The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-17

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storms sweeping over the island ard
( carrying away Ike soil Gerrit Wilder
/ has been instrumental IN this attempt
10 redeem the vacant sand wastes.
AmuseGaents On Midway Island are
few. When golf Is played the bats
have 10 be blackened TO distinguish
them on the sand. Baseball IS also
played.
LANDED Mr.. WARD.
The steamer Mongolia was brought
10 bear down upon. Midway this trip
70 land afr. George Gray Ward. vice
president and general manager and
chairman Of the Board OF Directors of
the Commercial Pacifc Cable Company.
VINO IS On tour OF inspection OF the
cable stations, accompanied by Mrs.
Ward, their daughter and his private
secretary. Mr. Ward visited Manila
and opened the new station at Yoko-
hama, and in connection Herewith he
was decorated by the Emperor OF
Japan Mr. Ward is one Of the most
important men Of the cable company.
He was on his way here 70 remain for
a short time, during which stay he ard
his family were to be the guests OF
superintendent Gaines. Of the Homo
lulu cable station, and Mrs Gaines.
THE MoNGoLIA's HISTORY.
The P. II. s. s Mongolia was launch
ed at Camden. New Jersey. on July .. .
1903 When her keel was laid. about
two years before. she was named the
Minnelora by the Atlantic Transport
Co., her original owner a sister snip
of the Manchuria. the Mongolia is so
feet long, So feet broad, 81 feet inches
deep. and her tonnage is ID $50 gross
and 1880 tons displacement. Her
cargo space is 1900 tons measurement.
and her passenger capacity 316 cabin
and 1900 steerage. she has four masts.
one funnel and six decks
In coming around TO the Pacific from
Virginia, the Mongolia struck
an uncharted bar OF the Brazilian
coast, staying on for twenty minutes
and twisting one Of her propeIIers three
feet out Of true Once while on the
route she touched bottom at
Honolulu without injury Since then
the harbor and entrance channel have
been extensively dredged Il
MIDWAY ISLAND.
Without this little coral and sand
island which polSes its nose out of the
brine to the north and west of the
Ha waiian Islands. says the y. Y Trib-
Pacific cable would have been entirely
different, and negotiations for a cable
station on the Pacific possession Of
some other government would have
been necessary.
With the era OF expansion which has
swept the United states into the conn
pany of the world powers the official
words Of Captain William Reynolds.
IF the navy. VINO. under orders from this
government. took possession Of the
Midway Islands in 1867. seem prophetic.
1T is exceedingly gratifying 30 ne
Captain Reynolds reported, after ne
had planted the American flag on the
afidways TO have been thus concern
"a in taking possession OF the first is
and ever added 10 the domain OF the
United states beyond our own shores.
and I sincerely hope that this in
stance viii by 10 means be the last Of
st1r frsalar lamentations"
The value 10 the government which
his first colonial possession has be-
,ome can readily be realized when IL is
aid that without the Midway as
andIng place for the cable its long
strerch from Honolulu 70 Guam could I
lot be broken and instead Of being able c
o send twenty words minute, the
peed would be reduced 10 six words,
nd the service made proportionateIy
ess satisfactory
Since their discovery in 1888 By Cap
ain n. c. Brooks. an American sail 2
ng from Honolulu on sealing xoy- I
ge under the Hawaiian flag. and their Q
edIscovery and possession IN the name Z
I the United states IN 1857. as related 4
bove. the Midway Islands hare been [
sore or less neglected BY this govern z
aent. but never TO the extent Of being i
flowed To pass into the hands OF any a
Their government. although Japan on +
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