The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09


Midget) Never was road sluiced like
Wainaea Gulch 4 few inches Of
stone. now, and Noahs flood would be
only a light dew to it. BY the way,
what's the inwarduess of the story
that Kohala plantation offered TO put
stone on if the supervisor would crush
it, and one or tother didu't-which
one?
James Russell cam last Wednesday
to be assistant engineer at Hoea. Mr.
Russell is ar Englishman, married,
worked four years i'm the Honolulu
Iron Works, and rebuilt Kukaiau mill
several years ago. He has since been
in London. We hope he viii take root
i'm Kohala's genial soil.
Andrew Guild is now employed in
the Oahu railway shops, where
Thomas, their younger son, has begun
his apprenticeship. Andrew, tn elder
son, has nearly finished his appren
ticeship in the Honolulu Iron Works
DR.. Cowan received the sad news
last week Of the death of his sister
in Oakland, the mother of Mrs. Brs-
to- and Miss Lamb. She had a stroke
of palaysis some months ago. and
never rallied.
A handsome monument for the
grave of Mother Renton has been de-
livered at Wainaea cemetery.
Principal Thomas Nahiwa has re-
ceived six sets of carpenter tools for
his manual training work. He asked
for twelve sets. He has been notified
that he can draw $50 worth of library
books for the use of his school.
Mrs. p. McLain and Mrs. A. r. Nc
Lain. formerly the Misses Sorenson Of
Honolulu, have been the guests of
Mrs II. H. Renton, and have been So
cially welcomed by other old Punahol
friends here They went to Hilo this
morning and will soon return to Porto
Rico. These sisters married brothers
and are sistersin-law to each other.
Mrs. Calderia, wife OF the Hawaii
railway through run engineer, went 10
the hospital last week for appendi-
citis, leaving an anxious husband and
friends at home,
We congratulate Miss Malanie Cole
man on winning one OF the Star con
test prizes and wish her much pleas
ure on her trip to Honolulu. Her pic
ture graces the Star
! Kona winds have been kicking up
/ big surf at Mahukona, and making
landing next thing to an airship flight
combined with shower bath. The
freight steamer could not discharge
cargo Thursday, but got busy Friday
morning.
A grateful shower Friday night
broke the drought. Give us good old
Kohala soakers.
Cane fires have been more prevalent
than for years before.
Results of Mission.
heN. JOuu w. w dulldll, lue niue
/ fatigable superintendent of the Meth
odist Korean missions, was in KOhala
last week on one of his strenuous
tours around the island He was the
guest of the Smeatons. Rev. Chong, a
Korean minister of Honolulu, accom-
panied him. Mr.. Wadman says that
plantation managers assure him that
the Korean workers have improved in
efficiency and trustworthiness as a re-
sui of missionary work.
Mrs. Richmond is still ailing,
though improved at times.
James Gardner has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper for E. o. Hall &
Son. Honolulu, and leaves Mahukona
on Friday We congratulate him on
his move up, but are sorry to lose a
fine young man.
Joe Keawe has transferred his actiyi-
/ ties from Kohala station on the Ha-
wall railway to the position of luna of
cane unloaders at Kohala mill. John
Costa succeeded him at the station
/ February /. We wish both success in
/ their new work.