The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-25

ony than cen De- appreciated % dpi
Inca snd only those aequainitl Win
ihe work Nd fhe settlement will under.
STAND ile gap that ID VIII an
AZ has been proven that iepFosy Il
not contagious and that there a no
reason why the children Of parents AZ.
hicted with ltprosy should cot the dread
disease providing that they are aepa.
rated al once ppon birth.
TINS has been and will hereafter be
done, ana tho new nursery has been de.
signed 10 care for the wallis They will
be kept there until four or Ave years Of
age, when they will be sent 10 the boye'
and girls homes ia this city.
Besides these improvements, others
have been made 20 the small cottAfek
which house such a large part Of the
colony They have been ahlnRledl pAtnfsI
cd and lcanto kltchons added. until the
whole little colony on tho Kalhupapa
peninsula presents neat aud uniformly
TIDY appearance.
Difficulties OF Travel.
The improvements contemplated In
me near future are a better trail down
the krlnupnpa Pail and better landing
fhciliticH Mr.. MOtt.Smlth tried both
10 ff''tN W. NHAN IANHNul NTlHa ana InNN
can = he improved too quickly.
lie made The trip into tho colony on
boueback, down the INSTRUMENTATION
pail, 10 sec " II could be made on horse.
bhck, and although no arrived smelly ne
the bottom he does not yot know
whether II can be done or whether his
feat was only accidental Several times
he was forcibly struck by the beauty
OF the scenery when his horse fell down,
and 0s the trail IN but two feet wide
IN plhccs, with the clear ether unndul.
terntod with any projections OF tern
lirma on one side Of him, ho had n risky
trip.
To make matters worse, he found out
that he had mislaid bis permit, iamed
by himself 20 himself, and when hla
own superintendent, jack McVeiQh, met
/ him nj the foot Of tho pail and de.
minded II he WIS for n moment non.
plused McVcigh insisted upon carry.
Ing out the orders Of President Mott.
Smith Of the board Of lanlth, and not
until the latter insured him TINT the
permit must be In his grip did no relax
aud permit him 10 pass.
Going out the trip WINS just as bad,
for although be did not nttcmpt tho
return trip by land tho aen congpirod
~ WNNf W'NNN lHN lNNH vi IHN NTWNfltTs
AZ the present time 10 IN almost limos.
Hible 10 make the landing ns there is
Ia big northcrly swell that rolls up 10
the rocks, and smashing surf has
spread ont many boats ON the shore,
hurting several persons. The bont which
conveyed the inspecting officer 10 tho
MikahAl0 was twice almost swampCd by
brcnkcrs, and the health board nearly
lost rs bend
Those are the two reasons why tho
( pail trail Is about 10 DO rendered mfo
for travellers, Tho nrdu0uB trip on tho
, uieab1ln iB Itself no easy one ~ two
nights havo to be spent on board, tho
/ bont stopping NJ Kaunaknkai on Mo.
, l0kn and LabaiBa on Maui bosdos
several other ports before phc finally
lays to on the shores Of the peninsula.
Settlement Politics.
|, Mr. MottSmith rcfrained from tho
slightest participation In politics, nj.
+ though the national recreation wns run.
ming NJ full blast nc tho time Of his
! trip, Wednesday night, when he nrriv.
cd, there WAS n big mass meeting going
} on, but be did not inquire as 10 itB out,
, come.
superintendent Mcvcigh Is also re-
IIIHWlHH from pOllblchl participation
! which loavcs the Inmates Of tho settle
! mont dependent upon their own re-
b sources for mass meetings ana the like
0 The agreement between the heads oi
/ the various political parties and cam
. paign managers 10 rcfrain from visit
Y Ing the settlement still holds good, 1nt
. ~ MeC0ndleW IL in tho pact, tho tall
. about him trying 10 force AN entry Il
. the settlement IL all fOolislneBs II
0 the face OF the political attitude to
\ wards the matter, the board Of hcaltl
4 would refuse HIM u permit TO onter Il
/, ho broke the pact and ho would not b,
~ 10 foolish ns 10 force an entry when pub
lie sentiment would DO aroused agains
him as u consequence, and tho boart
. could also mike N very unpleasant 70
= HIM ~ no could be forced TO Btpy tbor
T for an indefinite time.
y According TO an unwrltt0n agree
q meDt MOlokn had the choice Of on
Z out Of the five Representatives iron
y Maui ana George i. Cooke, WHOM
tho liepublcnns nominated, iB yer
popular candidate in the settlement,
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