The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-21

Transfer Co., Rudolph Bindt, Manager.
Phone 5SS, 1870 Merchant Street.
Antoine F., Tavares of Makawao has
purchased S. Ahmis Kamaole ranch
property for $500. The ranch is in
the Kula section and while ago Ahmi
was asking $4,000 for it,
Henry May G. Co. will receive all the
fresh fruits and vegetables in season
by tomorrow's Hilonian. Please phone
orders for Christmas now, and have
goods reserved on ice for Christmas
delivery. Phone %.
The Promotion Committee has re-
ceived requests for copies of the
Crossroads of the Pacific map from In
dia, Russia, Belgium, Greece and Pc
ru
Fitzpatrick Bros. have line Of
pipes that are very attractive. c. B.
Briars, calabashes, large assortment
Of neerschaums and many novelties
that are sure to please as gifts.
70. G. Peters, attorney went to Maui
to look into the death of Arthur Allen,
who was killed in the Puunene rail-
road accident A damage suit is sur
missed, but Mr.. Peters tells Star re-
porter there is nothing in it.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
are souvenir days at Sachs Only
three more shopping days before
Christmas. The doll contest closes
Thursday night at 10 o'clock-get in
your votes before then.
The Christmas exercises of the Me-
thodist Sunday school will take place
Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock in,
the church Friends and parents of
the children are cordially invited to
be present.
The jurymen before Judge Kepoikai
at Waikiki on Thursday presented
him with box of cigars and the law
yers gave him bunch of compliments
in honor of His Honor's 46th BIRTH
day.
Japanese satisfaction is expressed at
the action of the management of Wal
pahu plantation in holding out per-
sonal taxes by instalments from the
laborers' wages instead of the whole
amount in February.
Elizabeth Shaw Colwell, who was
formerly teacher at Kawaiahao Sem
mary, is now a student at the Emer-
son College of Oratory, Boston. She
intends shortly to begin the delivery
of a series of lectures on Hawaii.
Thomas Costello of Twin City, Ida
no, is visiting Honolulu and looking
into irrigation schemes. He talks of
the possibility of seven or eight like
him coming here with 100000 apiece
and starting a boom.
Kalihi valley was well drenched
with rain Saturday night and Sunday.
Palolo valley was full of driving scud
most of the same time So strong was
the wind that the rain fell at an angle
of fully fifty degrees.
On the Iwalani's trip to Hilo, leav-
ing Honolulu eleven days ago, she en-
oountered very rough weather. Two
sailors were washed across the deck,
one having leg broken and the other
having his head badly cut. The suf-
ferers were placed in the Hilo hospi-
tai
Mark Twain, in his letter of thanks
for the Hawaiian mantelpiece for his
new house, says, 1T will be great
pleasure to me, daily renewed, to have
under my eye this lovely reminder of
the loveliest fleet of islands that lies
anchored in any ocean,"
Byron o. Clark and William b.
Thomas are gathering statistical in
formation concerning the pineapple
output of Hawaii and canvassing the
Hawaiian pineapple growers in con-
nection with the suggestion that it
may be possible for the local fruit
men to market their product through
the California Fruit Growers Ex-
change.
Notwithstanding the inclement wea-
Their, a large delegation of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of Central
Union church held a Christmas SER
vice at Leahi Home Sunday afternoon,
The meeting was led by Geo. Patty.
Presents were distributed to the in
mates. Among the visitors from 9TH
er societies were ]. Martin and ]. C.
Ewing.
An elderly Chinese was picked up
i'll on Pauahi street Saturday evening
and died in the patrol wagon on his
way to the hospital. He proved to be
. Wong Ping Chong, a real state deal
err who came to these islands in 1865
Besides a wife he leaves three chill
dren one son being clerk in the
Registrars Office and daughter mar
2 ried to Sun Chong of San Francisco
a nephew of DIR. Sun Vat Sen, the Chi
r nese revolutionist.
I u. H. Mahoe's house at PukOo, Molo
kai, was found to be on fire between
' a and o'clock Sunday morning, De
cember 10, the explosion of two cart
ridges awakening Mrs. Anahu,
= daughter of Mr. Mahoe. Although
0 high wind was blowing the fire wa
onp6nad IN tho ineida of fha txIrcnau