The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-11

| waii ended on July 4. The gentlemen
singles were won by DR.. F. Irwin, TAX
| ing the E. y. Holmes cup which has
| to be won three times. Mrs. H. Patten
| won the ladies' singles, carrying the
Hilo Tennis Club cup, to be won three
| times. The gentIemen's doubles We're
| won by Dr. ]. Grace and j. E. Metcalfe,
| and the mixed doubles by Mrs. Patten
| and DR.. Irwin.
| FOURTH AT VOLCANO.
| The Fourth at the Volcano House
! opened early with the booming of a
cannon and the sharp explosions of
| frecrackers Early IN the forenoon the
sun broke through the clouds and snon
| the guests at the hotel were planning
| trips to the crater, the fern forest, the
| koa grove and the many other places
of interest and beauty in the vicinity
| of Kilauea. During the day the hotel
| was the scene of parties leaving for Or
returning from their excursions. The
hotel had been decorated for the occa-
sion It's corridors and lanais We're
| lined with leaves of the tree fern and
festooned with the national colors:
After a dinner combining Hawaiian
luau with American cookery, the guests
enjoyed a display of fireworks and later
dance
Among the guests We're Miss Holden,
Miss Thomas, Mrs. Decota, O. II. Wal
ker, Miss Baker, Miss Barlow, Miss
Washington, Miss Babb, Miss Denison,
DIR. and Mrs. Marotz, Miss Albright,
w. A. Johnston Miss Mills, j. Phillips,
T. Dant, Mr.. and Mrs. Boscow, Mrs.
and Miss Fuhr, Mrs. and Miss Sadler,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mason and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Hannah, C. K. Mcguire.
J. c. Lenhart, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Will
son, Miss Rogers, Miss Vannatta, H.
Rohriz, Mr.. and Mrs. Isenberg and fam
lily, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Lewis, Miss
Beckley, H. D. Cobb, j. Lishman, T. o.
Wilson, A. G. Curtis.
FOURTH IN KAU.
The people Of Kau district spent the
Fourth very much the same as their
friends in Hilo. There was a good
game of ball on Sunday between the
Mauna Loa's and picked team of Kau
boys The score was 10 to 4 in favor of
the Kau team. On Monday there was
a game between mines from Naalehu
and Waiohinu. The latter won by 10
to 8. On Monday night there was
dance in a pavilion erected especially
for the purpose and the day ended in
delightful manner.
HILO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The meeting of the Hilo Agricultural
Society at the Office of Charles Fur
neaux last Saturday was quite enthusi-
astic and was we'll attended
The Committee appointed to ascertain
the number of pineapples actually
planted and available for cannery
reported as follows:
Olaa and Mountain View, $3.50; Ka-
iwiki and Wainaku, $4,000; Kaumana,
$500; Hilo and Vicinity, 10000; Puma
(estimate), 10000; Papaikou and Homo
Inu (estimate), 1000.
The committee suggested that steps
be taken toward establishing can
merry to take care of next seasons crop
and to promote an increase in planting.
The Committee on transportation re-
ported favorably on the efforts made
by the Matson Navigation Co. to meet
the requirements of fruit growe~s.
The method of wrapping bananas adj
vocated by Mr.. McAulton is to tie the
tips of the banana leaves used as wrap
pers to the bottom of bunch as it hangs
then bring up the butt of each leaf put
ting plenty of soft packing underneath
till all the leaves are brought up. Ba-
nanas must be well wrapped or they
viii not stand the necessary handling
SCOTTISH SMOKER.
One of the most enjoyable meetings
of the Burns Club was held last Sat
urday evening at the club rooms in the
Spreckels' Block, in the form of a gen.
tlemen's smoker. Mr.. Ramsay recited
THE Cotter's Saturday NIGHT" and
Tam O'Shanter" Mr.. RoSen gave an