The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-01

in case of alarm he would be on hand.
1 am told that both hose reels were
taken out by men who were not MEM
bers of the company and that very few
active members were on hand. A little
reorganizing and wedding out would be
beneficial. In most small places where
| there is a volunteer corps of f1reInen
they have occas 'onal drills, but L do
not remember seeing one in Hilo since
bright and is oiled up but it is merely
an ornament and would not be of much
service if put to a test. 1 understand
that several merchants here wired the
members of the Legislature of this dis
trict hast Saturday to work for an ap-
preparation. Whether it will do any
good remains to be seen. There is so
much delay down there that 1 doubt if
we can expect much from them in
matter where supplying the means of
saving of a town is concerned. L can
not make out what they are trying to
save by delay. The credit of the Ter
ritory is certainly not being helped by
that body refusing to appropriate
money with which to pay bills
Its a lot worse than it was during
the monarchy" said the Kicker. I'm
those days it was an unusual thing for
bill to remain unpaid after presenta-
ton. After the overthrow the change
came. first by the government taking
thirty days time, then increasing it to
three months and paying largely in sill
yer when the rate of exchange was
one and a quarter for gold and one per
cent added if you bought with silver.
Lately there has been a little improve
nent but there is still room for more. |
If the Legislature continues its delay |
whatever Improvement has been made |
will be lost"
There's too much scrapping over !
small items" said the Meddler "and I
no time left to attend to the important |
matters which come before the body"
you can put sorne of it down to lack
of experience and failure to realize the
changes which the United States laws
have brought us. a decade from now
things will be different" said the
Cheerful Liar. And we may then have
men who viii grasp a situation as a
miser does his CON-
What's the agony bunch doing
these days?" asked the Early Riser.
Il haven't heard of dance for a week;
things must be slowing up in Hilo."
I
Switched" said the NIeddIer. Gone
into athletics and playing tennis and
basketball. After the Fourth of July
they will go back to dancing. Most of
the society men are interested in the
performance to be given by the Elks
and they have their hands full practic-
ing their stunts for that entertain
ment"
1t will seem like old times when Joe
Serrao opens his skating rink" said the
Kicker. That craze didn't last long
out she was wahm baby for a time.
ion't know whether the revival will be
lutte as effective
Il don't know" said the Cheerful
Liar. There is a new generation Of
many Of them skating on bed castors is
omething new and novel. There is no
Ioubt in my mind that the Hall of the
)ull Thud' will be as we'll patronized :
S the one in the stables a few years
go. There is something facinatfng in
skating rink fall, a something the
oys and girls mind but very little for
ne contact does not leave a scar that
visible"
In this town where it does not cost :
luch 10 make ice what an excellent =
pportunity there would be to have ice
Nating under cover" said the Kicker.
The Hilo Electric Light Works would
My have to put up a building on their
uueo lot, run pipe into it and turn on