The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
BORIS TOOK A
CANOAE RIDE
SAID THE SPORT WAS VERY
EXCITING AND HE
ENJOYED IT.
ADDS HE Is ON NO POLITICAL
MISSIONS.
Declares He is Simply Travelling for
Pleasure and His own Amusement.
Liked the Japanese-Also Honolulu.


places of interest as they could posi-
bly, crowd into the seven hours of their
stay in this port. All of them were de-
LIGHTED with their visit the Prince being
especially charmed with the many
beauties of the island.
The party took a wagonette at the
| Channel wharf and drove about the
city going to the Moana Hotel for tifiin.
| They remained ashore until within a
| few minutes before the sailing time of
| the Coptic. At the wharf, the Prince
was greeted by large crowd which
had come to see him leave on the fav-
orite Pacific liner. The Territorial band
| was in attendance, in honor of the
| prince.
A very graceful compliment was
| shown the Prince, the instant that he
| stepped on the gangway. The band
| burst forth into the strains of the Ru--
! sian national air, while Captain Rim
! der the master of the Coptic, had the
! princes flag broken out at the fore peak
| 1t was Captain Kinder who had arrang-
| ed this little tribute to the Prince and
the young nobleman was pleased be
/ yOnd measure. That strange quality of
inherent patriotism and love of country
! possessed by all races showed itself
from the Prince to the most insgniff-
! cant of his party, for with one accord,
| they stood uncovered while the strains
| of their national music We're heard. A
few moments later, the Russians had
the opportunity of returning the COM
pliment, for when Captain Berger's
musicians played the Star Spangled
Banner" the Prince and his compa-
Mons again barred their heads and way
ed alohas to those on the wharf.
Grand Duke Boris was on the bridge
with Captain Kinder and Captain Ma
cauley the pilot, while the vessel was
leaving the wharf. The young prince
was covered with royal lima leis, which
the Russian Consul, Alexander Isen-
berg and other friends had given the
prince All of the members of the
Princes suite, were decorated with leis
and the spirit of good fellowship pos
sessed every one of them and, eager as
all We're to watch what to them was a
very interesting and unusual CUSTOM
they found time to graciously consent
to various passengers taking photo
graphs of them.
"Ah. l think this is a beautiful GUS
TOM" exclaimed Grand Duke Boris, as
he left the bridge and came upon the
Promenade deck to mingle with the
other passengers. This is indeed a
pretty custom" he repeated as he turn
ed and waved a farewell aloha to the
band and crowd on the wharf.
And where am 1 going and what am
I going to do?" he asked. well l eX-
, pect TO remain about five weeks in
, America From San Francisco, l shall
visit Yosemite valley, the Yellowstone
park, Chicago, Niagara Falls, Buffalo,
New York and Newport. Shall we visit
England? Why certainly. The steamer
from New York goes to Liverpool and
We shall go to London and from there
we will visit the Continent and finally
return home to st. Petersburg"
The prince is not a hard man to APP
, proach nor indeed is he a hard man to
, talk with but he is a difficult man to
interview. He is young, he is full OF
q youthful spirits and fun and he is
y eager to see and learn but, true courtieI
: that he is, he has been early trained
. in the art of speaking by silence and OF
keeping silent by speech. He is ready
and willing to speak of his personal
). Experiences but when international poll
tics are preached, he becomes as indif-
ferent, as close, and as silent as the
Sphinx.
That eloquence of silence is in the
artistic shrug of his shoulders, as he
says to you political mission? know
nothing of political missionsi they are
not for me- l am simply travelling fol
my own amusement and pleasure; anC
do not care to be bothered abou
I them" and then you realize that while
the young man may permit all tn
Significance" possible, to be attached
to his various visits, he will not Civ
utterance which will either shake o
strengthen such Interpretation, he let
his eloquent silence give corroboratiol
to 1t.
my visit to Japan? Oh, I was de
lighted with Japan. l was treated witt
the utmost kindness and honor by tn
Mikado and his people l like them
they showed that they We're mos
friendly.
do l think my visit will serve to pro
1,rktV h4 tNgT
countries? / do not know, But tn
= Japanese were very friendly to me ant
there was not the slightest feeling o
dislike toward me or my country, show
toward us during our entire VISIT Fl
! Japan. VIII there be any trouble be
tween Russia and Japan? oh do no
d know, l do not think so. Why SHOULD
= there be? Both countries are nov
l. friendly.
IF "Manchuria and Russia? All, do no
know about the intentions of Russia.
am not a diplomat. l am a soldier an
I. am travelling for my leisure, beside
l did not visit Manchuria, so how ca
t, l known about the Russians in Man
i, churia. 2" he naively added with
- smile.
al my visit to Japan was an official one
also paid official visits to Egypt Indi
the French Settlement in the Strait
and at several other places. My visi
to America is not official l can nc
state whether l shall visit Washingto
rs or not / will travel about the Unite
States and visit the places of interest.
But Your Highness the Japan pa
pers hint that you have expressed a
admiration for the American women
What do you think of them?'
"How can 1 know of them before
- see them?" answered the Prince an
then he INDUCED in that eloquent shru
of his shoulders, whereupon the mem
bers of his suite smiled, as with pre-
phetic eye, they probably fOreshadowe
the reception that is awaiting him /
Newport, the gay.
Fairly tall, slightly above mediul
height, with dark moustache, an athlt
tic figure clear cut features fine teet
= and an "air" the Prince would be hos
pitably received in America even wei
he not the first cousin of the Car of a