The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-31

ON MAUI
General FeStiVitl
on Valley
Isle.

tSbSs
MAUI, Dec. 27.-Christmas was uni
versally observed in Maui, not only by
the Christian as liz fitting. but by the
pagan as well. 1t was the greatest hol.
iday OF all the year. People generally
celebrated the day by family dinners,
though there were Christmas trees at
all times. before Christmas and after
| Christmas, on Christmas eve, on
Christmas morning and in the evening
At the close OF the Waikiki schools
ON the Goth, there was big tree for
the children; at the Paia kindergarten
each child had bag of candy; at the
Hamakuaapoko kindergarten Miss
Steele had n fine tree decorated with
book, toy and bag Of sweets for
each little one and there were refresh
ments besldes; at MaunaOlu Seminary
the girls gave concert in the evening
to their relatives and friends. Miss Cou-
ledge having charge of the musical
program.
The weather during the early part OF
Christmas was threatening-cloudy,
foggy and ralny-but during the after
noon 1t cleared 80 that the Makawao
club had its regular game of polo on
the Sunnyslde grounds, Paia. FEARING
! Indictment weather the four players
| who were to represent the Maui Ath-
! letic Association OF Wailuku ,Messrs
Ault, Cornwell, Beote and Cummings
! did not put in an appearance, so the
| plan of n tournament had TO be aban-
doned. Still the large number of spec
! tators present saw "rattling" good
game between two tours of the Maka-
wac club. 1t was mauka Makawao
Messrs l.. Won Tempsky Captain. L.
r. Crook, s. r.. Kalama and Geo. Will
bur VIZ. Paia and Hamakuapoko
Messrs. f. +. Baldwin (captain), w. y.
Aiken, ID. c. Lindsay and f. A. Alex
ander. The latter won by score of
four goals to 2.
CUT IN WAGES.
1t is rumored that there Is to be a
general cut of ten per cent in wages
and salaries on Spreckelsville planta-
ton, beginning January /, 1902. other
plantations on Maui to survive the
present hard times will probably have
to adopt similar seemingly harsh meas
ures.
President Roosevelt's reference to
Hawaiian affairs in his message, which
| Is much discussed on the island, has
not improved matters or opinions. Peo'
pie are beginning to ask what sugar
! estates have leased lands from the gov
eminent and the acreage and term o.
the leases.
| Most OF the plantations of Maui (al
the large ones) own their lands In fe'
slmple, though some of them have gov
eminent water under long terms. 1t l!
to be hoped that the President will
soon visit Hawaii-nei to determine fol
himself the slight value to the small
farS,er of such properties as Hamaku
apoko, Paia, Spreckelsville, Kihei ant
others unless perchance the said small
| farmer has a spare hundred Thousand
dollars to sink a pump.
PARRAKEETS ON MAUI.
! There are indeed parrakeets w tn,
Kula forests, and sometimes wild pea
/ cocks and other strange birds are
seen. though the peacocks genera.iy re
main on the Ulupalakua side of tn,
mountain. Twenty or thirty years agi
Captain Mckee set free large number
of different varieties of birds, some o.
which still survive.
| Mr.. j. N. s. Williams. wife and fam
lily are to permanently reside at Spreck
elsville. After experimenting the con
struction of the great Puunene mill n
has been appointed to take charge OF /
as chief engineer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann OF Pahala Ha
wall. have been spending the holiday
with relatives in Makawao.
Last evening. the Goth, Mr.. and Mrs
w. q. Aiken of Makawao gave a pleas
ant dancing party at their residence.
Tonight. the 9th, n Christmas tre
will be given to the children of tn
Paia Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Lowrie of Spreck
elsville mill give their customary Nev
Year eve dancing party. This is al
waves the Terpschorean event of tn
year on Maui.
Next Monday, the SOth, twelve base
hallists of the Waikiki Athletic Asso
citation go to Hilo per Kinau to contes
with the bali players of the rainy cit
on New Years day The Hllo peopl
are to pay all expenses of the Wailukl
boys and give a $50 prize to the win
ming nine.
Normal Inspector C. w. Baldwin /
, spending his holidays at Haiku.
Aklona of Pauwela bought the aw;
license Of Makawao district for S267.7i