The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-06

the the shock was felt at the Volcano
House, but the disturbance had made
no change in the condition of the crater.
Herald.
PRISONER ESCAPES WITH CHAIN.
Kan kau, the Chinese who was serv-
ing time for an attempt to murder his
wife, escaped from The changing last
Monday. Kan Kau was a bad prisoner.
having at one time attacked a guard
with Ratchet. Since that time he has
been decorated with about twenty-five
feet of chain fastened to an ankle with
band of case hardened steel.
Kan Kau has been serving as cook for
a gang of prisoners employed on Sheriff
Andrews garbage farm. He became in
dustrious Monday and chopped wood.
When no one was looking he would
smite his chain with the blade of the
axe. He thus effected his escape. He
carries with him as a reminder of happy
days, about two feet of chain riveted
to his leg.-Tribune.
PAPER MILL PROSPECTS.
S. NJ Mayer. who has been in the city
two weeks investigating the possibilities
of manufacturing paper from bagasse,
left this morning by the Claudine for
Honolulu. He believes there will be a
paper mill at Hilo within one year. Mr..
Mayer did not secure the promise of
enough bagasse to warrant the erection
of a mill, but he did not go away with
out substantial encouragement. He
found over here another very important
supply of fibre which he thinks will
justify his company in proceeding at
once to the erection of a mill. This
will be finally settled when he reaches
Seattle. One thing positively settled
by Mr.. Mayer, is that he will recon-
mend Hilo over any other place in the
Islands for the location of mill
Tribune
CATCHING MACKEREL AGAIN.
Ben Macy, a resident of the islands
for many years, was in Hilo last week
for the first time in eighteen months.
While on tour of inspection to the
wholesale fishmarket Mr.. Macy found a
fine specimen of Eastern mackerel that
had been caught outside the harbor.
Upon inquiry he learned that it was
one of several that had recently been
delivered at the market. Years ago this
species was plentiful here and fisher
men went several miles out to sea in
order to secure the bait for them. In
time mackerel disappeared entirely and
it is but recently that they reappeared.
Herald.
KUHIO AT WAIAKEA.
There was a very good attendance
at the Prince Kuhio meeting at Wal
akea last week. The Home Rulers are
strong at Waiakea and they were re-
luctant to come into the hall when the
doors were opened. With the assistance
of Jim Morris the attention of few
was attracted and in short time the
meeting house was reasonably we'll fill
ed. Kuhio and Desha made good adj
dresses and it is believed they made an
impression on their hearers.-Herald.
MAKING GUAvA JELLY IN PUMA.
Puma district has developed another
wholesale Industry and now, in addi-
ton to furnishing the world with spark
ling Volcano water will also supply it
with guava jelly by the carload.
The Hawaiian Guava Packing Com
pany has lease on a tract of Puma
land four by two miles in extent. This
land is covered with a dense growth
of guava bushes which yield in album
dance.
Under the management of F. ]. Chap
man, a plant for the manufacture of
guava jelly has been installed. Opera
tons will be begun this week. The
present capacity of the establishment is
200 dozen jars of jelly per month.-Tri-
bune.
( BETTER PRICES FOR COFFEE.
The L. Turner Co. received returns
last week from a shipment of one ton
of coffee to San Francisco for which
price of nineteen cents a pound was
obtained. This shipment was from
selected hand picked coffee and merely
shows what the best Hawaiian product
will bring. The same consignors have
hitherto received from 10 cents to 1871
cents for coffees with which less pains
was taken.
NEWS NOTES.
The survey line of the Hilo- Kohala
railway takes in the old wharf at Wal
street.
John Watt, manager of Honokaa Su-
gar Company, is expected to return
from Scotland about October 20.
r. L. Scott is receiving considerable
encouragement in his hotel project.
E. Bashaw, one of the pioneer Olaa
coffee planters, is here from Seattle.l 2
Steam issuing from the Dewey Crater
on Mauna Loa is plainly visible from.
Keaau.
Fred West, a prominent Honolulu
Elk and for the past two years cashier
Of the postal money order department
at the capital, is in Hilo and may re-
main permanently.
The building formerly used by Hack
field & Co. as a store at Mountain View
has been torn down. Foundations are
being laid for the Olaa plantation store
next to the railroad station.
A delegation of Elks were at the
wharf on the arrival of Bishop Restar- /
lex last night and gave him a cordial
welcome to Hilo. So far the lodge has
planned to give the bishop a formal
at the lodge rooms on Mon
Day night.
F. ]. Bryant, who is in Hilo with the
object of arranging a fight for Mr.. Billy
Woods OF Honolulu, finds he cannot find
a good local man to meet Woods so
has arranged a contest between Spider
Jackson of Honolulu and Joe Decker of /
this city to take place October 18th.
C. H. KluegeI is acting superintend /.
ant of the Hilo Railroad in the interim
between the going of Mr.. Dennison and I
no coming of Mr. am hort Mr. am