The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-29

NdTbuS plhntdtlonS allowed no holiday,
so there was no celebration in the way
of sports. Family dinners alone mark
ed the day.
AN UNPOPULAR LAW.
Among several obsolete laws to be
enforced on Maui is the so-caned wide
tire act" The tires OF all wagons must
be III times the diameter of the axle,
and the hind wheels must not run In
the same track as the front ones. The
three-year time limit for changing the
running gear of wagons expired three
years ago and Sheriff Baldwin has or
dered his deputies TO enforce the reg
ulation. This law Is most unpopular
among the owners of carts and wa
gons. They state that the expense to
be incurred by the change will be ex-
cessive, and that wide-tired wagons on
narrow roads are always slipping into
the cutters. AS to cutting up the roads
with narrow tires they say that they
are willing to pay an additional tax of
50 per cart annually to keep public
tnorougntares in repair.
SALOON DEPRESSION.
The saloon on Maui as an institu-
tion seems to have been losing its pop
ularity recently. In Lahaina the only
licensed place for the retail sale of
liquors is the Pioneer Hotel, where for
merly, in addition to the hotel. licenses
to sell intoxicating beverages were held
and used by Matt Mccain. John Rich
ardson and VIM. White. In Hama the
only saloon has recently been closed.
In Kula the license of its only liquor
dlspensary has been allowed to run out
and has not been renewed.
In Wailuku there is no apparent dimi-
mutton in the retail liquor trade and
the rivalry between THE Aloha" and
"Borba's" is as keen as ever
Why Maui saloons are being closed is
a question for the sociologist.
BASEBALLISTS WORRIED.
Baseball enthusiasts are wondering
what the police department will do con-
cerning Sunday baseball games. At the
present time the baseball season is over.
1t Is probable that league baseball
games on Maui will in the future be
played on the Kahului polo grounds in
stead of Wells Park as In the past.
1t seems that on the 10th of the pres
bal one) of the Wailuku grounds known
as Wells Park expired and that Man
ager c. b. Wells of the Wailuku plan
tation will not consent to renew IT..
However, no authoritative action has
yet been taken by the Wailuku Athletic
Association, which doubtless will en-
deavor to induce Mr.. Wells to recon
slider his decision.
JAPANESE PATRIOTISM.
The present war has aroused Jap
anese patriotism to a high pitch. At
all the japanese laborers' camps
throughout Central Maui tall fiag-poles
have been erected and braced up with
wire guys. From these masts large
flags with white field and red disc in
center are often seen floating in the
breeze.
Every Saturday from Kahului a num-
ber of Japanese reserves depart in the
Claudine for Honolulu and Japan.
They come in from plantation camps
large japanese flags mounted on bam-
boo poles. Surrounding the wagon
there is always an escort of fifteen or
twenty friends or horseback
GOOD MAN LEAVES.
George II. Baldwin, who has been a
well-known resident of Hamakuapoko
for the past five or six years and who
was the engineer who recently complet-
ed the construction of the Hamakua
extension ditch, has permanently re-
moved from Maui and will engage in
business in Berkeley, California. He
will be much missed by his Makawao
friends.
THE PINEAPPLE CROP.
The estimated pineapple crop at Hal
ku from both plantation and lands be-
longing to the Fruit and Packing Co.
for 19O5-19O6 Is 100000 pines. The COM
| pany found no difficulty in disposing
of the fruit packed in tins by it dur
ing the past season-in fact people at
the Coast stated that they would take
all that the Haiku company would ship
them.
The II. F. & p. Co. is now busy plant
| ing out pines.
NOTES.
The Republican district committee
has notified the different precinct clubs
to hold meetings for the purpose of
making, recommendations to the Maui
delegation to the Legislature of 1905.
! Manager James kirkland of the Ka-