The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-11
RACE WAR
ON MAUI
Japs and Chinese
In a Riot at
Paia.

MAUI, August s.-Last Sunday tn
End, there was a small riot in the Chi
nese camp of Paia plantation.
A quiet game of pal kau" (domi
noes) was in progress between som
Chinese and Japanese, when during ;
dispute, a Chinese hit a Japanese owe
the head with an iron coupling PIN cut
ting him quite badly. The brown maj
retaliated on the yellow man and ther
their yells attracted about two hundred
denizens of the camp who immediate
ly Joined in the melee taking sides &C.
cording to their race. Old tins, glas.
bottles, pieces of board and other mis-
siles flew in a perfect shower. Their
the police rushed in but were able only
to secure nine breakers OF the Sunday
peace, five Chinese and four japanese.
On Friday, the 18th, before Magistrate
Copp of Makawao, two Of the five Chi
nese pleaded guilty of gambling and
were fined $40 each, two were acquitted
of the same charge and the other one
was found guilty and was fined s25 and
costs.
| Two of the Chinese and one Japanese
pleaded guilty of taking part in the
ARRAY and were fined S. each and costs.
HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL.
The Harvest Home celebration at
Puunene mill last Saturday night was
brilliant success. 1t was one of the
best and largest dancing parties ever
given on the Misunderstanding the An
nexation ball in the Wailuku skating
rink and the reception to Queen Lilu-
okalani in the Waikiki court house.
a n Ia tha IaI
trains from the different villages of
Central Maui approached it, the tall,
massive mill structure with it's myriad
of electric lights blazing through num-
berless windows, resembled some illu-
minated winter palace in far away
Canada.
But the transformation of the in
terror was the most surprising thing.
Some kahuna from fairy-land must
have used his magic art for the huge
mudpress room had completely van
ished and in its place was a beautiful
ballroom, ablaze with lights aglow
with many colors, and peopled-not by
the usual grimy denizens of sugar
mill, but by fair women in elegant
gowns and gentlemen in evening attire.
From high crossbeams hung a null
titude of signal flags of many colors
and designs, between which in festoons
were ropes of greens in pretty contrast,
and everywhere amid ferns and bunt-
ing, hundreds of electric lights-some
colored, shone and glttered, adding
much to the brilliancy of the scene.
The walls of this spacious rectangular
hall We're adorned with the flags of all
nations and conspicuous upon one of
them was an exquisite center-piece OF
bright red geraniums, bearing the
legend '190S-37O00," which interpreted,
is the record of the mills grinding for
the past season, as well as the reason
for the evenings festivity.
Then the kahunas power must also
have touched the vacuum pan room, |
for in its stead, high up under the
vaulted roof was pretty supper-room
in green and white-a veritable bower
formed by lanai-frame- work covered
with palm branches, under which from
long, white tables, ice cream and cake,
punch, lemonade, and other light re-
freshments We're lavshly served.
At $50 began the grand march and |
circle, led by Mr. II. p. Baldwin, man
ager of the Hawaiian Commercial and |
the wife of the chief engineer of Pun
meme, and participated in by the three
or four hundred dancers present.
Berger's band stationed in a gallery
raised above the dancing floor discourse
ed sweetest music the strains of which
will linger long in the memories of the
Mauiites.
At midnight after the two extras"
had been finished the band for finale
played the usual aloha Oe," Hawaii
Ponoi' and star Spansled Banner"
md the crowd listened attentively,
sang aloha Oe" with the band, and
asst of all cheered. Thus ended a most
enjoyable occasion, for which the off,
'ers of the Hawaiian Commercial and
sugar Co. and all the committees in
barge should be heartily congratulated
or surely they fulfilled their desire in
making the event an epoch in Maui's
ocial history.
NEW TELEPHONE co.
The new Maui telephone company {
promoted by S. Ahmi and others is l
exported to be making great progress.
Jpon one paper in circulation 1900
hares at s. each have been subscrib-
ID for and then there are other sub
cription papers being passed around.
WANT TO SELL LIQUOR.
The prospective shareholders of the