Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-01
ACTIVE WEEK
ON Big island
Railway Extension And
+ Politics Make Times
Lively

Especial Bulletin Correspondence
HlLO, Hawaii. June 27.-Among
those who left Hilo last Friday as
passengers on board the Mauna Kea
were many Hilo people, who went
to Kawaihae. whence they con
tinued their journey TO Kailua.
where they attended the great
church convention held to comment
crate the landing of the mission
aries.
Rev. Aug brahms, the pastor OF
the Foreign church, went to Homo
lulu last week In order to attend
the annual convention OF the Hawai-
ian Evangelical Assos iation.
The ringing Of the fire alarm bell
last Thursday morning at about
1880 o'clock caused some little ex.
element In town and almost broke
up the meeting of the Liquor Com
missioners. The cause was a small
blaze In an auto In the Volcano Sta
bles. where some gasoline caught
fire through short circuit, The
damage was nominal.
John o'Rourke, the veteran horse
man of HIlo. left In the Mauna Kea
last week on his way to Maui. where
he will be prominent figure at the
Fourth of .July meet. o'Rourke will
look after the four horses which rep
resent HiIo. and It is to be hoped
that he will bring back some prizes
when he returns.
The local Democratic County Com
mittee has been notified that T. J.
RYAN. the well-known Mountain
View Democrat. has been appointed
general secretary OF the executive
committee OF the Democratic Cen
trial Committee. taking the place OF
the late John Emneluth. Ryan has
been n ard-workIhg Democrat ever
since the time when the unterrified
ones were scarcer than hens teeth
on these Islands, and he deserves the
recognition thus given him. .i-
License Commissioner Horner Of
Kukaiau, who came to Hilo last
week to attend the meeting OF the
License Board, reported that politics
appeared rather dull in 'Hamakua
district. Joe Pritchard OF Homo
kaa, who It was generally hoped
would run for the office OF super
visor, should Fernandez aspire to
other honors. has. says Horner, pos
itively declined to enter the race as
a candidate. n"' 'i'' 'a'.
Tax Assessor willfong left last
week for Honolulu, with the inten-
tion OF taking before the Supreme
Court an appeal from the decision
OF the Board OF Tax Commissioners
In the case OF the Hawi plantation,
by which the assessment OF the plan
tation was reduced nifty thousand
dollars. The decision In the case
OF j. A. Mcguire may also be appeal
ed from, though In this case a re-
duction OF $4,000 In the assessment
Is involved.
The extension of the Hilo Rail
road line from Kapoho In the direc-
| ton OF the Cant lumber mill Is well
under way, and only about q mile
or so remains to be completed. six
miles having already been finished.
II is expected that the line will be
In operation In August, when regu-
lar freight and passenger service
over II will be inaugurated. A large
number Of ohia ties have been pre-
pared nv the Cant mill and there
will be more than a shlpload on
hand when the railroad provides the
outlet needed for the shipment. :
Work is now going on on the
construction OF the Bank OF Hilo's
kona branch bank building at Kea-
lakekua. and II Is expected that the
bank will open for business during
the middle OF July. Mr.. Macfarlane
win be In charge as manager. and
NJ. de +. Spinola of the Hilo bank
stan will go to Kona TO start the
new branch.
John Cameron, the section over
seer In charge of the Paukaa section
tho nu...