The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-17
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HARES:.
PLENTY
Many Of Them Be-
ing Bred Here
Now.
RABBITS ALSO
BEING REARED
The Police Will Act Vigorously
to Enforce the
Law.
AT OF ONE PAIR but at least twenty

AT OF ONE PAIR but at least twenty
~ pairs Of Belgian hares and rab-
I J.; bits and three or four dozen
young offspring are of a certainty on
these Islands, for that number were
seen yesterday by an Advertiser report
er at a regularly established and thriv-
ing rabbitry running in full blast and
in defiance of the law, in Mokauea val
ley and within three miles of the city.
Not only is this a fact but indications
point to the existence of number Of
other rabbitries, and many cases were
discovered yesterday of the pests being
young being distributed freely among
friends and neighbors of the owners;
this is the state of affairs in the Por-
tuguese element particularly.
The rabbitry. in question belongs to
man named Wagner an importer Of
stock, who has an establishment at
Iwilei, near the Metropolitan Meat
Company's slaughter house, and, who
supplies that company with pork and
other meats.
Mr.. Wagner has a thriving stock farm
UP Mokauea valley, the same being con-
Quoted in a capable manner by his ener-
getic Hawaiian wife and turkeys, gum
ca fowls and other poultry are raised
at the place for the supplying Of the
establishment down town.
Information came to the Advertiser
yesterday to the effect that rabbits were
being reared also, on this ranch, and
a representative was Immediately sent
out to investigate the truth of the mat
ter. Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth was
consulted and Officer George Sea was
despatched with the reporter to the
Wagner ranch. Upon inquiry Of Mrs.
Wagner the two we're conducted at
once TO the rabbitry, which was ex-
hibited with pride, the woman doubt
lessly being in ignorance of the Illegal
ity of maintaining and rearing rabbits.
Within well-arranged rabbit house,
dozens of the animals of all sizes frise-
ed about, nibbling at the bits Of veSe-
tables and green leaves which were
strewn on the floor.
A large female Belgian hare was con-
spicuous among number of grown-iip
white rabbits, and mass of little rab-
bits of both breeds and cross breed
tumbled over each other and ran in and
out Of the little doorways provided for
them.
1t was impossible to count the ami
mails and the woman was asked how
many there were.
81 no can count" said she, "he grow
too quick. 1 no know how many. l
think twenty big one-three. four dozen
little one. He come SO many little one
all time; I no know how many. New
little one come all time. He breed ev-
cry two mont and every time come
maybe twelve, thirteen little one. No
can keep count
For what purpose do you raise
them?" the woman was asked.
Raise 'em for SELL she replied,
''bime'by do big business; sell hotel.
We no sell much rabbit for two, three
month. Long time ago my husband
sell rabbit Hawaiian Hotel. British
Club. Lycurgus place, too. He take
em down town, sell 'em."
When asked where the original rab-
bits were procured Mrs. Wagner said
that the boy who go to the Coast to
bring down the stock for her husband
brought them down from the Mainland
with the pigs. fancy chickens, etc,
with which his ranch is stocked. She
was asked If her husband had any trou-
bic in getting the rabbits ashore
on the arrival of the sailing vessel In
which they were brought, and she re-
piled that she did not know; if he had
had any trouble with the inspectors she
had not heard of it. She also stated
that she intended selling the animals
for pets to any one who cared to pur-
chase them.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth will con
suit with High Sheriff Brown this
morning and prompt action will be TAX
en- in the matter of this wholesale
breeding of the pests which the law has
been at so much pains to exclude from
| this Island. The words of the woman
quoted above are eloquent of the phe
nomenal breeding of the animals, and
their continual nibbling all the ii leaves,
grasses and vegetables provided for
| them bespeak their voracious appetites
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