The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-28
JAP ROBBER
HAS A DEN
IN Lam ANA
Down on
LOWlands of
Maui.

, mas Deen terrorl2lng the corn planters
c of Kamaole, Kula recently. His hid
{ ing place is among the lantana of the
mountain side where, from some van
!. tage point or other, he watches his
opportunity. When corn planter
locks his door and departs for work,
; the vagrant breaks into the dwelling
and steals rice, bread. or whatever
takes his fancy. He has entered In this
way many of the humble homes of the
! Kulaites. The other day he grew bold
er and upon the departure of Police
man All Sam for Makawao on bus
mess. entered his dwelling and by
exhibiting long. dangerous looking
knife so frightened Mrs. All Sam that
she took her baby and fled. The police
are looking for the Jap, but have not
as yet arrested him.
DROWNED IN A DITCH.
At coroners inquest held on the
18th by Deputy Sheriff Edgar Norton,
| to inquire concerning the death of a
certain Japanese found dead on the
18th in the new Spreckels ditch at
Kaupakalua. 1t was decided that the
cause of death was accidental drown
| ing. The man had evidently been
swept off his feet and drowned while
attempting to cross a swollen stream
| adjacent to the ditch. The opening of
Il gate which connected the stream
| with the ditch had probably admitted
| the body into the waters of the ditch,
upon which 1t floated until caught by
the wire guard which protects the en-
| trance to the tunnel, and where the
| unfortunate Japanese was found by
| the ditch tender. The identity of the
man will never be known. At first he
was thought to be Sakura, certain
Japanese stone mason of Kokomo, who
disappeared mysteriously some four or
five months ago leaving letter be-
hind him bidding good bye to all his
friends and stating that he would
meet them in heaven. A debt of 800
| or more was what troubled Sakura.
| But he was not the drowned man.
PYTHIAN DANCE.
The anniversary ball of Aloha Lodge
| No. 3, *. of p, which took place at
Castle Hall, Wailuku, the evening of
the 18th, was n most successful social
event More than a hundred of the
| best people of Wailuku and Central
Maui much enjoyed the smooth floor
| and the enivening music of the occa-
Gi Mr rl1u
piano most acceptably, and during the
evening, Mr.. Schulmeister rendered
finely two violin pieces with piano ac-
compartment.
| The floor was in charge of a COM
mittee composed OF Messrs. j. j.
Walsh, j. l.. Coke, and C. ID. Lufkin.
Just before the serving of refresh
ments, about midnight, Mr.. Coke made
a short address, stating that 1t had
been the desire of the lodge to cele-
| brate the first anniversary of the com
pletion of their new hall in more
elaborate manner, but the depleted
state of the Treasury incident to the
recent construction of a $1O,00O-han
forbade such an extravaganza.
Trains from Kihei, Puunene. Kahului
and Paia carried the guests to and
from the memorable entertainment
BASEBALL ON MAUI.
Maui bids fair to have a fine season
OF baseball. With four good league
teams very evenly matched. lovers OF
the American game on the island
should not lack for enjoyment The
Kahuluis and Lahainas played a fine
game at Wells Park, Wailuku, the
afternoon of the 10th. The score I'M
expectedly stood Is to in favor OF
Kahului, the reverse of quite n number
OF prophecies Espinda pitched the
first three innings for Lahaina and
Searle the last six The Kahuuis
made four runs off of Espinda and
eleven from Searle, Kruger pitched for
Kahului.
Tomorrow fierce struggle for SUI
premacy is predicted between the Wal
lukus and Kahuluis.
SMALLER MATTERS.
Mrs. James Scott of Kihei departed
for Honolulu per the Mauna Loa for
"A visit of several weeks.
Father Gwendoline has succeeded
Father James Beissel in charge of the
Catholic churches of the Makawao dis
trict The latter is soon to depart for
Europe.
Mr., Schulmeister, formerly of
Spreckelsville, is the new sugar boiler
of Wailuku.
Misses Gardie and Helen Macfarlane
return to Honolulu today after a visit
of several months at Erehwon Cattle
Station, Kula.
Dengue has made it's appearance In
Wailuku. Miss Huntington Is Just re-
covering from an attack. MIR. Ed.
Kinney of the Soda Works is afflicted
with the malady.
S. NJ, Kanakanui. OF the Government
Survey office, will finish laying out the
Kula homestead lots In about two
weeks The lots are to contain from
40 to 60 acres. In connection with this
land curious fact has cropped out
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