The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-15
WATER FOR
HONOKAA
Plantation Makes
Success of Prob.
lem.

HILO, March led. Lance, the
water expert at Honokaa plantation
has struck water after nine months
hard work. AS near as can be learned
Lance sunk a shaft 100 feet deep with
out meeting signs of water Later at q
distance of thirty feet from the sur
face water oozed through the soil and
mel and after going in several feet
found a flow about the thickness of
his hand. This was one week ago and
since then the flow has increased to
about six inches square. Mr.. Lance
is encouraged and he believes he has
found what will be a permanent sup
ply for the plantation. If his theory Is
correct the most difficult problem that
the managers of the plantation have
had confronting them, has been solved
and the success of Honokaa is as
sured. Lance is the man who worked
out the water problem on Olaa PLAN
tation and developed an endless supply
for that company.-Herald.
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
An enterprising citizen has called
upOIl all VI tie lIleH eI6d6Su III
business in Hilo and secured their
names to call for a meeting to be
held at 1880 Friday night at Firemen's
Hall for the purpose of organizing
Chamber of Commerce in Hilo. The
membership will be confined exclusive
ly to the heads of firms and men en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits in Hilo.
About thirty have signed. Following
is a list of names: -. Lindsay, E. N.
Holmes, H Wears, A. C. McKenney, C.
Furneaux, H. l.. Shaw, G. w. Locking
ton, j. D. Kennedy, L. Turner, "A.
Hamburg, E. H. Moses, L. K. Pearson,
e. H. Austin, w. Fernandez, j. G. Ser
rao, P. Peck, B. F. Schoen, H. E.
Kelsey, D. Lycurgus, H. Rosenberg, w.
A. Todd, ]. N. Wood, j. A. NJ Osorio,
F. Brughelli, C. E. Wright, w. Fl. Ship
man, J. S. Canario and r. Lyman. j.
w. Mason will be asked to add his
name to the list on his return from
Honolulu. Anyone engaged in business
here who has been overlooked should
present himself at meeting.-Herald.
NO INTERPRETER.
When the Funakoshi case comes up
for trial in the circuit court there will
be some difficulty met with in finding
a japanese interpreter. The man who
did the work at the first trial, Charlie
Shimamoto, has no intention of serv-
ing in the same capacity at the next
trial of the case. He says the strain
is too great and besides, when he was
in Honolulu before the federal court,
the friends of Funakoshi sent threat
ening messages to him. He says he
would rather be counted out of it than
to be knocked out.-Herald.
DESKY'S HILO DEALS.
If bomb shell had fallen on Reeds
Island the residents of that delightful
spot would not have been more sur
prised than when they received notice
that the land for which they had paid
good hard coin was to be sold under
of mortgage.
This tract of land was put on the
market by C. S. Desky in 1.-The good
old summer time" when Hilo had good
times and a boom. Puueo had been
successfully exploited and Desky saw
money ahead in the Reeds Island
tract and entered into negotiations
with A b. Loebenstein for the pur-
ky bought the property subject to a I
mortgage of $780, some people say
subject to 70 mortgages, and the con-
ditions were stipulated in the deed
given by Mr.. Loebenstein to Desky.
AS the latter sold the lots he gave
deeds in which no mention
was made of the mortgages. One of
the latter for $4,000 and interest, held
by A. S. Wilcox, is long past due and |
rs he cannot get a settlement out of |
Deskey he is about to foreclose. The !
other mortgage is said to be $1,000 and
the two with interest amount to &c., ,
)OO If the matter is not settled be- !
fore the date of sale, March "a, the
property will go at auction and the
present holders of the lots will find
themselves in the peculiar position of
having to pay for property for which
hey now hold deeds.-Herald.
BASEBALL AT PAAUILo.
A fine game of baseball was played
asst Sunday at Paauilo between the
oapaaloa boys and the local team that
vas witnessed by a large number of
ipectators from the neighboring plan-
ations who enjoyed the spirited play
ng and added much enthusiasm to
he game. The day was an ideal one
or ball and very clever work was done
~ both sides. The score at the finish
rave the Papaaloa team the honors
or the day by one run, but the game
was very evenly matched.
The Paauilo folks are certainly royal
and the elaborate banquet
endered the Papaaloa team in the
venIng at Social Hall proved their
hospital ty. Social Hall never
ooked prettier. the flags bunting and
erns with the colors of the teams,
making a very pretty effect. The sing
ng was especially good and music and
merry toasts We're the order of the
vening. Great praise was given the
arious committees that had charge OF
he affair and everybody had most
njoyable tlme.-Herald.