The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-27
THE NEWS BOILED DOWN.

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THE NEWS BOILED DOWN
The Archer brought down about
400 tons Of freigh1 and two passen-
gers.
Reports from Pahala are TO the effect
that 1he weather is even dryer there
chan here, and a scarcity OF water is
imminent.
Difficulty IS experienced on the Olaa
plantation in securing sufficient lunas
for overseeing the various sorts of
work at the various points.
There are now $50 people, laborers,
oyerseers, and others at work on the
Puma Sugar Plantation. and things are
rushing there for the first crop.
\ japanese woman, employed on the
Puma pl2ntaajon, committed suicide
| by drowning in Green Lake. near the
| Lyman place On Monday
| It is thought that in about three
months the last section Of road at
Maulua will be completed, thus making
| d continuous carriage read TO kOhala.
| The HilO constitution cannot stand
so much dry weather. Sickness is more
or less prevalent and the person with
| out cold is not considered in good
| form.
| One thousand bags Of cane from
| Oahu Plantation were brought uD by
| the Kinau, and will be transshipped
per Hawaii to POh0iSi for the Puma
| plantation seed crop.
Chas Eagan has Purchased a six
mule team Of J. r. Wilson for the pur-
pose Of hauling seed cane from Pahala
He will put most of his 300 acres OF
Olaa land into sugar
The Falls Of Clyde is still some where
| below or beyond that movable bound
airy line known as the horizon She
is evidently going to have try herself
at beating the record for slow time
The Japanese employe of H. Hack
| field & Co., who was gOred by a rum
away bull on Tuesday, received severe
internal injuries and is still in a criti-
| ca! condition.
The Olaa Sugar Company has made
| a contract for its first and second
crops Of sugar at the present high mar
k9t rates This looks as if the refine
| ries anticipated no decrease in price
for few years ait any rate.
| Local subscriptions for a sprinkler
are now in order, IS it is impossible
TO wiring one, as it were, from a stony
| hearted Government, which. as the
| HIIo Road superintendent says, just
laughs when he asks for enc. That's
what i. is to have a reputation fol
rain
There is a great deal of sickness
among the labOrers ON the Oiaa Plan
tation, state Of affairs which keeps
DR.. Russell pretty busy. This does
not seem to be So much because Olaa
is unhealthful as because many Of the
laborers have been unwell when they
IarriVed there.
A good many people of Hil0 have
come to The conclusion chat We should
have one good night Waterman to In
| teryieW burglars who are engaged il
midnight labors. 1t is understood thai
the police department. has sIgnified its
willingness. to contribute 0ne-half OF
she amount necessary to pay such al
officer. 1t is net easy to see why the
department. should not pay the whole
amount.
A tree which would De considered {
freak Of nature in any other vicinity
shan Ftlo can be seen at AnaOne Oak:
place in kaumana, about three and {
half miles r2auka. 1t is IN orange tree
Of q new vatt.ety, one year Old one foo
high and half an inch thick at its base
having . full sized orange. fully three
inches in diameter, growing Oh the
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