The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-17
WILL TRY To
RAISE BASS
w. S. Wise Imports
the Striped
Variety.
Foreign Church Sends
for Columbia
Minister.
Mr.. Shields May Succeed Rev. F.
L. Nashville Wants to Play
Baseball Here.

HILO. Aug. 14-while w. S. Wise was
mer he spent much OF his time fish,
ing; his favorite sport was in landing
goodly sized striped bass. This vari-
ETY. of fish he caught near the sea, in
brackish water, and many miles in
land. 1t occurred to him that it would
be a good fish to transplant and pro.
pagate in Hawaii. Before leaving for
Hilo he called on the>Fish Commits
sioner, and learned that they could be
transported safely when three or four
inches long but that they must be
| caught in a small mesh net and this
was contrary to the State fish laws.
After several interviews with the State
Fish Commissioner Mr.. Wise was
granted permission to use a suitable
net only on condition that the fish
were not to be used for bait. Return
ing to Hilo J. NJ. Cameron made, on
an order from Mr.. Wise, galvanized
iron tank on a plan that permits
changing the water every other day.
This tank was sent to San Francisco
on the Enterprise last week and the
fish will be brought down on that
steamer on her return. Mr.. Wise has
leased a pond and will keep the fish
in IT and allow them to increase dur
ing the next five years. Striped bass
is a table delicacy and there seems to
be no doubt that the fish will thrive
here Five-pound specimens are fire.
quently caught on the Coast. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Wise was the |
gentleman who introduced frogs here, |
his original shipment being seventy
two.-Herald.
CALL A NEW PASTOR.
The officials of the First Foreign |
church have sent a call to Rev. Mr.. |
Shields of Columbia, Ohio, to accept
the pastorate of the Hilo church TO
succeed Rev. F. L Nash.-Tribune.
wAIAKEA READING ROOM
Miss Wight, superintendent OF the
waiakea Mission, was gratified at the
attendance on Saturday night when
the mission reading room was opened
for the first time. There were thirty
five persons present to enjoy reading
the books and magazines that had been
sent in Miss Wight would be pleased
II persons having discarded magazines
or books would donate them to the
EXAMINING BANKS.
]. c. Ridgway. National Bank Ex-
aminer of the Territory. has finished
the examination Of the National Bank
of Waikiki and will go on to Homo
lulu and examine the National Bank
at that place. Mr.. Ridgway leaves
August is, for trip to the
Coast. During his absence from Hilo,
t. c. Ridgway will be Deputy Col
lector of this port.-Tribune.
? WOULD PLAY HONOLULU.
p. c. Beamer, the promoter Of base
ball in Hilo, tells the Tribune to say
10 Honolulu that the Hilo boys are
ready to play ball with any corners.
he cites the last league game in Hilo, {
n which but two errors were made as
. criterion of the kind Of players We
rave. A second league is now being Z
ormed in Hilo which will add to the
,rowing interest in the game.-Trib- c
Inc. /,
\ NEW STREET.
Frank s. Dodge, superintendent Of 1
he Bishop estate. has been in the city a
he past week on business for the
state. The especial matter bringing !
ir. Dodge to Hilo at this time is the a
cal to widen Front street from Hilo 6
n the waiakea river. During the in u
umbency of ]. H. Boyd it was ar =
anped 10 make of Front street a six v
y-foot thoroughfare. the Bishop es- s.
ate agreeing to donate the land to I
make this width. Under the agree :
,en+ the Improvement was to have !,
cen completed at the close Of last Il
ear Mr.. Dodge states that the trus- =
pos of the estate are still willing TO :,
AIRY out their part Of the old deal b
he Hilo Road Board, however. want
n make Front street an eighty-foot o
oulevard, and negotiations are under ,
raw with Mr.. Dodge for an additional I
strip Of land. The Bishop
state lands extend a distance Of 1000