The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-17
THE KOREA
IN EARLY
Brings Many People of
interest and
Note.

The ocean greyhound Korea, Of the
Pacific Mail line, bearing distinguish
ed list of passengers, arrived yesterday
morning from the Orient, and locked
at the Hackfeld wharf. The huge ves-
sci was in port shortly after o'clock.
The voyage was a pleasant and fast
one. as the vessel left Yokohama a day
late. Bird and Gardner Islands were
sighted.
The Korea was met outside by a
launch containing Governor Carter,
Col. Soper, Col. Jones, Lieut.. Col. Zeig-
Ter and Captain johnson of the Nation
al Guard, who went aboard and well
coined Governor Taft to Hawaii.
The Hawaiian Government band was
at the wharf as the steamer came in
and a burst of martial music greeted
the ears of the future Secretary of War.
as well as His Highness. the Grand
Vizier of Persia, who is also pas
senger.
The Korea brought 1900 tons of
freight for Honolulu, and this viii hold
the vessel in port until O'Clock today
when she is scheduled to continue her
voyage to San Francisco. The Korea
also carries treasure to the amount Of
50, $50, 900 in gold yen from Japan.
The Korea had a peculiar experience
before reaching Yokohama. The
weather was extremely cold in coming
from Shanghai to Nagasad and Kobe,
and after leaving the latter port for
Yokohama the decks were covered with
ice. Ice had to be broken from the
winches at Yokohama in order to get
them to work.
While entering the harbor the sacred
mount of Fujiyama stood out in clear
relief, the summit glistening magnih-
Gently with its crown of ice and snow.
The ships officers state that its APP
pearance on this trip was one of the
finest it has been their pleasure to
witness.
Purser W. A Allen of the Korea
made a departure in supplying the
newspaper men with news of passen-
gers aboard by writing the passengers
up himself, as follows:
Governor w. II. Taft, wife, son and
daughter, en- route to Washington; II.
H Mira Ali Asgar Khan, Atabake
Azam, Prime Minister of Persia, ac-
companied by his son, Mira Ahmad
Khan, and Mehdi Qouli Khan, Vice
Minister of the educational department
of Persia, all accompanied by four SER
wants. They left Teheran, capital of
Persia, Sept. twenty-second last, the
Prime Minister taking a leave of abb
sence for seven months in order to
make a pilgrimage to Mecca, and are
simply making the journey to Mecca
via China, Japan and the United States.
They will make only short stay in
San Francisco and will then proceed
overland TO New York where they will
sail for Egypt so as to arrive at Nee
ca on February 23rd. The Premier,
who has made many visits to England.
and is an intimate friend OF King Ed
ward, and was on most intimate terms
with the late Lord Salisbury, is very
much interested in all the news of the
day as regards the Oriental questions,
and as this is his first visit to the Uni
ted States. he anticipates his trip over
land with a great deal of pleasure and
only regrets that his stay in this coun-
try cannot be longer The Premier
and his son speak French but the only
one of the party who speaks English
Is Medi Quoli Khan.
Mr. w K. Brice, Secretary of the
American China Development Co, now
building the -Hankow railway,
who has been out to the opening of the
road to Fatohou (Sam Shin Division) is
now returning to New York.
Mr.. J. S. Mccoy and w. P. Arm
strong. Commissioners of the Treasury
who have been on a tour
Of inspection in the East, are return
ing to Washington. 1t. Commander E.
A. Anderson, U. S. N, DR.. J. r. Bris-
ter, u. S. N, and Ensigns Ellis and
Weichert, U. S. N, are all en- route to
F.. G. Kell of Formosa, and H. D.
Morrison of Shanghai, tea merchants,
are on their way to New York.
L. r. Whitley, Attorney General of
the Philippines, is on his way home.
Carson Taylor and II. F. Kendall, |
n charge of the Philippine exhibit at
st. Louis, are accompanying a portion |
IF the exhibit
Other passengers are K. Sugawa,
Yokohama merchants at /
St. Louis; K. Tosawa, manager Yoko- !
mama Specie Bank at San Francisco;
5. Markawa, from Toxic to st. Louis |
Exposition; J. Asaoka, merchant |
IF Yoke; S. Nunonu, a prominent engi- |
leer of Toxic; Mr.. F. w. Carpenter, |
secretary to Governor Taft; Mr.. Almon |
" Gray, who is returning from Ma
1iIa.