The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-24
NEWS OF MAUI
Vessels Fared Badly at
KahuIui.
Centennial Booked to Garry Fourteen
Passengers to San Francisco.
Notes of the Week.

MAUI, April 21.-Circuit Judge j..
w. Kalua of Waikiki will go to La
haina on the oath and hear the appeal
of Olowalu plantation, in chambers on
the next day, the 25th. This Is the
appeal taken from the decision of the
Lahaina District Court made recently
in favor of the japanese strikers.
During Wednesday, the 18th, the
sea was unusually rough in Kahului
harbor. A small trading schooner be-
longing to Peter Joseph of Hama was
swept from her mooring and lifted high
and dry onto the beach. She is still
stranded. No damage whatever was
done.
The steamer Centennial also broke
one of her stern moorings and swung
around, striking another vessel. The
only injury sustained was the break
ing of the Centennials rail.
The steamer Centennial will prob
ably sail today If the wind is favorable
for San Francisco. Her cargo consists
of $4,000 bags of Paia, HamakuapokC
and Spreckelsville sugar, valued al
| s13S, 707.27. Her passenger list, which
numbers fourteen, is as follows: Mrs
J. J. Walsh, Mrs. G.. II. Bailey, Mrs
c. b. Wells, Miss Laura Wells, Mrs.
II. G. Winslow, Mrs, James Kennedy
Master Kennedy, Rev. Seneca Jones, j
b. Richie, James Groften, T.. j.
Crothers, James Moore, J. y. Helmick
G.. G.. Wood.
Rev. S. Jones returns to his home in
Chico, California, after spending q
I long vacation in Hamakuapoko. His
Visit was prolonged on account of the
plague.
Mrs. James Kennedy, wife OF thu
manager of the Paia plantation store
goes to Scotland to place her son in
school.
Mrs. G. II. Bailey returns to her
home in California after n long visit
in Spreckelsville and Paia.
Mrs. Wells and daughter of Wailu-
| ku, Mrs. Walsh of Kahului. and Mrs
Winslow of Kihei are making short
visits to The Coast.
During Easter Sunday at the Paia
I Foreign Church DR.. Beckwith preach.
ed an Easter sermon, an Easter an.
/ them was sung, and Gala lilies from
/ Olinda adorned the pulpit.
! During Sunday, the 18th, a new
Church at Pauwela, Makawao, was in
augurated, advocating the doctrine o.
Christian Science" Rev. ]. Kama.
/ kele of Keokea, Kula, the pioneer
/ Christian Scientist of Maui, assisted IL
/ the exercises.
/ Hama people are in a decidedly re
| bellious mood on account of the lacl
| of mail recently. They have had NJ
/ steamer for two weeks, and now tn,
| Claudine on Friday went to Hawai-
/ and neglected them again.
During Monday and Tuesday, the
\ 10th and 18th, James Saunders of Ke.
amaze, commissioner of private way:
and water rights of Hama district
\ tried his first case. 1t was n. ON
\ sted. =. X. Kahakauila, Hookano, Mrs
/ Chong Leong, Mrs. Kalua, S. X. IA.
maka, Kamali, Knii Sun Wal Co., Al
\ Nee, All Kina, All Wa, S. X. Daniels
\ Kama and others versus T. Awana
Some Keanae water was the subject
under dispute. After the examination
OF a number of witnesses the prosecu.
/ tion thought 1t advisable TO withdraw
/ their case.
The incident was remarkable owing
to the presence of a large number o
/ Hawaiians. Messrs. w. p. Haia and
/ VI. Reuter- of Hama were the attorneys
\ for the prosecution and A. +. Tavare:
I of Makawao for the defense.
Weather-NIuch rain during the
week in Makawao and Hama. During
\ the 10th. 2.35 inches fell in mauka Ma
/ kawao and 1.65 inches at Grove Ranch