The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
PRINCE
HENRY
COMING
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r. States consulate.
e. WASHINGTON, Jan. u.-At the whit
n house tonight it was stated that no a,
~ rangement had been made for the recer
ton of Prince Henry of Prussia upon tn
occasion of his visit to this country
2 Coming. as he does, as the personal rep
Of resentative of the emperor, he will b
- accorded the honors due his high rank
His mission, it is understood, viii brin
- him to Washington, probably as tn
/ guest of the German ambassador
e y NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sheet pat
V ing of the steel schooner-yacht in cours
:, OF construction at Shooter island, N Y
u for the Emperor of Germany, is beins
pushed rapidly. From present progress.
e the yacht should be ready for launching
!, about Feb. 26
During the coming week Wallace
Downey, president of the Townsend and
: Downey Shipbuilding Company, will visi,
t Washington to arrange for a date for the
launching, to meet the convenience OF
Miss Roosevelt, who will christen the
=. new yacht. Mr.. Downey will probably
, consult with the German attache at
E washington regarding the launching.
MUCH INTEREST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. n.-The an
nouncement that Prince Henry Of Prus-
STA, brother of Emperor William, will
come to the United States at an early
date already has caused much interest.
ing speculation as IL the details of his
reception. The program for his enter
talnment will be an elaborate one, appro-
pirate for his high station He will he
met at New York by representatives of
PRESIDENT Roosevelt. An officer Will be
detailed from the Army and one from the
Navy to arrange for the convenience of
the prince and to accompany him.
On his arrival in Washington Prince
Henry will be received by the President
and will be invited to become the guest
| or the nation. Whether he will care to
accept TINS invitation or to stay at the
German embassy is not known. His
call upon the President will be returned
IN person by Mr.. Roosevelt who will !
invite him to dinner, where there viii |
also be the most prominent men Of the |
country. Everything Will be done TO !
make Prince Henry's visit pleasant an
memorable one
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern will
also be given a cordial reception. 1t Is
possible that the North Atlantic sz51,a6
ron may find its itinerary cut shor. and
tnat 1t Will be ordered to reee-ye the
yacht at sea, accompany it to port and
take its share in doing honor u the
Prussian prince.
THE PREPARATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Cable advices
at the German embassy here in
dictate that Prince Henry of Germany
VIII arrive off New York about February
18th. While DR.. Won Holleben the Ger :
man ambassador has not been yet adj
Vlsed iuiIy as TO the details of Prince
Henrys visit to this country it is the =
opinion of the embassy officials that the |
stay of the royal visitor in the United | |
states viii not extend over a fortnight
Inc voyage of the imperial yacht | |
dohenzollern will be so timed that the +,
'esseI VIII arrive off New York in sea- II
ION TO Join the steamer which will brir.
he ma
'acht and then proceed on to be me.
~ the reception fleet of naval vessels
ma steamers which Will escort the Ho- /!
lenzollern into New York harbor
The President is showing a great deaf
L interest in the arrangements for the
rince's reception, and he himself caHeG ]
ne matter up in the cabinet today. :.
vas too early to map out any defin;ta !
rosram for the reception, but to Secrc-
airy Hay and Secretary Long were Left
he arrangement of details.
1t is probable that when the Hohen 4
ollern takes off Prince Henry from the II
ner she will be escorted from the Jaw er |
ay down to Sandy Hook by Admiral 1
'eweys old flagship the Olympia or | /
lie San Francisco, which has been the |
agship of the European squadron Both |
these fine ships have been almost |
reconstructed in the Bostol |
nd New York Navy Yards. As it has |
zen suggested that the captain of either |
INK to meet the German admiral Sec !
tary Long has taken under considera- |
on the propriety of appointing Rear
dmiral Robley ID. Evans for this occa-
on he is known personally to Prince *
enry, who was in command at the grea. III
wal demonstration at Kiel, where al
ral Evans represented the United |
ates Navy on the cruiser New York
ABOUT TO SAIL. II
KEEL, Jan. 16.-The imperial yacht To- II
nzollern, which is to sail for the Unit |
States on Saturday is completing her !
operations for the trans-A tlantic trip -
e went out to the outer ford yester- -
y to test her boilers and adjust h1r
npasses.
admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, at
lded by Adjutants Won Schwindt anG
Il Egidy and several naval officers of
n rank, was present at a dinner last
ming On board the HohenzolIern. to
farewell to Admiral Count Won Bau
sin. the commander of the yacht, and
staff
rince Henry and his court marshal
Kiel today for Berlin.
ERLIN, Jan. 16-Admiral Prince Hen
of Prussia arrived here today from
i. He will remain ten days in Ber-
he details regarding Prince Ecrry's
ding in the United States and his
thereafter are entirely in the
ids of Secretary Hay and DR.. yOr: HoI-
IN. the German ambassador at Wash
ton.
THE NEW YACHT
EW YORK, Jan. 16.-Hts majesty,
German emperor. has decided that
schooner yacht that is building at
oters' Island in this harbor shall he
he'd the Meteor, and Captain Hubert !
Rebour, the naval attache at WASH
on has advised Messrs Carey,
tn and Barber of this city, the dc.
erS of the vessel.
lder the direction of r. L. Ferris.
of construction at Shoot
Island the plating OF the Meteor is
& hurried with all speed that is CON
ent with the best of workmanship. II
ling happens the yacht VIII be ready
,e placed in the water on February
almost a week before the launching yr~.
now talked of, which is February
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