The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-21
PORTUGUESE
IN H|LO ACT

| H1LO. August 17.-G F. Alfonso
secretary OF the Hilo Portuguese Inn
proyemcnt club. signs the following
| report IN the Tribune:
some fifty members OF this club
held AN Important meeting at Fire
mems Hall last Friday night. Reso.
lutions OF protest, condemning Judge
Robnson's false and unfair character
ization of the Portuguese were adopt
ed. copies OF which will be forwarded
| to the Secretary of State at Washing
ton, Senator Perkins. Governor Garter
Judge Robinson and the island press
While this phase of Robinson's letter
| to Perkins was condemned In severe
terms, his opinion of the local land
| law, as well as his recommendations
| In the matter, was approved by the
club, and resolutions bearing on the
| land question were adopted, copies of
| which will be sent to the authorities
| mostly Interested.
Another important matter generally
discussed was in regard to the coming
campaign, it being justly stated that
| the Portuguese-American electorate of
Hawaii County was not fairly dealt
with, in that though this element was,
and will be, an important factor in
the coming election, still, the powers
| that be- fail to recognize II and have
| made no attempt at giving it any rep
resentation in Territorial and county
affairs. This club justly claims that
| the Portuguese American section of
our residents and citizens should be
allowed at least one representative and
one member of our Board of Super
visors. Another meeting was held last
night, at which this and other matters
were to be more fully threshed out"
SMALL RESULTS.
Out of twenty-three criminal cases
"a; the recent term, only three convic-
tions were obtained involving five de-
PENDANTS. Pleas of guilty were made
in three other cases.
F.. w. Milverton, Deputy Attorney
General came in overland on Tuesday.
He will remain in Hilo some weeks and
will try the fishery rights cases on be-
half of the Territory.
AUTOMOBILE ORDINANCE.
The Board of Supervisors have pass
ed an automobile ordinance, placing
the speed limit at Is miles an hour In
the country and eight miles In the city,
with a drop to four miles at street
corners. The age limit for licensees Is
Ii years.
1t was voted by the supervisors that
there was no ordinance to prevent the
lumber company from operating trac-
ton engines weighing ten tons drawing
cars of the same weight upon the Vol
cano road
KOA LUMBER MILL
Machinery has been ordered to equip
sawmill in the koa forest near the
Volcano House. and it is expected 1t
will be In operation within three
months. Three miles of tram railway
will be built from the mill to the Vol
cano road and the lumber is to be
hauled thence by traction engines
drawing lumber cars. The capacity of
the mill will probably be 250,0O0 feet
month and the output will be shipped
to the Coast.
HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
The framework of the first story of
the Hilo High School building is up
and will be all enclosed with the rustic
in few days. The framework for
The upper story will be up in about two
weeks. A little delay was caused by
an error in plans, the superstructure
according to the plans being 16 inches
in each dimension too large for the
foundation. Contractor Erickson ex-
poets just treatment from the Depart
ment of Public Works and goes ahead
on an enlarged building that there may
be as little delay as possible in the
completion. 1t is expected the build.
ing will be ready for occupancy by the
Christmas holidays
MOVEMENTS OF CLERGY.
Rev r. A. Buchanan, pastor of the
Congregational church at Kohala, ac-
companied by his wife and child, ar
rived by the last Knau on a six
weeks vacation trip. He will be In
Hilo for a month and during that time
will supply the pulpit of the First
Foreign church.
Rev. C. w. Hill will preach at Ho-
nokaa on the morning of sunday, Au-
gust 10, and at Kukuihaele on the even
ing of the same day. Mr.. Hill will be
accompanied by Mrs. Hill and daugh-
ter, Margaret, and by Mrs. Jarrett I.
Lewis. They will visit at Honokaa for
several days, arriving home on Au-
gust 2S.
Rev. Mr.. Gum and wife take up the
work OF the rectorate of the St Angus
| tine Episcopal church at Kohala. on the
removal to Hilo of Rev. w. II. Fenton-
Smith the frs, of Sent amher Mr. and