The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
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street seem to think that the excel
lent sidewalks that exist in a few
places have been put in especially for
their convenience.
The City Mill Company uses the
patch of cement sidewalk in front of
its premises as a storage space for its
lumber Always is the sidewalk
blocked with lumber Pedestrians
whose business takes them along
Queen street have to use the road, and
many will know that this is not a joy,
for Queen street is always either a
sea of mud or a sandy desert, Just
now it is in worse condition than ever,
for it is torn up at the corner of River
street, and vehicular traffic is disorgan-
lied.
The City Mill Company should only
need to be told that the sidewalks be-
longs to the city, to have the evil rem
edied The supervisors have had the
matter brought to their attention, but
they do not remedy it. People growl
and grumble about the City Mill Com
pany using the space for an illegal
purpose, but that does not move the
supervisors to act.
A Japanese store at the corner Of
Maunakea and Queen streets now
loads and unloads from his front door
To do this better, the driver of the
cart places a plank across the side
walk from the steps OF the building
right into the cart, This is an effec-
tive block, unless people prefer TO
Climb over the obstruction and chance
being struck with a moving box of
japanese food. This will no doubt y
on forever, as these people seem to
think that it is their prerogative TO
absorb the sidewalk as a part of their
premises.
Another evil that should be stopped
is the large amount of gambling that
goes on. Harbor officer Weday is
capable officer, but what can he do
toward stamping this out? He is
known, and the crapshooters have
their scouts out to herald his ap-
proach AS soon as he comes into
sight, the word is passed along to the
gamblers and they scatter. Or else
stay where they are and read or talk
What can he do? He cannot convict
them.
This morning, as Weday walked out
of the shed on the new Matson wharf
the word was passed to some crap
shooters that he was coming. I'M
mediately there was wild scramble
over a woodpile, and he had not a
chance in the world of catching them.
After awhile they walked back into
the street and he could say nothing to
them.
He threatens to arrest all the boys
that he finds around the waterfront,
and it has the effect Of soaring them
off for awhile, but no material good is
effected. Half an hour after Weday
had disturbed one gang this morning
another was playing in full swing IN
view of all the passersby.
Yesterday morning he could see a
gang playing under the coal chutes on
the old Inter-Island wharf alongside
the Alakea wharf, but he could not
get them. Boys on the wall signaled
to the gamblers Immediately Weday
walked in that direction and they
walked away. There is no chance of
their being caught by Weday unless
by some rare luck.
The only way, of course, will be to
detail about six or seven men who are
unknown along the front on this work.
If several of these fragrant gamblers
are caught and convicted it would
have a lettering effect, but until such
scheme is carried out Weday might
as well stay at home as to try and
catch them.
Hilonian Had Rough Trip.
For seven days the Hilonian was
bucking the head seas of a strong
southwest gale The boat came
through the storm all right, and moth
ing was damaged or anybody hurt. She
got here this morning, after voyage
of eleven days.
The Hilonian left Seattle on January
G and ran right into a strong south,
west gale, This continued for seven
days. The engines were slowed down,
for it was impossible for the steamer
TO make much headway even running
at full speed. On the seventh day
there was big break in the storm,
and from then onward better condi-
tons prevailed The gale was de-
scribed as the worst that the vessel
has ever encountered.
There were about a thousand tons
of cargo for Honolulu, the chief item
being 800 cases Of dynamite for the
Hawaiian Dredging Company There