The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-02
LAHA|NA
COURT TERM
First One in Years.
Maui News of Past
Week.

WGEks
T MAUI, September 2s.-Next month
beginning on the 11th), for the first
time in several years, Lahaina is to
have jury term of court, and the
townspeople are anticipating the revi-
val of the old custom with much pleas
ure. For three weeks, it is expect
ed, the streets will be lively with
people and money will circulate with
unusual freedom. The calendar of
cases is not an unusually large one
the charge against Alfred Douse, the
Puunene engineer, being the most i'm
portant on the list.
CHURCH CONVENTION.
During the week, the Evangelical
Association of Maui, Molokai and La
mai churches has been holding daily
having adjourned from Waikiki,
where it met during the previous week.
On Sunday the oath, at the Paia
church, D. N. Opunui of Huelo and
ed as ministers, Rev r. B. Dodge of
Wailuku and Rev. B. V. Bazata of
Paia being among the clergymen TAX
ing part in the ceremonies.
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has not as yet completed its work, it
will meet next week again at Wal
luku.
JAPANESE WRECKERS.
The wrecked ship Spartan with its
cargo of coal has been sold by Capt.
Nicholson to Onishi the Kahului store
keeper, and a company of japanese for
s1050 and a one-fifth interest in the
money resulting from the sale of coal.
OF the 1900 tons of coal on the
wreck, it is stated that but 800 can be
recovered. 1t is costing the Japanese
company about SO per ton to land the
coal at Paia and they are selling it
at from Sc to 81 per ton. Paia planta-
ton has purchased 200 tons. Between
two and three hundred tons have al
ready been brought ashore. 1t is rumor-
ed that the japanese are attempting
to dispose of their interest in the
wreck.
TEACHERS MEETING.
On Monday the 25th, a teachers
meeting was held in the Makawao
school house, 16 pedagogues from the
different schools in the district being
Current Events-"The Peace Terms
w. C. Crook.
Term Outlines of Study-Primary
Outlines, Mrs. NJ. A. Paa; Intermedi-
ate Grades, Miss NJ E. Fleming; Up
per Grades, F. W. Hardy.
The Salary Question, Miss r. E.
Crook.
Election of officers, resulting as fol-
lows: Miss r. E. Crook, for president;
NJ. G. Anjou, for vice-president, and
Miss NJ. E. Fleming. for secretary.
The teachers present voted against
holding the November island conven-
ton at Lahaina.
TENNIS GAMES.
Saturday afternoon the 23d, ten
mis- party was given by Mrs. c. Fl.
Dickey, Haiku. Tennis was played
during the afternoon hours despite a
drizzle of rain and after an informal
spread within doors, jolly time at
cards was had during the evening.
About 40 guests We're present.
Some more recent tennis scores, Ia
dies single, made in the tournament
being held at Sunnyside courts, Paia,
are as follows: Miss Sheffield, st;
Mrs. w. o. Aiken, IL; Mrs. H. A. Bald
win, 10; Mrs. D. B. Murdoch, 8; (set
unfinished). Miss Belle Dickey, Sc;
Miss E. MCGOWAN, 90; Miss Ethel
Smith, 6-6; Miss Eva Smith, 3-3; Mrs.
W. S. Nichol, 6-5-S; Mrs. H A. Bald
win, 4-7-6; Miss Ethel Smith, 6-6-6;
Mrs. D. B. Murdoch, S-4-1.
Miss Belle Dfckey having withdrawn,
Tie llIdlS VIII De between MIS-. w. =.
Nicoll and Miss Ethel Smith,
NOTES.
Last week a visitor at the Nahiku
rubber plantations noticed that trees
two months old averaged 1 1-2 feet in
height, while exceptional ones were
a foot taller than this. The two plan
tations presented every appearance of
Rev. r. B. Dodge will probably
preach his first sermon in the wal
luku Foreign church the evening of
Oct. s.
Lahainaluna Seminary has enrolled
lis students, the largest number in 10
years, or since the time that H. R. |
Hitchcock was principal. Lacking two
teachers from the usual force, together
with the installation of an electric |
plant. Principal Mcdonald is at pres
ent overworked.
At a meeting of the trustees of Ma