The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-09
TIRED OF LIFE.
Japanese Laborer on Maui
Commits Suicide.
The Perkins Had No Fear Of Spain.
n. Q Co.'S Landing Rapidly
Being Completed.
Special Correspondence

MAUI, May During Friday, the
9Th, a Japanese contract laborer of
Spreckelsville plantation hung himself
in one of the houses at Camp ?. He
tied the end Of a rope to a nail on
the wall, passed it twice around his
neck, fastened it to another nail on
the same wall, and threw himself
downward. The only explanation
offered for his death was given in let
ter directed to his mother in Japan,
which letter was discovered in the
house after his death. In this com
munication he asks for a certain magic
paper which would prevent his dying
suddenly. It is not probable that a
coroner's jury will be convened.
During Thursday afternoon, the 5th,
20 teachers assembled in the Makawao
school house, the regular monthly
meeting of the Makawao Teachers AS
ISOLATION. Inspector-General Town
send gave a short address on the theory
of concentration" and talked con-
corning the Summer school of 1898.
During the week, Mr.. Townsend has
visited the Makawao, Kealahou, KeO-
kea, Kaupakalua, Hamakuapoko and
SpreckelsviIle schools Today he is at
Huelo school.
Rev. Kalino of Paia breaches regu-
Iarly at PookeIa Church, mauka Ma
kawaO.
DR.. R. I. Moore, the dentist, is at DR..
Aiken's, Paia.
Mr.. Fred. Dat of Honolulu Post Office
is enjoying holiday at Mrs. H. B.
Bailey's of Kaluanui.
Miss Laura Green of Makawao de-
parted on the barkntine Geo. G. Per-
kins for San Francisco. She may be
away for a year.
On account of war news, flour has
advanced to 81 per bag, and the prices
of other merchandise are rising.
The landing OF the Hawaiian Com
mercial Co. now extends some 200 feet
into Kahului Bay, and the work is
progressing rapidly. A large lighter
is well nigh completed.
During Saturday, April 18th, the
schooner Allen A, Scharge master, ar
coma. She brought cargo of lumber
for Kahuli r. r. Co.
During Thursday, the 5th, the bar
kentine Geo. c. Perkins, Mas master,
departed for San Francisco with a
cargo of Paia and HamakuapOkO sugar
Miss Green was the only passenger.
Last evening, the 9Th, a large num-
Der of Makawao people attended the
May meeting of the local literary So
ciety which took place at the resi-
dence of B. d. Baldwin of Hamakua
poke.
The following program entitled 'An
Evening with the Schools" was of a
highly amusing nature and not, as it's
name implies, extremely scholastic in
spite of the fact that 10 teachers in
Guiding the InspectOr-General had to
do with it's arrangement and eXecu-
ton. Remarks on early Hawaiian edu-
cation, DIR. E. G. Beckwith; Trio, "The
SchOOlmaster," Mrs Taylor and
Messrs. Taylor and Atwater; Reading,
A school as described by Chas. Dick
ems, H. S. Townsend The Chinese
school, All Fat Sin IF E. Atwater) and
pupils; Quartette, Call john" Misses
Fleming and Simpson and Messrs. Nj
coll and Lindsay; The Model school,
Miss Prim Miss Eva Smith, and pu
pills; Comic Duet GA. B. c." Miss
Simpson and Mr.. Lindsay; The Dis
trict school, Prof. Cyrus Penwinkle (S.
r. Dowdle) and pupils; Tableau, (How
Herr Professor Schnickelfritz Furnishes
bad boys by giving them a dose of
castor OLD.
1t goes without saying that such a
list of events was productive of vast
deal of meniment.
On account of trade winds the wealth
er is cool.