The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-21
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town. and considerable money would
have been spent by them for trips
around the island, had they been
able to take them, but although a
v6ry few dollars would have
filled all the holes and put the road In
passabe shape, the supervisors at
the time did not seem to have any
money or something, and, as | say,
the road was closed for six weeks.
YES, that is the result Of county
government" added the Ex-Governor.
Your government here may be =
little worse than that in Honolulu,
but down there we are laboring un-
der the same difficulty, namely, thar
too much Of the public revenue Is
spent for salaries and the like. The
overhead expenses of Oahu amount
to twenty per cent. With that / mean
that the amount has to be spent for
salaries and similar charges, before
anything can be expended on the
roads, whereas, under tho old ar
rangement, you had only your super
intendent of public works to pay
Saw the Volcano.
HILO, April 1S.-Dr. j. ~ Martin,
who was formerly professor Of diseases
of women at the University of Michi-
gan for many years, is spending some
time in Hilo. He has already visited
the volcano, seeing it by both day
and night, and states that he consid-
ers it the greatest wonder of the
world. He is on a fifty-thousand-
mile trip around the world. and al
though he has travelled extensively,
he says that he has never seen, nor
does he ever expect to see anything
so wonderful, so awe-inspiring and
magnificent as the volcano.
DR.. Martin recently received a let.
ter from his cousin, Colonel Benja-
min B. Martin, who for the past
twenty-nine years has been postmas-
ter at Warren, r. l., and superintend-
ent of the Bristol and Warren water
works, wherein the writer says:
Things must have changed much in
Honolulu and Hilo since I was there,
in 1859. At that time King Kane
hameha was in power, and l saw him
two or three times"
The doctor will spend a short time
seeing Hilo and the vicinity. He is
enjoying his stay greatly. and is par
ticularly DESTROYS to express his graf
itude toward Joe Raposo, who had
given him much valuable information
concerning Hilo and the Islands.
Wants No Assistance.
Hilo Tribune: The Advertiser
probably argues on mistaken prem
ises when it advises Hilo to drop it's
preparations for a Fourth of July
celebration, on the grounds that Ka-
hului should have the monopoly OF
that day. AS a matter of fact, the
Hilo celebration will in no way inter-
fere with that in Kahului, unless it
should be by keeping at home some
Hiloites who would otherwise go to
the Maui town, and even if it should
do SO, which is more than doubtful,
it would not matter greatly, for Ka
huluis last show was attended by at
most five men from Hilo, and these
were horsemen of the class who would
60 whether Hilo celebrated or not.
The Hilo celebration this year will
be strictly family affair, and while
our brethren from the other islands
are, as always, welcome within our
gates. they will, if they come. come
strictly as guests and not as patrons.
The celebration is strictly pro bono
publico. and as the funds are sub
scribed here, and there is no wish 70
make money out Of the affair, we do
not need or look for any assistance
from the other islands, except, pos
sibly, in the way of few contestants
in the sports events which may be
arranged.
The fact that Kahului is running a
celebration in a business way should
certainly not deprive the citizens Of
Hilo of an opportunity to vent their
patriotic feelings, and it is probable
that the people on the other islands.
when they thoroughly understand the
situation, will agree in this.
Serrao Increases Capital.
On May first the Serrao Liquor
Company of Hllo will increase its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000,
and on that date w. F. Cole, at pres
ent manager of the Kaupakaula Wine
& Liquor Company of Makawao,
Maui, will take charge Of the Serrac
plant as manager.
While the Serrao corDoratiOn a