The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-07

intereSt-in cOmmefaorat ton OF George
/ Washington's birthday, in honor of two
newly initiated candidates, and also
as a surprise to E. e. Richards, whose
/ birthday falls upon the same day as
that of The Father of our Country"
tribune
HILo's SNOW STORM.
Hail and snow within miles of
Hilo is unprecedented. However, Fri
day, February 20 was the date on which
| an unusual thunderstorm came down
the slopes of Mauna Kea, carrying
furry of snow and bombardment of
hail stones to the 1900 foot level. Nine
miles up the Kaumana road, hail stones
of big as walnuts ratified through the
banana leaves and a swish of snow
brushed the tropic bosom of the earth
Lightning and thunder accompanied
the brief storm.
NEWS NOTES.
At the Planters meeting Tuesday the
following delegates were chosen to at
tend the quarterly meeting of the
Planters Association to be held at Ho-
nolulu this month, John Scott, F. 3.
McStocker and James Glib.
Rev. Father Oliver is planning to pay
visit sometime this year to his old
home in Belgium. province of Flanders.
Father Oliver is a Belgian, not q
Frenehman. Although he has received
permission to go the matter has not
been definitely settled.
The following passengers will leave
for the Coast by the Roderick Dhu:
Mrs. H. E. Kelsey and son, Miss F'yfe,
j. NJ. Gouvea and wife, w. Hockey and
wife, Mrs. Mcdonald and three chill
dren, James NJ. Jamey, Mrs. Henry !
Lyman and ]. P. Clews.
Father Oliver has erected stone and /
earth walk connecting the Catholic |
church entrance with the Waianuenue !
street sidewalk on the Bridge street
line. This was done in anticipation of |
the cutting on Bridge street to fill the ]
approaches to the new bridge.
A japanese was run over and killed |
at Olaa mill. Monday evening by the |
cane train near the mill The train |
was standing still and the Japanese
stepped behind the rear ear to pull out |
a stock of cane. The engine suddenly |
backed UP. The japanese was knocked
down by the car and crushed by the
The damage suits brought by VIM.
Fernandes against l.. A Andrews, H.
S. Overend and Evangelina da Silva I
have been dismissed by plaintiff.
The Hawaiians of Waiakea are plan
ing to give a concert in May, the pro-
ceeds of which are to form a nucleus
of a fund for the building of a cottage
for Miss Wight
a lot of supplies for the engineer
corps of the Kohala-Hilo railway ar
rived by a vessel from the coast last
week. It is said the rails are on the
way from the mill and Will reach here
within sixty days.
The Chinese Young Peoples Society,
which was organized about four months
ago. is reported as progressing finely.
with a membership list of thirty. Regu-
lar meetings are held every Sunday
afternoon at one O'Clock in the Chi
1ese church.
P. c. Beamer rented four wheels TO /
some men last Sunday and they proA :
missed to return them in an hour. As{
hey failed to return Beamer reported h.
he matter to the sheriff and they were II
caught at Laupahoehoe. Judge Hapai |
gave each two weeks Imprisonment.
Sub-Land Agent Williams has found
honesteader who has not paid a dol
ar rent for his land since he took pos
session OF it nine years ago Mr.. VIII
Jams says there are several such cases
md that the occupants must pay what /
s due or the homesteads will be de- I
Jared vacant. Ii