The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-24
GOOD TIMES
At KAHULU|

MAUI. July 2o.-Saturday evening
the l4th, Kahului Ladies' Auxiliary
gave q most successful dinner and
dance in the temporary pavilions re
Gently erected on the tennis grounds by
the Kahului Tennis Club. Hundreds OF
Japanese lanterns and electric lightt
furnished brilliant illumination.
There was a large attendance of peo
pie from Wailuku, Puunene, Paia and
other .neighboring villages, Kuhului Il
X. Co.. "a trains running TO and fro from
the different stations.
In the dining pavilion a boiled New
England dinner, with pies, apple, squash
and mince, and all kinds of delicious
cake for a dessert, was served from e
10 o 'clock p. m. Dancing TO the musi,
of the Paia string band was indulget
in until midnight.
Quite sum of money-more thar
S200-was realized, to be used for the
construction of the new church at Ka
hului.
KAHULUI HARBOR.
The breakwater at Kahului now ex
ltIuS OulNdIu iLto lIt DhN S'NtIhl
dred feet. II begins on the shore in
the vicinity of the Union Oil Co. 4
great tanks, mauka of the railroad of
fce, and goes In slanting direction to.
ward the northwest in order to keeJ
out as much as possible of the dreaded
northerly swell which, in times past
has often washed over the landing
This desired result can not be who'll,
accomplished, so kamaainas state, still
Judging from the amount of smootl
water now visible inside the barrier
the completed breakwater ought t.
make considerable difference. An ol,
resident suggests (rather late in tn,
day. that the ii. G. e. s. Co. excavat,
the Kahului lagoon and the channe
leading to it, thereby creating thu
safest haven for ships in the world A
present retaining wall of boards an,
piles hold the coral rock dredged ou
from the bottom of the harbor in posi-
tion, but later a solid wall of rock
collected from the plantation fields, viii
be added to give lasting frmness t
the breakwater. To facilitate thi
work track has been laid along tn,
top of the barrier and at the sea-enC
of it is a donkey engine for driving il
piles.
NEWS BY CABLE.
The Wireless Telegraph Co. have
made a proposition to the people o.
Maui to furnish daily report of al
cable news, the same as is printed il
the daily papers of Honolulu, provided
they can get a sufficient guarantee t.
pay them for their trouble.
The Maui Telegraph Co. is willing t,
communicate the wireless dispatche
regularly at a certain hour each morn
ing, providing certain sum is guaran
teed by subscribers for three months
trial.
Superintendent f. b. Carley is try
ing to arrange the matter.
LITERARY SOCIETY.
Friday evening, the 18th, th
monthly meeting OF the Makawao Lit
erary Society took place at the resi-
dence of DR.. and Mrs. w. +. McConkey
at Paia. The pretty parlors were fillet
with people, despite the fact the wealth
er was rainy in mauka Makawao,
The following musical program gave
much pleasure to the audience present
]. Piano solo-Miss Gladys Sabey.
2. Duet-Miss Mary Reid and Mr.. j. A
Reid.
3. Solo-Rev. B. " Bazata.
4. Reading-Mrs. w. d. Lowell.
5. Duet-Mrs. II. A. Baldwin and Mrs
Dora Won Tcmpsky.
6. Duet-Mrs. w. S. Nicoll and Mr.. d
7. Fleming.
Z. Piano solo" Scotch Melodies" 10y
Miss Mary Reid.
This was Miss Reid's first appear
ance before the society as it was alsC
Mr.. Fleming's as musician. After
the entertainment there was n peanut
race, the winner of which was awarded
prize.
DRAW FOR PARTNERS.
Last Monday night, at Puunene, the
Puunene Athletic Association held the
drawing for partners for the mixed
doubles tennis tournament to be held
at Puunene August 18th.
The twenty-one couples to take part
in the contest for silver cups were
selected as follows: Miss Cooper and
Harold Rice, Mrs. II. A. Baldwin and
+. p. Rosecrans, Miss Eva Smith and
Mr.. Simpson, Miss Charlotte Baldwin
and G. $. Aiken, Miss Johnston and A.
Belts, Mrs. S. +. Taylor and Mr. White
sides, Miss Gertrude McCam and w.
Engle, Mrs. Fantom and Mr.. Savage,
Mrs. d. b. Murdoch and f. Beckcrt,
Miss Irene Aiken and J. b. Thompson,
Mrs. Nicholson and Sam Baldwin, Miss
Fanny Engle and y. b. Murdoch, Mrs
Dale and w. Tougher, Mrs. j. n. $
Williams and V. l.. Boeck, Mrs w. d.
Lowell and Frank Nicholson, Miss
Ethel Taylor and Theodore Nicholson
Miss Eliza Belts and Mr.. Searby, Miss
Gladys Sabey and Rev. B. " Bnzata
Mrs. W. ). Nicoll and w. Walsh, Miss
Violet Makee and d, G. Lindsay, Miss
Ethel Smith and j. \. s. Williams.
The approaching tournament is looked
forward to with great deal of inter
est and the attendance on August 18th
bids fair to be very large.
BREAK A RECORD,
On Sunday ID. &. Lindsay of Paia and
q. D. Lufkin of Wailuku visited the
Nahiku Rubber CO.'S plantation. They
went as far ms the kailun residence Of
W. +. Poguc in an automobile, which il
the record breaking trip for motors on
Maui, and then took horses for NAhlku,
They found the plantation under Man.
fs.l Ia. n.sHFla j. Iff.s