The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-07

GERMANY TO
BUY BONDS
kohala.Hilo Road
Sure to Be
Built.

T1iLO, July o.-Ine breaking OF bOu
tomorrow for the Kohala- Hilo Railroad
will be no empty ceremony. 1t will be
followed up by actual construction Of
the road.
p. Peck came home from the Coast
with financial arrangements complete
for the building Of the road to Haka-
lau. He also closed a deal with bank
ers in Germany to take the entire bond
issue Of 100000 upon completion Of
the line to Hakalau. This means the
funds are in sight for building the road
to Kawaihae or Mahukona.
One of the first steps to be taken
will be the complete reorganization Of
the railroad company with the election
Of an entirely new set of officers and
directors. The management will be in
the hands Of Hilo and Hamakua men.
The present officers and directors who
have struggled with the road through
its early vicissitudes retire with the
feeling that they have made the fight
of their lives for Hilo and that their
successors will carry the work on to
complete victory. The new interests
which have come into the road are
united in the demand that Mr.. Peck
shall be President and that the man
agement shall be in the hands of Hilo
people.
AS soon as reorganization is effected
the directors will call for bids for con-
struction work. The meeting FOR the
reorganization will be held ia Homo
lulu soon after July 4th.
Mr.. Peck is pleased with the ar
rangements that have been made by
the Fourth of July Committee FOR
breaking sod for the road, and is con-
fident that the people will see the cere-
monies followed up with the solid road
Tribune
DEATH OF MRS. VANNATTA.
Mrs. William Vannatta, after an ILL
ness of three weeks, died at the Hilo
Hospital last Friday morning. Every
thing that skill and attention could do
was done for the deceased without
avail.
The funeral took place Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Catho-
lie Church. The attendance was very
large, showing to some extent the es-
teen in which deceased was held by
her friends and neighbors.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Father Oliver. M. J. de
Gouvea played the organ. J. E. Rocha
rendered solo, and there was further
music by the Catholic choir.-Tribune.
THE KOHALA DITCH.
A. G. Gehr, representing the Hawai-
ian Ditch Company, arrived in Hilo by
the kinau. Mr.. Gehr came from Wash
ington few days ago to press the in
terests of his company before the Ter
ritorial Government. Mr.. Gehr and his
associates are rivals with Sam Parker
and others for certain Kohala water
rights which they propose to develop.
The matter was fought out in Congress
last winter, resulting in no action, the
fight serving only to convince all par
ties that the Territorial authorities are
the ones to dispose of the question.
Governor Dole has promised to take
the matter UP as soon as the Legisla-
ture adiourns. The rights will be put
up at auction. Mr.. Gehr says he is
ready to bid for the concessions and
pay what they are worth.
NEWS NOTES.
The Hawaiian band played yesterday
afternoon at the luau at the Haili
church parsonage.
The Kamehameha Glee Club gave
delightful concert at the Hail church
last Saturday night.
Mr.. Lycan and Miss Lycan expect
soon to leave permanently for their
home on the Mainland.
| The schools at Kapoho closed two
weeks before time for vacation on ac-
! count of an epidemic of chicken pox.
Mrs. j. w. Jones and three children
were passengers to the Coast by the
Defender. Mr.. Jones expects to leave
in about month and will join his FAM
| lily in old Kentucky.
Geo. Davies and wife arrived by the
Kinau Wednesday and are guests at
the home of G. c. Kennedy while in
the city Next week they will make a
tour of Davies plantation properties on
| this island.
VIM. Mckay goes to Honolulu next
week to take Chief Engineer Johnson's
place, while the latter is in San Fran
cisco.
Several persons were made i'll on
Monday last through eating vegetables
that had been treated with Paris
Miss Carr has resigned from her
position as teacher in the Union |
School, and soon leaves for her home
in California.
John Lycurgus shipped a lot of fruit |
to the Coast by the Enterprise, includ-
ing $50 punches of bananas, $50 pine
apples and 800 alligator pears,
Prof, Perkins, who is making spe-
cial study of the leaf hopper, is in Hilo
this week. Mrs. Perkins, who accom-
panies him, is Ill at the hospital.
An additional room 50x50 feet will
be added to the Catholic Sisters
School this vacation. A new sister to
take charge of 1t will soon arrive.
Captain Clark, wharf superintendent
for Wilder's S. S. Co. at Honolulu,
brought the Kinau over this trip, Cap
tain Freeman being laid up with bad
eyes.
A representative OF Cotton Bros,
contractors of Honolulu, is in the city
looking over the ground Of the Kohala-
Hilo Railroad with a view to bidding