Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-26

give up at this time for residence
purposes. This Is the first time that
the matter has been brought TO our
attention. Some time ago say In the
Advertiser that the Waiakea Mil com
pany had been written q letter in re.
was never received and we find as
. matter Of fact It was never written.
This matter Ii one which must be tn
ken up at a meeting of the board Of
directors and, as we were only APP
preached, upon the subject yesterday
you can understand that there has
been no time for such action. I have
already told the Herald that the Waia-
kea plantation is favorable to the
opening Of this land, as II has shown
In the case Of the animal quarantine
station and at other tines
Tennis u Booming.
Interest in local tennis playing
should be stimulated by the fact THAT
the firm OF e. O. Hail & Sons, OF
Honolulu. has donated q handsome
silver cup to. be played for by the
tennis enthusiasts OF this island. The
Gun, which will probably be given to
the winner in handicap doubles, Is one
|of the handsomest ever seen on this
island and stands nearly a foot high.
while the bowl is six inches across.
The conditions under which Il win
be played for have not been fully ar
ranged but viii be such Is to allow
the out Of town players an opportuni-
" to compete. as the idea 10 that the:
matches shall only. be played on Sat.
urday and Sunday and may be either
upon the local or the ont of town
courts. 1t Is understood that the Olaa
Club will welcome such an arrange
ment and 1t is also hoped that Haiku
lau and possibly Laupahoehoe may:
come In under such conditions.
II Is hoped that some good tennis
may be seen In this city on Saturday
afternoons Among the arrivals by the
Mauna Kea were Aessrs. Walter and
Harold Dillingham;, who have won
many trophies In Honolulu tourna-
ments by their playing IN doubles and
If their business dates can be arrang-
ed so as not to interfere. they may be
induced to take on q conple Of local
players for q few sets. They will pro-
baby be too Etrong for the Hilc ten
mis- experts but q hard match should
result, nevertheless, as 1t Is under
stood that the Honolulu players are
out Of practice. which would make the
match more even.
Hawaii Notes.
Owing to the fact that there rs nc
schools in this county have no desks
and the children are compelled to sit
on makeshift benches or on the floor.
The sum of s3s61.71 was allotted to
Hawaii but there Is, only $33S.2g avail
able, according 10 Superintendent
Pope's figures.
The following officers were eIected
at the meeting Of the Burns club hele
last Saturday President, A. Robert
son; vice-president, d. B. Maconacnie;
treasurer, j. Corstorphine; secretary,
p. M. Lindsay; master at arms, w. N.
Burnett. The clubs new club rooms
in the old Masonic building have beer
fitted mp well and movement is on.
foot TO put some new life into the as
sociation and make 1t one OF the lfve
things in Hilo. A smoker is to b. XIV:
en- on November 2.
G. a. GanHha was lowest bidder for
building the new school house at IA,
p0opoo. His figure was $7754, the flap
prOpristi6n being $1,000.
At a meeting of the Republican,
County Committee held last Saturday
the following officers were elected
Chairman, Weatherbee; Eice-chairman;
Weight; secretary, Macy and treas
urer BeVeTidge. Garlsmith was eiect
ed as campaign manager by the re.
organized committee.
Hawaii Team VIII Baseball Cup.
The Hi0 Baseball League 1saspa
las been completed and the HaWafis
have won the championship, with tao
excellent record of fourteen garges
won and but two lost. Two games re-
main to be played OF by the Whites,
which was called of by the officials of
the league, and the other a tie be-
tween the G.. A. G. and the ,. A. G.
teams. The result of these will not.
affect the standing of the teams
which Is as follows: =
Team P. w. L. Pet
Hawaii -. ........ 16 IA 2 .875
G.. A. c. .......... Is IL 9 .733
J. A. C. ...........-15-.. q 400
Ali Whites ....:... Is II .626