The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-16

Paia Foreign Church Loses Its
PaStor---Chinese Sugar
Planter.

MAUI, July 12.-On Wednes LAY
morning a Congregational council me-
lat the Paia Foreign church and formal
lily accepted the resignation Of Rev. B
". Bazata, as pastor Of that church
Rev. Mr.. Westervelt Of Honolulu was
one of those present. Rev. and Mrs
Bazata will soon depart for California
but Mr. Bazata, after a vacation of
six weeks, will return and remain until
December 1st.
+ Mr. Bazata who has been on Maui
nearly two years has filled the position
| of pastor most ably and most accept
ably, and his resignation has been re-
ceived with much regret by all his
/ parishioners.
CHINESE SUGAR PLANTER.
| All Ping, the Chinese who has taken
| over Kipahulu plantation. has just har-
vested a crop of 1860 tons of sugar, that
amount being 400 tons more than re-
quired by the lease or contract accord
ing to which he is to receive $50 per
ton for the 1907 crop, $50 for the 1908
and $50 for the 1909. All Ping is a
practical, hard working man and will
probably make money on his contract
with H. Hackfeld & Co.
NEW JAPANESE SCHOOLS.
On Saturday, the 9Th, the Paia Jap
anese had a holiday and spent it by
dedicating a new japanese school built
by them by subscription. There was
fencing, wrestling, and an exhibition
of jiu-jitsu. 1t was a decidedly festive
occasion according to Oriental customs.
On the Thursday before, similar
school was similarly dedicated at Ha-
makuapoko. 1t is worthy of remark
and compliment that japanese should
build and maintain by subscription two
such fine schools as these.
MISCELLANEOUS
At Nahiku a large number of labor
ers are busy preparing and planting
400 acres of land in rubber for the Ma
hiku Sugar CO., and Maui Agricultural
Co.
1t is reported that the boarding of
all the bridges in the Nahiku section
almost to Hama is in bad condition,
being rotted by constant rain.
w. F. Pogue has twenty acres of rub
Der trees under his care at Keanae.
On the 9Th, the Kaupakalua Wine and
Liquor Co. held their annual meeting
at Kaupakalua and elected the follow
ing officers: J. a. Aheong, president; A.
f. Tavares, treasurer; ]. Garcia, secre-
tary; and ]. V. MARCEL, NJ. S. Jardine
and A. r. de Souza, auditors.
on August 10th a convention of Sab
bath schools of the native churches
of central and east Maui will take place
at Huelo. In conjunction with this a
luau viii be given for the purpose of
raising funds To pay for repairs to the
Huelo church. The native church at
Kanaio has also been painted and re-
paired recently.
July LIST was the termination of the
period set for entries to the Puunene
tennis tournament of August 18th. A
baseball game between the "Kahului
and the NJ. A. Co.'S nine
will also take place that day.
New tennis courts are being con-
at Paia just above the depot.
John Richardson, the prominent Ha-
waiian lawyer of Lahaina, is at the
Queens hospital, Honolulu, undergoing
treatment for paralysis.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt
in Makawao at 11:40 p. m, July 5th.
Mrs. Lorenzen is visiting her sister
Mrs. A n. Kepoikai of Waikiki.
c. E. Murdoch of England is a guest
of his brother, D. B. Murdoch of Paia.
Miss Kittie Robinson of Honolulu Is
visiting Mrs. D. B. Murdoch of Paia.
r. \. Corbaley is the new bookkeeper
of the Kahului r. r. Co.
Miss Sorrels of the Hilo Boarding
School is at Mrs. D. c. Lindsays of
Paia.
Miss Ruth Huntington and friends
are occupying a cottage in Kula for the
summer.
Weather: Dry.