The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-08
LITERARY EVENING
Many People On Maui Lis.
ten to Good Program.
Considerable Activity BY Police.
A Portuguese Falls Into
Vat.
Especial Correspondence.

MAUI, February 5-After an inter-
val of several months, the Makawao
Literary Society held it's regular
monthly function last evening at the
residence of Mr.. J. W. Colville of
Paia.
An unusually large audience appre-
ciated the following program, entitled,
"A French Evening" La Marseil-
laise," Quartette; Reading, Madame
Defrage," Miss Schweizer; Recitation,
Miss Agnes Fleming; Piano Solo, Miss
Simpson; Reading, Comic Reminis-
cences of Napoleon" Mr.. c. H. Dickey;
Come Where My Love Lies Dream
ing" Quartette; Reading, THE Sewer
in Paris" Oes Miserables), Mrs. H. P.
Baldwin; Album of French Pictures;
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Woodward. The al
by ladies and gentlemen in costume
representing prominent characters in
the history of France, beginning with
Napoleon / and ending with Madame
Defarge. Mrs. Woodward was especi-
ally enjoyed.
During Sunday night, January Both,
Sheriff Baldwin, Deputy Sheriff King,
Captain Kalama and others raided
successfully two of the worst dens in
| Wailuku town. At Akana's opium
were caught. Crowbars had to be used
to gain an entrance owing to the fact
| that the place was double boarded. AT
Kong Ting's on the same street, II
devotees to fan tan were arrested and
later forfeited bail, $40 each. On
| Tuesday, the 1st, two of the smokers
were fined $50 each.
Monday afternoon, January 31st, 20
teachers met in the Makawao school
house. The program consisted Of Sc
| lections from McMurry, lesson on
volume, and suggestions as to the
manner of drawing a map Of a large
district to scale. \
February 1st, a new central of the.
Maui Telephone Co. was established
at Paia on premises leased from ia
cinth de Freitas. Manager E. B. Car
| ley and family have removed from Ka-
hului to Paia. The Maui system has
now four central offices, one each in
Kahului, Lahaina, Hama and Paia.
During the Sd, Deputy Sheriff King
arrested three liquor-sellers at Hama
kuapoko. Two Portuguese and one
Chinese The two former forfeited
bail of 500 each.
Captain Kukona of the Waikiki po-
| lice has left the service.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodward (nee Rich
ards) have been at Mrs. H. B. Bailey's
Makawao during the week.
Mrs w. o. Smith is the guest of her
daughter, Mr.. H A Baldwin of Ha-
makuapoko.
During yesterday, the 4th, a Portu-
guese employee of the Hamakuapoko
mill, Joaquin Lopes, while walking
along near the vat into which the
super-heater empties, slipped and fell
into the tank. The water heated to
very high temperature burned him
badly about the legs.
During the LIST, the barkentine Nuu-
anu, Joselin master, sailed from Ka-
hului for San Francisco with Wailuku
and Spreckelsville sugar.
On the Sd, the barkentine George G.
Perkins, Mas master, arrived in Ka-
hului three days from Honolulu. She
will take away Paia and Haiku sugar.
During the 4th, the brig Lurline,
Mcleod master, arrived, IA days from
San Francisco. She brought general
merchandise for H. G. & S. Co., and
four passengers, three new residents
for Spreckelsville Gan assistant en-
gineer and wife and a butcher), and
nephew of Judge Mckay of Wal
luku.
Today, the Allen A. and H. c.
Wright cleared for San Francisco.
There was a Kona storm during
Wednesday and Thursday. Still un-
settled weather.