The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-31

pan. Our ship is going to Japan from
here, and we had 1870 Japanese passen-
gers booked for there, as we had orders
from their consul 10 leave Port Ar
thur. But this morning Russian off
GERS came and made those that were on
board prisoners of war, so the poor fell
lows will, in all probability, never see
Japan again.
February II.-Well, we are not away
yet, but, thank God, we are going,
and the sound of the officers and men
hurrylng around overhead getting things
ready is the sweetest music | have heard
for long time. Yesterday afternoon,
when Captains Kilvert and Morris went
to see the admiral, he told them that
the Ras Bera, being empty, could go,
but they could not let their coal leave
after it was here, so the Toxton Hall
must remain. He would take the ship
under his protection, but the crew could
so to another port if they liked. But
their own men-of-war kept coming in
through the afternoon, and we could not
get out before sunset, and after that
nothing is allowed to move on the water.
We spent the night on Toxton Hall
again, for Captain kllvert is a splendid
fellow, and his brother is one of his off
GERS. So we had as pleasant an evening
as circumstances would permit. This
morning Capt Kilvert and his men all
went aboard of a Norwegian steamer
bound for Chefoo, British port in Chi
na Arthur went again to see the adj
admiral, and now, we, too, are
ON OUR WAY OUT.
I trust we may meet with no more
adventures before we reach another
port Captain Morris is undecided
whether to go to Chefoo or Moi, jap
an. | have beside me on the table
silver tea-caddie and ten nice books
from Captain Kilvert, as a souvenir of
the most thrilling experience of our
lives up to the present. This is getting
to be a seemingly lengthy account, but
yet it is mere sketch of the affair
When we found yesterday, or rather
enc day before, that we could not get
cur ships out, we decided to leave them
and go on a passenger boat that was
leaving for Chefoo, and you may i'm
agine my heart-ache as | packed to-
gether few necessary articles of cloth
ing to take with us, for there was no
time to do much packing. Then, as |
passed out of the cosy rooms and left
behind all my pretty clothing and pres
ents-in fact, almost everything that
bSlOIiSSu 10 tie Captain OF nlyS6ll--IO
be rif1ed by the soldiers and Cinnamon
it took all the fortitude I could COM
mand to restrain the tears. AS we
went along to the other ship all the
soldiers and men watched me curious
ly to see how I was taking it, and in
the evening heard several of the Off
GERS from our ship and the other say:
MRS. MORRIS IS A BRICK"
If we get away safely L am sure
none of US will ever forget this expert |
ence, I shall not write any more just |
now. VIII finish in next port. Ar |
rived at Chefoo without further adj |
venture. The harbor was full of ships, |
nearly all of which were refugees from i,
Port Arthur. We were invited out to |
dinner and tea on some of the ships,
and so had a chance to compare notes !
with the other CAPTAINS. We have
with us a lady passenger from Port /
Arthur. She wants to go to her home
In Poland, so 1 suppose she will be
with US for some time. She speaks
English fairly, and is nice company |
for me. We are now on our way to
Moji, in Japan, and from there to
No address yet to give
you. You might send this along to i
Elsie and Myrtle, for I suppose they
would like to know about it, and do
not destroy the letter, for it will be
interesting to refer to in after years. |
should like to have an account for
myself, but am too lazy to write it.
With much love to all and lots of kiss
IS to the little boys.