The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-09

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he probably will be at San Francisco
for the festivities. Should he go he
will take with him his brilliant staff
Secretary Metcalf is to take with him
some of the chiefs of bureaus and es-
pecially Rear Admiral Pillsbury, chief
of the bureau of navigation.
After the review, which will begin
about noon, the vessels of the fleet will
come closer in to the city.
PLAN OF REVIEW.
When the four lines have been put
in order by Rear Admiral Evans, an
nouncements will be made to the York
town, which will be stationed about a
quarter of a mile from the ships and
between them and the city. The York
town will then proceed to the outer
line, which will be headed by Rear Ad-
miral Evans, pass down the line and
then up between the first and second
lines until all of the vessels have been
reviewed.
1t is understood that there will be
a reunion also on shore after the re-
view and for that reason the shore
leaves from the feet probably will run
up to the ten thousand.
When the feet shall have ended it's
visit to the Golden Gate some of the
ships will go to Puget Sound
1t will thus be not earlier than June
9Th that the feet will start for Homo
lulu. Beyond that there is the stretch
to Manila.
The Navy Department has no dates
for the division of the fleet in the Phil
ippines
The general plan is that eight of
Evans warships will come home by
the Suez route and eight of his ships
will be left on the Philippine station.
These two divisions will be reinforced
by six ships,yso as to bring the Philip
pine fleet up to strength of fourteen
battleships, this number being equal to
the present naval battleship force of
Japan.
WILL CUT OUT TARGET PRACTISE
CALLAO, February 2S.-The feet
will sail tomorrow morning after al
splendid stay in Callao and Lima. The
hospitality extended by the Peruvians
is distinctive and rivals that received
by the United States sailors in Rio de
Janeiro. The health of Admiral
Evans is still in an unsatisfactory
condition, but no uneasiness is felt on
his account. Today the French sur
geon Layre, with a Peruvian special
ist, examined the Admiral and pro-
nounced his ailment a simple case of
rheumatism without complications.
They admitted that it was exceedingly
painful, but not at all dangerous
Rear Admiral Evans, when seen
aboard the flagship Connecticut this
evening, said:
GU may tell the people of the
United~States that the feet viii arrive
at Magdalena bay one day ahead of
schedule time, and 100 per cent greater
in its efficiency than when it left
Hampton Roads. 1t is ready to fol-
low orders at an hours notice. The
trip around the continent has been no
more difficult than the navigation of
He'll Gate. Our men have turned the
trick without halt, as was to have
been expected. We viii cut out the
target practise within three weeks
after our arrival in Magdalena bay,
and do the flower parade up the Pa
cific coast without springing an en-
CINE or crippling a jackie
REUTERDAHL LEAVES FLEET.
Henry Reuterdahl, whose criticisms
of the navy have caused such a storm
Of disapproval, sailed this morning on
the supply ship Culgoa for San Diego,
where he will arrive in a fortnight on
his way to Washington. Before leav-
ing here he said:
have seen four target practises
of the American Navy, and am now re-
turning to Washington to meet my
critics. L must be on the firing line. |
If ] am ordered before the Senate in
vestigating committee | will give COM
piete proof of all my charges, and am
ready to show that two-thirds of all |
the active line officers uphold my as
sertions. The navy is bedridden by a !
lot of old fogies. who hold their Jobs |
by blindly following tradition. / am
single hearted in my purpose of ex-
posing incompetence. l am not strik- |
ing at men, but at the system, and I |
believe L am an avenger who is well |
coined by a majority of the officers of
the navy"