The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-17
PAY
HONOR TO DEAD
Y. NJ c. A. WORKER WITH THE JAPANESE TROOPS
TELLS IN GRAPHIC LANGUAGE or TILE MANNER IN
WHICH THE MEMORY OF HEROES IS CELEBRATED
BY THEIR COMRADES IN ARMS.


The Yokohama Advertiser publishes Interesting letter from C.
" bbad representative the Young Mems Christian Ao-
tells Of the which Japanese celebrate memory of
their hero dead on the field Of their sacrifice
He writes thus:
The long enough that
beginning to round While in Antg with Dr. De Forest the
other day commemorative
vice to be held the battle field OF kuno on the I OF May
couple of officers invited spend the night before the ceremony
with Them in the afternoon Of the goth from Hooo
with the certainty OF interesting time ahead.
lot being written about the traits OF Japanese character ese
ca the traits the japanese soldier SO am moved to make my
contribution At the station iooo are halt dozen rabbits sew
eral varieties Of Aowe shrubs pines etc doubt there IS one OF
the eight stations between here and Anng where would
not find at least dog and branch OF ounce blossoms About the
headquarters the hospitals everywhere flowers which have
distance and small labor And stretched blankets
floor my hosts rooms narrowly aveed turning the
glad that the of the people with whom cast lot
for flowers and pets AS rolled up blankets there were
weather the
r5fst of nxed ration Of rice and wheat beng DESPATCHED the
but four five Japanese steed likely be about
Sunday school class OF small boys without teacher each
horses head sought maintain interval between his the
next animal but with certain of achievement that
got off down the single bridges
through the Japanese the road led Everywhere well
drained with bridges public conveniences changed
by magic from the ndescbabe filth of the undraned uneane
town first it eight months When struck into the
main road joined number of officers many OF whom knew
The virtues OF the Japanese ocer and they are many do not how
ever rule include expert hoemanhp and in fording
one horse lay down with satisfaction to himself than his rider
Boots M OF water wet uniform and dull morning are not soda
tive to rufed temper but without word the ocer led his horse
emped climbed the
Joined us laughing cheeruy at his own misfortune he sun made
his felt by close the ManCuan farmer tramp
ing his burrows doomed gigantic the haze Across the Yau
the Korean side group of tall cottOnwoods close punched
showed faint and shadowy In the fields the grain begin
ming show line the brown earth and the yellow
brown of the hills shaded the ravnes The village OF
Kusenio but little place and quiet enough little side OF
the fighting there the houses that bear the marks
shot the village the Russian good
I'm evidence The dumping m around which the battle
has been greatly changed by the hand of the well made
pines little than halfway UP lesser mound has been
aside for the officers of the first At the
init is another small park and the highest point single granite
slab five feet wide, thickness and twelve high
from the massive bower base On the side this facing
the Manchura is deep carved the
tale of dead and wounded
From foot of hill call buge and the Japanese
full marching order swinging steadily the path The
men have all and there that their step and carriage
that shows their thoughts back another day when it
hecrackers the hill Behind them the Chinese only hun
|dred but with grand flourish of rumpes First into the little
march oddly assorted group the members of which, all in
uniform range twelve thirty These the members
of the Chinese Japanese school established last Are they
eraps significant than the troops out the hillside? Then
there group of penddy uniformed fneookng They
officers of the Korean Chinese officials with their peacock
feathers and brilliant costumes mix readily with the Koreans and
little company of priests standing before the under
couple of newly ounce in full bloom, perform simple
quiet and dgnhed of the dead Later all dowr
Ito the smaller monument the court below and enter
wg handed each The service repeated the
second service similar to the " and this followed by
ra short tributes Being the only American present had writer
little the both
ish with small American flag the presiding officer.
expected speak but he very kindly invited the English
and did After this the invited guests passed before
with placed their pine boughs NThe
the ceremony the usual feast and then the ride back Antung
when eleven o'clock that night stepped
Fengwanchen with feeling that had enjoyed very
. esting and rather firing day,