The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-13
Debate at Paia Church. To Tackle
Expansion.
CHINESE AND CANE KNIVES
Bloody Flght-Capture OF a Youth
ful gurslar-PIan 10 Purchase
a Social Hall.

MAUI FEB. II. Isss.-I.ast sy.ala.
the 10th. a large number o.: ladies. no.
10 mention the gentlemen. were present
20 encourage the speakers at the reg
ular monthly meeting OF the Makawao
Debating Society. held a. is customary.
in the Paia Foreign church.
The subject OF debate was Resolved
that the present personal tax of these
Islands is too High"
Messrs. ID. c. Lindsay and W. L. shaw
spoke in the affirmative and MesSrs. c.
H. Dickey and John Fleming argued
on the negative side. The negative side
won the favor OF the auditors by a vote
OF u TO .. The subject for next debate
has 10 90 with Imperialism esolv-
ed that all possessions excepting Gu
ba) acquired by the United States
during the last war should be retain
ed"
"Wednesday. the Sth. at Spreckeis-
Vile, two Chinese laborers got into .
dispute and after many very personal
remarks attacked each other with cane
knives. Injuries inflicted We're slight.
The aggressor. Chan Kin. Is held by
the Wailuku police authorities on .
charge OF assault and battery.
At IL o'clock p. m. on the Sth. bur
glar but Is years OF age. named Pele.
was caught in the store OF y. ]. Rod
rigues OF Wailuku by q policeman con-
cealed on the premises. Deputy Shsrif
Scott suspecting the native boy. had
arranged To- have an officer inside the
building. The policeman saw Pele sf-
feet an entrance into the store and ar
rested him. he was making his way to-
ward the money-drawer. Pele ConfeSSes
his evil doings, but Judge Mckay has
not yet decided on punlshment-the
youth being too old to send to the Re
form school.
Chinese New Year Is being most
quietly celebrated on Maui.
\ subscription paper is being circu-
lated among Makawao and Speckels-
Vile residents for the purpose OF rails
ing money To- buy Paia hall Estimated
near Paia depot for the purpose OF
fitting it up and keeping it permanent
ly as a place for literary. theatrical.
and other entertainments. y thousand
dollars asked for. in POO shares at s.
each-S6OO will purchase the building
and land, and 500 will put the hall
into proper condition. The project ORR
ginated several years ago. but at that
time was unsuccessful.
Tonight the 18th. Miss Kanehua
Kapu. sister OF Rev. :. Kapu OF Wal
luku. will be married TO Mr.. Mokihana.
a well-known Hawaiian. in the Wal
luku native church. Rev. :. Kapu will
perform the ceremony.
The Winsor.' formerly Hotel De
Maui" has been full of tourists during
the week. This institution. the only
hotel in Waiiuku. il ably managed 10y
Mrs. Robertson. the wife Of Attorney
c.. Il. Robertson.
on the eth. the schooner Jennie
Ward" Christensen master. departed
from Kahului for san Francisco with
a cargo Of Haiku. Paia and II. G. Co.'S
sugar.
On the 9th. the four masted schooner
Defender Hellingsen master. arriv-
ed in Kahului with a cargo OF machine
~. pipe. etc. for Spreckelsville.
To-day. the 18th. the bark 'Nuuanu."
Josselyn master. departed for New
York via Cape Horn, having on board
=. 74S. 400 lbs. OF II. c. Co. Haiku Sugar
Co. Paia plantation and wailuku SUI
gar Coz sugar. in addition 20 500 sacks
she brought from Honolulu.
Weather:-An abundance of rain in
Wailuku, Spreckelyille. Jlup1lakua and
other places. but very dry throughout,
Makawao district.