The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-07
GOOD MACHINE
LEFT To RUST

Down among the guava bushes in
Waiakea, not very far from the pest
house, the County of Hawaii has a
valuable piece of property. This piece
of property is rock crusher. probably
the finest machine of the kind on the
Hawaiian Islands, and it cost the coun-
engineers considered it bargain. The
rock crusher arrived almost year ago
A concrete foundation was prepared
for it and the frame of the machine
was put up. That is all. The rock
crusher itself seems to have served no
useful purpose save as a target for
casual marksmen who have left liberal
supply of spent bullets about it.
CANNERY VERY FIT.
The Hilo cannery is just prepared to
handle the coming crop of pineapples.
The machinery, under the able hand
of Manager Smyth, is disposed in such
fashion as to enable the quickest hand
ling of the fruit and the result, in
perfect tins of delicious pineapple, is
already well known. The first output
of canned pineapples from Hilo proved
so decided a success that the coming
season will see it considerably aug
mented. The machinery which has
been installed is of the very latest pat
tern, the cannery itself is a model
of cleanliness, the product is beyond
criticism and Hilo has good cause to
be proud of the industry which has
thus built itself up.
NEW MILITIA COMPANY.
II. W. Ludloff, formerly lieutenant
of Company d. n. G.. H., has received
word from Col. Jones, Adjutant Gen
eral, in regard to the suggested new
company of militia which it was pro-
posed to, organize here in Hilo. Acting
Governor Mott-Smith is inclined to
look favorably on the project and has
so notified the Adjutant General. 1t
will now be necessary to find out if
those who signed the original roster
are still DESTROYS of joining the new
company, should it be formed. The
First Regiment, N G. H., is short sew
eral companies and there is no doubt
that another unit could easily be raised
in Hilo, not in opposition to Company
D but in friendliest kind of rivalry.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Malino, a young Hawaiian whoswas
known as a perfect, if somewhat reck-
less rider, was the victim of a fatal
accident on Friday last. He was a
cow puncher but had been working for
some time on the Humuula sheep ranch.
1t is supposed that his horse stumbled
and that he was thrown directly head
foremost, as his body was discovered
with the neck broken. The young man
must have died instantly.
ITEMS.
Among the Christmas exercises given
by the various missions of Hilo during
the past, week, none was of greater
interest than the one given at the Chi
nese church on Tuesday night. The
greater part of the program was rem
dered by thirty-five Iembers of the
primary school, and hey did their
parts well.
The Honokaa and North Kohala Tele7.
phone and Telegraph Company has de-
cided to open a branch Office at Wal
mea.
County Attorney Charles Williams,
who was recently operated on for ap-
pendicitis, continues to make satisfac-
tory progress at the Hilo Hospital.
The Circuit Court of the Fourth Cir
cult has taken recess until Tuesday
next, when the remaining business of
the term will be taken up.
Miss Kate Cornwell came down from
Honolulu by the Kinau last week and
is the guest of Mrs. Byron K. Baird.
Governor John Baker is on the home
stretch. His last letter was dated from
November %, after he had
been to Manila. He sent word to begin
getting his house in order and may
probably be looked for in about a
months time. The Governor left here
last April and consequently has now
been away for nine months.