The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-29
ATKINSON
is FETED
Maui People Do
Secretary
Honor.
Preparations are Making
to Receive the
Governor.
Defeat OF Polo Game Causes
GIoom-New Summer Re-
sort-Personai.

M A l.. A
er portion of it. was honored this
week by &, visit from Secretary of the
Territory A. L. c. Atkinson. He ar
rived by the steamer Hawaiian on
Monday morning and departed for Hilo
by the same vessel Wednesday after
noon.
Monday noon, a fine luau was given
in his honor by Hon. A N. Kepoikai
at 1.-THE Fisheries in Kahului. At this
banquet a la Hawaiian were present
Judge Kepoikai, Senator H. 2. Bald
win. w. T. Robinson, c. B. Wells. II.
b Lyons, w. H. Cornwen, ]. N. K.
Keola, r. w Filfer, w. F. Crockett, G..
%. Cooper, James Kirkland, George
Weight, Thomas Lloyd and other gen
tlemen.
The same evening at the Maui Hotel
in Waikiki an elaborate dinner was
also given in celebration of the Secre-
tarys visit at which were present as
guests a number of prominent citizens
OF Wailuku district.
On Tuesday Mr.. Atkinson attended
a meeting of the Republican executive
committee of the island held at Pun
meme and Incidentally inspected the
great sugar mill.
At this meeting We're discussed plans
for the proposed visit of Governor Geo.
r. Carter TO take place between Sept.
and 80. It is now stated that the
Governor will land at Lahaina on Sept.
and attend a ratification meeting of
the Republican convention nominees
for the legislature. Afterward he will
make a tour of West and East Maui
and stay on the island as long as there
is anything TO be done by him for the
benefit of Maui people. Mrs. Carter
and Miss Coleman will accompany the
Governor during a part of the tour,
staying the remainder of the time at
'Kulamanu'' as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Cooke.
Secretary Atkinson, Land Commits
sioner Pratt and others will also be of
the party.
The different Republican precinct
clubs of the island are now arranging
a program of visits and celebrations
for the Governor, so the. details of the
trip have not all been definitely settled
On Wednesday Mr.. Atkinson took
breakfast and lunch at Hon. H. P.
Baidwin's at Puunene and at 4 o'clock
p m. sailed for Hilo on the Hawaiian.
The Secretary has government BUSH
ness to transact at Wailuku and at
Hilo. After the completion of terri
torial affairs he will act the diplomat
in settling some political differences.
On his way back to Honolulu he will
probably stop off at Kona on business
relating to government land.
THE POLO DEFEAT.
Last Wednesday evening the friends
OF the Maui Polo team felt much de-
pressed on receipt of the news of its
defeat by Kauai and much shocked to
hear of the accident to George Wilbur
The feeling of depression was all the
more acute because of great expecta-
lions aroused by the first wireless
message, &c to 4 in favor of Maui at
the end Of the second period To de
liver this message to the Honolulu
wireless Office by telephone a man had
to ride seven miles from Moanalua
polo grounds after half of the game
was finished.
Then came the surprising word OF
the overwhelming defeat and the rea-
son for il, which was an aIl-suficient
one, for Wilbur is undoubtedly one of
the most skillfuI polo players in the
Territory and the substitute who took
his place. though a good man on ortli-
nary occasions. is too young a player
TO fill the breach at such a critical
Further particulars of the
game and accident are eagerly looked
for.
PLETHORA OF MELONS.
The present season has been a re-
markable one for the large number of
watermeIons raised within tbs. county
CD confines of Maui. More melons
have been ripened an6 sold than ever
before. Early in the season Peahi and |
other places in Makawao district pro-
duced a large number Then Lanai !
simply overstocked the markets of La |
naina, WailuEsu and Puunene with |
hem. It is stated that good sized fruit /
at one time sold on the Lahaina |
waterfront at the rate of cents each. |
E. H. Bailey of Makawao is still SELL |
ng quite a number to Kihei. Kahulul. !
ITailuku. Paia and other places, and !
he natives of Kahakuloa (Wailuku !
iistricO are selling many in the mar /
zets of Wailuku town
NEW SUMNER RESORTS.
ma Mrs. Jas. Kirkland Of Kahulm