The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-27
GOVERNOR
At WA|LUKU
Hearty Reception
and Luau
Given.
Puunene's Crop OF
Sugar Runs
Way Up.
The Drouth Partly Broken-Base-
ball at Wailuku-Woman's
Secret Society.

| MAUI, July 25.-Wailuku's reception
to Governor Dole last Saturday. the
| 18th, was a hearty one. Every resident
or visitor in town during the cay and
evening not only had the pleasure of
meeting the chief ruler of the Territory
but also had an enjoyable time.
The luau given in the government
school house at 1 p. m. was well attend
ed the large hall being packed TO the
doors. Three long tables extending the
whole length of the building and one
| smaller table on the platform could not
| accommodate all the guests. The Gov
ernor and party sat at the middle table
of the three arranged in the hall. Felici-
tous speeches were made by Gov. Dole,
Editor G.. b. Robertson, John Richard
son and d. H. Case.
In the evening at the K. of p. hall.
which was crowded not only with the
townspeople but also by a large num-
Der of residents of Puunene, Pais, and
other parts of Central Maui, a recep-
ton was given the Governor from to
$3.50 p. m.
INDUCED TO the music of a stringed
band. Messrs. Schulmeister and G. B.
Schrader also played on the violin and
piano in their usual delightful manner.
The Governor spent the night at the
Waikapu home of Col. w. II. Cornweh
and next day went aboard the Iroquois
at Kihei.
The committees in charge of Satur-
days festivities were as follows: The
aII-Maui reception committee, Messrs.
H. p. Baldwin. w. H. Cornwell, w. A
Mckay, r. w. Filler, ]. n. S. Williams,
A. n. Hayselden, w. o. Aiken and Rev.
]. Nua. The Wailuku reception COM
mittee, Carl Waldeyer, w. T. Robin
son. Geo. B. Schrader, w. f. Bal and
d. H. Case. The committee of arrange
ments, C. B. Robertson. a. Enos. ]. X.
Kahookele, d. Crowell and Jos. Welch,
and financial committee, Messrs. r. w.
Filler, T. 3. Lyons and G.. b. Robert
son.
THE PUUNENE CROP.
Hurrah for Puunene! The largest
crop of sugar in the history of the plan
tation has just been taken from the
most extensive sugar estate of Hawaii.
Thirty-two thousand five hundred and
ten tons of sugar is the unparalleled
amount. eclipsing all previous records
by thousands of tons.
Yesterday, the 24th, the great mill
ing been not only the crushing of the
cane of Puunene but also that from the
adjoining lands of Kihei. The total
amount of cane which has passed be-
tween it's rollers from both plantations
is 269. 225 tons which yielded in round
numbers, $1,000 tons of sugar. 2.51O
tons for Puunene and the balance of
4,4so tons for Kihei.
In celebration of this immense yield
a grand ball will be given in Puunene
mill the evening of August 1st to
which, it is said, four hundred invita-
tons have been issued. Gov. Dole has
consented to allow a part of Berger's
band TO come to Maui for the ball on
August 1st. and the whole band for the
races of August 18th.
THE DRoUTH BROKEN.
No more drought in the Keanae-Na-
hiku region. For the last two weeks
rain has been frequent there rendering
the mountain streams at times impass-
able. This rain in the mountains of
& s. Co.. Paia and Handicapped.
BASEBALL AT wAILUKU.
During the afternoon of the 10Th a
baseball game was played at Wells
Park, Wailuku, between the Males Of
Kahului and the Lahainas. The latter
made a gallant fight for seven innings
and for long time it looked as though |
they would win. but in the eighth and
ninth innings they went to pieces"
and the Males increased the score from |
9 to 81. The record of the game was
81 to in favor of Kahului.
STRAY NOTES.
At noon today, the 25th, in the Hale |
akala X of P. Lodge room of Waikiki |
formerly known as Bailey's HalD. |
luau will be given to raise
funds to assist in the formation Of
ladies' secret society, to be known as
Court, X. of P. This society
IS to be a sort of companion associa-