The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-24

there is very little money in the coun-
ty treasury at present. nothing but
some road tax funds. However at the
end of the month the territorial treas
urer Will forward $4,000 to pay eX-
penses aud will continue to do the
same monthly for half year.
There's no friction on Maui among
county officials because of party poll
ties. Supervisor w. II. Cornwell works
in harmony with his Republican COLI
freres and Deputy Sheriff Tom Clark
of Wailuku takes everything quietly
and seems satisfied with appointments
10 the Wailuku police force.
Owing to a change of plantation the
japanese of Paia and Hamakuapoko
celebrated the approaching peace be-
tween Russia and Japan in grand style
during Friday and Saturday of last
week
Koreans seem to have peculiar Gus
tom, when seriously offended with any
one, of tying him up and beating him.
Saturday night last, at Kaluanui. three
Koreans tied a fellow country man and
beat him with sticks until his back and
legs We're black and blue. His cries at
length brought help and one of the two
The arrested one was fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate Copp of Makawao
on Tuesday.
On Thursday the schooner George e.
Bellings left Kahului for Port Town
send.
The new sugar mill now building at
Paia will have a capacity of at least
10000 tons a year.
Misses Argues, Ogier, Katherine
Hearrre, Bessie Henry, former Stanford
girls, accompanied by Mrs. Henry came
to Maui last week and have been the
guests of Mrs. H. B. Penhallow Of
Waikiki. They were present at the
harvest home celebration Of last
Saturday night.
Misses Mary Alexander and Kellogg
of Honolulu are being entertained by
Mrs. d. B. Murdoch of Paia-
Mrs. Ordway and Mrs. Boyer of Ho-
nolulu are visiting Mrs. Kinney at the
Kahului club house.
DR.. Davidson of Lahaina is on the
mainland settling up his fathers es-
tate and claiming an Inheritance of
quite fortune, $4,000, so rumor has
it.
W. o. Smith and Alb. Lewis made a
brief business visit to Maui this week
and returned to Honolulu on Wednes-
day.
The Ladies' Reading Club met at
Mrs. Dowsetts, Makawao Wednesday
afternoon
On Monday. crater party consisting
of Misses Alexander and Kellogg, Hon.
c. H. ~Dickey. A NJ. Merrill and others
made the ascent of Haleakala.
On Monday and Tuesday Hon. j. NJ.
Dowsett and s. r. Dowdle enjoyed the
beautiful scenery along the head waters
of Honomanu valley (Keanae).
Miss Edith Mist of Honolulu has been
a visitor at her cousins, Mrs. j. n. S.
Puunene.
Tonight. Captain Wilcox. who has
been in charge of the Salvation Army
on Maui, will depart for the Coast
via Honolulu. He is to receive a new
appointment there.
Miss Stewart, the daughter of the
we'll known Honolulu lawyer is visit
ing friends at Paia.
Some of the passengers to Honolulu
by the Mauna Loa of Thursday were:
Beckwith, who is returning to
California after a brief visit with his
DR.. Beckwith of Hama
kuapoko; Miss Edith Alexander, who
is going back to Oakland after a long
stay with her brother at Paia; Mr.
and Mrs w. A. Baldwin of Haiku,
School Inspector c. w. Baldwin, and
Hon. and Mrs. J. NJ. Dowsett and three
Enthusiastically dry. though
few light showers have fallen on east
ern Maui