The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-28
KILLED BY
RUNAWAY CAR


laden with water at Camp No. 1, Wal
akea plantation, resulted in the instan-
taneous death of a Japanese woman
about o'clock Saturday morning. Ow-
the custom each morning to haul over
the plantation railroad several carloads
of fresh water for the upper camps.
A car with tank of water would be
dropped at each camp, care being TAX
en- to see that the brakes were secure
ly set or the wheels blocked. On Mon
day morning the locomotive left q car
load of water standing at Camp A,
then proceeded to Camp s. where an
other car was left, the train crew con-
tinuing to the fields.
There is a steep grade intervening
between the two camps, and a Portu-
guese lad, in charge of the car stand
ing at Camp 5, says that the jostling
of the water in the tank caused loos-
ening of the brakes. The car started
the car was gaining IN speed, he jump
ed for his life and the runaway car
went bounding down the track to
Camp 4, q mile distant, where was
standing the other car and tank of
water. A number of the women en-
gagged I'm drawing water from the car
at Camp 4 saw the danger and ran
screaming >to places of safety. One
woman. Yoshida Tome, who is said to
be slightly deaf. was passing in the
rear of the standing car with two tins
of water when the collision occurred
She was knocked down, the car pass
ing over her body, killing her instant
ly one of the wheels .cleaving the top
part of her skull. She was married but
had no children. Deputy Sheriff Fet-
ter Immediately repaired to the scene
and impanelled jury, who, after in
vestigating the facts, rendered ver-
dict of accidental death.
PROFITS IN BANANAS.
The subcommittee on varied indus
tries of the Board of Trade have sub
mitted to that body a carefully pre-
pared statement of the banana situa-
ton in the Hawaiian Islands, which
commends itself to every person seek
ing to advance the prosperity of the
Territory. 1t is as follows:
1--WE have devoted much time and
thought to this industry, as we con-
slider that much depends on 1t; so much
in fact that it becomes the duty of
every citizen to lend his best efforts
toward establishing it on a successful
basis. Other products have been con-
sidered as well, all of which present
opportunities to the right person, and
will be referred to later but this one
o.-tfa al nc 4
ties, seems to us to be of more present
Importance than all others combined
Commencing some eighteen months
or more ago with shipments of from
700 to 800 punches a month, it has
steadily grown to over eight times that
number. The shipment in January was
some 5000 punches by one trip of the
Enterprise, and in February between
5000 and 1000. 1t pays in freights
alone some $4,000 trip
ESTATE IN CALIFORNIA.
the Fourth Circuit Court asking fol
the probate of the last will of his
brother, NJ. V. Holmes, who died a
Coronado, Cal, on March l. The orig
inal will which was received on the
last mail, makes e. N. Holmes, broth
err of the deceased, the sole executor
without bonds and pay, and specificall.
provides that he shall not be required
to make final report in closing up thu
affairs of the deceased's estate TIT
estate is valued at $27,500, consisting
of real estate, merchandise, notes
mortgages, etc. The legatees named
under the will are a sister, Alley V
Holmes, at Coronado, Cal, Eva r
Holmes. a niece; two brothers, willie
J. Holmes and Percy ]. Holmes.
small legacy is left to John Jesus, Okla
mura and Fukuri, provided they ar
still in the deceaseds employ at tn
time of his death. To the two small
sons of E. N. Holmes, $1,000 each is be
queathed. The will Is dated Februar.
90, 1905, at Coronado, Cal, the day be
fore his death.
PROFITS IN SMALL FARMING.
Q. H. Berrey, the commercial man
who formerly resided in Hilo, has beel
making tour of the island in the in
terests of his commercial and bushes
agency. While here, speaking of tn
opportunities of small farming, he said
ct do not see why a white man ca
not be as successful as the Japanes
at small farming. Over in Maui, in tn
Kula district, the Jap Is fairly scintil
lating as a small farmer. There ar
more than a hundred Japanese engag
ed in raising corn, potatoes, chicken
and farm produce. which they sell t
advantage to the plantations and whit
residents. They are about to embark 4
the castor oil business, and many hav
planted trees, from which they expec
to derive a profit of so per cent. Thi
ought to be profitable industry o
Hawaii and hulling machinery ough
to be obtainable at small cost.
rubber plantation at Nahiku has bee
started with Maui and Honolulu cap
tai from which the parties expect
obtain large returns. Whether rubbe
would grow with profit on this island
I have no doubt. OF course, there is
wait of four to six years before tn
first crop. but when once started a rub
Der plantation is a paying concern.
am informed"