VI Ilt SCuOOl, hlSo IAdlC w dloOA, wiz
has charge of the music, deserving spe-
cial commendation.
During last week two petitions were
in circulation among native citizens,
one being in favor of restricting the
evil of liquor selling, and the other in
opposition to the opium bill.
]. E. Gamalieson, who recently left
Humakupapoko for Hilo district, has so
acres of coffee land, his brother being
associated with him in the enterprise.
Miss Margaret Hopper of Honolulu
is a guest of Mrs. H. P. aBldwin at
Haiku. She has visited Kailiili and
Halaakala during the week.
1t is probable that at meeting OF
the stockholders of the Maui Telephone
Co. will soon be called to consider the
extension of their system into Hama
district 1t is likely that the news line
will be built at Ulupalakua, Kahikinui,
Waiopai, Nuu and Kaupo, inasmuch as
more subscribers can be obtained by
running the wires in that direction
The whole matter is dependent upon
the passage of the appropriation bill
with the subsidy of $4,000 intact.
For the past two weeks Howard of
the Kahului central office has been in
Hama, putting in telephone line for
N. Omsted, who has purchased twenty |
and ten miles of wire and |
poles. Mr. Omsted will probably sell |
out to the Maui Telephone Company |
when the latter has made the proposed |
telephone connection with Makawao
and Wailuku.
During this evening" the 21st, Rev.
Jenichiro Oyabe of Paia will lecture in
the Wailuku church on the "Mikado
Empire" and during the evening of the
2Sth inst. in the same place upon the
great China-Japan war. Mr.. Oyabe has
lectured successfully in Washington
and other American cities. His dis
courses are illustrated by interesting
magic lantern views.
During the goth, Stephen Kama was
brought before Judge Kahokuoluna of
charged with being insane.
While witnesses were being examined
stephen laughed, sung, danced the ''hu-
d anu OIuCl MloC lllhSCil
an insane person. In 1888 he was an
innate of the insane asylum. The judge
his decision.
The March meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society will be postponed in
favor of lecture on Japan by Rev. j.
Oyabe The lecture will take place in
the Paia Foreign Church during the
evening of the 9th. One-half of the
proceeds will be devoted to the Homo
lulu Japanese Church and the other
half to the local missionary society.
1t is rumored that some of the Kula
farmers are distilling a very crude
from corn. This is taking the
place of ''panini liquor
During the 10th the bark Hesper,
5odergren, master, sailed for San Fran
cisco with 2,618, $40 pounds of Paia and
sugar, valued at $751;
334 g. On the same day the schooner
olga, Ipsen master, sailed, loaded with
,647 $50 pounds of Hawaiian CONNER
cial Company's sugar, valued at $751;
56S so. Today, the 21st, the brig Cen
eva, Paulsen master, was towed out
by the Claudine, bound for the Golden
Gate with 1,S45,62O pounds of Hawaiian
Companys product, of a
value of s64 ,596.70.
The j. D. Tallant is being loaded with
sugar, and the Mary Dodge is waiting
her turn to be unloaded.
The schooner Funk is expected from
Honolulu to be loaded with sugar.
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ia.
The brig Lurline is also expected from
California in a few days.
The Jenny Ward is on her way to
kahului.
Weather-Cool, with some rain dur
ng the night time.