The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20
TOM|0KA' s
SQUADRON
Ships Arrive and Japan
csc Tars Swarm the
City's Streets.

The squadron arrived yesterday il
war paint and it was Japan day il
Honolulu Everywhere the little brown
men We're in evidence In some In.
stances they resembled the small boy
with the larger one at his back ir
time of threatened trouble and were
inclined to show a "chestiness" that
became unbearable or not as the Jumps
stuck out. Around the Naval Station
wharves it was evident that the Uni
ted States had moved out and handed
the management of the place over to
the men from Nippon.
There We're instances where white
men and Hawaiians We're allowed on
the wharves by the armor-plated Jap
anese with guns and bayonets but
there were many more when the white
citizen was obliged to stand in the sun
and wonder what was coming next.
In the morning the wireless instru-
ment at Diamond Head showed indi-
cations of the approach of something
in the nature of an affinity and a
moment later it was announced that
the fleet of Japanese boats was ap-
preaching. Later wireless was post
ed on the bulletin boards that the
squadron had passed Nawiliwili and
would reach here about noon. A little
before that hour the three vessels hove
in sight and from point of vantage
their approach was fine sight. They
came toward port apparently on a di-
rect line and but a short distance from
each other.
AS they drew nearer it was seen
that they had their war paint on, but
as all of the vessels in the Mikado's
navy have kept that shade since the
Russian misunderstanding there was
no significance in it as far as Hawaii
was concerned. The flagship Itsuku-
shima- was the first to enter the har-
Dor and she docked in the middle one
OF the three wharves at the station.
She was followed by the Matsushima
and then the Hashidate.
The vessels are large but to an Of
ficer in the United States service it APP
peared as though something big in tas
building line had been undertaken and
afterwards abandoned where the best
part of the work commenced and the
money ran out. However that may be,
the vessels are neat and trim, well
by a crew that knows the
duties of a sailor and performs them.
The officers are gentlemen and most
of them are familiar with the English
language.
When the vessels had tied alongside
the wharf a squad of marines saluted
and the customary 81 guns We're fired
on both sides. BY one o'clock all of
the vessels were alongside and after
calls had been made by a number of
the leading business men, some of the
professional men among the Japanese,
Admiral Tomioka and staff called up
on Admiral Very and the officers of
the station. This call was later re-
turned. This morning at eleven o'clock
the admiral and his staff will call up
1n the Governor and this ceremony
will be returned later in the day by |
he Governor.
vessels as well as the names of the |
,fficers:
ITSUKUSHIMA.
Dimensions: Length, 295 feet; width, |
il feet; draught, 20 feet; tonnage, Also;
horsepower. 5400; speed, 16 knots; |
thickness of armor, 1-2 inches, 1 pc.
2 mm.. pc. IL pound, IL pc. 13 pound; |
4; pc. AZ nm. Built in
France in 1889 Complement about 400
men.
MATSUSHlMA.
Dimensions: Length, 2s5 feet; width.
/ feet: draug1t, 20 feet; tonnage, Also;
horsepower, $500; speed. 16 knots;
thickness of armor, 1-2 inches; II pc.
2 nm, PC AZ mm. 1 pc. 32 mn,.,
L pc Is pounds, torpedoes. Built in
france in 1890. Complement about 400
nen.
HASHIDATE
Dimensions: Length, 295 feet; width.
| feet; draught, 20 feet; tonnage, 4150;
orsepower, $500: speed. 16 knots; bat
cries, IL; thickness of armor, 1-2 in-;
uns: One 80 mm., six 12-pound; eleven
s-pound; four torpedoes, six Al nm
.uilt in France in 1891. Complement
bout 400 men.
The officers of the squadron are;
flagship observation-disclosures Toni
xa. commanding; Capt. NJ. Nawa,
s. Matsuoka, executive
ficer and navigator; K. Mukai. CHIEF
ngineer; T. Ueno, lieutenant engineer;
[. Katsuki and H Sakaki, acting lieu
.nant engineer; F. Ushimura, chief
lrgeon; X. Yoshimura, paymaster; j.
akaashi, gunner; B. Nagamatsu, chief
,rpedo officer: X. Ebihara; ward ofn-
,rs X. Hara, s. Nagario. 7. Tanigu- /
nj. NJ Iwasa and others. /.
After arrival the men were put To
ork in different parts of the vessels
citing ready to receive visitors The
opearance of the decks indicate at +,
ntion to cleanliness that is COM /,
endable. The men are disciplined and
lick in responding to an order. The
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