The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-26
Big Island Ne,6S

(Mnil Special To The Advertiser)
HILO, November 22--The principal
event OF the past week has been Gen 4
eral Sam johnson = meteoric d!ghtI
about the Island of Hawaii, reviewing
the national guard companies which he
swore in three weeks ago and organizing
new companies. He has now organized
fifteen companies, and several more are
asking for recognition. a
The Hilo board Of trade rendered to
General johnson complimentary din
nef last Friday evening; At which those
present listened to an address by the
guest Of the evening setting forth the
reasons and objects of the increase OF
the Hawaiian guard, and the PROPOSE
tioE to 'federalize IL by having the
commanding officer appointed by the
President; the detailing OF regular
army officer in charge of the guard on
each Of the main islands, and attempt
ing to secure from congress the pay.
ment of Ave dollars n month to the
enlisted men. General Johnson stat
ed that Secretary Garrison had author
lied the expenditure Of $4,000 for the
equipment OF the national guard of the
island Of Hawaii, and that the loea
communities were supporting the move
ment by furnishing halls and drill sheds
for the use of the respective companies
recently sworn in.
The meeting passed unanimous res
olution approving of the enlargement,
Of the national guard and the plans
as outlined by General johnson and ap
pointed n committee to devise ways
and means for assisting in making then
affective.
To make up for the storms of week
ago Hawaii has been experiencing clear,
cool sunny days, with a few showers
during the past week. .. -
just to show that the clerk of the
weather had not lost his cunning, how
ever, n0rtherly Eqhall blew up on
Sunday morning, Which speedily kick
ed up such a sea that the surf wa,
breaking over the Eroakwater from end
to end. The Mauha Kea had to leave
the wharf and steam out into the bay.
where she dropped both anchors anG
the breakwater company's tug Break
water broke the chain and cable by
which she was tied to bouy and
started to drift ashore. There was no
one aboard and it looked as though she
were doomed, when Captain Berg OF
the Mama Kea launched n boat in
charge Of the mate and seven seamen.
who, with considerable difficulty, board
ed the Breakwater and dropped her
anchor overheard, bringing her up only
a short distance from the breakers. II
it had not been for this kindly as
sistance the Breakwater would have
been a total loss.
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All Hip, the wealthy Chinese who
was shot last Friday evening by a
fellow cOuntryman, is progressing well
and is practically out of danger
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! Colonel Kennon, Lieutenant Palen
and Lieutenant Saunders, all of the
Twenty fifth Infantry, came up by the
Mauna Kea Sunday morning, to in
sPect the trail to Mama Loa which tn,
soldiers of the Twenty fifth Infantry
panied by Mr.. Noggle, the military
photographer, who intends to take NOV;
ing pictures of the trail and the sol.
dierss working thereon; also of other
points of interest in ana aDolit lHilo
The remaining sixty-odd members of
Company 4, of the Twenty fifth vii
complete their six weeks leave Of al
sence, during which they have beer
working On the Mauna Loa trail, AMI
will return to Honolulu at the end OF
this week. They have done fine work
The trail is tagged and marked by
piles of rock all the way to the tot
of the mountain, so that anyone dc
string to make the trip on foot can dc
80 without guide and without DANCE
of being lost in the fog. The trail
to camp Bates, eleven miles from the
Volcano House, is completed and all
the material for the rest house has been
packed up to this point The trail for
the next nine miles has been worked
80 that II is in good, passable condi-
ton, but will require some smoothing
uh yet. The section for the last nine
or ten miles has also had much work
done on it. The trail across the IA
flows has feen pounded down and the
blister"d pahOchOe lava broken through
with ncavy hammers. No horse had
vet been over this section and o small
amount of work in searching out and
breaking through the remaining bills
tiers will have to be done before it viii
be entirely safe for horses. The walk
ing, however, is better over this sec
tiOn than over either of the others.
The committee have contracted with
Mr.. Dent, Manager of the Keauhor.
ranch, to pack the material for the
rest house from Camp Bates, which IL
at a point eleven miles from the Vol.
cano House, to Red Crater, twenty
miles from the Volcano House, whore
it will be erected by Mr.. Mckenzie
the twenty nine mile honest eader. It
is expected that the rest house win lie
ready for use before the end of DecoIn
Der