The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-08


4 re,iiien has ivfu rsctn,iy forwarded
~ commissioner ffait praying that ibis
| land We attnsd Nv humtsitadrfs
a. ihrft "a nni watef available and
lht region "a subject ~ frequent and
, lung continued dfuuphts. n VIII hg most
| difficult tuf humcsiraicfs io make 4
lh ing irOn these lands a portion oi
The uppcf section should hc allotted tu
persons wishing to build summer homes.
ls she vicinity b a most holthful one.
possessing cool. hucing climate touo
~ 1000 feet above the sci level Near by
are the summer resorts Of " \. Bald
vim J p Castle, and + l.. Stols
OTHER AVAILABLE LAND.
AT Omopio. Kula. is another sooo acres
OF government land. or rather 1000 acres
exclusive OF kulcanas. that will soon be
opened to settlers by the land depart
mcnt. This land though dry will have
a supply of water led on to II by pipe
coming from springs in the forest above
Olinda and will be rented to- people who
may COLOMBO Omopio at a moderate rate.
This land is well adapted tor sisal grow
ing and adjoins llalcakala Ranch lands
that. but the Maui Agricultural CO..
or Halcakala Ranch Co, will eventually
establish sisal mill there to whose adj
vantagcs all neighboring planters will
undoubtedly be welcome.
This Kula land seems to be much
better proposition for homesteaders than
the Makawao lands.
UNDERGRADUATES MEET.
Today at Lahaina will take place a
convention of Maui kindergarten teach
crs. All the teachers from the ALEX
ander House." Waikiki, Miss Mosscr
and assistants of the Paia kindergarten.
Miss Steele and assistants of the Ha-
makuapoko kindergarten, Mrs. II. j.
Baldwin and others will attend.
THE MIKADO'S BIRTHDAY.
On the ard the Mikado's birthday was
most deliberately celebrated by Maui Jap
anese. More preparations were made foi
its observance this year than ever before.
On several of the plantations uniformed
companies of men have been drilling
for weeks past, some with tin swords
on horseback as cavalry and others with
wooden guns on foot as infantry Even
the young boys caught the warlike spirit
and sported uniforms of blue and brown.
Then in addition to the flying of nur,-
bcrless Japanese flags from every dwell
ing, large arches of greens and flags
were erected at the principal gates of
the various plantation camps.
AT the kahului polo grounds in the
afternoon a very large crowd from all
the surrounding country assembled for
sports and games.
NOTES.
Monday evening Halloween party
was held by twenty-five young people at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. ID. c. Lind
say of Paia According to tradition super
natural influences must have prevailed
in earnest, judging by the sepulchral-
looking forms wrapped i'll sheet and
pillow-case that wendell their ghostly
way from the Frank S. Alexander resi-
dence to the adjoining Lindsay home
during the early hours of the eve of
All Saints. Despite appearances a most
Jolly evening was spent.
Yesterday at Makawao Court House,
Judge Copp sentenced a IS-year old Por-
tuguese boy to term of five years in
the Reform School The cause of tn,
punishment was given as follows; Friday
evening, October 2S. the boy stole a
horse, saddle and bride from the prem
Uses of W. c. Crook of Makawao, and
rode the animal to Kaanapali, where he
was arrested by Lahana policeman
in the act of driving cattle with the
stolen horse.
1t is stated that the Maui Hotel prop
erty of Wailuku will soon revert to its
former owner, Carl Waldeyer. The hotel
was not the lucrative investment antic-
ipated.
The coal vessel General Fairchld
cleared for Port Townsend yesterday. 1t
has been unloading coal at Kaanapali
for several weeks past.
DIR. Wall, the Honolulu dentist, is at
Kihei.
Wednesday afternoon the Ladies
Mrs. II. A. Baldwin of Hamakuapoko.
THE American Indian" was the topic.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. s. Williams of
Puunene and Mrs. Dowsett of Makawao
depart for Honolulu today. called by
the critical condition of Mrs. Green,
who is the mother of Mrs. Williams
and the sister of Mrs. Dowsett.
At polo game played last Saturday
afternoon, f. f. Baldwin, II. A. Bald
win, Fred Baldwin and f. Peck won
over w, o. Aiken c. c. Krumbhaar
G.. s. Aiken and ]. Thompson by a score
of ; goals to |.
Weather Several inches of rain on
Monday night and Tuesday. Pleasant
the remainder OF week