The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-03-25
On The Other Islands

On Short Rations-Economy orders
issued by the Hawaiian Department
of the United States army include n
for cutting rations for horses from IL
to 10 pounds of o ats or barley. Mules
rations are cut from 8 to z pounds.
Both horses and mules are put on a
hay diet reduced from IA to IL pounds
of fodder. The orders stringently res
trict officers from travelling by rail.
Hotels Oppose Measure-The Ha-
waiian Island Hotel and Restaurant
Association has sent the legislature a
resolution opposing the bill "preven-
ton of discrimination by hotel keep
ers." The association said before the
legislature providing for the passage
of such a bill would open hotels to
any street walker and tend to lower
the standard of hotels.
Governor Exercises cIemency-Act.
ing in accordance wit hthe recon-
mendation of the board of prison in.
spectors, Governor Mccarthy signed
the paroles of II men confined in the
Oahu prison for ocenses ranging from
assault to first degree burglary for
sentences of from a few months to 20
years.
Ban Again Lifted-Federal prohibi-
ton OF passenger transportation be-
tween Hawaii and the coast on YES.
sells flying foreign flags has once more
been temporarily removed, the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce is inform
ed. Applications for permits have to
be made ship by ship, the message
said.
Finds Crime Epidemic-In Honolulu
crime is epidemic, there have been
ONE insulted and some assaulted,
hold-ups and burglaries are frequent,
says a special report of the grand jury
1t deplores the fact of many rumor
of assaults on girls which have for a
basis slight foundation, such as &C.
costing of them, or are without any
foundation. The supervisors are ask
ed to furnish adequate protection and
a SANDER law is also proposed.
Burgess Has Contract-The Nc
Bryde Sugar Co., is to install a re-
friegrating plant for it's plantation on
Kauai, which will accommodate all
the perishable goods of the plantation
stores and also serve employees living
neal the plant. The new plant will
have a capacity of 5000 pounds re-
frigeration daily and will consist Of
three refrigerating boXes-one 8 by
10 by 8 feet and the other two 8 by 8
by 8 feet. Eeach will be maintained
at a temperature of 80 degrees. V. ].
Burgess, district engineer of the Au-
tomato Refrigerating Co., of Hart
ford, Conn.,, has made the preliminary
layout of the plant and it is under
stood construction will start at once.
Tourists Kept Away-Rentals and
hotel rates are too high and are tend
ing to deter tourist travel to Hawaii;
the building of residences does not Of
fer an attractive investment, and CO.
operation by local government, firms,
corporations and individuals is necess-
airy to solve the housing problem, &C
cording to the report of he special
housing committee of the Honolulu
chamber of commerce made at the
monthly membership meeting.
Bingham Forced Back-News of the
illness of Prof. Hiram Bingham, lately
al %iuetenant colonel in the United
States Air Service and now holding
the chair of South American history
at Yale University, has been received
in Honolulu and the sick man is now
on his way to Honolulu from the South
Seas in the care of a trained nurse.
The extent of his illness is not known
His wife arrived last week on the
Maui, with two of her eve sons, to
await her husbands arrival.
Addition t. Hotel-Contract has
beer let for an addition to the Hilo
Hotel. The lower floor gives increas-
ed dining room capacity while up.
stairs there will be eight rooms with
baths.
Advised to Book Return-AH appli
cants for passage to Hawaii in San
Francisco are advised by the Matsor
line to book return passage at the
time in order that they may not be
put to inconvenience and delay when
they are ready to return.
Hilo to Get Service-Hilo is report
ed by the Tribune to be in line fol-