The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
From Windward Hawaii.

on "Wednesday during high wind fire
trcke out in the cane at Paauhau and
burned over some 300 acres An inquest
was held the following day, but failed to
trace the origin of the fire. The cane is
near the mill and Will be ground immedi-
ately, and 50 the loss will be minimum.
This is the second cane fire for Paauhau
in the past three months. At the same
time fire was raging in Paauhau a fire
was destroying some 800 acres of cane in
kohala, both fires being visible at the
same time.
The Board o. Registration is holding
se ssions in Hamakua this week. Regis
tration is slow. but the natives are COM
ing in in goodly numbers. There was
urgent need of a special session of court
here for the purpose of naturalization,
but it was not held.
Last week two japanese laborers work
ing on the Pail road into Waipio tumbied
over the side and fell about $50 feet. one
was buried the next morning and DR.:
Garrison has the other one in the hospi-
tai at Paauhau trying to mend him up so
as to have a part of a man left. This Is
the fourth man killed on this piece of fol-
lly, and it is not completed either. There
are no doubt many more victims to fol-
low if amy one is ever so foolish as to
venture to travel the road after compile
ticn.
| Henry Hall gave an elaborate iuau at
| lis home in Honokaa on Sunday the 18th
/ n St 1t was in the nature Of double
event, Mr.. Hall reaching his hfueth
birthday on that date. and four days be-
/ fore received his commission as District
Magistrate OF Hamal0na. The spread was
4 in true Hawaiian style and consisted Of
the approved Hawaiian dishes, some y
them rare ones
Antoine Fernandez has resigned his po-
siticn as deputy sheriff at Waianae and
returned 70 Haniakua and VIII assume the
same position here Harry Overend, who
nas held the position for the last i've
I yss r.. has beec promoted ana becomes
/ chfcf deputy fer the whole Island and
will have headquarters insIlilo.
Mrs Ward OF Honolulu is visiting her
mother. Mrs w II Richard and family.
Z Rev c. II. Tomkins, pastor Of the Eng
ilish Church. is in Kaima. Kona. on
/ three months vacation in hopes Of i'm
proving his health. which has been poor
for some time.
Rev. c. w. Hn Of Olaa has been visit
ing in Hamakua He administered the
/ rite OF baptism to a number of children
and conducted services at Paauilo on
Sunday. Arrangements are being made
/ nv the Protestants By which Mr. Hill
win receive a call and conduct services
/ in the I.yceum at Honokaa once a month.
Mr. Hill is -ery popular with all classes
and will no doubt soon build up good
/ cor gregation.
Miss Massey Of Puma is the guest Of
friends in Hamakua for a month.
4 A. l., Louisson has gone to California
taking with him some 200 bags OF Ha-
4 makua coffee, which he intends 10 dis
1 nosa of at a better advantage than has
been done by the consignees in the past
II Mr.. Louisson is a member Of the firm OF
Louisson Brothers, coffee planters and
will perhaps remain in San Francisco as
u salesman of their output
4 Geo. Kaiser, the liveryman, is building
a residence in Honokaa.
John c. Jones and Charles Williams are
lin Honolulu attending the Territorial Re.
publican Convention. Mr.. Williams has
had charge of Sam Parker's canvass II
Hamakua and the vote VIII no doue
show he has been up and doing. for San
viii have a walkover.