The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-23

Program Will Bring Admiral
YamamOto and Some Army
Officers Here.

Another party of distinguished Jap
anese viii be in Honolulu next month
according to the present program
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, who was
minister of the navy for Japan during
the recent war; General Baron Nish
of the japanese army, holding the ranB
Of inspector general of the military ed
ucatfon; Col. Matsuishi, chief of staff
| for General Oku, commander-in-chiet
OF the japanese army; Capt. Takarabe
Of the Japanese navy, and son-in-law
of Admiral Yamamoto, and Captains
Kato and Ukada, secretaries, who &C
companied Prince Fushimi to England
Admiral Baron Yamamoto was min
lister of the navy for several years
until the composition of the present
| Saionji Ministry He is one of the
genro, or elder statesmen, enjoying the
confidence of the Mikado, and is be-
ieved to be one of the coming premiers
of Japan. His knowledge OF naval af-
fairs was learned in British and Ger
man warships. He is a member of the
supreme war council and had much to
do with the planning of naval actions
during the recent war. He speaks Eng
lish perfectly and is a thorough stu
dent of English literature and affairs.
Like Admiral Togo and other of ia
pans most famous fighting men, he is
member of the Satsuma clan and of
Samurai forbears. In 1884 at the time
of the attack on the japanese legation
at Seoul. the first event of the series
which brought on the war with China
ten years later, he commanded the
cruiser Takawo. Subsequently he COM
manded the Naniwa, giving place to
Admiral, then Captain, Togo on that
vessel shortly before Togo fired the
first shot of the Chino-Japanese war,
when the Naniwa sunk the transport
Kowshing.
General Baron Nishi is inspector gen.
eral of military education and is a
Satsuma Samurai During the China
Japan war he commanded the second
brigade of Toxic in the capture of Port
Arthur and at other engagements of
the war. At it's close he was created
a baron. Like many japanese officers
he is poet, writing largely in both the
classical Chinese style and the popular
ballad of the day. His songs of the
Chino-Japanese war were largely cir
culated During the Russo-Japanese
war he had command of the second di-
vision of the First army under Gen
eral Kuroki and took part in the Yalu
and subsequent battles. It was at
Yangtseling, when General Keller was
killed, that he won most admiration.
his work in that battle calling forth
a much desired kanjo, or imperial re-
script of commentator. He was then
acknowledgements, but towards the
close of the war was promoted to the
rank of general, and at the close of the
cOmpaign became commander of the
Linotung garrison. When the war hon
Ors were recently distributed General
Nishi received the first order of the
Golden Kite and Grand Gordon of the
Rising Sun.
Col Matsuishi is an infantry officer,
and is considered among the rising
military officers of Nippon. He, with
Capt. Jaro Utsonomiya, was the first
of the Japanese officers to pay a visit
to British troops, going on a tour of
army posts in India. He is a de-
partmental chief of the general staff
of General Oku, who replaced Baron
Kodama as head of the japanese army.
Until the middle of the Russo-Japan-
ese war he served as assistant chief
of General Kuroki's staff.
Captain Takarabe is a naval officer
who served in the naval department
at Toxic during the war, being one of
the censors appointed to overlook COR
respondents kilograms regarding naval
affairs He is a son-in-law of Baron
YamamOto. Capt TakaTabe has been
a member of the reception committee
on most occasions when visiting digni-
taries have gone to Japan.
Capt. Kato is secretary to the Baron
Yamamoto and Capt Ukada, who is
also a secretary. is an adjutant to the
war minister for Japan.
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