The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-17
PAST WEEK
UPON MAUI

MAUI. January 14.-Last Saturday
evening the first public installation OF
Aloha Lodge. Knights OF Pythias. was
held in the beautiful Castle Hall. Wal
luku, In the presence OF 100 residents
OF Wailuku, Kahuiui. Puunene and
Pala. IL was "a most successful event
! and was conducted by the following
officers; T.. Il. Carley. district deputy
supreme chancellor; c. d. Lufkin, II.
ID. master of arms, and w. A. Mckay.
prelate. The lodge officers installed
were as follows: X. a. Wadswortn,
past chancellor; Il. M Keeney, cham
celor commander; II. NJ. Coke, vice
chancellor: Rev. w. Ault, prelate; w.
| Mountcastle, keeper of records and
seal; ID. l.. Meyer. master of finance;
C. II. G. Brown, master of exchequer;
L. NJ. Baldwin, master Of arms; II.
Bissen. inner guard; William Bell, out
er guard.
The ceremony, which was most SOL
emnly conducted, continued from 8
o'clock p. IN. for one and three-quar-
ters hours. after which dancing was
indulged in till midnight Messrs.
! Campbell and Keeney made excellent
floor managers and the Paia string
band rendered most pleasing dance
music. A Kahului r. r. Co.'S train
I conveyed people to and fro between
Wailuku and Kahului, Spreckelsville
1 and Paia. 1t was one of the most Sc
lect and enjoyable dancing parties of
the season.
WANT LAND OPENED.
Seventy Hawaiian residents, men
and women of Maui have applied TO
the Department of Public Lands
through Sub-Land Agent w. o. Aiken,
to have the Government lands of the
Keanae valley and the Wailua fiat
opened to homesteaders under the 999
years lease plan.
This large tract of land, of about 1000
acres, should be opened up to home
steaders only after mature deliberation.
II is the only large parcel of first-class
| agricultural land still owned by the
Government on Maui, and available to
be divided up among small farmers.
A fine new road Is being built into
the Keanae section of country, from
which these lands will become all the
more valuable. The question now is
concerning the desirability of encour-
aging the small farmer.
WIDE TIRE ACT.
Two arrests have been made for
transgression of the wide tire act"
They were both worthy Portuguese
residents of Kokomo, dealers in fire.
wood. District Magistrate Charles
Copp fined each 80 and costs last Fri
day
stopped nearly all the hauling of wood
! from Kokomo and the transportation
of corn. potatoes, pigs. etc, from Kula.
THE POLITICAL QUESTION.
"Shall office holders under the gov
ernment take part in politics or not %
has been discus ed by the various exec
utive committees of Republican clubs
or Maui during this week.
The truth of the matter Is that in
country districts where the Hawaiian
vote is in majority the major part of
the club officers and members of COM
mittees and delegations should be Ha-
waiians, and the almost invariable
rule is that the most progressive and
most intelligent Hawaiians are employ
ed by the government as district mag
iStrates, deputy sheriffs, tax assessors,
road supervisors, school teachers, po-
licemen, etc. Compare the officers of
the Republican clubs of Maui with
those of like Home Rule or Democratic
, organizations in the same vicinity and
ii is Immediately self-evident that gov
eminent officers must at least to some
degree, remain in politics, not only for
the Republican party's good, but for
the welfare of the Territory as we'll
! On the sub-executive district commit
tee of the Republicans of Maui four of
the eight members are office holders.
II JAPANESE CELEBRATING.
On Saturday last there were many
minor celebrations of the fall of Port
Arthur by japanese throughout Maka-
wac district, at Paia, Hamakuapoko,
Kaluanui, Makawao, kaupakalua, etc.
At each of these places a triumphal
arch OF greens, flags and lanterns was
erected and there was also buffet
or sldeboard adorned with greens and
flowers and surmounted with a picture
of Emperor Mutsuhito, to whom fre-
quent libations of sake We're drank
Cakes, oranges and other refreshments
T were Hospitality served to all comers
, At Spreckelsville the celebration wa.
= much more ambitious, the feast bein.
> attended by large numbers of people
DIR. BECKWlTH RETIPES.
To the great regret of his man,
friends Rev. DR.. l.. G. Beckwith ha
resigned the pastorate of the Paia For
= eign Church.
Thirty-two ladies attended the read
= ing club at Mrs. II. p. Baldwins
> spreckelsville, the afternoon of tn
18th. Shakespeare's play of "As Yo,
!, Like 1t" was read.
Saturday last S. r. Dowdle guide,
, Mr.. and Mrs. Peck of Hamakuapok,
!, and Miss Hamilton OF Boston into Ha
, leakala's crater.
The barkentlne Mary winkelmal
cleared yesterday and will sail toda,
q for Grays Harbor. WASH, in ballast
mi.