The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-07

kala Ranch land in Makawao, the lease
OF which from the Government expires
IN January, 1905 1000 acres of it IS
above the forest line and will be probably
reserved for forest land by the Govern
ment; the other 1000 acres is situated on
the slope between Mrs H. G. Alex
ander's premises in Makawao and
Olinda, and is dry pasture land covered
with n1anienie grass.
A petition has been recently forwarded
to Commissioner Pratt praying that this
land be opened to homesteaders.
AS there is not water available and
the region is subject to frequent and
long-continued droughts, it will be most
difficult for homesteaders to make
living from these lands A portion of
the upper section should be allotted to
persons wishing to build summer homes,
as the vicinity is a most healthfu1 one,
possessing a cool, bracing climate 5000
| or 1000 feet above the sea level. Near by
are the summer resorts of II. a. Bald
win, J. B. Castle, and F. L. Stolz.
OTHER AVAILABLE LAND.
AT Omopio, Kula. is another 1000 acres
of government land, or rather 1000 acres
exclusive of kuleanas, that will soon be
opened to settlers by the land depart
ment This land though dry will have
a supply of water led on to it by a pipe
coming from springs in the forest above
Olinda and will be rented to people who
may colonize Omopio at moderate rate
This land is well adapted tor sisal grow
ing and adjoins Haleakala Ranch lands
devoted to the same product Not only
that but the Maui Agricultural Co.,
or Haleakala Ranch Co., will eventually
establish sisal mill there to whose adj
vantages 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
ers. All the teachers from the sAle.<-
and assistants of the Paia kindergarten,
Miss Steele and assistants of the Ha-
/ makuapoko kindergarten, Mrs. H. p.
| Baldwin and others will attend.
THE MIKADO'S BIRTHDAY.
| On the 3rd the Mikado's birthday was
most deliberately celebrated by Maui jap
anese More preparations were made fol
| 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 num-
berless 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 very large crowd from al
the surrounding country assembled for
sports and games
NOTES.
Monday evening a Halloween party
was held by twenty-five young people at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. d. c. Lind
say of Paia According 20 tradition super
natural influences must have prevailed
in earnest, judging by the, sepulchral-
looking forms wrapped in sheet and
| pillow-case that wendell their ghostly
! way from the Frank S. Alexander resi-
Sdence to the adjoining Lindsay home
during the early hours of the eve of
| All Saints. Despite appearances a most
jolly evenin~ was spent.
Yesterday at Makawao Court House,
| Judge Copp sentenced I3-year old Por-
tuguese boy to term of FIVE years IN
! the Reform School The cause of the
| punishment was given as follows: Friday
| evening, October g. 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 a Lahaina policeman
in the act of driving cattle with the
stolen horse.
1t is stated that the. Maui Hotel prop
erty of Waikiki will soon revert to its
former owner. Carl Waldeyer. The hotel
was not the lucrative investment antic-
! ipated.
The coal vessel General Fairchild
cleared for Port Townsend yesterday. 1t
has been unloading coal at Kaanapali
for several weeks past.
DR.. Wall, the Honolulu dentist, is at
Kihei
Wednesday afternoon the Ladies
Reading Club met at the residence of
Mrs. H. A Baldwin of Hamakuapoko.
"The American Indian" was the topic.
MFR. 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, H. A. Bald
win, Fred Baldwin and E. Peck won
over w. O. Aiken, C.. c. Krurnbhaar,
! G. S. Aiken and ]. Thompson by score
of 3 goals to 1.
Weather. Several inches of rain on
Monday night and Tuesday. Pleasant