The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-27
. RAIN
RECORD
HILO CLOUDS GET VERY BUSY
AND COMPANY D CAMP BREAKS
UP.

HILO, September 24.-The Tribune
says: Company ID" of the First Re
giment, National Guard of Hawaii
has qualified as a submarine company
perhaps the first company of volun-
teers soldiers ever to so qualify.
People who had the pleasure of be-
ing in Hilo on Sunday may have no.
ticed that there was rain. Jealous in
dtviduals from such rural spots as Lii
hue, Honolulu and Pukoo insisted
that it poured. The dew certainly
was excessive.
And Company "D"-the pride of
Hilo-was in camp on Cocoanut ISL
and
AS a famous military authority has
remarked: The life of a soldier is
one of extreme hardship" This was
demonstrated on Sunday by the local
soldiers. The French troops are said
to have suffered during the retreat
from Moscow but even they discov-
cred no more fortitude than did Com
pany ID" of Hilo in camp on Cocoa
nut island while about two feet and
half of rain fell within twenty four
hours. Captain Fetter and Lieut.. Eas-
ton were in charge when the com
pany went into camp ON Saturday
afternoon. The company looked re
markedly worSmanlike as it marched
down to Waiakea in service order.
Camp in the island was quickly pre-
pared and guard mounted. The tro-
pic moon shown DER the scene and
the tinkling of ukuleles kept the gal
liant defenders of their country from
thinking too seriously of home and
mother
Then it started to rain.
1t is hardly worth while to describe
that rain to Hilo people because even
the least obsevant might have no.
ticed it. The official record in the
rain gauge at the Hilo Boarding
School shows that between 5 P. M.
Saturday and P. M. Sunday there
was a precipitation of 1856 inches
but then it must be remembered that
the Hilo Boarding School is a dry
spot and Cocoanut island is not Des-
pite the downpour the usual duties of
camp life were carried out, but the
futility of carrying out the original
intention of staying in camp until
yesterday was apparent to Captain
Fetter and he ordered the breaking
of camp at six o'clock Sunday night,
The boys took their discomfort
good-humoredly and on the whole the
test applied though entirely unar-
ranged, was one that really showed
the stuff that Company ID" is made
of.
The rainfall appears TO have been
general on the windward side of the
island from the somewhat meager re-
ports that could be obtained. There
were numerous Wash-Outs along the
Government road though only one was
a menace to traffic. At Papaikou, Ma
mayer John T. Moir of the OnOmea
Co. took the readings of his rain
gauge thus: Saturday P. M. to Mon
day A. M.-31.28 inches. The total
was made up in this way: Saturdays
5 p. M. to Sunday $50 A. MS
inches; Sunday $3.50 A. M. to P.
M.-983 inches; Sunday P. M. TO
Monday 5 A, Miles inches.
1T kept me busy running to the
rain gauge" remarked Mr.. NOR.
AS was to be expected the Waikiki
river rapidly became swollen and
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ion within a few days. The exchange
will he located in one of the base
ment rooms, and should prove a great
convenience over the present system
by which the business is handled
The execution sale in the matter of
n. e. Mcintyre VS., Mrs. Junius Kaae
will take place at the Capitol Build
ing tomorrow at noon.