The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-25

VIII increase Capital-lt has been
voted by the stockholders of the Ha-
waiian-Sumatra Plantations, Ltd, at a
special meeting held in the offices OF
Jas. f. Morgan Co, the company's
agency, to increase the capital stock
by 100000, from 81, 100000 to $780,
600.
Safety For Passengers-Represen
tative John Hoopale of Kauai has an
nounced that he will introduce a bill
prohibiting the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit & Land Co. from allowing pass
engers to ride on the running boards
of its cars. The purpose of the meas
ure would be to lessen the danger
of accidents. Hoopale said.
To Protect Observation-Disclosures
of a measure to protect Hawaii from
certain insect pests that are damag-
ing crops, in the United States will
be given by the Department of Agri-
culture at a hearing on April 10 in
Washington. Among the pests are
the Washington weevil, .papaya fruit
fly, alfalfa weevil and cotton boil
weeVil.
Chicken-Pox on kauai-One-third of
the enrolment of the Auahola school
at Kauai is now sick with chicken
poX, according to T. IL. Gibson, deputy
superintendent of public instruction.
The situation was investigated by +.
E. Trotter, president of the board of
health, who thought ii not necessary
to close the school.
Dragged to Death-Falling from a
mule he was riding and becoming
tangled in the trace chain, kenaichi
Nagaishi, SO years of age, a laborer
On teh Libby, Mcneil x Libby plan
tation at Halemano, was killed when
the frightened animal ran and drag
ged him for two miles.
Fish Dealers Arrested - Charged
with not having the names and prices
of meats and fish visible in their
places of business, 10 Honolulu mer-
chants were arrested at the instance
of Fish Inspector Hugo Kanae. They
Were released on $25 bail each.
Representative Hoopale of Kauai
introduced a bill i nthe house prohibit
ing women from lettering on the
streets of my Kauai community after
6 p. m. Violators are to be considered
d~elinQuents.
Filipino SIashed-Trouble in con-
nection with his wife led to the stab
bling of j. Garcia, a laborer working
for the Honolulu Plantation Co, at
Aiea, Oahu by five F%ilipinos. Garcia
is in the plantation hospital with 20
knife wounds in his body. The five
EGlininnC 80 hold ~, q ohoron of nc
sault with a deadly weapon and with
intent to kill.
Protests Against Tolls Protest
against rates and tolls for messages
over wires leased or owned by the
naval radio communication service
will be heard by the utilities board at
a meeting to be held March /. The
naval department has asked that
specific rates be fixed by the company
on wires owned by the navy and also
for a specific rate for telephone and
telegraph lines leased from the tele-
graph company.
Expenditures Mount Up-Total tx
p%enditures contemplated for the BIZ
ennial period as shown in the budget
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islature mount to $13, 290, 600.
Hawaii Sheriff Marries-Samuel X.
Pua, sheriff of Hawaii county sur
prised his friends on Monday of last
week when he married Mrs. Elizabeth
S. Waiolama of Waiakea homesteads.
South Kona, Hawaii was visited by
an unusually heavy thunderstorm &C
companied by lightning and rain. So
heavy was the lightning that it struck
the telephone wires and as a result
all the fuses in the South Kona tele-
phone exchange were blown out. Com
m%unicaiton with Hilo was interrupted
for some time, many persons having
to travel over % miles in order to com
municate with friends in town.
Trout For Big IsIand-H. C. Kelley,
executive of the fish and game Com
sion says that waters suitable for ex-
periments in trout stocking ahVe been
found in the upper waters of the Wal
luku River on the Big Island.
Kona Tobacco Plans - Tobacco
grown in Kona will o be cured there
in the future but will be shipped TO
Oahu after being dried. 1t is said
this will ave expense and insure bet
ter favored tobacco as well.
Biennial Expenses-On the second
day of the session a general expense
bill was introduced in the house. EST