The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-10
RACE WAR
ON MAUI
laps and Chinese
In a Riot at
Paia.
Harvest Home Festival
Was a Brilliant
Success.
New Matron for MaunaoIu Semin'
ary-Stock in Liquor and
Telephone Companies.

Il MAUI august o--A<ctSN ohhddyf NAC
End, there was small riot in the Chi
nese camp Of Paia plantation.
| A quiet game OF pal kau" (domi-
noes) was in progress between some
Chinese and Japanese, when during a
i dispute, a Chinese hit a Japanese over
the head with an iron coupling pin, cut
ting him quite badly. The brown man
retaliated on the yellow man and then
their yeIls attracted about two hundred
denizens of the camp who immediate
/ Iy Joined in the melee taking sides ac-
cording to their race. Old tins, glass
bottles, pieces Of board and other mis-
siles few in a perfect shower. Then
the police rushed in but were able only
to secure nine breakers Of the Sunday
peace, five Chinese and four Japanese.
On Friday, the 7th, before Magistrate
Copp OF Makawao. two of the five Chi
nese pleaded guilty of gambling and
were fined SO each. two were acquitted
of the same charge, and the other one
was found guilty and was fined SIS 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
a 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 Liliu
okalani in the Wailuku court house.
From a distance. as the crowded
trains from the different villages of
Central Maui approached it, the tall,
massive mill structure with its 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 |
mud-press 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 a 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 green's in pretty contrast,
and everywhere amid ferns and bunt-
ing, hundreds of electric lights-some
colored, shone and glittered, adding
rf.f, 70 ffsa hrfr1 far, &c he
The walls of this spacious rectangular
hall were 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 "1903-3700O," which interpreted, |
is the record of the mills grinding for
the past season. as well as the reason
for the evenings festivity.
Then the kahuna's power must also
have touched the vacuum pan room,
for in its stead. high up under the
vaulted roof was a pretty supper-room
in green and white-a veritable bower
formed by a lanai-frame-work covered
with palm branches, under which from
long, white tables, ice cream and cake,
punch, lemonade, and other light re-
freshments were lavishly served.
At $3.50 began the grand march and
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ager of the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Co. and Mrs. ]. y. 5. Williams.
he wife of the chief engineer of Pun
meme. and participated in by the three
pr four hundred dancers present.
Bergers band stationed in a gallery
aised above the dancing floor discours-
ID sweetest music, the strains of which
will linger long in the memories of the
Mauiites.
At midnight after the two extras"
lad been finished the band for a finale
played the usual Aloha Oe." Hawaii
9onof' and star Spangled Banner" I
md the crowd listened attentively, :
ang Aloha De" with the band, and
asst of all cheered. Thus ended a most
njoyable occasion, for which the Off
ers of the Hawaiian Commercial and l
sugar Co. and all the committees in G
barge should be heartily congratulated
or surely they fulfilled their desire in
making the event an epoch in Maui's
ocial history. I
NEW TELEPHONE co. Il
The new Maui telephone company V
promoted by 5. Ahmi and others is I
eported to be making great progress.
Jpon one paper in circulation 1900
hares AT 50 each have been subscrib-
d for and then there are other sub :
crlption papers being passed around. i
WANT TO SELL LIQUOR. =
The prospective shareholders of the b
Iaui Wine and Liquor Association Cor Y
ompany held a meeting on the End r
nd elected the following officers: w. a
: Robinson, president: CT. B. Schrader, i
ice-president: Henry Streubeck, treas L
rer; ]. Garcia, secretary, and c. B. d