The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-15
THE SHIP
CAME NOT
Thousands of Japs Are
Disappointed at
KahuIui.

MAUI. October 1.-THE japanese
training ship Anegawa did not arrive
yesterday at Kahului as expected, TO
the great disappointment of several
thousand japanese who had assembled
in the seaport town to do honor to the
steamship from their native land.
Early yesterday morning messages
by telephone and otherwise were sent
all over the island announcing the ex
pected arrival of the Anegawa at noon
from Hilo, and during the forenoon
Japanese from all over Maui poured in
10 Kahului, most of them by trains but
many in carriages, on horseback and
afoot.
Sixty cane cars packed with human
freight came from Puunene, Is cane
cars full to the sides were hauled in
from Kihei, IA steamed in from Paia
and Hamakuapoko, while from Walluku
two trains conveyed the eager brown
people. one containing two coaches and
two fat cars and the other two coaches.
Many of the employees of the Wailuku
Sugar Co. made the trip otherwise than
by railroad, the distance being short.
All day the expectant multitude
waited and waited, but the steamer
came not and, when darkness approach
ed, weary and disappointed-the crowd
departed homeward.
The spacious lumber warehouse rI-
Gently constructed by the Kahului
Railroad Co. was all decorated with
flags, ETC., and prepared for the banquet
to the Ane gawa men, for which Maui
Japanese were assessed a dollar apiece.
The grandstand on the kahulul polo
and baseball grounds was also adorned
with bunting, for the sports for the
entertainment of the visitors were to
have been held there. During the day
wireless was received from Hilo that
the steamer could not leave on Thurs
day as anticipated, but would visit Ma
III Friday (today). No reason was
given for the delay, and the report is
that some of the local japanese feel
offended. All last night a Hawaiian
Waterman has been stationed on the
top of Kauiki Head (Hana), the site
of the ancient fort, built by the king
of Hawaii when he invaded Maui. This
Hawaiian was to report the first APP
pearance of the Anegawa over the
horizon of the sea. She has not as
yet been sighted.
Employers of house and yard SER
wants are the sufferers from these two
unusual holidays, yesterday and today.
At the different terminals trains of
empty cars are now in waiting to con-
vey the japanese again to the celebra-
tion at Kahului.
ATHLETES MEET.
Monday evening, the 8th, the Pun
| meme Athletic Association held its an
| nual meeting in the social hall of the
plantation clubhouse The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: VIM. Searby, president; II. I.
Shoemaker, secretary; VIM. J. Walsh,
treasurer; and J. n. s. Williams, Ell. E.
Savage, w. Tougher, and 6. L. Keeney,
executive committee.
Various officers and committees rem
dered reports and the affairs of the
/ association were shown to be in a
| fiourishing condition.
| During the past six months the plan
tation Oh. G. & s. Coz has built for
| the association two grass tennis courts
which are considered equal at least to
| any on Maui, and has also constructed
grandstand at the courts with dress
ing rooms, lockers and shower bath un-
derneath for use of the members
A well organized gun club is run
under the auspices of the association
and this sport as well as tennis has its
i enthusiastic adherents Several meets
| with the Kihei Gun Club have taken
| place and the interest has been steadily
maintained
! Several tennis tournaments are now
in prospect. One, with handicaps, for
a silver cup presented by James D.
Dougherty of Honolulu Is to be played
for in men s singles by members of the
association. This trophy is to be com
peted for but once, the winner to hold
| it permanently. A committee has been
| appointed to arrange the handicaps and
| the contests viii be set for as early a
date as possible.
| Another tournament also is being
| considered, men 8 doubles, from various
Maui clubs.
| Theodore Nicholson, H. B. Weller
! and DR.. G. S. Aiken were elected asso-
| ciate members
| The outlook for the association for
1906 and 1907 is especially bright.
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