The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-02
The NEWS
Of MAUI
AChinaman' S Rice
Junk Makes a
Trip.
AUGUST "LITERARY'
AT MAKAWAO
japanese Minister Robbed of
His Money and Cloth.
ing.

| MAUI Aug. 31.-This week T. Awana,
! Chinese merchant of Makawao, success
fully made a trip from Maliko to Kea-
nae and back again bringing a cargo
of rice in his Chinese junk or sam-pan.
/ The crew consisted of ten sailors-six
| Chinese and four Hawaiians. The trip
over was very rough one, the six Chi
nese being sick from the motion of the
waves not to mention the effort of row.
ing in choppy sea- AS the wind was
contrary, the sampan had to be row
time. They sailed back again in three
hours with the assistance of one of their
two square sails. Five tons of rice was
the cargo brought from Keanae. The
start was made on the 2Sth and the re-
turn during the Both Awana built the
junk because the Ciaudine refused to
| call in to Keanae to take freight
Last evening, the Both, a large num-
Fber of Makawao people attended the
| August literary" which was given in
1
Following is the evenings program
which was brief but we'll received:
Vocal Solo. .......... Miss Nape
| Vocal Solo .......... Miss Ada Whitney
Reading. Mrs. w. E. Beckwithj
Vocal Solo ................M Mr.. Newcomh
Farce-"Going to Morrow .........
| In the little play the characters wefe
assumed by Miss Mary E. Fleming, Mfr.
w. O.. Aiken and Sorren Hannestad.
On Thursday evening, the 29th,! a
clambake on the beach of Maliko gulch
was much enjoyed by fourteen Maka
wac young people.
AT p. m. they had their clam-bake
and feast, after which till 10 p. m, they
sat around huge fire, sang songs and
! enjoyed the witchery of the freight
and the moonlight reflected on the
ocean
On Wednesday night, the 2Sth, the
residence of Rev Mr.. Sugi, the Jap
anese minister of Paia, was robbed OF
| S25 in money and sundry articles of
| clothing, viz: two Prince Albert"
coats, one sack coat, one vest and two
pairs of trousers. The two Prince All
| berts" were found later on the Paia
plantation railroad crossing. Deputy
Sheriff S. E. Kalama has the matter in
hand and viii probably soon have suffi-
cient evidence to arrest the offenders,
During the past ten days there has
been much excitement in the Chinese
mercantile circles of Lahaina, Makawao
and Hama created by the arrest Of ten
or twelve of their number for the illicit
sale of spirituous liquors.
Yesterday, the Goth, Young Nap and
PAX Sou, Kula storekeepers, were each
fined $3.50 and costs in the Waikiki
Police Court. Some of the others have
| been acquitted and some have had their
cases continued The Chinese mer-
chants feel great Indignation against
the police for the manner in which the
evidence against them was obtained.
Several years ago Marshal Brown sent
an American detective from Honolulu to
Maui and many arrests were made after
| his circuit of the island. So the Chinese
were on the watch against strange
Americans but in kamaainas they plac-
ed more trust. Thus it was that John
Ferreira, young Portuguese of Wal
1uku. without much difficulty gathered
the evidence upon the strength of which
the warrants of arrest were issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hatch of Homo
lulu are enjoying the cool air of kula.
! Mr.. Newcomb and sister of Honolulu
are at Puuomalei, Makawao.
High Sheriff Brown is expected on
Maui by every steamer.
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