The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-03
Van CAMP DIP ARTED.
Found a Friendly Bark and was
OFF and Away.
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES OF MAUI.
Mrs. Ro>ecrsns Dies from Injuries.
japanese Evening of Literary So
ciety-Stevedores Threaten TO strike.
Social News and shipping Notes.

Social News and shipping Notes,
MAUI, Feb. ae.-The beautiful
moonlight of last evening caused al
unusually large attendance at the
monthly meeting of the Mskawac
Literary Society, which event took
place at the elegant re-idtnce of Mr.
aud Mrs. J. w Cj'vill- of Paia Tue
large parlors were more than filled
quiiea number coming from Spreckels.
vile, kahului aud Aaiiuku
1t was a Japanese evening. The
veranda decorations were la jap
snese, and The young laHies who pre-
sided over the tea tables We're CARRIED
in kimouSs a. well as the eight or ten
little girls who took part in the enter
tsiumeut rae first part of The pro-
gramme consisted OF marches, songs
ami Ian dn.i> Oy eight little maids
from Toxic. Then came Numerous
shadow scenes in which lusty Turk
aud a modest Japanese maiden were
principal characters. Miss Beckaith
sang the wori- of this thrilling
romance. The last part of the pro
gramme was a lecture on Japan by
Rev. J. Oysbe which was much
appreciated by hi audience, unique
metaphors and startling bits of
rhetoric giving spice TO the discourse.
Mr. Oyabe's lecture was ilIustrs Ell by
twenty-five oesutiiul views OF the
most enterprising country of the
Orient
During Sunday, the 2Srd, Por-
tuguese BOY, ten years of age, named
Marian Ambrose was drowned il one
of tue Hamakuap oko reservoirs. The
lad was bathing IN the Haiku ditch
and wa> carried by the current into
the deeper water of the reservoir.
ANTIQUE Fernandez i runuins an
express from Pala depot. 1t is the
first aud only public conveyance in
the vicinity and will be literally
patronized.
Police Captain Scott and wife have
been visiting in Waikiki aud Maka-
wac during the week.
w c. Crook, Jr. who has been in
California for several years and for
the LAST six months in Ala IA i. max
Jog his parents in MakawaO a brief
visit.
Wood is sold and delivered in Ma
kswao at So for siugle cord aud at
lbs in quantity. \ few years ago it
was Sl4
On Wednesday, the 18th, Purser
500 in the Wailuku police court,
charged with "opium in possession"
He appealed to jury. Wallace bad
the key TO the freight-room in which
WAS an unclaimed box containing -
tins of opium marked Nv. c., Hama"
Recently the opium smugglers of
Waikiki aui vicinity are sending
their contr.bsnd goods ashore in
packages market with Uames of pro-
minent people OF irrrproachable
character.
Fred Stoltz of Waikiki is in the
hospital,
Il may ne interesting 10 some HO-
noIuiu people TO Know that Ira Van
Camp "skipped , the country last
week most uneeremObIOusly. Having
been refused a passport oy the col
lector he went aboard the Claudiue
ostensibly bound for Hama When
the steamer threw off the line by
which she had lowed the brig Lur
line out of Kahului harOOr, she got
headway on and ran close up to tue
brig. At this moment Van Camp
called out, "a passenger for San Fran
cisco,r and the Lurliue's small boat
was lowered and the transfer was
msde.
Mrs. Roseersns, the mother of Mrs.
Osmer Abbott of Lahaiualuna and
Mr.. Rosecraus of the Kipshulu school,
died on the 18th inst. from injuries
received IN the runaway accident
which occurred IL Lauaina during the
same day.
"Opium" Brown left Maui during
the 22ud inst He will return how
ever in two months, 30 it is said.
During Wednesday, the 18th, 81 1
a. m.-thirty or forty native long
shoremen employees Tor recently sO)
of the Kahului Railroad Co. packed
the END of the pier at kahului and
awaited the arrival of the Claudine's
shore boats, their intention OeIug, so
il il stated, 10 prevent the landing OF
eleven new men WHICH Superinten-
dent r. r. Berg was bringing from
Honolulu. Deputy Sheriff Carter and
scene, 20 no demonstration was made
aud the incipient strike was at end
for the present. Ii seems that during
last week while some of the MEL were
al work aboard the steamer kahului,
they, while still il the employ of the
railroad company as $50 per day,
entered the service of Capt. Tyson at
s. per diem- Upon refusal TO obey
the commaL of Superintendent Berg
i.to come sshore," were discharged
and m-n TO fiji their places We're
brought FROM Honolulu.
DIR. Reed of the Colonial Sugar
Company OF Australia has been in
.pecting Maui plantations during the
week. Yesterday, the 18th, he went
over Pais and expressed himself as
both surprised aud pleased at the
of growth of the cane, etc.
]. d. Spreckels b Co. recently sold
the brig Lurline to the Hawaiian