The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-06

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To this the countries of the world were
invited to send their representatives
to witness the great naval show. We
had our man-of-war there. Had all the
countries of the world been invited to
compete, no two or even three could
have gathered together such an array
as was gathered on that day.
Il would like to say on my own and
the behalf of the men of the Philadel-
phia that we are pleased to be here to-
night as your guests. This is an occa-
sion which occurs very rarely, and /
consider it privilege-an honor-and
feel distinguished in the fact that the
petty officers of the Penguin have in
vited me to take part in this banquet.
1.-TWO such occasions as this within a
short time-one given by the petty Of
f1cers of the Philadelphia and the 9TH
er by the petty officers of the Penguin
goes to show the love that exists
between the two services-yours and
ours. Great applause).
mot many years ago there were as
sembled in the harbor at Apia, Samoa,
several ships of war-one of your own,
three of the Germans and three of our
own. You all know what happened.
There was a terrible hurricane and the
ships were in deadly peril. After one
of ours and a German ship had gone
ashore and others were fast heading
that way, your Calliope. saw that her
only chance lay in getting to the open
sea. 1t was fortunate she was a mod
ern vessel and possessed of great pow
er. The captain was in quandry as
| TO how to get under weigh. Thanks to
the magnificent engines, the ship be-
gan to gain Roadway, inch by inch, and
the elements were fast losing their
hold upon her. At one time she was in
danger of going into our Trenton, but
she swung clear and was at last as
sured of an exit to the open sea- The
! men of the Trenton, seeing this, gave
three cheers for Old England and, in
the fury of the storm, the band played
God Save the Queen (Applause.)
The Calliope was saved but the Tren-
ton was lost. That is only one instance
to show the feeling existing between
the two services.
"On another occasion, some IA or 10
years ago-the bombardment of Alex
andria-the men of the same Trenton
were sent on short, shoulder to shoul-
der with your marines and bluejackets.
They camped side by side and patroled
the streets together. When the bonn
bardment was over and the Trenton
got under weigh, the men gave three
cheers for the men of the British navy.
Such things as that cannot be forgot
ten.
"Truthfully, can it be said, Blood is
thicker than water and hope it will
always be so. Rise men and fill your
glasses. 1 propose the health of your
Queen" (Three rousing cheers.
Captain Field then arose and spoke
as follows:
MIR. Chairman, Captain Cotton and
Officers of the Philadelphia and
Penguin:
Captain Cotton has spoken in most
eloquent terms of our Queen, and I do
not feel competent to speak much fur
Their of her reign. The celebration of
the sixtieth year of her reign has just
been completed. 1t is a time when the
feelings of every Englishman must
come to the surface time when the
heart of every Englishman must needs
expand with pride. I can say no more,
as it would only spoil the effect of
Captain Cotton's most eloquent speech.
l wish, however, to return most cor
dial thanks to you for the manner in
which you have received his toast"
Chairman Thompson then called
upon Captain Field to propose the
health of the President of the United
! States, which was done in the follow
ing language:
'Mr. Chairman, Captain Cotton and
I Officers of the Philadelphia and
Penguin:
"This evenings gathering and the
sumptuous repast set before us, to-
GERS by those of the Philadelphia last
Saturday night, go to show the feeling
that exists between the two nations.
It is great pleasure to me to say
few words of welcome to the guests of
the petty officers. l really had no idea
that l would be met by such cordially
on the part of the Americans. My ac-
quaintance with Americans has been
very limited This 1 regret deeply.
hope to amend this in future years.
! Great applause) The American Off
GERS I have met have given me great
pleasure in making their acquaintance.
The cordially existing between the
two services exemplifies the feeling
between the two nations. They spring
from the same race, speak the same
language and have the same ideas of
| freedom. No two countries in exist
ence are bound by such strong ties as
we two nations.
Gust at the present time there is
under consideration a treaty of arbi-
tration, by which it is hoped all diff
ferences in the future may be peace
fully arranged. This has met with
temporary distractions, but 1 hope,
and, have no doubt, that the treaty
will be carried and that the two ma
tons will be united in brotherly bonds.
Captain Cotton has forestalled me in
the instances I intended to bring be-
fore you. He has told you of the bonds
that exist between us in much better
terms than 1 can use, so that part may
be considered done.
81 wish, however, to allude to dis
tinguished American officer, whose
writings have had such an influence on