Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-28

go common to some parts OF the is
lands.
Sickness Follows.
There is much sickness among the
Hawaiians at the present time due in
most cases to the dry weather, fevers
seem to be prevalent and one family
lost three Of its members by typhoid
fever all within few days and now
another one of the same family is
stricken with the dread disease.
Some natives and Japanese said last
week that there would be no rain until
the moon was tipped up SO that the
water could run out. At any rate rain
must come and come soon or both
North and South Kona will be practi.
cslly financially ruined for they are
upon the downhill run at the present
time and some Of the residents have
said that they we're nearly ready to
give up in despair and leave their
bones and the district.
The forest fire at Kaapuna was still
visible yesterday from a Instance but
looked as though 1t was greatly sub.
oued.
Deputy Sheriff Hayselden Of Kau
thinks Waiohinu is entitled to new
jail and court house.
Geo. Bell Of Kamuela is building the
new Hookena school at Kauhako.
which is about three miles mauka from
Hookena landing. The old school
which has been In use for so many
years at Hookena will be done away
with. The new building like the old
one will contain three rooms and will
be completed in about a month.
DR.. G. r. Mclean has DIR. L. 8.
Thompson's place as plantation physi.
clan at Naalehu. DR.. Thompson is the
plantation attorney during the absence
Of Senator Hewitt from Waiohinu.
The doctor will travel abroad after Mr..
Hewitts return from Honolulu.
40 Bird.
After long absence the much dread.
cd 40 bird has again made its appear
ance at Waiohinu and has caused con-
sternation among the natives who be.
lieve that some one is sure to die every
time this strange bird comes around.
The 40 bird is seldom seen nova.
days and may be heard only during the
night time. II Is described as being
little larger than pigeon and of .
dark color. II certainly makes q pecu.
liar, uncanny noise and this fact, with
its unfrequent visits to mankind,
probably gives the Hawaiians the foun.
dalton for their peculiar belief in re-
gard to the 40. A day or two after
its first appearance at Waiohinu recent
ly three people died in the neighbor-
hood during one day SO this helped the
natives along swimmingly in their feel.
ings Of awe towards this strange crea-
ture of the air. The manu- 40 seems
TO be blinded by light at night so the
native boys Of Waiohinu got out their
torches and tried to catch the one
which made its appearance but were
unsuccessful. The only bird OF the
kind which the Hawalians Of Kau re-
member Of seeing was caught by an
Hawaiian girl one night long ago at
Waiohinu as the bird was attracted by
the lantern which the girl was carry.
ing at the time.
Guy Maydwell, the Holualoa attor-
ney, Is in Honolulu.
Harry Mills Of Kealakekua was In
Kailua this week upon legal business.
Judge Matthewman left Kailua In the
Mauna Loa for Honolulu on Thursday
last.
The Bulletin prize voting contest ID
the principal topic of conversation on
this island just now and Kohala espe.
cially is red hot over the affair. All
are waiting for the final count. The
kohala Club has put up q hard fight
for first honors and some one Is going
to take to the tall timbers II they do
not walk away with the show.
Waipio with Hanalei, Kauai. may be
classed as among the prettiest spots in
the Territory.
From Hilo to Kukuihaele by way OF
Kau and the Konas the only stream
CT water to be seen was between Wal
mea and Hamakua. This is very
Icing distance and taking the nature Of
the rough country traversed into con
sideration the only really bad road wa,
found between Waimea and Kukuiha
ele.