The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-04
EVENTS IN
VALLEY ISLE.
Japanese CeIe-
brate Emperor's
Birthday.
BONES OF A
MAN LONG DEAD
Crude Oil Likely to Bring Down
the Price of Firewood.
Church Matters.

MAUI, Nov. 1.-The japanese of Mau
will enthusiastically celebrate theil
Emperor's birthday anniversary on al
the plantations of the island.
Inasmuch as the law of the land pro
Sd. coming this year on Sunday, some
of the plantations have granted Satur-
day. the End, as a special holiday, while
others have set apart Monday, the 4th
for the same purpose. Saturday, the
End, will be kept in festive manner by
the children of the rising sun of Wal
lluku, Spreckelsville, Kahului, Paia and
Hamakuapoko. while the little brown
men" of Kihei will regard Monday, the
n 4th, in the same manner.
During the End wrestling contests for
prizes will take place at Kahului, Ha-
makuapoko and other places.
During the evening of the same day
Japanese theatrical exhibitions will be
elsville. November Sd is the greatest
/
where.
CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Yesterday. the 1st, delegates from all
| the Maui Hawaiian churches assembled
in the Kaahumanu church of Waikiki
| for the purpose of holding their an
nual convention at which church and
Sunday school matters are fully dis
cussed, reports rendered, and the pro-
l.
The meeting will continue for a week,
| two days of which are set apart for
church affairs, two days for Sunday
school business and two days for the
concerns of the Hawaiian Board. Rev.
O. p. Emerson and Rev. Mr.. Timoteo
are the representatives of Oahu.
In place of the traditional ice cream
and strawberry festival, or the GUS
| tomary bazaar Hawaiians when they
wish to raise money for the church give
a luau for which tickets are sold. To-
day for the benefit of Kaahumanu
church of Wailuku a grand luau is
being given for which more than 500
tickets have been disposed of.
1t is stated that all the Hawaiian
Sunday schools of the Territory will
hold a convention at Lahaina next
June A similar convention was held
TINS year In ttllO.
BONES OF A JAPANESE.
On Thursday, Oct. 31st, the bones of
Japanese were found in the woods at
Nailiilihaile guIch which is about three
miles mauka of the ditch superintend-
ent's house at Kailua in the Huelo re-
gion.
Mr. George Baldwin. surveyor for the
Haiku Sugar Co., has camp there be-
ID
tunnels for water. His assistant, Jap
anese, while engaged in cutting away
the underground of the forest found
these bones which had evidently been
there for long time, as all the clothing
had rotted away and nothing remained
with the bones excepting a pocket COM
pass of Japanese make, q Japanese ink
tablet and a few other small articles.
Japanese state that no one excepting
an educated man knows the use of a
compass in Japan, and so it is thought
by Deputy Sheriff Kalama that this
man was attempting with the aid of
the compass to cross over the noun
tain; for the spot where he lost his life
is at 1900 feet elevation and in an al
most inaccessible place. perhaps never
before trodden by a human being. An
inquest will he held next week.
GENERAL NOTES
During Sunday morning, Oct. 9th,
Rev. Mr.. Thwing gave an interesting
discourse on China and the Chinese
in the Paia Foreign Church.
Dysentery is epidemic al Paia.
On Tuesday morning, oct. 29th.
Fathers Boarman and Megevney left
Waikiki for Lahaina intending to take
the Kinau the same evening for Hilo.
During their stay in Waikiki they gave
lectures on the evenings of Oct. oath,
25th, 26th. 9th and 2Sth. They COM
pleted their work of forming the Jesuit
mission on Monday night.
1t is prophesied that as soon as crude
oil for fuel is in use at Spreckelsville,
Hamakuapoko, Paia and Kihei the
price per cord for flre-wood will dimin- |
lsh considerably throughout Makawao |
district from which place the supply of |
wood is obtained for Central Maui.
The two Portuguese who were buried |
by the cave-in IT the pump on Paia |
plantation last week are doing well at |
Paia hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Hebron and |
daughter are guests of Mrs. H. A Bald
win.
Mrs. D. c. Lindsay of Paia makes a
tri- to Honolulu today.
All Saints Day was observed at the
Makawao Catholic church. Father
James Beisel holding services.
Weather: Dry all the week