The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-07-16
THE NEWS
OF MAUI ISLE
Forty Acres OF
Cane Burned
at Paia.

MAUI July i3..On Tuesday after
noon, the 9th forty acres of cane be-
longing to Paia plantation were con-
sumed by fire The field burned is at
kaiIua, which is situated near the Ka-
hului Government road on the extreme
southern boundary Of the plantation
The cause is said to be spontaneous
combustion" Since the fire the cane
has all been cut and viii br ground be-
fore Monday night Uhe l5tm. So the
loss, including two partially burned
cane cars, will be a small one.
THE DROUTH BROKEN.
The regular July rains began on the
llth and the summers drought is brolI-
en- 1t is raining hard on East Maui to-
day. To show how severe the drought
has been, the following facts are men
toned: on Wednesday, the 10th,
Spreckels' ditch had but 2K inches of
water; at Hama the laborers have beer
limited to a small 5-pound lard tin of
water day; at Haiku, on account of
drought ID. u. Baldwin feared he had |
lost 10000 recently planted pineapples.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BY Wednesdays steamer Mesdames |
Dickey and Waterhouse came to Maui |
and will spend "A month at their old |
home in Haiku. Hon. G. H. Dickey is
expected on the Island in two weeks.
The foundations for the new sugar
mill at Huelo are nearly finished. The
for it has not yet arrived
from Honolulu.
on the evening of the 18th Mr. and
Mrs. w. j. Lowrie of Spreclelsvlle Will
give a musicale.
Dr. w u. Baldwin, a recent graduate
of the Johns Hopkins Medical School,
is at his home in Haiku.
A tennis club is being organized in
Makawao. The grounds at Sunnyside
Paia, to be used by the members of the
association are now being put in prop
ar condition.
George S. Aiken, DDS. who recent
v graduated from the u. of C. Dental
College, has opened an office in Maka- I
vaO. {
Last evening the 18th, the regular s
'ortnighty meeting of the Makawao I
Debating Society took place in the par '
prs of the Paia Foreign Church. The {
subject debated was, Resolved, That {
he Pacific Ocean will become greater
horoughfare for commerce than the
Atlantic"
Messrs. w, f. Beckwith and E. B.
1arley, who led in the affirmative won
'ver Messrs. d. T. Fleming and A. r.
hcLane. who had charge of the mega
i've side of the question. The subject
'hosen for next meeting is. Resolved.
ittI t,,
ravel will give young man broader '
than the same length of time
devoted to a college education" ;
Miss Edith Alexander of Oakland is r
icing entertained at the II. s. Baldwins q,
f Hamakuapoko.
Mrs. II. p. Baldwin and family are at =
,lnda House. their summer home.
Misses Mary a~d Laura Green of IIo- =
'olulu are visiting Miss Fleming of =
'rHve Rranch. =
Judging from the tone of the Califor- :,
la papers, the Golden state would not
eGard Hawaii a desirable addition. A
cry strong feeling o. opposition has
lso developed in Hawaii and probably .
othing more will be heard about the -
natter for many years, Hawaii for =
he Hawailans" will be the motto !,
cnCeforth.-Maui News.
Joseph Rowan. a Galician boy about ~
years old, was instantly killed at ,
amp s. Spreckelsville, last Friday by II
lll'ng from cane car which he was d
rying to board when in motion. lie -
all backward, breaking his neck !,
Iaui News. u
Attorney y. w. Aluli son Of the late II
Ohm r. Alul has Just graduated from X
10 law department Of the Ann Arbor
University and has located In Wailuku Z
$ law partner of his uncle Judge A
7. Kepcikai. He may possibly return CT
, Ann hrbor for a post graduate o.
,urse in September, Maui News II