The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-11
MONEY FOR
H|LO DOCK
Contract Let and
Bonds Will Be
Sold.


transacted important business in con-
nection with the financial and con-
ctructlon phases OF the big improve
ment. The meeting confirmed the sup
! lemcntary contract made with the Ter
ritory binding 1t not to take over the
dock until after period of five years.
This deal was made In order to facili-
tate the floating OF the dock bonds, the
men who are to furnish the money not
caring to advance the same for short
er length of time.
The contract for building the dock
made with the Hawaiian Engineering
and Construction Company was also
confirmed and it is thought actual work
will begin by the Goth of the month
F. j. Amweg who will have charge Of
the work will arrive in Hilo Novem-
Der 18th. The metal for the dock will
arrive by the Roderick Dhu in the
meanwhile.
The money to be realized by the COM
pany from the sale of bonds will be
$4,000, which will be furnished by ISL
and capital.
The directors of the company were
also authorized TO close a contract with
the Hilo Railroad Company under the
terms Of which all the freight handled
by that road will also be handled by
the new dock company. This includes
besides the Puma and Olaa sugar, the
freight Of several other large concerns
and brings the dock company an addi-
tiOnal valuable assct.-Tribune.
WILL GIVE UP GARDENING.
Two white men who have been en-
gagged in truck farming in Kaumana
for four years past have decided to give
up and return to California. They say
that the first cabbages grown by them
were so large that it was necessary
to use an axe to cut them. Afterwards
they grew smaller with each successive
planting until now they cannot grow
one as large as "a baseball. The men
have enough fertilizer with each crop
but II seems that the plants, when quite
young are attacked by a small white
lily which obstructs development. Pine
apples thrive well and reach an average
OF seven pounds each. Up to date no
pest has attacked their plants and the
men say that after an experience COW
ering period of four years during
ton to soil they have decided that pines
and bananas are the only fruits that
will thrive and that the returns from
those are not sufficient to warrant their
WON THE MOCK ELECTION.
j. Castle Ridgway. Republican dis
trict committeeman, introduced "A vot-
ing innovation in the schools this year
which should become the regular prac-
tice each campaign. lie enabled the
school children to vote upon the re-
spective tickets in the field for honors.
The election was held last Friday I'm
the schools at Hilo, Mountain View,
fapaikou, Haaheo, Onomea, Hakalau,
Honomu, Pepeekeo, Pohakupuka, Lau-
pahoehoe, Paauilo, Kaapahu, Honokaa
and kukuihaele.
The total vote cast by these young
Americans was 7i9, of which 4gl We're
for Cupid and 25S for Wilcox. The
school children were provided with
printed ballots and they went through
with the process of voting with the
same sense of dignity and display of
iecorum shown by their elders last
tuesday. They We're allowed to vote
without any electiOneering from old
people and their collective ballots show
great preponderance of Republican
sentiment in the rising generation.
The Republican senators Desha and
Paris received 452 and 4OS votes respec-
lively Pua and Woods received 2l9
and 249 respectively while the independ-
ont candidates received less than 100
zach, The school boys also elected the
republican candidates for the House
with a whoop. Lewis received 429
votes, Kauwila iOS, Patty 4Ol and Pritch-
ard 4l5. Fernandes led the Home Rule
ticket with 2SS Votes.-Tribune.
LITTLE SUSTAINED.
The district magistrate sustained the
circuit judge in the Lyman Winter
case. The case OF the Central Meat
Market VS. Frank l.. Winter came up
before the district magistrate last week
On new motion to open the judgment
against the garnlshce. Judge Hapai
was Obliged to hear argument on the
decision of Judge Little and after sew
ersl days of cons Iteration sustained the
reasoning of the circuit Judge. and
granted the motion to reopen the case.
An appeal has been taken from the de-
cision of Judge Hapai sustaining Judge
Little and the entire matter now goes
before Judge Little ~ find out whether
the latter win sustain the former
Herald.
JAPANESE CELEBRATION.
Monday was Japanese day IN Hllo
and the members of the colony in this
district gathered in force at Hoolulu
park to celebrate the birthday anniver-
sary OF II. |. j, NJ. Emperor Kinjo.
\ rrober %. Invitations had been is
sued to white RESIDENTS ana they were
well represented In the grand stand.
The committee IN charge Of he sand,
Mr., shimamoto, had arranged SO that
one section was devoted To their ex-
elusive use, The morning vas given
up to athletic events, which seemed TO
be very much enjoyed The fencing by
several see OF il Tanese residents was
particularly enjoyed by the Japanese
and was watched with open-eyed Won
derment by the white visitors. The
afternoon was given up 20 horse racing
ana there We're some very Interesting