The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
DAMAGED
| The CROPS
Storm Washes Out
Maui Potato
Fields.
TUBERS TAKE BIG
JUMP IN PRICE
Corn Crop Also a Failure-Christ-
mas Entertainments for
the Little Ones.

more damage in the Kula section thai
in any other part of the island. TIL
continuous wind and rain destroyed TIL,
entire potato crop. The young shoot.
which had been planted scarcely twt
months were withered and blighted b,
the gale of wind and downpour Of rain
At least fifty acres of young potatoes
were killed at Omapio and the story
OF disaster is the same at Waiakoa. ex-
tending as far as Ulupalakua.
On the Sunday after the storm the
price Of potatoes advanced so cents Der
100 pounds. in the local market. Deal
ers have purchased nearly all the mar
ketable potatoes possessed by KuIa
farmers and are selling them at retail
for s2.1o per bag instead of $3.50. the
prevailing price of week ago.
/ This loss is most disheartening TO the
farmers already discouraged by dry rot
and other plant enemies Waiakoa
residents state that the blight attacks
their corn even when full grown. The
pest waits until the ears begin to form
on the tall stalks, then. sets upon and
devours all the young grains. These
farmers also state that the blight Cor
little insects) afflict corn plants cult
waited In all sorts of soil, rich or poor
The Kula corn crop will amount to lit
tie or nothing this year but the plant
ers will try again next season before
giving up in despair.
The experiments in corn and potato
culture by Mr.. Jared Smith will be
awaited with much anxiety.
THE COURTS.
The December term of the second cir
cult court at Lahaina came to an end
on the 18th. The jury employed Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday in the
trial of civil cases
CHRISTMAS DoINGs.
Last evening the Maunaolu Semi |
nary girls gave a most successful
Christmas entertainment in Baldwin |
hall, Paia. There. was large at
tendance of Makawao and Puunene
people. The chief event on the pro-
gram was a Christmas operetta entitled
'Christmastide,' in which thirty-five
girls in pretty costumes took part. The
characters of the little play were.
North Wind" Winter. Snowflake
Fairies" (3), "Mistletoe Fairies %.
Holly Fairies" CO., Sugar Plumss dW.
Little Children" 90, and Santa Claus.
The following Rotations were given:
The Blessed Story THE Gobble-
'uns. The Children's Hour "The
christmas Mousse "Mistletoe." and
Holly" At the close of the operetta
beautiful Christmas tree was revealed ,
and Mr.. D. c. Lindsay presented many $
gifts TO the so girl pupils of the school.
On the 10Th there was q c,bris4n.s
rec at the Pafa kindergarten, presided =
'ver by Miss Mosser and Miss Steele t
II the Hamakuapoko kindergarten also C
entertained her little pupils with a nret-
y tree adorned with little gifts, etc.
AT the Makawao government schools
he pupils for the first time saw a beau
lful Christmas tree. LAWYER & r y
'avares made a good Santa Claus. He |
fas assisted by three fairies and three
roWhles IN distributing little gifts toi
uplls and their parents.
weather showery, though Friday andI
aturday We're beautiful days
FROM THE MAUI PAPER
WAILUKU, December 20. = Maui
GEMS to be getting right up to date
the matter of bold, original and dar-
lg robberies.
on Wednesday morning. it was re-
orted that one Muraoka, a .Jananesa
aooage planter of Waikapu started on
Dot to look for his horse. abo,lt half
asst hVe in the morning. When hei X
cached the public road. he observed "
Vo men on horseback following him. +
e paid no attention to them. and when N
ley came up close behind him. one of
rem threw a half-inch lariat rome or
round MIN, and the two wheeled their
rises and ran The japanese was 81
tened on his head and knocked sense
- Nhen he recovered he was lyinesI or
oout loo feet from where he was las or
,ed, and he had been robbed of $40 =
men he had in his pocket. After rob y
ng MIN the rope, which was tightly W.
avn about his waist, had been cut
l. leaving perhaps two feet of the
pc beside the loop
About six o'clock John Kinney with r.
me road members passed the SPOT. and LIZ
le OF them discovered the japanese
10 was still unable to rise. The rome
as removed from his body and he
on recovered sufficiently to explainl
hat had happened.
large, heavy, horsepower road roll