The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-12
GUBERNlTOR|AL PARTY'S
FINAL DAYS on kauai
TriumphaI Tour Continued to Lihue---Carter
and Atkinson Indulge in Famous
Water Sports.

hospitable way. Soon after arrival the
local committee called and presented a
petition setting out their wants
/ A jolly dinner followed. at which were
present, beside the four members of the
party, Mr.. and Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs.
Schmidt, James NJ. Spaulding and Ar
thur Rice.
During the evening the local oand,
under the direction of the plantation
chemist, Mr.. Sanborn, serenaded the
Governor.
PROPOSED FOREST RESERVE.
Sunday morning was spent in the
saddle in a trip over the upper lands of
the plantation, on part of which a for
est reservation is proposed. Other land
matters were also discussed as some
OF the leases of government land now
under plantation control run out within
a few years.
During the ride visit was paid to
the noted fall of Waipahee, where in
olden time the chiefs used to resort for
water sports. THE name signifies
sliding water" The stream falls for
about twenty-five feet ilto a deep pool
and the game is to slide down and dive
with it into the pool The Governor
and Secretary promptly jumped in and
enjoyed the sport as only the native
born can. Return was made to the
FairchiId's. when about 1 o'clock the
party sat down to lunch, being joined
by Count and Countess Bonzi and
Countess Semi.
In the afternoon the party was again
called on to do duty at board groan-
ing under good things to eat. For the
Chinaman, controlling the local rice
fields, had prepared dinner for the
Governor. The whole party from the
Fairchiids went over about o'clock to
Hee Fats house, and sat down to an
eighteen-course dinner. During the din
ner speeches were made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Eee Fat, who welcomed the. Gov
ernor to their home, by Governor Car
ter and Mr.. Arthur Rice. Miss Amoe
interpreted.
Each one was presented with a beau
tiful lei and during the dinner at fire.
quent intervals strings of fiFecrackers
frightened off any stray devils which
might appear. At the conclusion Of the
dinner the party drove back to Kealia.
At about o'clock the Governor
addressed the people from in front OF
the postofice. Secretary Atkinson,
Representative Gandall, Judge Kala-
waia, Mr.. Kaneakua, Rev. Mr.. Kaau-
wal and others also spoke.
SPECIAL TRAIN AT LIHUE.
LIHUE. May s.-The party left Kea-
the Lihue plantation, on the way in
speeding the bridge at Wailua river,
which is in bad condition. not having
been properly taken care of or painted
A special plantation train beautiful
ly decorated with flags and flowers, met
the party. Rev. and Mrs. Hans Isen-
berg were the hosts for the day, but on
the train was a big company of Lihue
people all bent on giving the Governor
and his party good time. After being
decorated with leis the party. boarded
the train and crossed the plantation To-
wailua falls. The lower falls were first
visited, then the Governor and his par
ty with Mr. Isenberg. Mr. Weber. he
plantation manager, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Isenberg mounted horses and rode
around the upper lands, past the steep
pun known as Gibraltar, to the upper
falls, IL charming bit of landscare, With
! a most beautiful double fall amid
verdure clad slopes Returning to a
point near the lower falls the party
found a bountiful luncheon spread on
mats under the trees. The Company
did justice to the feast and then listen
| ed to speeches by those present.
| The Governor being called on said
| that he was delighted to be among the
people of Lihue again and that he had
enjoyed to the full their cordial recep-
| ton and hearty welcome.
rxnuEPN0P,S A nDpEcc
Continuing he said. THE part this
Territory has to play in the future is a
great one. Situated as we are in the
Pacific, the group is at the center of
the worlds movement and within the
next ten years I believe we shall have
= conditions to face with which our adj