The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE BIG
ISLAND IN SHORT METER

cane before cutting. The cane.cutters'
faces are as black as stokers when
they return from work
Hugh Watt went to Hilo last week
! to buy mules for Kohala plantation.
Johnnie took the trip to keep his Dad
straight.
Mr.. Naipo is going to Mahukona for
every outgoing steamer to collect the
SIS tax on aliens.
J. Atkins-Wight arranged a shark
hunt for last Sunday, to give Miss
Allen the experience before leaving
Hawaii.
Teshima, a former Kohala planta-
ton man, who has been in Mills In
Stitute, returned recently on account
Of the illness of his father, and is
now driving Jim Shkai's delivery
wagon.
R. |. Lille, of Honolulu, was in
the district last week, the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Renton.
Mrs. T. H. Lille entertained a
number of ladies at cards and fancy
work, on Thursday Of last week.
The "Iggesy Man" is around again
with his familiar baskets on a pole.
and his CHEEKY quip and smile. after a
long siege of liberated leg.
A japanese girl at Makapala was
badly bitten by a jackass, last week,
on her shoulder and ear
Mr.. Popoki an aged Hawaiian, at
Multi, died on Thursday. lie had
been ailing for some time.
The Makapala school will have a
May Pole dance on closing day, as
enc of it's exercises.
Okubo, the, fish peddler, is about
again peddling fish. To date he has
not forgotten the kick he got from
"Maudie."
Atkins-Wight, the Halawa pIanta-
ton manager caught a shark at Ka-
Ianaia, below Halawa, last Sunday.
The shark was about nine to ten
feet long
A card from the Kennedys, dated
Niagara Falls, May 20, says: Have
been seeing the sights; leave for New
York this evening. All we'll
4 dance in honor of Miss Allen was
given by Miss Atkins on Friday even
ing. 1t was a very enjoyable AFFAIR
to the young people who were bid
den.
Machinery for equipping the Hawi
Garage shop has arrived and is being
installed. Power will be developed by
an electric motor and the shop will be
complete in every detail for the ham
Cling of repair work OF all kinds.
The sad news was received on Fri
day Of the death of Mother Hind"
in San Francisco. She had been sick
for long time. Mrs. Hind was a
resident of Kohala for many years
and in the eighties she and Mr.. Hind
moved to the Coast, where she has
resided ever since. She leaves four
sons-John, Robert, George and
James, and a daughter, Mrs. F. c.
Schernstein.
Ernest Silva, OF Hawi, is procuring
a moving picture machine for use in
the "Hawi Theatre" 1t will be an
electric arc machine.
The present dry spell is being felt
ell over Hawaii At Pahala proper
10 rain has fallen for three months,
and Hilo is no longer the Rainy
City"
WAlMEA.
The jovial D. MacAllister returned
on the following Wednesdays Mauna
Kea-not to remain here, though for
he is now manager Of the Umikoa
Ranch, at Kukaiau. All extend con-
graulations on his well earned ad-
vancement
II. A. Truslow left on Friday for
short business trip to the metropo-
lis.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Horner and
children passed through on Friday
from Kukaiau on their way to Homo,
lulu.
BIG CHlLDDRENs DAY FESTIVAL.
Upwards of 500 persons, young ami
old attended the union Children's
Day exercises, at Iole church, Sunday
morning There were 2S7 Sunday
school children alone, from eighteen
schools and classes, as follows:
Multi Class-Mr. Nahiwa,
Makapala Class-Mrs, Hussey.
Halawa Class-Mr Molale
Kaiopihi Scholars. L. Cho Ping.
Kekih Class-Mrs. Holokahik.
Halaula Class-Mrs. McDougaU.
Union S. S,-Mrs y. ID. Bond.