The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-10
SEVERE DROUGHT ON MAUI
LACK OF RAIN MAY INJURE COM
ING SUGAR CROPS.
Coffee Lands to BE Opened Up-Jap-
anese Child Frightfully Burned
Mysterious Schooner If the Coast.
Maui, April 8.

Maui, April 8.
The most startling piece of news to
be reported this week is the continu-
ance of the drought. and is applies to
all parts of the island. One would
thing it were the middle of October.
instead of April. Dust flies in clouds
and everything is parched and dry. In
kula, where people rely on rain for
their water, the cisterns are becoming
alarmingly low, and much distress is
feared there this summer. Plantation
bitches are very shallow and cane is
suffering greatly. If rain does not
come soon the chances for good crops
the coming year will he very slim.
Tho. Cummings gave luau at his
residence in Wailuku yesterday after
noon. in honor of his father-in-law. J.
l.. King, the occasion being his seven
ty-tifth birthday. Many friends were
in attendance to congratulate and
wish him many prosperous years yet
to come. .dr. King is a weil known
wheelwright of Wailuku, and in spite
of his advancing years, keeps at his
work, strong in mind and body
Surveyor Howell is now laying out
the lots to be offered for sale by the
Government at Nahilu, and is progress
sing well with his work. The line of
the road to Hama is completed, and has
been laid out on very even grade A
few months more and some good cof-
fee land will be open to settlers there.
Wailuku police raided a gambling
den at Spreckelsvile few evenings
ago, taking in quite a number of the
willy celestials. The gamblers offered
resistance the officers. and during
the scrimmage some one on the out
side of the house fred off pistol. the
ball passing throug the wall and just
grazing one of the occupants cheeks,
but doing no further damage. 1t is
not known who fired the shot The
most of the Cinnamon were convicted
in the Police Court yesterday, OF
gambling.
Vt Paia Monday morning a little
japanese boy, aged two years, fell in
to an open fire, and before it could
get away its clothes ignited, and the
little thing was horribly burned from
its feet to its head. Doctors have
done what they could for it, and say
its chances for recovery are good.
The revenue cutter Kaena has not
been seen from these parts as yet.
This morning small schooner sailed
down the windward coast of the is
land, and when off Hamakuapoko put
straight out to sea, and is now nearly
out of sight, apparently headed for
around the point of Molokai. This
may be the object of the Kaena's mis-
sion.
Mr.. w. q. Ogg has been visiting Mr..
J. w. Colville, of Paia, the early part
of the week. Mr.. Ogg has returned to
the islands after a few months in Cal
iforna, to again take up cane raising,
and will be located on Hawaii. Mr..
Ogg is with her folks in California,
but will be down soon.
Inspector General Townsend has
been joined here by his wife and child
from Hilo, and they will make a short
visit to Lahaina.
Board of Registration starts out on
their tour of the island next week, so
intending voters must look sharp for
notices, so that they may not fail to
register.
Let your goods be known to all men