The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-12


day morning, criminal cases to be first
tried. Carl S. Smith representing the
Territory.
HILO NOTES
Ben. Kuhns, one of the small farmers
formerly in Kaiwiki and forced away
by the government, because it would
not build a road to his place. is over
here from Waimea. He has not begun
to farm there and will not for some
time
r. /. Lille returned from Hamakua
along the road are filed with coffee
trees, most of which are loaded with
berries. He is confident of the success
of coffee on this island.
Coming by the Roderick Dhu, which
left San Francisco on May 9th, is a
string of three horses and three race
carts consigned to Geo. S. Mckenzie
Besides these horses, others of known
racing abilities are expected to arrive
before the Fourth of July races.
William Matson writes to j. w. Ma
son that he is considering the purchase
of a steamer suited to the San Fran
cisco trade and that will be adapted to
the transportation of bananas. He re-
marks, incidentally, that the fruit in
duStry seems destined to grow and that
it will be necessary to have someone at
the coast who will protect the ship
pers. The Central American company
keeps thoroughly posted as to the
movement of fruit and ships accord
ingly.
During the past week some fine rec
ords have been made and others
broken during the try Outs" at Hoo
lulu Park. The class of horses now in
the stables and to come from the coast
within the next few days guarantees
day of excellent sport on the Fourth.
The. Jockey Club is leaving nothing
undOne to make the day a memora BILE
one in Hilo and George Lycurgus ex-
poets to induce a number of Honolulu
people to come up for that week The
indications are that next Fourth will
be a Red Letter Day. in the history
of Hilo.
Captain EIderts and his sons arrived
in Hilo on the Kinau yesterday after
noon, having returned from Alberta.
believing that the Hawaiian Islands
| afford a good resting place for a man
who has spent the greater part of his
life in its balmy climate. Captain Ell
ders left here a few months ago with
{ the intention of demonstrating land in
Alberta, but the conditions Were not as
he expected to find them, so he decided
to return to his first love. Hawaii.
d. Lycurgus has gone TO Sparta,
Greece, for a much needed vacation.
The high living al the Volcano House
of which he is manager, has given him
| such a rotundity of figure that he lie
cIded to take a trip to his native heath
and if possible reduce his weight by a
| change of scene and occupation
On May II the fixed red lens lantern
| light at Laupahoehoe station. hereto
fore shown from a white trestle 81
feet high, was moved approximately IS
feet south from its former position and
| is now shown from a white mast at
| the base Of which is a service room
| painted white. roof and trimmings red.
| The light is now 81 feet above base of
| structure and As feet above mean high
water.
The Hilo Boarding School will close
on thursday, June 10. The graduating
| exercises will be held on next Tuesday
| evening al HALL church.
Ben Koontz. the small farmer of
| Waimea, who is in town. is sanguine of
| success in his new venture as a home
| steader on the Waimea plains. He has
| a ten acre lot. upon which he IS erect
| ing residence and on which he pro-
poses to cultivate corn potatoes and
| other garden veSeta bles. He says that
| anything can be grown on the Wafmea
plains and he has no fear of the cut
| worms, which have been such a sore
pest in the past.