The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14

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the sharp staocato cheers Of the California boy
on the PekinR. The roar ashore kept up AM
deepened a little II possible as tho cruise
Charleston. which lie TO convoy us to Manila
slipped her moorinRs and prepared to follow
Peklng. with her whist going and he
ensign dipping in acknowledgment OF tn,
salutes Of the shipping she passed, the lead,
colored cruiser moved out after the first ship O
her convoy.
The crowds Of friends ashore and aboard the
Australia keep increasing. Chinese tailors who
have worked all night or duck suits or light
clothing for the officers hurry down to deliver
their goods. A few last belated supplies CONF
aboard. The cabin boy gets out his big gong
TO warn ashore all not going with the expedi-
ton. A messenger rushes down with q bill for
supplies for the men. While that Ia being fixed
up by the Quartermaster's clerks, word comes
that there Is trouble on the Sydney. lying Just
astern OF us. Some OF her stokers are afraid
they are going TO war. and they don't want to.
II Is patched up. md they conclude to 60.
The cheers that died away atter tho
Charleston pulled out start up again with
sudden energy. Tho Sydney is moving.
Tho cheers deepen into a hoarse blur OF sound.
TO which whistles and bands and an occasional
gun from q merchantmen in the harbor add.
II lie time to take in the gangplank. But the
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officers. too. are standing with friends on the
pier. A man with a basket stands at the
ganRway collecting letters. which he will mail
for the boys. There is to be a special
issue Of postage stamps for this purpose.
There are the buglers. They troop down to
the foot OF the Rangplank and all together
sound the Assembly" How that call
thrillsl 1t rises above the din Of cheers
and blare Of bands and shrieks OF whistles.
and sounds clean to the end Of the pier. The
sentry posted there hears It. He has been
waiting for It for a long time. He grasps his
gun In one hand and starts Town the pier on n
run. The others he passes fall In and all reach
the ship together. They scramble over the
rail, not waiting for the gangplank up which
the last officers are hurrying. Hawsers are
cast of, the engines move. and the old throb
OF the screw Is felt again. We're off-twenty
days to Manila.
II the friends ashore cheered before. what
did they do now? The cries Of the Kanaka
boys swimming alongside and diving for coins
thrown into the water. even the sound OF the
playing Of our own band drawn UP on the spar
deck, are drowned by the tumult Of cheers from
wharves and piers. But there comes a lull. and
over the roarof farewell sound rises Aud
Lang Syne." The two Hawaiian bands are play
ing together. On the Australia the band stops
ldy lHk ulu lH6 HOlS6C edS6B. Abbott Jne people
grow quiet. The bands swing quickly into
The Star-Spangled Banner" Instantly comes
the answer from the ship. a burst Of frantic
that dies away. repeats. dies and re-
peats again. Then with hats of to the colors.
we pass along the star-spanRled waterfront.
swing into the main channel. bow to the first
long well from the Pacific, swing out Of the
as the last sound OF music and cheers
dies out ashore-and there's Waikiki and Dia-
mond Head abreast. One cheer more for the
friends ashore. and then we face the west and |
The work before us.
Two glorious days in Honolulu, the most
nospitable, as it is one Of the fairest. OF earth's |
,ities. Over the business houses and over the
dwellings, foated the ensign OF the United
States; up the streets we marched under the
Stars and Stripes; we dealt in American shops
With Americans for American goods, and we
'aid in American money. We met Americans
md were entertained by them: they were OF
he same blood. but over their Government
buildings hoated a strange flag. We were in a |
oreign land. By this demonstration Hawaii
las thrown to tho winds all obligations OF neu-
rality. Long before this finds It's way into
'rint she should have her reward. andthe Stars
md Stripes should be floating over the public
's well as the private buildings In Honolulu.
ROYAL SPORT OF SURF RIDING.
OF all that Honolulu showed the soldiers
things stand out particularly. surf riding
nd the hula dance. Surf riding Is a sport for
,ings: as for the dance-well. when you have
cen it you will know whether you want to see
t again or not. Surf riding Is one Of the great
ports Of oil the South Sea islands. The ma
ives are experts both with boards and in
anoes. White men become expert with
anoes. but rarely with boards. The canoes
re dug out OF big logs. They are very deep
nd narrow and seats are stepped nearthe gun
vale SO that they would tip over at a glance II
t were not for the enormous out
iggers they carry. Across the gunwales
re dashed two short sticks. Ole fore
one aft, which extend about eight
eet out on the port side and curve down
o the water. where they are fastened to. q four
nch log Of an extremely buoyant native wood.
letting swamped is mighty dangerous BUSH
less. for the surf booms In 30 rapidly and
Ieavily that 1t is an impossibility to bail out the
anoe and 1t must be taken to the beach, q task
great proportions In a heavy sea and one
hat demands that the men with the canoe
hall be good swimmers. The canoes almost
ever upset. but unless a comber is handled
vell 1t is likely to break over the canoe and all
t with water. and then there is trouble.
The canoe is manned usually by two big, husky
who can fairly smell a big breaker
ong before 1t lifts Its head above the sea. Some
I the white men who were born In Honolulu
re nearly as expert as the Kanakas. 1 went
ut with Billy Dimond, who has spent nearly
lis whole life In Honolulu. and as Tao-hai. one
4 his Kanakas. says. is a yer good man." We
along the beach to a place where the
urf was running ~hiRh-about as It booms in
long the Jersey coast under q fresh breeze.
hen out to sea we went until we were beyond
line OF the breakers. There we
~. Watching the sea. which was 80
uiet that I could hardly distinguish
he long. regular heave Of the Pacific swell.
uddenly Mr.. Dimond began to shoutto his two
len in Kanaka. Instantly q feeling Of wild
o~nfusion and excitement pervaded the canoe.
he Kanakas and Mr.. Dimond drove home the
road paddles and shouted in the Hawaiian
The other passengers and myself
added on as hard as we could and shouted,
oo-anything that came into our heads-we
ouldn't help 1t. Straight toward shore we
rove the big canoe. almost lifting It out Of the
'ater. The long. broad bladed paddles
through the water, and the shouting