The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-05
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MAUI. Dec. lon Monday. Novcm.
Der ~. man named clayton was
brought before District Magistrate w.
A. Mckay Of Waikiki. charged with
the embezziemcnt OF til from the
Maui Soda a Ice Works. and being
found guilty was sentenced TO Ave
months imprisonment Clayton has
been acting as clerk and driver for the
soda water company in the absence OF
Ed. Keeney. who is away at the Coast
on a vacation.
The Friday previous to the trial Clay
ton went to Kailua CPaia) TO collect
SINE bills for the company, and not
having returned by o'clock p. M.
Manager II. A. Wadsworth became sus-
picious and telephoned to Maalaea Bay.
Learning that his driver was there. he.
in company with a policeman, boarded
a hack and hurried to the steamer
landing. They arrived too late to find
the fugitive at the wharf, but arrested
him later in one of the staterooms of
the Kinau. The party landed at La
haina and proceeded thence to Waikiki.
1t is stated that the total amount en-
bezzled is more than five times the
sum mentioned in the indictment. 1t
has been discovered that Clayton while
driving along lonely roads has wanton-
ly thrown away boxes of soda water,
an act of malicious mischief i'm legal
parlance. He is also a man possessed
of several aliases.
FOREST RESERVE QUESTION.
On Monday, at The Fisheries, in Ka-
hului, the shareholders of the Huelo
Hui held a meeting to consider GER
tain matters appertaining to their lands
in Huelo. The most important business
transacted was in consideration of
some fencing that had included a num-
Der of acres of the hui land within the
forest reserve in mauka Huelo. The
whole matter was amicably settled with
only one dissenting vote by allowing
the fence to remain and to permit hold
ers the privilege of entering the forest
reserve lands adjacent to the Hui's
acreage to plant taro. bananas, etc.
There were thirteen shareholders pres
ent. The II. c. & S. Co. owns a con-
trolling interest in this company.
NOTES.
Thanksgiving was passed most quiet
ly on Maui. the plantations granting no
holiday. In the morning Rev. Canon
Ault held appropriate services In the
Church of the Good Shepherd at Wal
luku. Last Sunday morning at Paia
Rev B. V. Bazata preached an interest
ing thanksgiving sermon. The interior
of the church was prettily decorated
with fruits and foliage peculiar to Ha-
wall mel.
Saturday evening. December 16, Maui
naolu Seminary girls will present a
charming Christmas cantata, with a
Santa Claus, Christmas tree, good
music and all that makes a Xmas en-
tertainment attractive. AS the expense
account of seminaries is always
large, admissions of 30 cents for adults
and 25 cents for children will be
charged
The II. C. & S. Co. is soon to con-
struct hotel at Kahului 1t will con-
sist of building of eight rooms, a
cottage, bath houses and other build
ings. The large salesroom of the Ka-
hului store has been entirely remodeled
Its former dimensions have been
doubled, so that the present exhibition
hall is most imposing in size, being
equal in area to that Of the largest
Honolulu stores. Manager Wren has
not as yet displayed his new stock OF
goods, but the furniture warehouse has
been transformed into large but most
dainty salesroom, one-half being divid-
ed into rooms showing different styles
of neutrality-suspicious., diningroom, bed
room, bathroom. kitchen. etc.. and the
other half in charge of Mr.. Mayfield
containing a fine assortment of toys
Hawaiian curios and Xmas gifts.
On Tuesday a Korean beggar of q
most unusual type solicited food and
money of different residents in upper
Makawao. He was at least six feet
tall. young and strong. with an ex.
tremely long neck and very long hair
which curled up at the ends. He die
not like the long hours of plantation
life.
The flag of the Kahului r. r. Co. was
half-masted on Saturday owing to the
death of Henry Meyer, one of it's en-
ployes. Henry Meyer was a young
man, the son of d. X. Meyer of Wal
luku, and had been sick but a shor
time.
The Maui annual teachers conven
tion win meet at Paia on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Cooke of Oakland
are at Maluhia, Mal1awao, for tw,
months. Mr.. Cooke is the brother of
p. Cooke.
The s. S. Nevadan arrived in Kahulu
on Wednesday.
The purple bloom of cane tassels GOV
ers the large fields of central Maui.
Weather! Delightful autumn days
but dry.
FIRE CLAIM SUIT.
Lee Tat San by his attorney "