The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-03

journed to the Far East to-day. Among
| those at the station to witness its de-
parture were Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvitch,= the heir presumptive and
Duke Peter OF Oldenburg, the Emper-
or's brother-in-law The train is the
finest railway hospital ever constructed.
1t consists OF two sections. the first COM
posed of fourteen ambulance cars fitted
| with every appliance for the comfortable
! transportation of the i'll and wounded
| The second section contains two operat-
| ing cars supplied with every adjunct of
| the modern operating roon-tiled in
| terror capable of instant cleansing dis
| lnfeCtants, stores, instruments, bandages
and adjustable operating tables. These
cars are intended to be detached from
! the train and sent to various points,
wherever they will be of the most use
along the line.
The remainder of the train contains
library, chapel and bath rooms. in
Guiding a special electric bath. an X-ray
car with dynamos and all apparatus, and
kitchen car from which all the patients
are fed. There are also cars containing
dispensary and disinfecting apparatus,
water distilling plant and ice manu-
featuring machinery.
There went out with the train three
doctors, four sisters of mercy and three
assistants
The Empress not only furnished the
entire train but furnishes $500 monthly
to aid in the purchase of delicacies for
the sick.
BELATED PREPARATIONS.
NEW YORK, May ga naval pro-
gram extraordinary is reported by the
Russian correspondents of the London
Times to be under consideration by
special commission recently appointed
It's exact extent is kept secret, but it is
known that Russia intends to lose no
time in laying down an unusually large
number of vessels of various types, while
in addition to the submarines under con-
struction or undergoing trial it is gem
orally thought in naval circles that at
least ten will be laid down with as little
delay as possible,
The Russian Minister of Marine is
said to have given especial attention to
submarines and to have offered induce
ments to submarine engineer experts to
evolve an improved type.
A squadron of vessels, including two
coast defense ships, have been engaged
for several days outside Kronstadt in
various exercises, including torpedo
practice.
The commanders of the vessels have
been enjoined to pay especial attention
to the training of the gun crews, and the
paramount Importance of rapid and ac-
curate shooting has been insisted upon.
MINES AND SUBMARINES.
ST. PETERSBURG, May GA
nigh authority at the Admiralty said to
he correspondent of the Associated
Press today:
''It is false to assert that the Russians
Use floating mines They are not known
n the Russian naval service. The Japa-
lese used them constantly off Port
Arthur setting numbers afoat near the |
"All the Russian mines are anchored,
tut the action of the Japanese in drag :
ring for them is responsible if they get 4
float Such mines are readily discern
bic in daylight and are dangerous on
Y at night The three mile limit is an
bsurdity as a Whitehead torpedo can
ravel four miles"
This authority, while not committing
irnself absolutely, strongly intfrnates Y
hat the Japanese battleship Hatsuse was
by torpedo fired from a sub
marine boat A.os
1t is now established that submarine e
oat of the Drewzeweicki type awas at
Port Arthur before the outbreak. of the
var.
NOTES.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 26.-Cap-
ain Jakovlef, former commander of the
russian battleship Petropavlovsk, and
lieutenant Schmidt, the late Vice Adj
liral Makaroffs aide-de-camp, have re-
1rned here.
ODESSA, May 26.-According to re-
orts made by captains of steamers
hitch have arrived here from Red Sea,
Japanese torpedo boat has been seen
here -