The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-06

grounds. Unfortunately he was take
suddenly i'll when at the Volcan
House and had to hurry down to tn
Hilo hospital where most of his vaca
tion was passed. Many friends calle
upon him there, the most frequent Wis
itor being Bandmaster> Carvalho, o
Hilo. The Honolulu leader appreciate,
the attention and, before leaving
promised Carvalho that he would com
pose and send to the local band a Hill,
March.
Last month Captain Berger wrote t.
the Herald saying: 81 have composed
and arranged a march called Hilo, the
trio is that celebrated Hawaiian sens
Hilo Kupa Loke. I offer to the Herald
the piano score and will arrange fol
the band Scores
But Captain Berger has done more
than he promised. He has also sent to
the Hilo band a complete band score
of the Baseball March that he COM
posed in honor of Mike Fisher and the
spalding team that visited Hawaii.
OLD vIOLoNCELLo.
There are probably not many old
musical instruments in Hilo that have
history Carl Smith has just secured
treasure, though it is only 142 years
old. 1t is a cello that was made by
Nicholas Augustus Chappuy in 1865.
Tracing its history backward it is
known to have been the property of
the principal 'cellist in the Grand
Opera at Paris. He owned it for many
years. At his death it was sold by
his executors and purchased by violin
brokers in Chicago who had long been
looking for such an instrument for Mr.
Smith.
Poor old Joe Rosen had a violin that
he priced very much. 1t was made by
a German named Hopf upward of fifty
years ago. An ugly instrument bu: Joe
priced it for two reasons, its tone and
because he picked it up for ten dollars.
When Joe died and was buried at sea,
effects were taken good care of and
turned over to the Order of Eagle; in
San Francisco, among them being the
old violin. Joe left brother and sis
ter living, the brother in Germany and
the sister in Egypt.
ITEMS.
A large japanese fishing boat is be-
ing built in the old Hackfeld wharf
that will eclipse anything of the sort
that makes its headquarters in Hilo. |
The new boat is modelled after the
regular Japanese fishing boat style. 1t
is about forty-five feet long, twelve |
feet wide amidships and there 21-4
feet deep, with six feet depth forward. |
1t will be propelled by a gasoline en-
gine. The boat will carry from three |
to four tons of fish.
1.-The younger japanese who are be-
ing brought up and educated in the
Territory of Hawaii are adopting
as their religion, rather
than adhering to the old Buddhist re-
ligion of their own country" This
remark was made TO the Herald by
Rev. X. Higuchi of the Hilo Christian
church, who accounts for the change in
The religious belief of the younger
Japanese, or their voluntary adoption
If Christianity in their youth, as the
esult of emigration, settlement or birth
n new and larger country, enlighten-
nent, the effects of greater civiliza-
ion, and of American education.
Little David de Refs, aged nine
months, died suddenly of congenital
leart disease at his parents home,
'aukaa, last Friday morning. He was
laying cheerily and happily as usual
Then he suddenly tOppled over, breath
ng heavily, then slower and slower till l
reath came no more.
A meeting of plantation managers
7as held in Hilo last week, to discuss
ew veterinary regulations, some of
Thich were deemed impracticable and
unsatisfactory, and it is believed that
he Territorial Veterinarian will be
'illing to meet the views expressed at
ne meeting. Arrangements have been
Iade so that livestock, arriving here Il
y the Enterprise next week, may be
in Hilo. u
Watanabe Naodo fell over the cliff p
ear Wainaku mill and was instantly
illed, his skull being badly fractured Il
nd body bruised. He started to go v
shing on Sunday morning and lost his .
alanee when going down to the rocks L
ear the sea. II
Antoine Rodrigues of the Hilo candy
ore reported to the police last Sat u i
rday that he had been robbed of $50 L
coin, the money being taken from =
lie pocket of his trousers while he
ept in the night. i