The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-17
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on pro,ectlon-soolai Notes.

MAUI Jan. a. 1899 Last evening
the 18Th. the monthly discussion under
the auspices Of the Mskawao Debating
Society was held In the parlors Of the
Paia Foreign church and vas largely
attended by the district people The
subject OF debate was Free Trade W
Protection Mcssrs = T.. Atwator aud
W. D. Nicoll defending the former and
Messrs J. J. Hair and Frank Alexan-
der the latter. Several speakers 9TH
er than the leaders made the evening
unusually interesting Advocates Of
protection carried the day" when It
came 20 vote on the merits of arru-
ments presented, the vote being a close
one The subject FOR next meeting is
something about the reduction OF per-
sonal taxes, with Tax Assessor G. II.
Dickey the leader Of the negative.
"Wednesday the 18th, a Chinese OF
Waihee named Aliona was 50 severely
burned that he died few hours after
the fire which injured him was discOy-
red and eXtingushed He lived in a
shanty by himself and being very old
and blind was cared for by a married
daughter who lived near by The FIRE
was started probably from his pipe
while he was smoking The inside OF
the dwelling was badly burned. The
COroner's inquest was held yesterday
and brought In a verdict OF death by
accident
Wednesday morning. the 18th, there
was some trouble between the unas
and seventy or eighty laborers on Wal
luku plantation. The laps, being an
CRY with one OF the lunas made plan
to down" him, but head luna Jack
Dow and other lunas interfered in time
TO prevent any serious happening,
though there was an interchange Of
blows. Thirty or forty OF the japanese
were fined on the 18th by Judge Mckay
for deserving labor and four or FIVE Of
their leaders are still in confinement
awaiting trial for assault upon Mr..
Dow
Tonight, the 1lth, some dozen or
more young men OF Waikiki will hold
meeting in the Club Hall 10 organize
an athletic club. Their plans are to be
gin with bicycles and later TO eXtent
Ia. Of tho ~ M 10 pan
eral athletics and perhaps some time II
the dim future to build hall
The afternoon of the 9th, twent!
persons attended the monthly meeting
Of teachers In Makawao school house
The program consisted OF discussion %
"Parkers Talks" by Miss Nelli,
Smith, Hawaiian Soils" by u. ID
Baldwin, and Sewing" by Miss Ellis
dos Refs. Mr.. Baldwins talk was es
pecially interesting and valuable. He
advanced the theory that It is no
'weathering" but the growth Of vege
tation (the breaking mp of the lava
into pieces by roots that changes lava
rock TO soil.
The 18th. the Hama teachers held
their monthly meeting In Hama schoo
house The maximum attendance oi
Hama pedagogues is eight.
The evening of the 27th, "Conun-
drum Supper" will he given in Dick
ey's Hall, Paia, under the patronage
Of the Ladies Aid Society of Paia.
Mrs d. Il. Murdoch OF EVA is visit
ing her mother, Mrs ID. D. Baldwin OF
Haiku.
This afternoon in Paia Plantation
Office a meeting OF stockholders OF the
Maui Telephone Co. will be held.
At Kahului the only arrival OF the
week is the brig "Lurline," Mcleod
master, on the llth from San Francis
CO. with general merchandise for II. G.
Co, Haiku, Pala and Alexander &
Baldwin companies, The only depart.
ure is the bark "Hesper" for Port
Townsend in ballast
eather:-Dry-cOol mornings and
warm, still days, No rain for a week