The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-02
ASK AID Of
UNCLE SAM
Porto RiCanS at
HilO Want to
Go Home.


ing Sunday evening in the japanese
theater, at which they discussed ways
and means of returning to their native
country. Many of the Porto Ricans are
homesick and the laborers on the plan
tations are egged on to make trouble
by the men out of work in the city.
Some of the men present at the meet
ing suggested that the sugar planters
should pay their return passage, having
brought them here in the first place.
After a general discussion it was de-
cided to ask the United States to pro-
vide transportation facilities for their
return to Porto Rico and a committee
was appointed to prepare memorial,
which will be presented to the Wash
ington government
There are now nearly four thousand
Porto Ricans in the country and it is
said that a majority of them are in
favor of going back to their old homes.
HILO RAILROAD DEPOT.
The depot building of the Hilo rail-
road at the corner of Front and Wal
anuenue will be a great Improvement to
that part of Hio. The structure will be
of two stories, with a tower 100 feet
high, and will be in imitation of stone.
The ground floor will be divided into
express and ticket Offices and there
will be a large waiting room for pas
sengers. The depth of the station will
be 1GO feet, so that it will be large
enough to accommodate full train.
The building will front on Waianue-
nue. street and extend around the post
Office so that the freight and express
offices will be on Front street. There
will be large offices on the second floor
for the use of Superintendent Lambert
and heads of departments. The beauty
of the building may be marred by the
presence of the ramshackle pOstoffice,
but as there was no other suitable site
available for the station it was de cided
to go ahead with the work. The de-
signs are being made by Mr.. Richey.-
Herald.
DILLINGHAM; GIFT.
The Hilo Library was the recipient
recently of $500 from b. F. Dillingham;
of Honolulu The liberality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dillingham; in this direction has
been fully appreciated by the many
patrons of the public library.
DEATH OF HON. F. c. LEBLOND.
Hon. f. c. LeBlond, father of Hon.
C. NJ. LeBlond of Hilo, died at his home
in Celenia, Ohio, on November 9. He
represented his district in Congress for
several terms and was well known all
over the middle west.-Herald.
THE BALDING RECEPTION.
The storm of wind and rain that
swept over the city last Saturday aft
ernoon was not a bar to the success
of the AT Home" given by Mrs. w.
T. Balding of Wainaku in honor of Mrs.
l.. T. Balding.
The guests were received by Mrs. w.
T. Balding and Mrs. f. T. Baldng, as
sisted by Mrs. Severance, Mrs. Hyde
and Miss Severance.
HILO NEWS NOTES.
Attorney General Dole is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Watt at Honokaa.
Miss Sutton is the guest of Miss Mar
garet Farquahr at Honomu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlin are expected to
return to Hilo by the S. S. Enterprise.
The Wilders Steamship Company
will probably take one of the Peacock
stores next month.
w. J. Bates will begin driving piles
for the railroad bridges over the Wal
akea this week.
The Bishop of Panapolis was a pas
senger by the Claudine. He will spend
several days here on business connect
ed with the Catholic mission.
One of Hilo's young business men is
contemplating a cruise in the South
Seas shortly in a yacht
Smoke was seen issuing from the
Dewey crater on Mauna Loa on Tues
day and there was rumor that there
was some activity there.
All of the lessees of land on the shore
of Reeds bay will join in the petition
for an annulment of the Waiakea
lease.
c. A. Peacock. formerly a Honolulu |
business man, is in the city. Mr.. Pea
cock is on his way to Australia where |
he has been in business since leaving
Hawaii. He has made up his mind to
change again and this time will settle |
in San Francisco. Mr.. Peacock says
Hilo has relatively made a bigger |
growth in the past six years than Hoo |
nolulu. He believes that tourist trade !
will prove one of the most valuable as
sets Of the Islands and that the best
way to get tourists is to treat them !
royalty when they are here.
Albert Horners string will not be |
represented AZ the New Year races. |
Princess Leota Is in foal and Alpheus ,
is not In racing condition this fan.
L. Peck, who Is I'm san Francisco In |
the interest Of the Hilo- Kohala railroad, |
Will come home by the Enterprise De- |
cember :,
Mauna Kea peaks have been covered |
with snow during the past week pre-
sentng beautiful view from Hilo
@, A, Peacock, j, $, McCandless, Miss
HaWley ana hr, O'Bren came down |
from the Volcano Tuesday afternoon.
A, W Richardson ana bride arrived |
by the Clauiine Wednesday evening |
ana We're greeted az tho wharf by a |
number ~ friends A carrIage appro-
prIately decorated was awaiting them
They were driven at once O. their homo
ON Church street, which was in rrail-
ness
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