The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-04
Repairing Kukui Wharf.

Extensive repairs are being made at
the Naval slip at which the United
States Lighthouse tender Kukui, Cap
tain Jobson, is locked, new piles being
placed along the edge of the wharf and
the flooring in parts being replaced. The
piles are being prepared against the at
tacks Of the ravaging teredos, which
soon eat the usefulness out Of timber
unless it is protected under water.
Around the whole length of the piles
strips of taxpayer are being nailed, this
in turn being covered by strips of cop
per sheeting, the same as is used on
the bottom of ships. the work is be-
ing completed very quickly.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
depot. Four large street cars will be
furnished by the Planters Association,
two to leave the Kalihi terminus and
two to leave the Waikiki terminus at
4:30 a. m. daily.
Two special trains comprising thirty
cars in all were sent down the line
of the Oahu railway yesterday morning,
bearing about 1860 strikebreakers. This
number is to be increased and the Plan
ters' Association is posting notices in
all parts of the island calling for labor
of all nationalities, at $3.50 per day.
Yesterday 800 men went to Aiea 400
to Waipahu and 700 to Eva. A large
number of Chinese have taken up quar-
tiers in the buildings vacated by the
japanese plantation hands.
"Hot Air" Maxine.
Maxine now is quoted as saying that
if the plantations do not yield, that
about 1900 japanese will leave on
steamers for Japan in the near future
just where the advantage is to the
Striker by following this plan is not
made clear by Maxine or any one -else
The question arises whether it is cheap
err to feed strikers here or to send
] them back to Japan. AS Maxine is
boasting that it only costs about $500
per day to feed all the strikers now
in town, the financial saving would
seem to be in favor of feeding the meI
rather than to send them on an oceaT
voyage for their health.
Nippu Shows Encouragement.
Yesterdays issue of the strikers
organ gave evidence in its columns tina
the cause is now practically regarded
as lost one. In place of the Wanting
articles, the open threats against the
planters and the limitations that il
was to be case of more wages or al
indefinite strike, the Nippu speaks
soothingly of the plantation manager
and timidly confesses it's pleasure at thu
news that the japanese Merchants
Association is about to take some step
to bring the trouble to a close.
Shinpo Stands Firm.
A decided change has come about il
the treatment by the rank and file o
the japanese of the Hawaii Shinpo
lions Of Maxine and steadfastly ad
vised the Japanese not to strike and b
return to their work after they had
The threats of a few days ago hav
died away except among a few. TIL
Shinpo has had hard struggle. Ii
the beginning, a number of it's EN-
ployes deserted. Then, under intimida
tions, a number of its newsboys had T.
stop carrying the paper. Edito
Sheba Is brother went out on the stree
himself with the papers and has led tn
newsbOys since The fourteen faithful
employees who stayed with their pape
have been threatened and in one in
stance the home of one OF the printer
was broken into and some of his furni
ture smashed up.
Humor of the Day.
/ Among the humorous things one hear
, about the strike is the statement tina
the strikebreakers were making voluI
tary Offering of ten per cent Of thei
: own wages to the Higher Wage Asst
citation, SO they can keep their jobs.