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THE GARDEN ISLAND. TUESDAY DEC. 30, 1919 We make RUBBER STAMPS Send us vimr order. f ' -Ji' "-"4 'i.fr'h' The fine Slorc In Honolulu That Sells Dependable Shoea "REGALS" Our nidi! order department is alirays at your service Our shoe repair department is the best in the city It pays to hare ynnr old shoes repaired 7.v 77; i:i:c,.u, way-' 12 solos and heels sewed....$2.25 Whole solos and heels sewed 3.25 All Work (liiaranleed Don't Lose Sight! of Hie fart that I have a qualified Eyesight Specialist t at your service My personal guarantee jines with all the work done, backed up by a rep utation, gained during 23 years on the islands, for A FAIW AND SQUARE peal. If your eyes trouble you, or you need to change your ; glasses, come and consult me. j Tor appointments, write 1 s. e. LUCAS OPTICIAN Kapaa. Kauai CALIFORNIA FEED CO " l.I.MITKP. i t Dealers in Hay, Grain and Chicken i SfPrUES. t Sole Agents for lr.:-rnat:.m:i! M.vk. Poultry tVxi : i r -i-.-i-iaiti.-s. Ar.ifii f.-r lr. n K.-i.n's. IVt.iluma In- c :)':it.-r and l'.r...lor King's Special Chick Food i ; P. O. Box 452, Honolulu ; v -3 t t I I HOTEL L1HUE (The Fairview) Twenty-t.vo elegant rooms In Main Building Three Airy Cottages Cuisine unexcelled in country districts W. H. Rice, Jr., Proprietor "We have not studied cost nor economy as we should, either as organizers of indus try, statesmen, or as individuals." President Wilson. But there is yet time to start to save and that time is NOW.; Jt J M Bishop & Company Savings Department WAIMEA BRANCH KAUAI Romantic Career of the Cleopatra's Barge ' y ' (Continued from last week) .. The Perfldity of Llhollho One of these trips deserves special mention. On one occasion King Liho liho, either from a drunken whim, or to carry out a crafty design, sailed for Kwa in an open sailboat, and then when he once got to sea compelled his attendants to continue the voyage to Waimea, Kauai. Arriving there the next day, ho threw himself, entirely helpless, into the power of King Kauniualii. That noble chief tan In stead of taking any advantage of Liho liho's defenseless condition, gave him a hospitable reception and sent his own brig to Honolulu to make known the king's safety and to carry his com mands. In two days the five wives of Liholiho arrived on .board the Cleo patria's Darge. The two kings then spent several weeks In a tour of the island of Kauai, and Kaumualil spared no pains or expense to give his royal guest the best kind of a time that he could deviBe, which in this case was mainly plenty of drink. And what return did Liholiho make for this generous hospitality? On their return to Waimea the king Invited Kuamualil to spend a few hours aboard his flag-ship, the Haaheo O Hawaii, and while the unsuspicious prince was seated in the cabin, orders were secretly given to make sail, and he was torn from his kingdom, to re main henceforth a virtual prisoner of state in Honolulu Drink Wrecks the Vessel Under the best of circumstances these old Hawaian chiefs were sur rounded by a scurvy lot of beach combers and reprobates. Naturally a weak and dissolute prince like Liho liho gathered this kind about him al most exclusively, and, it is a matter of no great surprise that the "Pride of Hawaii" was manned by a drunken, dissipated, irresponsible crew from the captain down to cabin boy. Nor is it a matter of any surprise that she should come to an untimely end. Dramatic Attempt at Salvage (This happened about the end of April. 1S24 at Hanalei, where she was ' EST stranded on the Monolau reef just off J the mouth of the Waioll River. The early missionary, Rev. Hiram Bingham, came to Waimea on a visit abofct this time and finding the chiefs and many of thalr effective followers had gone to Hanalei in response to the call for help to save the stranded vessel, he followed them thither, tak ing three days for the trip. A Home-Made Cable On his arrlvcl he found a large con course of people busily engaged, un der the leadership of the chiefs, in efforts to salvage the vessel. They collected from the woods and margins of the river near by, large quantities of hau bark, from which they made several thousand yards of strong rope. This they stranded together into three large twelve-fold cables. These three cables were then attached to the mainmast of the brig, a few feet above the deck, and then strung out inland in three parallel linos. The plan was by means of these cables to roll her bodily over the reef into the quiet water within, where she could be repaired, and then floated out through tho channel. All Together-Pull! Every available man was gathered up and distributed on the cable and when everything was ready, Klai- makani, the luna nui for the occasion passed up and down the lines enjoinftig silence nu-ke-hamau i kuleo. Then the official chantey man took up the chantey song and everyone stood tense and ready for action till the chorus "huke!" heave away, canio and the three great lines of surging power strained the great cables so that the juice fairly ran out of them. The brig felt their power rolled up slowly towards the shore until her side struck the solid wall of the reef; then she stopped, but the lines of men went on something had to give. The , mainmast broke short off and fell over into the quiet water within the reef. These well-considered plans to save the vessel being fruitless and she be ing now in worse condition than be fore, they became discouraged and gave up the attempt, leaving her there. And there she remained until gradual ly the pounding surge of the Trade wind seas broke her up. Mr. A. S. Wilcox, whom I interview ed a few years ago, relative to wreck age from the Cleopatra's Barge gave his recollections substantially as fol lows : IE We Wish You A Happy New Year AKO STORE WAIMEA When I was ft boy, somewhere along in the 50s, I remember very distinctly the efforts of A. S. Nuuanu, a Ha waiian of a good deal of energy and executive, to recover materials from the wreck of the Cleopatra.' He had a scow anchored out in front of Waipa, off the present Waipa bridge, and by means of (livers he got up two iron cannon and some wooden wreckage, perhaps part of a capstaln. I remember my brother Edward, made a ruler out of a piece of the wood. The two cannon were about Hanalei for many years and Indeed un til comparatively within recent times. Sometime ago I inquired about them and was told by Mrs. Deverill that they had b'een carried off by an Eng lish man-of-war. Since I have built at Hanalei, I have wanted to get hold of them to set up in my yard, and failing the recovery of these, I reverted to the brass can non, said to bo imbedded in the bottom of the sea, where the Cleopatra was wrecked. Native fishermen report having seen such a cannon in a whole in the reef. I made an arrangement with Kaheleike to locate this cannon with a view to raising it, but thus far, we haven't found it. The shifting Band no doubt conceals it most of the time f I At the Theatres Theda Bara, In the super-production, "When a Woman Sins," a tre mendous drama of modern Magdalen, will be the headline attraction at the Tip Top Theatre Wednesday night. The story of "When a Woman Sins" centers around Poppea, a nurse, who, unjustly accused, feels the wild impulses in her blood and becomes a dancer and a notorious woman. At her feet men fling their wealth, their hopes and their lives, but she toys with them, until she meets a young divinity student. Upon his steel-fiber-ed character her allucments are of no avail. In despair, and weary of the life Bhe is leading, she is about to commit suicide when he sends her a message of forgiveness in a bunch of lilies. RUBBER STAMPS made at this ofliee on Wednesdays and Saturdays. P When in Honolulu M . stop at EUROPEAN PLAN Running water In every singly or with baths; comionaoie oeus; close to best restaurants and all car lines. Hlnhest class service. Centrally located In lite theatre J. F. CHILD, rirj or under it either! And the rim is wide enough for a comfortable set 1 The edge is nearer the floor so the kiddies can climb in and out of if easilr without danger of falling. It's built into the floor and walls. No dirt or moisture can get behind or underneath it. Honolulu Iron Works Co. Wholesale Distributors Waimea Stables, Ltd. The most famous Garage on Kauai. The near est place to get transportation to The Barking Sands, Olokele Canyon, Waimea Canyon, Kokee Camps, Kukuiolono Park, etc. Do Business all over the Island of Kauai Our Autos are comfortable, our Drivers are Reliable and have been with us for years, and know every inch of the country. We Rent Ford Cars Without Drivers. We have good Riding Horses, accustomed to the work. We do Draying'and Hauling by Trucks all over the Island We run the Stage Line between Lihue and Kekaha three round trips per week. ALFRED GOMEZ, Manager. Telephone 43 WAIMEA P. O. P.ox 71 Princess de luxe Electric IRONS Specially priced during the Holidays at $5 Nickel-plated; guaranteed for 10 years. A handsome, practical iron that any woman is pioud to have and u;. A beautiful Christmas gift. Lewers & 1 CtlfffilSH "Air room; rooms and shopping centers. Proprietor You Can't Splash Water Behind a Pembroke Cooke, Ltd. HONOLULU 2j 1G9-177 So. King Street