Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-11

AN American Cruiser In the East.
BY John d. Ford. feet engineer OF
the Pacific Station, U. s. N; 6hx
81 In; cloth; 507 PIP. Appendix
and copious index. Second edition.
with account of the Battle of Nal
Mia; 1856 Illustrations from photo
graphs. A. 8. Barnes & Co., New
York. Order direct from publish.
ers or from local dealers.
Nothing has been spared by author
or publisher to make this book read
able II Is entertaining. interesting
and instructive all the way through.
To Westerners, and especially resi-.
dents OF islands In the Pacific, the book
will particularly appeal. as we are far
enough west to be almost east.
Then the present war between Japan
and Russia adds to the books timeli-
ness. In the appendix. under "The
Japan.China War. we have full &C.
count of that historic event. while
THE Battle OF Manila, written by a
participant, would interest even an an.
ti.eXpansionist. Mr.. Ford's style IL
graphic. but never tedious; he gives
one n sense of motion-of elan so
that the reader realizes that he Is go.
ing somewhere and seeing something
all through the large volume. and after
the end is reached he feels more as II
he had been taking a journey rather
than reading of another's travels.
When the reviewer got through and
| closed the book, he felt "the boat stop"
and could hardly realize that he was
sitting quietly In his chair under the
mango tree.
! do not remember having seen a
lbctter account In any book of the sort
of Japan. Korea, Eastern Siberia, Chi.
ma and the Philippines. Mr.. Ford
says:
| Having completed my duty in San
Francisco by the end of September.
repaired to the Mare Island Navy Yard
and Joined the U. s. s. Alert for q
cruise In Behring Sea and the Far
East. The cruise was very interest
ing and the experiences were valuable.
Behring Sea and Korea were revela.
toms to me. During large portion OF
| the cruise we visited Japan, China,
Hongkong and the Philippines. which
gave me the opportunity to compare.
modify or confirm the impressions OF
years ago; and my desire Is to show
those countries and people as saw
them"
In which Mr.. Ford has succeeded ad-
mirably. Anyone who wishes a full
knowledge Of the East should send for
this book.
Impressions Quarterly" A little mag.
azine standing for the expression
Of independent thought In matters
of literature and art. Edited by
Dnt
Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco.
a feature of this well-printed publ.
| cation is "Broadsides"--a page beau.
tifully designed. consisting Of a quota.
tion from some author. This number
contains characteristic bit from
John Muir:
climb the mountains and get their
good tidings. Natures peace will flow
INTO you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own fresh
ness into you, and the storms their
energy, while cares will drop OFF like
autumn leaves"
An appreciative article on Ina Cool
BIRTH by George Wharton James, Is
particularly interesting to those who
have an aloha for California and its
writer's. In speaking OF the Overland
Monthly-"the real, old Overland
Mrs. James says:
There were three writer's who con.
tributed to II so often that they be.
came known as the Golden Gate Trim.
ity'. This trinity was composed OF
Bret Harte, c. w. Stoddard and Ina ID.
Coolbrith. She was one Of the main.
stays. She more than any other per.
son, had influence with Bret Harte.