Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-26
ERENCHMEN PAY
THEIR OFFICIAL CALLS
Commodore Barnaud and
Consul VizzaYOna See
Governor.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
fUR PLEASANT STAY
Military High Mass TO be Celebrated
Next SUNDAY al Inc Catholic
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The French Consul, NJ. Ntzzayona
with Commodore Barnauu oil the
french cruiser Protel, and his cnIet
OF stan, Captain AdJutanJ Grouzet.
we're busy NAMING II round Of cans
yesterday afternoon soon after the
vessel was moored in Naval Row.
After calling on the Consul, the Of.
ficers accompanied by the representa-
tive OF their Government in TINS city,
called ON Governor Dole at his resi-
dence and were received by the Ex-
ecutive and Mrs. Dole. Tne Naval
Station AID Captain j +. Merry were
then visited and after that the party
went to the Catholic Mission, where
they were welcomed by Bishop Gul-
stan. The greeting between the
ountrymen vase most cordial and a
pleasant hour was spent in converse.
! ton.
Pleasant Visit Promised.
While the vessel is here the French
colony will do everything in its pow
err to make the visit of the ship a
pleasant one. The fact that the men
will be allowed but little shore liberty
is greatly regretted by Consul Viz2a.
vona. but it is thought for the best
that they remain aboard ship.
During this week there will be a re.
ccption rendered the officers by the
Catholic Benevolent Society at the
Catholic Mission. On Sunday next
there will be a military high mass Gel.
ebrated at the Catholic Cathedral, at
which the sailors will attend in full
uniform, The spectacle will be a
most interesting and imposing one
and a scene seldom witnessed here
The Bishop of PanOpolis will officiate
and the whole service will be 10
French, while preparations are now in
progress for special music for the oc,
casion. The Protects company will be
met at the boat landing by the
churchmen and an imposing parade
will take place between there and the
church. After the singing of the mass
at the cathedral the sailors will re,
turn aboard the Protet and she will
start on her voyage to Tahiti.
Maneuvers at Tahiti.
At Papetee the Trotet Will be Joined
by ten or twelve other vessels of the
French Squadron and naval maneuvers
will take place. The stay of the YES.
sells will last about week or ten days
and the entire squadron will then sail
for New Caledonia.
Since leaving here last year the
Protet has travelled many thousand
miles. From the South Seas she
went to South America and then by
easy stages worked her way along
the coast of Central America, Mexico
and California. At San Diego the
vessel was warmly welcomed and her
officers had a most enjoyable time
San Francisco was then visited in De
cember OF last year and there all the
officers W. were formerly on the
vessel were relieved from duty and
ordered home, their places being TAX,
en- by an entirely new set OF men.
The Protet is one OF the most mod
ern of the French navy. She Is OF
AIS tons displacement and has a speed
Of twenty knots. Her dimensions are
Length about 1926 feet width So feet
draught 20 feet. Her engines are Oh
$500 horsepower and she is heavily
armed carrying twenty.eight guns OF
from 81 to 164 mlllimeters in caliber
Her crew exclusive of the officers con
sists of $50 men.