The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-18
A JAPANESE TRAININGS SHIP.
Arrival ut the Tsukuba mt Nan Fran.
ctscO-Ihe Vessel, Crew. and Arna.

The japanese naval trainings ship Tsu-
kuha, Capt. Ainauia, six days from Esquimalt,
anchor off the Naeio-street wharf. The Tsukuba
WAS here about sN years ago, and WAS then the Ma
eia ~ ,ssps w, m, !. one oi ess ." foIf
Ycdo bay on the 2Dth Of April, bound cruise Of
instruction IN the Pacific ocean. After TIP of yari-
able winds and three gales she reached Van
couyer ON June ., remaining there until July !. The
iun To san Francisco ala not take quite Elk days.
The ship win remain In port about three weeks, and
then return 10 Japan Via the sandwich Islands The
Tsnkuba Is second class corvette, three masied und
ul-rgged and ranks rs u third-clss vessel In the
japanese navy, Her length over all Is i82 feet, beam
3d. g. and hold - feet She is registered l. 03i tons,
and has nominal capacity OF $50 horse power. Iler
engines, which are OF English manufacture, are d.
lect-acting double horizontal. She Is wooden
sci, and has rather heavy appearance, lying high
out of the water. There are Two deoks-he gun
deck and the wer one, on which the officers
rooms, ward-rOunis aIHOry hospital cadets quar-
lers, aud forward the quarters Of the ON the
gun-deck are 10 pieces, Of which are 6i-pounder
kIuUp steel guns, aud b ii-pomndeIs, Of Japanese
make, The steam launch cariiesa 6pOunder ARM
strong hIceclI- loading field piece.
When the reporter visited the quarters NJ the oTnw
hey were AZ SUPPER, winch Mas OF nee, meat, aud
Ome foIt n icly, For implements ~ gastr0nomy
they handled with deSteri'y marvellous to the I'M
initiated narrow instrument Of steel. resembling a
two ppnged fork with the pr0Dgs rounded and Joined
Spoon hhae AZ the end aud scooed ont In the centre,
The article seemed more practical than the Chinese
,hcp-sickt but equally diibcult Of manipulation. The
Tsukuha, besides her complement NJ officers aud a
Sayal College ~ Toxic. The cadets make four annual
cluises, and are then examined IN navigation, after
which ordeal II satisfactorily passed, they as
sgued as rst class midslipmen to the various ghips
Of hohavy pnilng these cruises the cadets are re
CURED 10 take observations daily at A. NJ, aud "a
make Tie calculations their after
noon they also stand regular watch every second
day. The cadets IN board the TSukuba an young
men Of high family aud speak English, Nh. UyG-
hare and on two others quite Hueniy. Their In
srrtoris Navigating Lieut. James, OF the ROYAL Navy
They are remarkably bright and Intelligent set Of
Young men and seem very anxious To excel In Their
pTufesson, their Instructor speaking Ia high terms
their abilty and ayldiiy for know ledge. The crew
aie all Young men, and, as all are Japanese rather
snail In stature, but exceedingly active aud why.
Tho uniCcTs and crew wore uniforms similar 10 thust
Of our Navy, and All commands are given In English
The decks Of these vessels pfcSeut very Inviting A
peaIauUe everything being, hcrupuuusly clean. ano
he bIasswurk, of witch there Is an unusual quantity
being polished NJ Ia high degree. Yesterday after
noon the captain aud Ohccis were formally visited l
the japanese consul, who tcldered the consular
salute Of seven guns The officers of the 1sukuba
Captain, AinauTa; commander, A. AIal FIRST leuten
ant, N. Leniu; Ieutentants Y. Rlrayama, v. liTua
X. labo navigating lieutenant, N. kaslwatara
sub. lieulcnauts, y. lano, NJ. lIaslimmO, :. TOga
Inldshipnen II. Sukam0to q. Tainaii Nakao, Naka
yama, Yasuoka, YOmada, lkebata, Gunii, Nuiina
Ishitoara; paymastcrs, X. Klshlma, lukamach
IshikAwa; DOCTORS Utsunalnya, IiagiwaTa, kimura
engineers, Poshda, (clliei, kondo, Manitomo. Be
sides the complement Chicf Payinasior ;. Arima
I.icut. Machida aud Eoya, Mdslplnen losbida,
| Clark, aud MOIi.-S, r. Alta, Juiy7.