The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-17
RAINY SEASON
HERE At LAST

TAe law Of average will assert itself
in everything h0; especially in the
matter II the weather.
Folks have been wondering what has
become Of the wet season which Ho.
aolala regards as an Institution and )
good many have been heard to SPEAK
Of the lack III the dSmpness which al
ways accompanies the early months oi
the yeSr, reyretfally and with spirit
Of achievement. as Il the Weather man
had gone back On them.
December was fine. january finer
still. and February failed to live up
10 its reputation for raininess, The
beginning Of the present month saw
old nlan Wind raising she dust with y
veageSnee and the plSiat of the plant
er NSs heard in the land.
"Whsn the rain does come Wen get
it good Snd plenty" said the old
timers.
With the rainfall record many inch
e. in arrears March wss uShered in
with strong trades and the hands of
the weather glass indicating set fair.
Along about Wednesday. however. the
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ern zephyr reisned in its stead. And
then 1t began 70 rain. first in spots,
then in showers and next, commencing
on Saturday morning. in steady down
pour. There wSs temporary let-up or
two on Saturday. but yesterday the
rain came down as If il meant il and
has been descending ever since. Late
LAST night 1t hooked as If the town was
in for 4 good. oli-fashioned drenehing.
Between q q. m. and 9 p. m. yester-
day ". r. Castles rain-gauge record
ed 2.59 inches, Before 8 a. m. les
inches fell. making a total of So inch
es. BY this morning il is safe to say
that TWO inches more rain will have
fallen.
Despite the heavy downpour no wash
outs or similar pilikis have been re-
ported. NuuSnu stream presented a
busy appearance and all the other
streams and creeks round the town
worked overtime CARRYING seward the
dsluge from the mountains.
All was lovely AT Nuuanu dam and
sl day long the water was running
over the spillwav and through the new
" completed pipe.
The roads in the Nakiki district.
which have heretofore always been
more or less affected by the rain. are
in the majority Of cases undisturbed
by Jhe present storm. This is a vslu-
able testimonial TO the efficacy of the
ollIng process as preservative. for
the M2kiki roads have nearly all been |
treated 70 oil since last raintime.
The lagoon in Eapiolani park was
kept from OVERLOOKING by the opening |
IF the aoodsates. In consequence. hun
lreis OF the carp and catfish with which |
the lagoon teens were washed into the |
sea aud were netted in quantities by |
fishermen SIS they swan about in con
fusion between the fresh and the salt \
water.
Pedestrians suffered some incOnveni- |
snee in having 10 be about in the wet.
lut must have found compensation in
The fact that the city was receiving
cleansing Of which it stood badly in
iced
The street ears kent their schedule /!
very well all day. ths only instance of
,ne being of the track occurring about |
',S0 ?. m on Beretania avenue near
street
Weather sharps do not look for any
.h2nge in the weather until the trade
wind happens along again and blows
he wetneSs back 10 the Sound where
I belongs
Incoming steamers report heavy rains
II zll the other islands