The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-11
RICE AND
NOT TARO.
Maui Planters Are
Affected by
War. !
Are Planting Their 1aro
Fields in Rice
Now.
Changes Made in Maunaolu Sem
Changes Made in Maunaolu Sem
mary Teachers Maui Police
Want Jury Law Changed.

| MAUI, April 9.-The present Russo
japanese war will soon indirectly af-
feet the welfare of the Hawaiia1s of
Maui-that is it will cause a rise in
the price of poi. Believing that there
will be great increase in the price of
rice, many of the taro-planters of Wal
luku, Waiehu and Waihee as soon as
their present crop of taro is harvested
win plant their patches with rice in
stead of continuing the cultivation of
the old staple. Some OF them have
done so already.
Recently the cultivation of taro has
been carried on most successfully
throughout Waikiki district. The fly
that formerly destroyed the crop, -four
ished only in stagnant water and was
overcome by keeping up circulation of
water throughout the patches The
fungus that more recently nearly ruined
the industry was eradicated by the dry
ing out, blowing up, and the enriching
of lands at the end of each season.
OF late the market price of taro on
Maui has been moderate one owing to
the production of fine and abundant
crops.
Apropos of the war the japanese of
this island are sendiT 3 away monthly
large sums of money to aid their native
country in its present struggle. From
Hamakuapoko and Paia plantations
alone $4,000 are sent every month to
Japan. Then there are agents of the
Hawaiian-Japanese association station
ed on all the plantations of the island
collecting and forwarding money to the
Land of the Rising Sum"
In spite of the war. there is no diff
ficulty in obtaining laborers on the diff
ferent sugar estates.
SEMINARY TEACHERS RESIGN.
Friday afternoon, the Sth, the trus-
tees of Maunaolu Seminary met in the
school building at Paia, Hon. II. P.
Baldwin presiding. Among other bust !
ness transacted the designations of |
three teachers, Miss Kate Snow, Miss |
Burgner, and Miss Rice. to take effect |
at the end of the summer term were I
accepted with regret. Miss Snow re-
turns to Virginia, Miss Burgner will go
East to study and Miss Rice has ac-
copied a position in Sitka, Alaska. Miss
lisa Lindsay of Haiku was appointed
matron in place OF Miss Snow, Miss
Husner of Columbus, Ohio, to Miss
Burgner's position, and Miss Agnes
Fleming of Grove Ranch in place Of
Miss Rice. The seminary which has
seventy pupils enrolled is prospecting
greatly under the direction OF the new
principal, Miss C. Snow.
-fCKEY OR ROBINSON.
Republican precinct clubs at meetings
held today will instruct their delegates
chosen for the Hilo convention to vote
either for Senator c. H. Dickey or Tax
Assessor w. T. Robinson as Maui's dele
gate to Chicago. Bots gentlemen are
popular Republicans and both probably
viii be elected at Honolulu as Mauis
delegate and alternate to the national
EASTER SERVICE.
On Easter Sunday, the Sd, the interior ,
# the Paia Foreign church was most ,
decorated. Masses of beau
-iful callas grown on the slopes
u Haleakala adorned the pulpit and the
oliage of bamboo and ginger decorat-
ID other parts of the auditorium. Rev.
DR.. E. G. Beckwith preached a fine (