The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-05-05
BRAZILIAN SHIP
OF WAR IN PORT

There was not a picture postal card
at Punta Arenas when we got there:
the. American fleet had bought up
every one. Confound the American
feet. we said. And when we got to
Callao there was not postal to be
had: that American armada. they told
US. with the twenty thousand men. had
purchased every picture. and so again
we said. all Of us, confound that Amer
lean fieeti
But. ha. ha. we beat them this time,
Here we are in Honolulu. away ahead
of your great armada, and we can buy
all the picture post cards we desire
before the fleet gets a chance, and. I
have to laugh about ii. we will get to
Yokohama before the fleet gets there
and we will beat the fleet everywhere
after this. and there will lie all the
picture post cards we want without
that big fleet interfering"
Laughing heartily, Commander An
tonic Continho Comes Pereira, in COM
mand of the Brazilian training ship
Benjamin Constant. which arrived yes
teriay afternoon from Callao. made
the above declaration to a representa-
tive OF the Advertiser last evening.
But. though the idea of the American
fleet buying up all the picture post
cards in every port of call on its $4,000
mile run from Hampton Roads to the
California coast amused him immense
", and the fact that he can now buy
postals head of the fleet amused him
more, the gallant commander laughed
much more merrily over the statement.
which appeared to be news to him.
that the American fleet was TO call at
Yokohama. He made no comment but
merely slapped his thigh and went into
delighted peals of laughter. The fact
seemed 10 touch a strategic sympathy
somewhere in the immediate vicinity
of his humorous vein, perhaps as an
example of how war-talk often ends in
a love-feast, or something else.
The Benjamin Constant is pleasure
10 the eye. Steam she can, and sail
she can, and she carries three square
rugged masts, bristles with guns and
is much protected over her wooden
bottom.
She is a training ship. ''for young
officers as says her commander, to
make them efficient. Aboard there are
$50 marines and sailors and a fine lot
of officers whose names are given be-
low.
The Constant left Rio de Janeiro the
day the American fleet under Admiral
Evans sailed from that port and was
behind the fleet for thousands of miles.
She had a pleasant run from Callao
and expects TO remain here about a
week and then proceed leisurely to
Yokohama, Nagasaki. Kobe, Shanghai.
Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, Colom-
DO. Alden, Cairo, Alexandria, Naples,
Marseilles, Gibraltar and Rio de Jane
iro.
The man-of-war was in communica-
ton by wireless with the United States
Naval Station for several hours before
docking and by the wireless she in
quired concerning the buoys and other
harbor guides, her commander not hav-
ing a modern chart of the harbor and
its approach.
The national salute of twenty-one
guns was exchanged between the Bra
lillian and the Naval Station as she
entered the channel.
During the stay of the Constant in
port she Will be thrown open, on a
day to be later announced. to the pub
lie. She is well worth seeing. Her men
VIII be allowed ashore Last night
nearly all the officers donned civilian
clothes and came ashore to take in the
city.
Henrique Feijo, Junior, is second in
command aboard the training ship.
Captain Lieutenants are: Alvaro
Carvalho, Agenor de Souza, Ernesto
Cunha, Henrique Guilhem, Annibal
Cana, Marcallino Souza, Nojueira da
Cana and MAGIC Monteiro.
First Lieutenants are: Oscar Espin-
dOla. Tactic Carvalho, Borba Souza,
Aaarao Reirs, Eulino Cardozo, Alfredo
RabellO, Vieira Barcellos, Ferreira
Pinto, Maris Coimbra, Maris Alves.
Pinto Guinaraes and Eujenio de Cas-
tro.
Second Lieutenants are: Garcia Ara
gas OurO PretO, Annihal Mattos, Fla
Wis Medeir~os, Oscar Comes Nora, Hess
de MellO. Farnan1es de Soma, Alves
de Moura Brandao. Junior: Mouir
Freire, Nan Tuye Torres, Nelson Souza,
Pereira das Neves. Campo y Smoedo
and Raul Esuaty