The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-18

will hardly be done. still no particular
harm would result if this law were re-
pealed. Kahunaism, like spiritualism
and other decisions, will continue to ex-
there are so many people who dearly
love to be deluded into the belief that
they can dabble in excarnal mysteries.
While overt acts of kahunaiSm may be
suppressed by the strong arm of the
law. vet beliefs cannot be Iegislated
out of existence. The school teacher is
the only cure for kahunasm.
The attention of the sheriff and the
police is invited to the insidious forms
of yagrancy which permeate Wailuka
and Kahului, to say nothing of other
points on the Island, where it exists as
well 1t will require faithful ana care
full espionage on the part of the police
to find the right parties, and strenr-
Gus effort on the part of the public pros
ecutor to effect convictions, but such
time and care on the part of the police
department would be very productive Of
fruit in the matter of REFRESHING incipi-
ent crminalism.
The News once more enters a solemn
protest against the variation in time at
the different points the Island of
Maui. There is neither sense nor eX-
cuse to be urged in favor of the present
diversity of the clocks and watches at
the different plantations and towns, and
the Planters Association or some other
organized and working body should take
hold of the matter with the assurance
that the majority of the people Maui
will sanction the move toward unanim-
ity in our timepieces.
A beef trust has undoubtedly been
formed on Maui, and unfortunately there
is no law in force consigning the whole
outfit to the reef for about ten wears.
And the worst of it is that owing to tenn
porary financial stringency. the News
man was not able to get in on the
ground floor for a thousand or so of
shares. So far, the price of meat in
Wailuku is not excessive, all things con-
sidered, and the possibility of successful
cold storage may hold undue advance
in check.
The people of central Maui are indebt-
ed to Postmaster WAL of Lahaina for
a prompt delivery of the foreign mail
which came over on Thursdays Eclipse.
The captain, who reached Lahaina at
noon, had orders TO leave the central
Maui mail at Kihei. AS the Eclipse had
to go from Lahaina to Lanai, where it
would have to remain in overnight,
reaching Kihei yesterday Mr.. WAL in
duced the captain to put the mail ashore
at Lahaina on Thursday and it was at
once forwarded to Wailuku. Thank you,
Mr. WAL.
sanitary inspector for the Island of
Maui, who could devote his whole time
} W iOohlliS dlltl anu prosecuting Nlult-
tions of the sanitary laws and regula-
tons existing, should be appointed. The
News will undertake the contract gratis
to see that such officer if appointed,
! does his duty.
Captain Keola and Lieut. Cummings OF
Company 1 took run over to Honolulu
on this mornings Kinau to witness the
competitive drill this afternoon.
Manager Bellina and Mr. Wilson OF
Kahkinui ranch visited Wailuku and re-
manned a couple of days this week
Manager Bellina reports the cattle as
all being fat, and plenty of grass on
the range
Progress is the watchword at Kahului
A new Acton Howe scales has been
erected at the entrance of the new
wharf, over which a neat cottage will
be built The new freight engine, "Ka-
hului," is rapidly being put together
and will smoke up in week or so, and
the new steam tug for Kahului harbol
has probably arrived at Honolulu or
board the Metha Nelson, and will be
fitted and brought to Kahului at once
r. A. Wadsworth of the Maui Soda and
Ice Works is putting up his new ma
chinery Mr. Richardson of Grimwood
& Richardson is expected over next
to superintend the final details.
Judge Copp, District Magistrate of Ma
kawao states that the recent rains have
done considerable injury to his coffee
crop.
1 The rains are over at last, and Wailu-
ku is once more rejoicing in delightful
days and glorious nights Now is the
time to visit Maui.
Tourist travel has started up again
and during last and this week the Wind
sor has entertained some delightful peo-
pie of that ilk
The tunnel run by Manager Wells IN
der the SUPPLEMENTARY of Carl Waldey-
er, is about completed, and is yielding
flow of over a million gallons per day
with a probability of increasing the
flow to nearly two million gallons by lat
eral tunnels which will eventually be
run from the main tunnel