The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-02-14
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10 VI bNltNAt iAloltdu vi LILY ldSI
year.
Woman's Club Dance-Maui Wo-
mans Club will hold an entertainment
and dance at the Territorial Building
a week from next Saturday night.
Kauai is Fortunate-Word reached
Maui this week that Mrs. A. S. Wilcox
will present Kauai with a memorial
library building which is to cost about
SIS, 900. ~
Harold Rice Named-Senator Har-
old Rice was named Saturday as a
member of the board of of
the Maui County Free Library TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mrs. S. A. Baldwin.
Street Carnival Dance-On Market
street the evening of Shrove Tuesday
there will be held a street carnival
dance under the auspices of the Catho-
lie Ladies Aid Society. An ENJOYABLE
evening is promised.
Dice Reign over Week-end-Thirtv
three persons were arrested on Satur-
day and Sunday for gambling with
dice contrary to the law. As a result
the county is richer by $165. Each
party having forfeited IS bail.
Assault and Bsttery-S. ID. Santos
was arrested and brought before Dis
trict Magistrate Harry Mossman yes
terday morning upon a charge of as
sault and battery preferred by Mrs.
Akiu Of Waikiki. Bail was set at SIS
and was forfeit, the Filipino failing
to appear.
Forfeits S1o-Lum, zee of Waikiki
was found smoking opium while en-
joying his weekend rest. Pleasant
dreams were dispelled, however, by a
minion of the law. zee thought it
better to forfeit so bail than to ap-
pear before the District Magistrate
yesterday morning.
Maui's Support of S~chools-This
year Maui is called upon to spend
$507,644.52 for schools and public in
struction. For buildings, grounds, re-
pairs, supplies, etc, the amount is
~$110,279.95 and to the teachers sal
aries it pays into the treasury of the
department of public instruction $131,-
234.S6.
Dance Well Attended-Well attend
ed, highly enjoyable and a fine sue
cess is the verdict of those who at
tended the dance given by Maui High
School student body at the Territor-
ial Building Saturday night. The
young folk showed themselves splen-
did hosts and hostesses and their next
dance will be awaited with interest.
Housing Delinquents-County Engi-
neer Low has been authorized by the
board of supervisors to prepare plans
and specifications for bids for a Jail
er's cottage which will also house del
inQuent children in case of necessity
for their detention. The county en-
gineer presented drawings to the
board of supervisors at its last meet
ing.
Large Church Attendance-In Wal
Lux Union Church Sunday evening
there was n of the largest congrega-
tons that ver gathered there. The
singing of Mrs. Mae Drew Clark was
supplemented by a Chinese choir and
Rev. Augustine Jones delivered a
splendid address on Abraham Lincoln
that day being the anniversary of
Lincoln's birth.
Fire Improvements Sought-Peti-
titions have been sent the board of
supervisors by members of the Lahai-
ma Fire Department asking for some
new hydrants, installation of large
pipe in places and for other better
ments in water system for fighting
fire. The petition was considered and
action deferred while the subject is
being further investigated.
Returns Are Wanted-District com
mitteemen of the Near East Relief
campaign are asked to send in their
reports at once to c. d. Lufkin, chair
mar of the Maui committee in order
that he may compile the final reports
of the drive and make remittances.
Mr.. Lufkin says he is told that the
Maui quota was exceeded but he has
yet to receive the official reports.
Visit is Postponed-Professor l.. A.
Henke and Professor J. X. Flanders of
the University who expected to be on
Maui about February 16 had to post
pone their trip and now plan to be
here from March LIST to March 4th.
They will be here in connection with
extension service work of the univer-
sity and will also talk to the pupils i n
some of the schools as far as they
have time.
Clothing Badly Needed-Two cases
came before the board of supervisors
for financial relief this month, two
women, n with six and one with 10
children. The husband of one was
sent to the penetentiary for life re-
Gently. In both cases clothing for
children is badly needed. The coun-
ty clerks was instructed to notify the
Maui Woman's Club of the two in
stances.
Maui County Tax Rate-In this is
Il a by authority advertisement gives
the facts and figures that go to make
up Maui COunty's tax rate of 3.1416. On
the assessed valuation given there
would be raised $1,378, 243.67 but the
valuation on which collections are
made may be very much lower than
the valuation upon which the tax rate
is based so it is hardly expected that
anything like that sum will be raised.
Will Help Owners-As an emergen-
cy proposition only the county will
place some graved on some of the
Amori tract streets that were impass-
able during the recent rains. A dele
cation of home owners called on the
board of supervisors for aid Friday.
The streets were never turned over
to and accepted by the county by those
who laid out and sold the lots of the