The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-20
ALARMING
ACCUSATION
labOrers Enticed From
Plantations.
HIGHER WAGES TIE BAIT
Maui Sugar Men Complain Of
Questionable Methods--Pre-
sentation to lowries.
Especial Correspondence.)

wAILUKU, Maui. August Isl; sure
1y cannot be conducive to the common
good of the planters that emissaries
should be dispatched to Maui from plan
tations on the other Islands to entice Jap
anese laborers to leave the plantations
here. which paid for bringing them from
Japan, and holding out inducements TO
them to transfer their services to other
employers. II is a sure way to still fur
Their force up wages and lessen the re-
turn rendered therefor, and boards of di-
rectors should strongly discipline those
too-enterprising managers OF plantations
no have lately been resorting TO such
questionable devices.
The recent rains have done much for the
coming crop of cane and the fields Of Cen
trail Maui, especially Kihei, are giving
abundant promise of bumper crop for
1soi-one that will overtop even the splen-
did crop now nearly harvested.
The employees of the Hawaiian CONNER
clad & Sugar Co. and of the Kahului Rail-
vile last evening to present to Mr.. and
Mrs w. ]. Lowrie a memento of their
lately celebrated silver wedding. 1t took
the form OF a magnificent and costly sill
yer tray, suitably inscribed with an ex-
preston OF the aloha nui which all feel
who know them. The presentation was
rnade by Mr.. Filler In an affecting speech
and II was almost more than the recipi-
-ents could do TO make suitable acknowl.
aedgments.
Mr.. H. e. Hail., one OF the u. s. posta
inspectors, sent down to the Islands Il
inaugurate the new postal system, spen
this week on Maui. and visited all the
postoffices on the Island. In most of then
he found things running smoothly, ant
compliments the postmasters, having bu
one inefficient one in the lot. The follow
ing postofiices have been discontinued, o.
will be- II the postmasters do not qualif.
by the first of August: Peahi, Huelo, Ma
hiku. Pauwela, Kaupo. Honokowai, Keo
kea and Waiakoa. The following ar
money order Offices: Waikiki, Lahaina
Kahului. Spreckelsville. Paia, Hamakua
poke, Hama. Hamoa. Kipahulu and Kihei
Makawao will also probably be made
money order Office. The postoffice at Wal
1uiku In doing a business which will rails
II to the grade Of third-class or ''presi
sdentiar' Office on the first OF July, 1901.
When Thurston gets through abusing
the Judges he cannot control he will
probably devote himself to raising
kihei-to ectability.-Republcan
Many people on Maui would like to knov
what that scurrilous sheet the Republi
can. means by its insinuation that Kin,
, plantation Is not respectable. 1t is an er
terprise which might be copied with ad
vantage by some other concerns In Hs
wall. who produce instead of good sci
--yiceable commodities, nothing but vile an
-evii-smelling puffs of SANDER, lying an
evilfmaginings which could only emanat
from n mind diseased.
The people OF Wailuku are much pleas
ed to read OF the attentions lately paid
Honolulu TO our distinguished townsma
George Hons. who is now spending SON
time In the Capital City. Though we a
miss him much. we know he Is not forge
ting our interests even during his wei
deserved vacation.