The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-04
MONGOLIA BROUGHT
PRINCE FUSHIMI


The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia
arrived off port last night about II
O'Clock, six days and ten hours from
San Francisco. The vessel had beer
looked for to appear all day yesterday.
The passengers viii be allowed to come
ashore this morning, the doctors going
cut early to grant pratique. The yes
sci will not come into port.
The most conspicuous passenger
aboard is General Prince F'ushflni. for
whom nearly all Honolulu awaited
throughout the day. He is en- route
to yokohama The distinguished pas
senger did not leave his stateroom last
night, but he heard the welcome news
of Port Arthur's fall.
At 1890 the customs launch Water
witch, with customs inspectors. immi-
grafton officials, quarantine officers,
japanese Consul Mkt Saito, Vice Con-
SUI Yamanaga, Messrs. Kishi, Shio-
zawa and Motonaga aboard. went out
TO where the Mongolia had come to
an anchor The decks We're practical
~ deserted, but with the blowing of
the siduIlGii Nu1SlAS 1tie1A4S PNOEkC <ip-
peared at the rails.
Through a megapione Consul Saito
shouted the news that Port Arthur was
taken, and from stem to stern of the
vessel. came back a ripple of 'tbanzais. .
The Consul waved a Japanese lantern
attached to a bamboo stick and for a
moment there was considerable excite
ment Then the whole news was
shouted across the intervening space
and more "banzais' followed.
The Government officials went aboard
and the launch stood near. When
Dr. Sinclair returned to the launch
Major Sato. aid de camp and cham
berlain to Prince F'ushin1i. was allowed
to come down the gangway, where the
Consul handed him cablegTams and
other mail intended for Prince Fushi-
mi. Major Sato expressed himself
gratiffed with the news and without
more conversation the major returned
to the deck and the launch steamed
back into the harbor again.
Among the passengers for Honolulu
are Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Tenney and
w. r. Castle.
The Mongolia is loaded down with
about $4,000 tons of cargo, much Of it
war material for Japan She brings
forty-five first class passengers for this
port and has seventy-two through
cabin passengers. The total number
of passengers aboard is 1893.
Among the through passengers are
Archbishop A. Aguis of Rome, apostol- |
lie delegate to the Philippines, and his |
secretary, Mgr Petre1li; Bishop John
McKin of the Episcopal church re-
turning to his duties in Japan, Lieu !
tenant Commander John r. Bliss of
the United States navy, bound for Yo-
kohama to join a vessel of the Asiatic |
squadron and Commander P. Cullen,
C. NJ G.. of the British navy, en- route |
to Hongkong.
The vessel carries $500, 900 in treas
ure.
Shipping Notes.
The Kinau. Claudine and WaialeaIe |
sail today.
The transport Sherman is expected |
from Manila on Thursday.
After the Mongolia the Alameda will
bring the next mail from the coast on
Friday.
The survey ship Patterson has dis
covered an uncharted rock off the coast
OF MAUI.
Lloyd Conkling. purser of the Mauna
Loa, will be on the W. G. Hall while
she takes the Hawaii run.
Captain weisharth,s cocoanut crab
has escaped into the hold. It had been
promised to the Bishop museum.
The Kauai took the w. G. Halls
run last evening. Purser James Friei
was transferred TO the Kauai to look
after his regular run.
The transport Thomas is due to ar
rive from San Francisco next Satur-
lay. 1t is expected that she will have
On board large detachment of new
-roops for the Philippines.
A bell buoy is to be placed on Ka-
nalo reef. Captain Niblack will prob
ably go to Kaunakakai soon to- see
lbout buoying that place and will in ,
pect the Kamalo reef then.