The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-11
AMERICA MARU
BACK FROM WAR
POPULAR LINER OF togo K1sEN
KAISHA RESUMES THE SERVICE
FOR THE JAPANESE COMPANY.

Back from the war with glory enough
to satisfy any merchant craft, the 5.
S. America Maru arrived yesterday
from japanese ports, the first vessel
to renew the service of the Togo kisen
Kaisha between the Orient-Honolulu
and San Francisco. Although the last
of the japanese liners to go out of
commission and enter the service of
the japanese nation during the present
war. the America Maru has been select
ed as the vessel to have the honor of
starting the merchant service of the
popular company.
The vessel deft Yokohama October l
and arrived off the port yesterday after
a pleasant trip. She was met off the
harbor shortly after 4 o'clock by the
various customs, marine and immigra-
ton officials and a special committee
of Japanese residents consisting of L.
Kobayashi, Rev. Mr.. Motokawa, M.
Komoeya, NJ. Yamashiro, T. Hiramoto,
S. Hirano and X. Kawasaki. This COM
mittee was on the customs launch
Water witch. As soon as partique
had been granted the vessel this COM
mittee was permitted aboard the liner
and going to the upper deck of the YES
sci refreshments We're served ana
healths drunk upon the return of the
vessel to the merchant marine service
Coming into the harbor the America
Maru was saluted by the crowds OIL
Japanese who were passing on the
steamer w. G. Hall bound for Kauai
The steam scow Pioneer also met the
vessel i'm the channel. The Pioneer
was decorated with lanterns and flags.
Daylight fire works were set off aboard
the liner. At the Hackfeld wharf the
vessel was greeted by large crowds OF
Japanese school children and others
who sang patriotic songs and shouted
"banzais" as the America Maru swung
into her berth.
The vessel brought 1000 tons of
freight for Honolulu and had four cabin
passengers for this pott. She had
fanr sized crowd of through passen-
gers. She is in command of Captain
Philip Going her former master. Ernest
Bent who was formerly chief officer
aboard the liner is again chief officer.
G. Ishii is chief engineer. c. Lacy
Goodrich is the purser. Goodrich pass
ed through here last month on the
Mongolia to Yokohama to meet the
America. NJ. Kauai came to Honolulu
as surgeon of the vessel but DR.. Crooke
her former surgeon joined her at this
place.
After the America Maru was put into
commission as an auxiliary cruiser she
served as a scout ship to the Japanese
fleet and was the first Japanese vessel
to sight a portion of Rojestvensky'
fleet off Singapore. The America Maru
was present at the Battle of the Sea
of Japan when Rojestvensky was an
initiated She was sent in pursuit of
Admiral Enquest's division, that es-
| capped to Manila and were interned
| The America Maru did not sight the
! beaten Russians however. The Anne
RIGA Maru was equipped with battery
of two 10 centimeter guns fore and aft,
| four one FOUNDER guns and AZ milli-
meter guns.
Captain Going was placed in com
mand of the Rohilla Maru a hospital
boat after the America Maru was
taken for an auxiliary cruiser. Later
he was i'm command of the troop trans
port Manchu Maru conveying troops
to Dalny. Captain Going was honored
with the ribbon of the Sixth Order of
the Sacred Treasure for services in the
| China-Japan war and will probably
| receive some further recognition for
his service in the recent war.
H. b. Thomas is the chief steward of
tn evessel. He has brought the SER
vice on the America Maru already up
to a splendid standard although this
was her first trip. He was steward
| aboard the American steamer Montara
when she was captured i'm the harbor
of Petropallovsk at the same time that
the S. S. Australia was nabbed Two
japanese warships appeared unexpect-
eddy and fired blank charges at the
two steamers i'm order to force them to
surrender. The Australia people did
not obey promptly so a shot was fired
across her bows. She promptly sur
rendered. Both boats had cOntraband
cargoes for Russna
Among the through passengers on
the America Maru are Lieut.. Brewster
and Lieut.. Egan of the Marine Corps,
u. 5. A., Captain James, was master of
the steamer Pocohontas, which was re-
Gently sold i'm Japan; r. Mcqueen, was
the engineer ON the steamer; Captain
Cartwright was captain of the British
steamship Pawnee j.. Il. Matthews, is
| connected with a big steel concern at
Bethlehem. Pa; and is accompanied by
Mrs. Matthews; Harry Williams, Jr.,
is connected with the big tea exporting
company of Siegfried at Kobe; c. b.
Miner is superintendent of the Holland
| Submarine Co., and II. L, Brake, F. g.
Roney and r. p. Metz were his assist
ants at YokOsuka, Japan; Mrs. Miner
accompanies her husband. Among the
important personages is Bourke Cock
ran, the famous Tammany orator OF
New York city, and member of the
lower house of Congress, who is
through passenger, completing a tour
! of the world.
The America Maru sailed at noon