The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
On The Other Islands

Sentoor Wise Mentioned - John
Wise is being mentioned as assistant
to Walter Scott in promotion work at
San Francisco. The Tourist Bureau
had under consideration the names of
two others when Wise's name was
mentioned and took no further action
upon them at its meeting.
New Homes For Laborers-In its
general scheme for improving the
home conditions of its laborers, Oahu
Sugar Company has prepared plans
for % additional cottages to be erect
ed in its camps at Waipahu, Oahu.
These follows smaller lots which have
alrea y been built. The cottages will
be roomy and neat and will be fitted
with modern sanitary appliances.
Machinery For Philippines-Sugar
mill machinery manufactured in and
shipped from Honolulu within the last
three weeks on Pacific Mail freighters
had a total value of approximately
S650,000. On the Eastern Importer
which left Honolulu late last month
for Iloilo, a shipment worth $500, 900
was dispatched by both the Honolulu
Iron Works and Cation Neil & Co.
The freighter Eastern Exporter, last
week took a shipment from Honolulu
Iron Works to Manila. This consign-
ment has a value of S25O,OOO, it was
said by Manager w. G. Hall.
School Sites Approved-Sites for
new schools in the Palolo and Kalihi
districts were approved by Governor
Mccarthy after an inspection trip
made in company with Land Commits
sion Bailey and T. H. Gibson, deputy
superintendent of public instruction.
Port Captain Retires Captain
Thomas Clark, veteran port captain
OF the lnter-Isldnd Company, for near
~ 40 years in the employ of the COM
pany, has retired. He will be succeed
ed by Capt. Samuel A. Crosby, bar
pilot at Pearl Harbor.
Judd May Resign-Under the de-
cision CT the attorney general Col.
Lawrence M. Judd, head Of the ma
tional guard, will have to resign that
position if he be elected state senator,
for which Office he has filed nomina-
ton papers.
Dillingham; Estate Valuation-In the
petition for probate of the will of the
late Emma Louise Dillingham; is
valued at $3.50, 900. The bulk of the
estate is left to the children of the
t%estator, Mary Dillingham; Frear, Wal.
ter F. Dillingham;, Harold G. Dilling-
ham and Marion Z. Erdman.
Nawiliwili Wharf Dangerous -
Stanly Kennedy, manager of opera
items for the Inter-Island Steam Navi-
CATION Co., has informed the harbor
board that complaints have been re-
ceived TO the effect that it's wharf at
Nawiliwili, Kauai, is in poor condi-
ton. 1t is stated that many planks
are loose and that others need re-
placing, while the landings are in bad
shape and %endanger the Inter-Island's
boats.
Will Welcome Swimmers - The
Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
and the Hawaii Tourist Bureau are
planning a big demonstration to well
come the Hawaiian swimming team
back from its triumphant sweep in
Antwerp. They will arrive, it is
thought, early in October.
Want Lands Opened-Thirty petit
TONERS, who filed their requests with
Commissioner of Public Lands c. T.
Bailey last year for the opening up of
800 acres of first class cane land at
Honomu for demonstrating purposes,
and who have not as yet received any
satisfactory answer to their plea for
opening the lands in question, have
employed the law firm of Andrews G.
Pitman, of Honolulu, TO take their
fight to Governor c. j. Mccarthy.
Plebiscite Called - Mayor Wilson
signed a proclamation for a plebiscite
on the proposed bond issue of 5000, 900
for the Waikiki and Kalihi units Of
IL ~
election will be held on Wednesday,
November 2.
Traffic Ordinance Amended-By a
vote of 8 TO 2. the Hawaii hoard nj