The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-28
PIT,
IS FILLING
The Latest Report
From the Two
Craters.
Christmas Festivities
on the Big
Island.
Churches Give Their Usual Enter
tainments- Portuguese
Paper is Started.

Paper is Started.
HILO, Dec. 25.--There was a nnush-
room shaped cloud over Mokuaweoweo
on Monday last but reports from Olaa
do not confirm the report that the
crater there is active. Kilauea contin-
ues active and the pit is slowly filling.
Hawaii Herald.
JAPANESE DROWNED.
A japanese working on Pepeekeo
went fishing on Monday and
failed to return. A search was in
stituted next day and his slippers and
a basket of fish was all that could be
found. It is supposed he was washed
from the rocks and drowned. He had
been employed on the plantation for
a number of years and was one of the
shipped men whose contracts expired
before observation-disclosures Herald.
WAIAKEA MISSION.
The children at this mission will
hold their Christmas exercises this
evening and unusual attractions will
be presented. About twenty-five Japa-
nese children will take part and sing
a song. A short Christmas cantata
will be presented and the Killarney
Quartet will render appropriate music
after which there will be distribu-
ton of presents.-Hawaii Herald.
DID NOT ARRIVE.
Justice and Mrs Galbraith, who
We're to spend Christmas with Doctor
and Mrs. Holland in Puma, did not
arrive by the Kinau. Judge Little re-
ceived wireless to the effect that the
Justice was engaged in the Supreme
Court with the County Act.-Hawaii
Herald
HILO'S PARK
The piece of land makai of Front
street set aside for a public park is
being rapidly denuded of buildings.
BY the first of January it will be
clear, and some idea of it's value to
the town of HiIo may be had if one
gently draws on the imagination for
the flowers and verdure, tropical
plants and palms which must event
ually flourish here. The tract will
make a beautiful ark. It will not
only be beautiful in itself, but will
be an ornament to the prettiest town
in all Hawaii.
There has been no appropriation
made for the purpose of improving
the area set aside for a park. The
ground is of such a nature, fortu-
nately that the cost of improving it
will be small. An excellent start
in this work can be made by volun-
tary effort of the Hilo people.
A fund, however, is needed in the
first place with which to engage
the services of a competent land
scape architect to properly lay out
the grounds and devise general
plan. With this for a guide, in the
hands of a public spirited superin-
tendent, the work of carrying out
the architects plans, no doubt would
willingly be undertaken by volun-
teers Whether the park comes
under the management of the county
officials or under the department of
public works, nothing should him
der the people from improving it if
they proceed along proper lines.
It's a long time to wait for another
legislature. In the meantime trees
and plants and grasses would be
making strides of growth.-Hilo Trib-
une.
WANT TO BE DELEGATES.
rySl,1
publicans of the other islands, in
Guiding Oahu, will recognize the de-
sire of the Republicans of the Island
of Hawaii for representation on the
delegation to the National Republican
Convention at Chicago in June. On
this side of the Island two or three
names have already been mentioned
for the place, and it is probable that
West Hawaii will not be backward in
asserting her claims. The fact that
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis will be
in full blast in June, and that scores
of Island people plan to attend. will
serve to increase the number of men
from Hawaii who will be willing to
run over to the Windy City and fix
things up for Roosevelt
Geo. N. Day, who has been a resi-
dent of Hawaii for nearly ten years,
is an aspirant for the honor and has
substantial support, A. B. Loebenstein
fis known to have a desire to repre-
sent Hawaii at the great Republican
| conclave, and the friends of Thomas
| c. Ridgway will look out for his
| chances. There will doubtless be 9th
ers in the field before the Territorial
convention. which will probably con-
vene in April.-Hilo Tribune.
THE MISER'S MILL"
''The Miser's Mill' is the most sue
| cessful amateur play yet given in
! Hilo. The performance at Spreckels
Hall last Friday night drew full house
and the effect of the play and the