The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-28
MAUI HAS
A SMUDCE
PIentyofv olcanoSmoke
Among Her Fern
Clad Hills.

MAUI, January zo.-Ine Winu Il
from the south today. and Maui Is
again enveloped in smoke from Mauna
Loa, as has been customary since the
volcanic outbreak. On Saturday last
the smoke was quite dense, concealing
villages several miles apart, but the
tradewind of Sunday and Monday
cleared the atmosphere. Since Tues
day a mild kona has been in progress
and the smoke has returned but less
in density.
The chief topic of interest on the
island is the eruption at Mokuaweoweo
and quite number of people have
visited and will visit the western side
of Hawaii.
Among those who were passengers
by the Claudine last Saturday were
Mr. White (senior), Mrs. White and
Miss White, from Haiku; Miss Fanny
Engle, C. E. Copeland and DR.. G. S.
Aiken The steamer spent Sunday
night at anchor ON the Kona side OF
Hawaii where magnificent views of the
fiery outbreak were obtained. A fine
trip is reported.
Miss Charlotte Baldwin and Mrs.
Dora Won Tempsky took the steamer
Maui at Kihei for the scene of volcanic
action last Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Won Tempsky de-
parted for Hawaii on Tuesday.
BY the Claudine Of tomorrow 1t is
stated that quite a large party of Ma
vi residents will sail to view Mauna
Loa. especially If a return by Monday
night can be arranged for.
MAUI TELEPHONE CO.
At the annual meeting of the stock
held recently at the Paia plantation
office, all the former officers were re-
elected and 100 shares of stock, the re-
mainder of the last issue of 500 shares,
were placed in the hands of the d.
rectors for disposal. At meeting of
the directors held later in the day, 1t
was decided to offer this telephone
stock at auction at the upset price of
SIS Der share.
Maui telephone subscribers now num-
Der four hundred and fifty, the most
in the history of the company. Su-
perintendent E. B. CAREY IS at work
on a new official directory which will
be published the first of February.
NOTES.
On Monday the barkentine Stanford
began unloading COAL
Weather: Quite dry, with south
wind most of the time.
The steamer Nebraskan departed
from Kahului last Saturday.
J. W.. L. Marshall of Waikiki is soon
to depart for the Coast to locate there.
Mosquitoes, myriads of them, infest
the island at present. Perhaps the
smoke is the cause.
Measles has reached Hue1o. A num-
Der of school children there are suffer-
ing from the disease.
Joe Rodrigues, the Porto Rican burg
lar. has not yet been brought before
the Wailuku magistrate.
Last Saturday evening, Rev. Mr.. Ba-
zata gave a Shakesperian reading at
Mrs Dora Won Tempsky's, Makawao.
A favorite report as to Mr.. III. NJ.
Wefls's condition has been received
with satisfaction by his Maui friends.
This evening the regular monthly
Literary will take place at the Paia
residence of DR.. and Mrs. w. f. Nc
Conkey.
The three young children Of Rev. Mr.
Ault of Wailuku have diphtheria in d
mild form. Anti-toxin has been used
with most favorable results.
Maunaolu Seminary did not take its
holiday vacation this year as usual on
account of the prevalence of diphthe-
ria, measles, etc. The girls will be
allowed the midwinter recess about
the time of Chinese New Year CFeb-
12th).
Forester Hannestad of Kailiili states
that he can raise young CforesD trees
from seeds at about Csc. per thousand
and can plant an acre containing a
thousand trees at a cost of about IS
To plant barren hillsides and mountain
slopes at this rate would surely be
Mr.. Hannestad's greatest
difficulty to overcome at Kailiih MA
kawao) is the tall grass which is ex-
pensive to cut.