The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-09
A COFFEE BLIGHT HAS STRUCK
NAHIKU.
+. McLane, Manager of Hamoa Plan
tation, Goes to the New Sugar Com
pany on Molokai-Pleasant Time.


1t is reported that Z. McLane, the
manager of Hamoa plantation, has re-
signed his position, to accept SINH
lar one with the new sugar company
to start work soon on Molokai. Mir.
McLane is considered a very efficient
manager. His retirement will be
keeuly felt at Hamoa, where he is
very popular. All Maui wishes him
success in his new field.
\ coffee blight has struck Nahil<u.
and planters there are gloomy in con-
sequence. They are calling for Pro-
fessor Koebele to battle with their
scourge.
Maui people welcome the Claudine
back on her regular run again.
Mrs. w. o. Smith arrived Wednes-
day and is visiting her daughter Mrs.
IL. A. Baldwin, at Hamakuapoko.
+. b. Oat also came up, and is at
Kswaopae Resort, for a vacation.
5. NJ. Dodge, the San Francisco real
ty syndicate agent, is around again,
seeking whom he may devour.
When Miss Simpson of Makawao
was returning home Thursday after
noon, driving Joe, of Seminary fame,
something appeared that took Joe
back to his young days. and whirlng
short around, he dashed back to Ka-
luanui. The buggy was not turned
over as it whirled around. Miss Simp-
son sprang lightly over the dashboard
and what might have been thrill
ling accident was averted. No dam
age was done to the buggy.
Port Surveyor Zumwalt has been in
Hama for over week past, and is un-
loading the schooner Eva, which ar
rived on Monday last, with merchan-
disc for the Hama store. The Eva was
II days from San Francisco, and she
will load Hama sugar.
The barkentine George L. Perkins
sailed out of port Thursday morning
for San Francisco, loaded with Paia
and Haiku sugar. The Perkins took
away as a passenger, Miss Laura c.
Green, who goes for an extended visit
to the States. Miss Green has left
Makawao for good, and on her return
to the Islands will reside in Honolulu.
For years she has labored in church
work among the natives, and well de-
serves rest. In her field she has
done much good and will be greatly
missed therefrom.
a most novel and amusing program
was presented last evening at the
May meeting of the Makawao Litera-
ry Society, held at the residence of B.
ID. Baldwin. Hamakuapoko. 1t was
an evening with the schools, and va
ried were the ones presented, as shown
by the following program:
Remarks, Early Hawaiian Educa-
tion, Rev. f. T. Beckwith: 1r.C,
hn t.,
| Taylor and f. f.. Atwater; Reading,
Selection from Dickens, II. S. Town
! seEd; The Chinese School, All Fat Sin
| lF. f. Atwater) and pupils; Quartette
Call john" Misses Fleming and
Simpson, Messrs. Nicol and Lindsay;
The Model School, Miss Eva Smith
and pupils; Comic Duett, "A, b, c.
Miss Simpson and ID. c. Lindsay; The
District School, Professor Cyrus Per.
twinkle Is. E. Dowdle) and pupils;
Tableau, How Herr Professor Schnic-
| kelfritz punished bad boys by giving
| them dose of castor oil.
! DIR. Beclkwith's remarks on Early
I Hawaiian Education were very inter.
esting, and Mr.. Townsend's reading
was much enjoyed. The Schoolmaster
trio, with Mr.. Atwater as teacher
and Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor as pupils
was well carried out and greatly 1T-
| plauded
The Chinese school with teacher
and pupils garbed a la Pake, queue
| and all, and with their babel of unin,
/ telligible sounds, caused much laugh.
| ter.
The quartette "Call John" brought
| forth an encore. The Model schoo
could have heard a pin drop, but that
| its everyday existence is such is now
| doubted.
The \, B, c, duett, and the fina
/ tableau caused some amusement, bur
! the event of the program was the Dis
/ trict school. The teacher, Mr.. Dow
! die, dressed in black knee trousers
/ and black coat, presented a very
/ SHOWING appearance. The ten pupils
/ IN juvenile costume, the boys Will
knee pants, colored hose, big collars
and ties, and the girls in short dres
ses and pantalettes, created repeated
1 laughter, and much merriment, by
their antics, jokes, lessons, chastise
ments and singing, and seemed to ge
as much fun out of it as the audi
ence. The pupils were Mrs. S. Il. Tay
lor, the Misses c. A. Schweizer, MAY
Baldwin, Eva and Nellie Smith, Mess
rs. c. W, Baldwin, b. d. Baldwin. f
z. Atwater j. j. Hair and w. O
| Aiken.
After the program sandwiches anC
/ coffee were served
The evening was clear and Lighted
/ by a brilliant moon, and the large
| parlors We're fun to oyerflowing il
consequence. The program was pro
nounced a decided success, credit fo
which is largely due to b. d. Ball
win, who had it in charge.
EMBRACE IT.
An opportunity TO get draperies a
cost. a large stock to arrive shortly
forces us to make a clean up. 4 gIanc.