The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-01
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Yesterday was pay day for the en-
/ ployes of the Territory.
Justice Galbraith and Mrs. Galbraith
| returned Saturday from their outing
on Hawaii.
w. II. Lambert, superintendent Of the
Hilo Railroad Company, is in the city
on business.
1t is estimated that this years crop
of Eva plantation will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 tons.
|. Thursday, September 26th, the bark
st. Katherine left Hilo for San Fran
cisco. She is loaded with sugar.
Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid and wife were
welcomed back on Saturday from an
extended vacation on the Mainland.
Six young Hawaiians and one Jap
were captured by the police last night.
They were sleeping on the Naval dock
w. G. Cooper, cashier Of the First
National Bank, and wife, returned
from a brief trip to the Coast, on the
Mariposa.
The steamer Nippon Maru arrived
at San Francisco September 10, max
ing the trip from Honolulu in days,
II hours and Il minutes
In San Francisco case the Treasury
Department has ruled that minor chill
dren of resident Chinese merchants
are thtitled 10 laHu III the united
States.
Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Atherton return
ed on the Mariposa from their wedding
trip in Europe. Another bridal party
on the Mariposa was comprised of Mr..
and Mrs. G. b. Hemenway.
Purser Birmingham, of the steamer
Hawaii, reports that the new light
house at Kawaihae has been complet-
ed. The new lighthouse is slightly
taller than the old structure which
heretofore marked the waters of Ka-
waihae.
The free distribution of palms, plants
and trees from the government nursery
will not be resumed until after the
18th day of this month, so as not to
interfere with the propagation of forest
tree seeds now going on on to be ready
for the rainy season.
The distribution of the 126 companies
of Coast Artillery made by Secretary
Root in an order of September 26th
makes an assignment of two compa-
MES to Honolulu. AS we already have
the two companies, there will be no
change in the present arrangements.
In few weeks the construction will
begin of the new wharf to be built
by the o. r. & l.. Co. 1t will be sit
uated near the cattle pen, and will be
able to accommodate vessels of ton.
mage up to $50 tons. The work, of
which the principal part will be In
charge of Diver Lund, will probably
be two months under construction
The he Au Hou reports that there
has still been no rain in Hamakua.
While no smoke could be seen from
the landings, the fire is said to be
burning further mauka. The men on
the steamer say that the cane looks
very yellow and that if there are no
rains very soon, the chances Of a good
crop are very slim, indeed.
The big freight steamer Oregonian,
which was in Honolulu a short while
ago, left kahuui for New York on
September "a She carried a load of
$4,000 bags of sugar, this being prac-
tically all the sugar on hand in Maui.
The schooner $. II. Alexander has con-
sequently had to wait for her load,
which is to consist of 500 tons. She
will probably sail for San Francisco
/ the beginning of this week.
/ The commissioner of agriculture yes
/ terday took Mr.. Eben Low on trip
/ through the Nuuanu forest, the latter
gentleman being very much interested
/ in forest matters. Mr.. Low expressed
himself as much pleased with the work
being carried on there. He saw a
large patch of the panicum grass grow
/ ing, and was so impressed with 1t that
when he leaves on Tuesday for Ha-
wall he will take a lot of roots with
| him. A heavy shower of rain fell in
the forest while they were there, but
| it did not reach town.