The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-06
KOREA GETS IN
FROM THE ORIEN

The Pacific Mail liner Korea arrived
off port early yesterday morning and
locked at the Hackfeld wharf about
nine O'Clock. Her officers report fine
trip although the weather was little
rough the first day out of Yokohama
Everyone agrees that the vessel had
a most remarkable escape from the
Vladivostoek squadron on her outward
voyage. Heavy wea Their had delayed
her so that she arrived in Toxic bay
at night, lying off port until morning
when she was piloted through the
mines into the harbor. The weather
during the last two days of her passage
had been very thick and it IS believed
that this was all that saved her from
capture. The officers of the ship de-
MED the story that has been told by
some returning from the Orient to the
effect that the Russian squadron had
pa ssed the Tsugari straits before the
Korea arrived. The enemy's vessels
We're reported off the western entrance
of Toxic bay on the afternoon of the
Sth of July and again on the 18th they
We're seen off the eastern entrance. The
people of Yokohama were greatly re-
joiced at the safe arrival of the liner
for they had had grave apprehensions
of her capture.
The steamer brings 947 tons of freight
for this port, mostly Japanese food
stuffs and liquors. she has fifteen pas
sengers for Honolulu. For San Fran
cisco she has 5000 tons of cargo and
a million yen in treasure. Among her
Honolulu passengers are Mr. and Mrs.
Craig Heberton and daughter>who are
on tour around the world and will
stop over. several weeks in Hawaii
A. ]. Storm and wife are passen-
gers for this port. Mr. Storm is q
civil engineer and was here several
years ago when he surveyed the Pa
cific Heights electric railway. The
other passengers for this port are all
Japanese.
Among the through passengers is
Thomas F. Willard special war cor
of the Mex York World and
Of Scribner's Magazine He has been
at the front with Kuropatkins army
and says that the correspondents do
not get treated any better by the Rus
slams than by the japanese. He is OF
he opinion that there will be no de-
'isive battle fought after the Russians
lave retreated north of Mukden to
heir main line of defenses. Then nego-
iations win be in order. Milard says
hat KuroDa tkin is an able officer but
acks competent Iieutenants.
Commander F. H. Holmes, T. S. N.
Who took the Mohican out to Manila
nd was later in conman nd Of the ar
email at Cavite is returning under or
ers.
Hon. E. c. Bellows is American Con-
III General at Yokohama and is on
is way TO Washington. d. c.
Captain Edward T. Kjonsberg, for
many years senior pilot at Shanghai
as retired from his position and viii
make his home In New York. He is
veil known in Eastern shipping circles
s well as IN the Orient
Maurice T. Lowenstein of the firm Of
'astle Bros. Wolf & Sons Manila
gents of the Pacific Mail Company is
n his way to the States. 1t is said
hat he IS to. be married to a niece OF
,x-Nayor Sutro OF san Francisco.
Chas- .. McLain. Provisional Treas
rer of the Philippine government is
ding to Indiana, Pa. with his family.
Jackson a Due is secretary TO COM
Missioner Ide of the Philippines.
James H. Derbyshire is a prominent
Merchant Of Hongkong on a business
lip to New York.