The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-27

There are two army bands aboard the
great transport Thomas and the SOL
diers swear by them.
The presence of such large number
of troops in Honolulu recalls to the
minds of people here the time, not so
long ago, when the first large bodies of
troops hurried from the United States
to the Philippines, were passing
this city.
Yesterday the men of the first bat
TALON of the Fifth Infantry and of the
second battalion Of the Eighth Infan-
try, as we'll as many recruits, were
scattered all over town taking in the
virons. wandering out as far as Dia-
mond Head in many instances or climb
ing Punchbowl and even Tantalus
Many visited the Pail and looked upon
the ocean from the windward side of
Oahu. Some Of the boys had kodaks
and snapped bird's-eye views of the
sunny city from the hill-tops while
others, preferring portraits of the
jewellers in this land, We're fortunate
enough to be able to take pictures of
the different types of people which go
to make up the island cosmopolis.
Early in the morning the soldiers
from the Thomas were formed on the
naval wharf and paraded about the
city that they might stretch their legs
and timber up a bit before sailing for
Nagasaki and Manila tomorrow. AS
they marched through the principal
streets the people turned out to see
them go by and to listen to the music
of the band They are a fine looking
lot of men and presented a noble az
pearance in marching trim.
When a soldier gets ashore from a
transport the first thing he generally
does is to make a rush for a restaurant
He wants shore meal and some fruit.
| He will haunt a fruit stand until he
has eaten all the apples, pears, peaches,
bananas, mangoes, or whatever else he
farcies, until he can't hold any more,
or until he has spent all his money.
| At the restaurants the soldiers, for
some reason or other, buy up all the
ham and eggs, particularly the eggs.
| The soldiers from the Thomas have
very little money with them to spend
on anything, however, and they won t
leave much behind them. One fourth
of the men were allowed ashore at q
time. They were given three hours
| wherein to roam. Notwithstanding
this arrangement suggested by the po-
lice department, there were a great
many more than one-fourth of the
| troops away from the transport all day
Big crowds of the men went swim
ming in the harbor others sat around
on the wharf and played cards, the
majority, however, saw all that they
could of Honolulu
Colonel Comba is one of the most
popular officers aboard the transport
He was made brigadier general of vol
unteers for gallantry at Ell Caney. H,
was lieutenant-colonel Of the 18th In
fantry at that battle. The Eighth In
fantry is commanded by Major Stretch
the senior regimental officer. Colone
Randall, the commander, was recently
made brigadier- general and sent t.
command the Department of Alaska
The lieutenant-colonel is on sick leav
so Major Stretch is in command.
At the Hawaiian Hotel last nigh
music reigned supreme Musician
from the bands of the Fifth and Eight
lnfantries, thirty-six of them, gave
concert which delighted hundreds VIII
had gathered in the grounds to EMO,
the music. Patriotic pieces stirred tn
love Of country in the breasts of man,
and selections in rag-time and all othe
kinds of time made up feast of melo
dy which was ravenously devoured b.
all.
Former Queen Liliuokalani was pres
ent with members of her suite, occupy
Ing the small Waikiki lanai especiall
reserved for her. One of the larges
crowds which ever attended a ban
concert in Honolulu was present an
everybody went away with war;
spot in their hearts for the Army band
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