The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-06
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lllAO, FNOTuATI Ia HlaoS ibCNNhhe
attended by most of the Japanese Of
Hilo was held at Mooheau Park last
Tuesday night. The object OF the
meeting was to take steps toward Sc
curing a visit at Hilo of the Japanese
training ships that are expected at the
islands in the near future. A commit
tee OF seventy was appointed, which
met Wednesday night at Salvation
Army barracks. Two petitions were
drawn up in proper form, the govern
,nert being very exacting In this re-
gard: ere for the Consul at Honolulu
and one for the Minister of the Navy
at Toxic. NJ. Saito; and these were
forwarded by last Kinau mail. S.
Sato, who is interested in the move
ment, said that since the news was re-
ceived few days ago that the war
ships would be in the islands, inquir-
les had poured in as to their coming
10 Hilo ano that should they come all
the Japanese in the island would want
to see them. The vessels coming are
the cruisers Matushima, Itsukushima
and Hashidate. and are under Vice.
Admiral II. Shimamura, who saw SER
vice in the recent war as general Of
staff under Admiral Togo.
BOARD OF TRADE.
The sixty-fourth meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Board of
Trade of Hilo was held in the Board
rooms last Friday. j. A. Scott in the
chair and A. Lindsay acting as secre-
! tary.
The secretary read the resignation OF
J. w Mason as president, on account OF
his intended absence from the Terri
tory for some time. The Board re-
fused to act upon the document and 1t
was tabled.
A communication was read from
Delegate Kalananaole asking the
Board to communicate with Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Agricul-
ture at washington, relative to soil
3, surveys here and the assignment of a
i tobacco expert to the Territory. 1t was
decided to make the meetings of the
committee open to representatives of
4 the press and to have the regular
meetings more of a public character
than in the past.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair to serve during
the coming year: Local Improvements
A. Lindsay and c. Castendyck. Fed
eral improvements, E. N. Holmes. Ad-
vertising, C. E. Wright. Legislative
]. T. Moir Transportation, d. E
Metzger. Agriculture, L. Turner
Varied Industries, L. A. Andrews
KOA TIMBER INDUSTRY.
The Bishop estate which owns the
Volcano of Kilauea and large area of
country thereabout, has set aside a five
thousand acre strip of timber land ad-
Joining the district of Olaa for a per-
nianent forest reserve, acting in CO.
operation with the Territorial govern
a lment in the latter's policy of setting
aside such reserves. OF the remainder,
j large tract is under lease to o. T.
jShipman and is used by him as cat
tie ranch. Five thousand acres of re-
manning timber has been bonded to A.
Richley of this city. company Is in
the process of organization to mill this
timber. Last week Geo. T. Thielen of
Honolulu was IN Hilo and up to the
volcano on the business of investigat-
ing the proposition. L. A. Andrews
has been employed to cruise the tim
ber, make estimates and advise as to
methods of handling the timber, ETC.,
and with Mr.. Richley, has been busy
at the work. The timber is koa, whose
value is well known. These heavy for
ests are among our islands valuable
assets. The timber will probably be
sawed up by mills in the forest and the
lumber shipped out by the Hilo rail-
road.
BURNS CONCERT.
Burns night was celebrated in Hilo
by very fine concert, attended by an
audience crowding Spreckels' hall. R.
Forbes furnished music on the bag
pipes as the opening number and again
for Miss Annie Chalmers for dancing
the Highland fling. Other numbers
were: 1.-The Highlandman's Toast"
song by A. Forsythe; THE Standard
on the Braes o. Mar" song by Otis
English; "A Pair of Lunatics," sketch
by Mrs. Curtis and Mr.. Champion;
piano solo, Chopin's Nocturne Op., by
Miss Jeanie Chalmers; "My Mamie $
Ava" song by Mrs. Louise Hapai,
with Bonnie Sweet Bessie" as an en-
core; Alton Water" song by Miss
Kuulei Hapai, with Comm Through
the Rye" as an encore; address, by
Rev. Carts f. Shields; instrumental
trio-Beethoven' "Larghetto from Sec
ond symphony"-by Mrs. r. T. Moses
(violin), Carl S. Smith Ccello) and
Mrs. ]. 7. Lewis (piano); vocal duet
Bonnie Doon"-by Mrs. Lewis and
Mrs Louise Bapai; song-"Gae Bring
Me a Pint O. Wine"-by G., p. Lillicoe,
with MY Love She's but a Lassie YET
as an encore; vocal quartet-"Annie
Laurie'-by j. Wheelock Marsh Gen-
orr. w. II. Beers (teno), G. A. Cool
(baritone) and Otis English (basso);
recitation-"At the Concert"-by Mrs.
Curtis. dance followed the concert.
ITEMS.
The Tribune says the letter of Cap
tain william Matson to Collector Il. H.
4 Stackable of Honolulu, regarding the
steamer for the Honolulu business
does not refer to the proposal which
Mr.. McCandless put before the Homo
lulu Merchants Association. but is an
entirely different proposition Mr.. Mat
son already has steamer purchased