The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-26
PROF. KOEBELE'S
INVESTIGATIONS
The EntomoIosist Warns People
of Maui That They Are Cul.
tivating a Pest.

| MAUI. August 2l.-By the wednesday
/ steamer, Professor Koebele, the cele-
brated entomologist, arrived on Maui,
says, Haiku. His mission on the ISL
/ and is concerning the 'lantana blight.
He states that the indiscriminate use
of it is liable to lead the rancher, plan
ter or farmer into trouble. After this
blight has devoured and destroyed the
Iiantana. what next? What will it then
subsst upon? 1t will demand food in
nature somewhat similar to the Ian
tana the coffee plant for instance. At
and no crop of any valuefsave the grass
of the pastures, this foe will probably
vanish after the lantana has been con-
sumed; but at Kaupo or in other
places where there are coffee planta-
tons this blight should not be intro
| duced, for when once started on its
course of destruction nothing can stay
it's progress except the humiliation of
what it feeds upon.
The Professor has spent several days
in visiting Haleakala ranch and other
places where he could obtain any in
formation concerning the blight or the
japanese beetle.
The lantana blight is now scattered
all over the Ulupalakua region and is
spreading very rapidly. The Hawaii
ans in that vicinity have obtained
some of it from the ranch and are plac-
ing it upon the lantana growing on their
lands. Nothing now can stay it's prog
ress in that neighborhood. Inasmuch
as Kahikinui residents have also taken
the blight to their lands, the Kaupo
coffee planters should take great pre-
cautions.
weather-Hot and dry; the drought
continues.
GENERAL NOTES.
Hama district has been having frequent
Miss Mamie Widdifield has been visit
ing at Waikapu.
Normal Instructor c. w Baldwin de-
parted for Honolulu by the steamer OF
the 23d.
W. N. Armstrong is the guest of Mrs
]. B. Castle at her summer residence OF
the slope of Haleakala.
Honolulu are being entertained by Mrs
w E. Beckwith of Paia.
Mrs D. B. Murdoch and two children
of Eva are visiting the D. B. Baldwin,
of Camp 5. Spreckelsville.
? Mrs Theodore Richards and famil!
q who have been at Puuomalei, Makawao
! return to Honolulu today.
The Ladies Thursday Club of Maka
= wac met at Mrs. F. F. Baldwin s, Paia
he Of he
A. n. Kepoikai returned to Wailukl
this week taking a short rest from hi
= duties as fire claims commissioner.
7 During Tuesday, the Goth, James Lind
d say of Haiku accompanied by Mr.. Nc
! Ontire visited the crater of Haleakala
! Senator H. P. Baldwin returned from
= Honolulu On the 21st and is busy look
ing after H. c. Co.'S interests at Spreck
/ elsville.
! Col w. H. Cornwel and his daughter
7 Miss Kate Cornwell, returned from Ho
7 nolulu the Kinau of Tuesday nigh
q last.-News.
! Manager K. S. Gjerdrum of Hama plan
= tation, who has been abroad on vaca
7 ton since May, is daily expected HON
Z with a bride.
The wedding of Mr. George T. Wilbu
! of Kaluanui to Miss Oss of Haiku wi
= soon take place They will reside at tn
7 old managers residence at Kaluanui
q Miss Charlotte Dodge of Honolulu, VIII
! has been spending a vacation at Erehwo
= Cattle station Kula has successful
z passed the entrance examinations
& Smiths College
u Manager Bellina will begin the gres
\ cattle drive at Ulupa1akua on Monda.
= the 18th. The transfer of the propert
Z to the agents of the new owners has a
! ready been made.
The public land office is having Gil
7 culars printed in several languages war;
z ing the deniZenS of the Huelo-heana,
Nahiku region against the wanton burr
ing of forest lands.
Mr.. Jas. T. Taylor, who is interested
the construction of the central Ma
plantation railroads, paid visit to Ma
he this week, returning to Honolulu on la
to nights Kinau.-News.
lis The drouth still continues On east ar
g. central Maui. The overland mail rid
81 from Hama to Huelo reports that pra
ut tically all the mountain streams on Il
III. route are dry, very unusual occu
he lrence.-News.
lot. The Makawao Tennis Club are holdir
% Saturday afternoon games at Sunnysid
oh Paia. Last Saturday afternoon tbs
'e- chose committee on bylaws. Some
the members of the polo club held a pra
IS, tice game during the same afternoon.
IN, An alligator pear of the purple varie
en- of Wailuku weighed two pounds exact
he and measured eighteen and a half inch
in circumference lengthways and tI.-rte
nd inches the other. This is a very lar
pear for Maui. Hilo and Honolulu pea
, 4 raisers will please report similar fruit
" larger dimensions.
a D. c.. Lindsay. manager of Paia pla
tation, returned this week from tt
. to Scotland and the Pan-American Il
position at Buffalo. His stay at 81
Francisco was shortened by week o.
81 ing 10 the strikes now taking pla
& there. He did not complete his Wis
Hearing that he would be unable to I
turn when desiring to on account of t
general nature of the present strike.