The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-25
MAUI ALIVE
To CHANCE
Big Meeting to Select a
Delegate County
Budget.

Wailuku courthouse an enthusiastic
mass meeting of Maui citizens was
held to select a Maui man to repre-.
sent the county in the delegation soor
to be dispatched to Washington con-
corning the revenue matter. The
prospect OF obtaining 70 per cent. of the
total Federal revenue collected in the
Territory during 20 years for educa-
tional and other public purposes was
viewed with much satisfaction by
every one present
The hall was filed with representa-
tive Maui men. The Kahului r. r.
Co.'S train conveyed large number
of residents from Makawao, Puunene
and Kahului. L. Barkhausen repre-
! sented Lahaina district, and Mainike
Reuter-, Hama district
Hon. H. P. Baldwin called the meet
| ing to order and Judge A. N. Kepoi-
kai was elected chairman and c. D.
Lufkin secretary of the meeting.
| On a motion of Mr.. Baldwin a COM
mittee of seven consisting of a. n.
Kepoikai and j. L. Coke of Wailuku.
| Makawao, L. Barkhausen of Lahaina,
n. Reuter- of Hama and ]. N. S. Will
liams of Puunene was appointed to
consider ways and means, to select
suitable man-in fact to have charge
of the whole matter.
In order to settle the question as to
whether the Territory or Maui people
pay the necessary expenses of the
delegate, wireless message was sent
to Honolulu.
The committee of seven will hold a
meeting this morning at Wailuku to
consider matters after hearing from
Honolulu concerning the financial part
of the question
MAUI COUNTY BUDGET.
The Board of Supervisors of Maui
County held meetings in their Wailu
ku offices during the 14th and 18th and
passed their budget for the coming
year.
The whole amount to be expended is
$113,050, which is a neat income for a
county made up of little plantation |
villages.
to the salary and incidental accounts |
and the remainder, SOS, 600, is to |
be used for public improvements.
The improvements will consist main |
ly of repairs to old roads and the con-
struction of new ones. However moth
ing definite in regard to improvements
has as yet been decided upon.
The next meeting of the Board will
take place on the first Tuesday in
January, the day after New Years.
CHRISTMAS JOY.
The Christmas entertainment of
Seminary took place during
the evening of the 18th, and the rem
dering of the musical numbers of the
program reflected much credit upon
pupils and teachers.
There were songs by the different |
classes; a fine solo, Nazareth by
Rev B. v Bazata: the cantata-
Santa Claus Mistake and more
choruses by the pupils.
AT the end of the cantata Santa
Claus, impersonated by one of the
girls, distributed bags of candy.
On account of inclement weather the
was not large though the
to the sale of a large number of tick
cts of admission. Much homemade
candy was sold during the evening.
The Seminary closed for the term on
the 10Th and will reopen on the We'd
nesday after New Years.
NOTES.
Some of the Maui japanese are talk
ing of going to Honolulu next month |
on the occasion of Admiral Togo's !
visit en- route to the mainland.
The evening of the 9Oth the officers
and members of Aloha Lodge, No. 8, /
Knights of Pythias, will give a dancing ,
party at their Castle hall, Waikiki.
The school agents of Wailuku and :
Makawao districts are negotiating
through the Kahului r. r. Co for the
purchase of Is f1ag-poles, 40 to so feet
in length, for the use of the govern
ment schools of the two districts The
Public Works department will prob
ably supply the necessary funds.
Last Sunday at the Paia Foreign
church Rev B. V. Bazata preached an
excellent sermon upon the parable of
the mustard seed.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Fleming
of Makawao and Mr.. H. w Baldwin
of Kahului will take place during the
early part of January Their new
house at Kahului is about completed.
BY Wednesdays steamer Mrs. H. a.
Baldwin of Hamakuapoko departed for
Honolulu to spend the holidays with
her parents.
On Friday last the schooner Olga ar
rived in Kahului with a large cargo
of lumber for the KahuIui R R Co.
This is the Olga's fifth regular trip
from Tacoma
The steamer Nebrasban arrived in
kahului on Wednesday,
Christmas turkeys are bringing high
prices in Kula-four to five dollars
each.
Weather-Cool with little rain.
CITIZENS OF HONOLULU.
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