The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-06
GOOD MACHINE:
LEFT TO RUST
HiIo Pineapple Cannery Ready
for New Crop-Fatal
Accident.

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 a rock crusher, probably
the finest machine of the kind on the
Hawaiian Islands, and it cost the coun-
ty something over $4,000. Competent
engineers considered it bargain. Inc
rock crusher arrived almost year ago.
A concrete foundation was prepared
for il 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 pineappies::
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 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.
H. 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 ind out II
| those who signed the original roster
are still DESTROYS of joining the new
company. should it be formed. The
First Regiment, y. 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 who was
| known as a perfect, if somewhat reck-
| less rider, was the victim of fatal
accident on Friday last. He was a
| cow puncher but had been working for
| some time on the Humuula sheep ranch.
lit 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
nv the various missions of Hilo during
| the mast week, none was of greater
| interest than the one given at the Ch1-
nese church on Tuesday night. The
| greater part of the program was rem
| dered by thirty-fve members OF the
urinary school, and they did their
/ parts we'll.
| The Honokaa and North Kohala Tele-
nbone and Telegraph Company has de-
| cided to open q branch office at wal
mea. ,,.
County Attorney Charles Williams,
who was recently operated on for ap-
| pendicitis, continues to make satlsfac-
| 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 viii be taken up.
| Miss Kate Cornwel came down from
Honolulu by the Kinau last week ana
| is the guest of Mrs. Byron K. Bard.
Governor John Baker is on the home
stretch. His last letter was dated from
IIIongkong, November q, after he had
been to Manila. He sent word to begin
eettirg his house in order and may
/ probably be looked for IN apout
months time. The Governor left here
| last April and consequently has now
| heen away for nine months.
|