The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-24

forded the press of San Francisco the
opportunity to devote columns of space
to the unsavory doings of these two
people. In San Francisco, the twain
registered at the California Hotel under
the name Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings
This was on the 4th of the present
month. The managers of that high
toned caravansary being more interest
ed in the welfare of their guests than in
the actions of swelldom, did not know
who they We're entertaining unawares
until; some eight or nine days after
their arrival, when Manager Wren of
the hotel called the gentleman who an
swered to the name of Mr.. Hastings
downstairs. at the rude and unearthly
hour of Z o'clock in the morning, and
told him that he and the lady fair who
was posing as his better half would be
given forty-fve minutes in which to
leave the hotel At first Hastings"
demurred, but upon being told that if
he and his female associate were not
out of the hotel by $50 a. m. he would
be. charged at the rate of $50 an hour
thereafter. they went. The four dogs,
Strong's brindle Boston terrier, Lady
Hopes two sky-terRiers and an Eng
lish pug, with all their paraphernalia.
including the stalwart negro porter and
his wife, who is the maid to Me Lady" >"
and the twelve trunks of the eScapad-
ing pair, were forthwith bundled down
stairs, and to parts unknown. The mail
of the young officer continued to come
to the California, but orders were left
to send it to the Palace, where the ne
gro porter called for it late in the day
Evidently Strong realizes the nature
of his conduct for some days ago he
sent his resignation to Washington,
which was promptly accepted.
T A few days before the sailing of the
Nippon Maru Strong secured a state
room on that vessel on the starboard
side of the hurricane deck, giving for
the name of its occupant, Mrs. H. L.
Hastings" Later he secured apart
ments for himself and accommoda tions
for the two stylish-looking negroes, the
four dogs and space for the twelve
trunks. On the Maru, the two, who
appeared on the passenger list under
the name of u. G. Smith and wife, y
with Kobe as their destination, were the
object of much attention and gossip. al
though they were not taken into any
one of those many little social circles
that are always found on shfp-board,
pany of the other passengers, but kept
decidedly aloof. Only the two darkeys
and the four dogs were considered
worthy of their notice. Yesterday
morning Her Highness momentarily un-
bcsomed herself and said to a lady that
Both she and her friend Captain
Strong. had been grossly and unjustifi-
ably scanadlized."
/ Just how Strong and the woman of
his choice are going to get along is a
puzzle. In his own name the Captain
/ has s35,0O0 which he inherited from
! his father. His salary in the Army
/ was $3.50 per month. Lady Yohe is ex-
pensive in her necessities, to say moth
ing of her luxuries. Lord Hope can
hardly be expected to foot the bills now.
1t is rumoreds that he has begun suit
for divorce on statutory grounds.
Lady Yohe is not the beautiful wom-
an she was ten years ago, although she
still possesses striking personality
The big blue eyes, however, are still as
| limpidly lovely as in the days of yore
but her other features are rather
coarse, and she is cultivating double
chin. Last night she nearly spit fire al
ian Advertiser reporter.