The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-23
A New One in the Criminal Line
On Maui.
OPIUM SMOKER WITH KNIFE
Telephone Line ExtenSIon-A New
Church Steam PloWs-Polo.
Reading Browning.

MAUI, Jan. 21.-Tuesday, the 18th
while some Wailuku police wer,
searching Camp ., Spreckelsville fol
deserters, they came upon three Chi
nese smoking opium and immediately
| made arrests. \ moment after this haC
| been done, one Of the prisoners broke
| away, ran from the house and jumped
| into a neighboring ditch. He stood in
| the water up to his waist, brandished a
| knife and dared the police TO take him.
One of the officers in Selling him had
his finger severely cut. The three
| opium smokers were convicted by
Judge Mckay on Wednesday, the 18th.
On the goth, EOwela, a native, was
arrested for burglary and will be tried
on Monday, the 23rd. 1t is alleged that
wards Of Waikiki during the absence
of the lady and stole a tin of kerosene
oil and an oil stove. He was caught
with these articles in his possession
The police authorities state that Iowela
is an old offender.
The 18th, at the meeting of the stock
holders of the Maui Telephone Co.
held in the office of Paia plantation. it
was voted to extend the Maui tele-
phone system to MAIZENA,. A new line
Ranch (the Kula property of Young
Heel, thence to Makena via Ulupala-
kua, taking the circuit of Maui
The Kula Catholic Mission Church
recently completed at Kealahou, Kula,
was dedicated on the 18th, the Bishop
of Panapolis, Father James Beisel and
several other priests taking part in the
exercises. After the dedication, the
large congregation sat down TO grand
feast. Kula never before saw such a
large assemblage of peOple-there We're
at least 500 present The church is
very large one, being Octagonal in
shape and its erection is due TO the
personal efforts of Father James,
who with little assistance has done
nearly all the work. 1t has been D
years in building. The interior and
the altar are adorned with most elab-
crate woOd-carving imported from the
TyrOl. There are fifteen pieces II.
by #. representing the passion and
crucifxion scenes from the life of
Christ 1t is Stated that there is moth
ing on the Islands in way of wood
carving so beautiful as that which or
naments this new Kula church. There
were 100 children confirmed during this
occasion.
Minister of Public instruction H. Z.
Cooper has been inspecting Makawao
school houses during the week. On
Thursday, the 10Th. he departed for
Kula, and after visiting the Kealahou,
Keokea and Ulupalakua school prem
Uses took the steamer at Kihei for Ho-
nolulu. Wednesday. he was the guest
of c. H. Dickey. and Friday he was en-
tertained at Erehwon Cattle Station.
He was accompanied by his little son.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Sarah A. ThurstOn was received with
much regret by many Maui friends.
The opening Of MaunaOlu Seminary
has been long retarded by the lack of
necessary books. 1t was necessary to
send to the Coast for them.
The largest meeting in the history
of the Ladies' Thursday Club was held
at Mrs. c. H. Dickey's, Kaluanui, the
afternoon of the 10Th. There were 80
ladies present. Browning" was read.
The Makawao Polo Club now has
twenty-five active members on the club
roll. Games are contested every other
Saturday afternoon on the grounds
back of "Sunnyside."
The evening of the goth, a gay party
rode by moonlight from Paia 10 Ma
kawao and back. There We're twelve
Young people from Haiku, Hamakua-
poke and Paia. Mrs. w. o. Aiken was
chaperone
On the 18th. the schr May Dodge ar
rived in Hama u days from San Fran
cisco. She brought general merchan-
rise and lumber for Hama plantation.
The H. c. Co. have recently imported
from England four steam pIows. TWO
having arrived by the Wrestler and
TWO by the 'Lurline." The former two
have been set up and sent from Ka-
hului TO SpreckelsvilIe.
Waathe still and pleasant.
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