The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-12-24
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Will Draw Jury-Grand and trial
jurors for, the coming term of court
will be drawn at the court house next
Monday.
Name Steamer "Waimea".-1nter-Is-
land Company's recently purchased
steamer City of Topeka is to be re-
named Waimea, according to advices
received from Honolulu.
Building Work Stops.-Construction
work on the gymnasium building be-
ing erected at Paia for the use of lab
orers has been stopped.
Road Is lmproved.-Forces of the
county have been engaged in removing
stumps along the road to Camp l and
have brought about material improve
ment in the condition of the road.
Post Office To Close.-Tomorrow
being a holiday and there being no
mail steamers arriving or departing,
the Waikiki postoffice will be closed
all day.
Special New Years Dinner-On
New Years Day there will be a spe-
cial dinner. TO be followed by a dance,
served at the Grand Hotel. Manager
Field has sent out New Years greet
ing cards to his friends.
Lead in Savings-Pupils of the Hal
ku school claim to lead other schools
of Maui in saving deposited in banks.
They have credits of omre than $3.50
brought in by 100 children. Much in
terest is always shown in Bank Day"
Many Go to Volcano-About so de-
parted from Maui for Hilo Saturday
night on the Mauna Kea. Numbers
of teachers were passengers and a
trip to the volcano, reported as especi-
ally active now, was the incentive.
Tree For Guests.-Tomorrow even
ing. there will be a tree ladened with
gifts for guests and employees of the
Waikiki Hotel. The tree is erected
in the dining DON and gifts are to be
distributed during the dinner hour.
A player piano or a Brunswick pho
nouraph for a holidaf gift. See Jack
Bergstrom, Honolulu Music Company,
Main and High streets, Wailuku.-
Adv.
Leave For HoIidays-Laet Saturday
nights Manoa took more than so
passengers from Kahului to Honolulu.
Teachers going away for the holiday
season made a large part of the list.
The Claudine was also booked full.
Dies In HonoluIu.-Word of the
death of Frank Gonsalves Corques,
formerly a luna with the Pioneer Mill
Company, has come from Honolulu.
Death occurred Sunday at Queens
Hospital. Deceased was a little more
than % years of age and was unmar-
ried.
NoIle Prose- FiIed-On an appeal to
the circuit court at Hilo last week a
nolle PROSE- was entered was granted
to Spebdcgi Sugimoto charged with
refusing to provide for his wife. At
torney Eugene Murphy represented
Sugimoto. The complaining witness
failed to appear.
Luau For Prisoners.-Through the
efforts a Superintendent Young a luau
will be Served tomorrow to prisoners
who have been working on the
grounds of the Maui County Fair and
Racing Association. Real holiday
cheer in the shape of good eats will
be provided for them.
pepper Causes Alarm.-Sudden ap-
pearance of a face at her window as
she was preparing to retire after re-
turn from IN automobile ride Mon
day night alarmed a guest of the Wal
luku Hotel. She screamed for assist,
ance and other guests were aroused
but the disturber had disappeared.
Appeal lmperfect.-In the case of
Lee Chew Tai VS.. Tom Choy, an ap-
peal from the district magistrate of
Makawao, Maui, the supreme court
this week decided that the purported
notice of appeal is not signed by the
appellant or any one in his behalf,
hence Their. is no notice of appeal"
Lahaina Tree Postponed.-Thurs-
days storm in Lahaina caused dam.
age to the decorations of the comfnun-
ity tree which was to have been held
last evening and necessitated a post
ponement until such time as the tree
can be redecorated and made ready
for such a celebration as Lahaina has
not had before.
Bad Road Repaired.-One of the
worst parts of the Pauwela-Peahi road
has been repaired by a force of men
from the Kailua Ditch Company and
the Haiku Fruit & Packing Company.
The force worked the greater part of
a day shoveling out mud and filling in
with rock and gravel and a consider.
able improvement was noted.