The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-23
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-Activfty In
Shipping CIrcIes-Shipment of sugar.


ment before quite large audience OF
natives. Their hall was prettily dec
grated with ferns and sweet lei Iehua'
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 Nights
Oberson, Aurora Storm Spirit were es-
pecially pretty, and those of the gnomes
we're most unique. The whole program
reflected much credit upon the teachers
of the school, Miss Kate Watson, who
has charge of the music, deserving spe-
cial commentator.
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.
J. E. Gamalieson, who recently left
Humakupapoko for Hilo district, has 80
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.
\ It is probable that at meeting of
Ahe stockholders of the Maui Telephone
DO. 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
than by the way of HuelO, Keanae.
The whole matter is dependent upon
the passage of the appropriation bill
with the subsidy of 81 500 intact
For the past two weeks Howard of
the Kahului central office has been in
Hama putting in a telephone line for
NJ Omsted, who has purchased twenty
transmitters 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
18th 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
Makawao, charged with being insane.
While witnesses were being examined
Stephen laughed, sung, danced the "hu-
la" and otherwise conducted himself as
an insane person. In 1888 he was an
inmate of the insane asylum. The judge
reserved 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
whiskey from corn. This is taking the
place of "panini liquor
During the 18th the bark Hesper,
Sodergren, master, sailed for San Fran !
cisco with 2,61S,910 pounds of Paia and
HamakuapokO sugar, valued at SILL
934 81. On the same day the schooner
Olga, Ipsen master, sailed, loaded with
1.647 $50 pounds of Hawaiian CONNER |
cial Company's sugar, valued at ST. !
66S so. Today. the 21st, the brig Gen |
eva, Paulsen master, was towed out !
by the Claudine, bound for the Golden |
Gate with 1,S45, 500 pounds of Hawaiian |
Commercial Company's product, of a |
value of S64. 596.7O.
The ]. 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
The Leahi is looked for from Austria |
liza.
The brig Lurline is also expected from !
California in a few days.
The Jenny Ward is on her way to /
kahului.
During the evening of the 18th inst /
a concert will be given in the Haiku |
native church for the benefit of it's pas
tor, Rev. Kaunuinui. Rev. S. Kapu of /
WailuEu will sing.
Weather-Cool, with some rain dur
ing the night time.