The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-04
MAUI PUTS UP
VERY FINE TENNIS
The Jury System BurIesqued---
Old Church to Be
Restored.

MAUI, February Last Saturday
afternoon the semi-f1nals and finals OF
the tennis tournament, mixed doubles
by the Paia Racquet Club were played
on the Hamakuapoko courts.
In the semi-finals, G. c. Krumbhaar
and Miss Ethel Smith won from T. NJ
Church and Mrs. w. S. Nicoll, and D.
c. Lindsay and Mrs. FL. A. Baldwin
vanquished Mr.. McNichol and Mrs. S
z. Taylor The finals were well-con-
tested as the following score will show:
D. c. Lindsay and Mrs. H. A.
Baldwin 8
c. c. Krumbhaar and Miss Ethel
Smith B )
Mrs. Baldwin and Mr. Lindsay as
winners will each receive a silver cup.
These trophies are very handsome and
are now in Honolulu being engraved.
The first tournament of the Paia club
was a decided success.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Last Friday evening, a most sue
cessful Literary was held at the resi-
dence of DR.. and Mrs. w. T. McConkey
of Paia.
The most interesting event of the en-
tertainment was farce burlesquing
the present jury system, and contrast
ing the methods used in elaboration
by ladies and by men.
The twelve lady jurors in trying
their case used up all the time allow
ed in discussing the latest fashion In
dress, while the twelve men exhausted
the time allowance in a heated political
discussion. The play afforded much
amusement.
Some good music also rendered the
program attractive, There was
attendance of residents from the neigh
boring villages.
NOTES.
The .barkentine Jane L. Stanford has
about finished unloading coal at Ka-
hului-
Kahului has a new postmaster
Measles is epidemic at Lahainaluna
Seminary.
The Keanae rice plantation harvested
large crop of several hundred bags
in December, though frequent heavy
rains caused some loss. The Honoma-
nu plantation gave up planting last
June inasmuch as leases to government
lands expired at that time.
Maui residents returning from Ha-
wall state that the lava in Halemau-
mau of Kilauea is unusually active.
The bottom of the crater has recently
filed up about 80 feet and a large foun-
tain 60 feet in height is constantly
spouting. Many of the Hilo people
are taking advantage of this unusual
activity to pay visits to the Volcano
House.
An effort Is being made to raise
money by subscription to repair the
old (Makawao) Pookela church, not
only for use but also to perpetuate a
landmark of historical value to Maui.
In old times Father Green, who was
a remarkable man, was accustomed
to preach to a congregation of 800 ma
tives who sat every Sunday within Po-
okela upon the ground strewn with dry
grass, as there was formerly neither
flooring nor benches in the building
Livery stick of timber and every bag
Of sand used in constructing the
church were borne to the building site
from forest and seashore on the backs
Of men. The recent severe kona storm
blew in one gable end and somewhat
the roof
Last Saturday night the Maui Lodge |
Of F'reemasons held a meeting in their
temple at Kahului.
Tomorrow night the Social club will |
give a dancing party at the D. B. Muir
locks, Paia.
Weather: A strong kona gale for the |
past two or three days and nights. |
0ne to two inches of rain in localities. |
Rainy today and still blowing south.