The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-14
SALUTES
AT WHARF
MANCHURIAs ARRIVAL THIS
MORNING WITH SEVERAL DIS
TlNGUIsHED PASSENGERS

TINGUIsHED PASSENGERS
Seventeen weu-umed detonations
from battery of two field pieces of
the National Guard planted on the
foot of Sorensons wharf, In salute of
welcome to viscount Aoh, home-re-
turning japanese Ambassador to AM
erica, and Governor Frear OF Hawaii,
were at 3 O'Clock this morning answer
ed by revcrbcrating blasts from the
| p. NJ. S. S. ManChunas whistle and
sucn oral intenslyes as steamers sy-
rem never gave before i'm this harbor
The complimentary blank lombard
ment from the battery was effected as
the Manchuria moved slowly through
/ the harbOr toward the Hackfed wharf,
where hundreds awaited her arrival.
Neptune turned acoustician for the
occasion and the responsive surface
of the smooth waters OF the bay threw
/ back a thinning musicalness that was
/ delightful, while Captain Saunders re-
sponded with a weird song from the
/ stirring syren that screamed its Es-
peranto with a vim.
Governor Frear was soon picked out
/ by the crowd. standing ON the nurr-
cane deck. Vscount Aold was not at
first i'm evidence The gangway was
| hoisted aft and. the Manchuria being
/ free Of the seyen-day quarantine from
| San Francisco, her 125 cabin passen-
gers We're quickly ashore.
Outside the gates Of the Hackfeld
wharf the First Regiment of the Ma
tional Guard was drawn up with band
and colors, forming an avenue of rifles
and khaki through which the distin-
guished passengers passed, the banu,
led by Berger playing both American
and Japanese patriotic anthems and
the military falling in after the car
riages of the Governor and Asbassa-
dor had passed, the crowd surging af-
ter.
Governor Frear was met on the
wharf by his wife and children. His
uncle, Alexander Frear, accompanied
! the Governor from the Coast.
1t had been arranged that the Gov
Grnor and the Viscount were to leave
the wharf together in a state carriage,
but Governor Frear's own private rig
was on hand and he and his uncle, his
wife and children, proceeded uptown,
and so home, unaccompanied by any
| nr oil
Later the Japanese ex-Ambassador,
preceded by the band, made procession
to the Young Hotel
Viscount AoEi is accompanied Dy his
wife, a prepossessing German lady
There were many returning Homo
lulu people in the Manchuria. Mr. and
Mrs F. M. Bechtel arrived. Bechtel
was formerly in the immigration SER
vice here. Jack" Doyle is home and
was welcomed heartily by many
friends
There are numerous missionaries
for here, including Bishop David
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Moore, Miss
Alice Moore, Miss Kate Moore and
MRS. John Cummings. There were
some dozen missionaries of Honolulu
on the wharf to meet them: R. H.
Trent and John Martin went out in
launch to bid them welcome in spite
of the Federal health authorities hav-
ing declined to issue passes.
Others who went out were Secretary
Mott-Smith and Col. ]. w. Short, to
welcome the Governor. They got
aboard at the sanction of the board
ing health officer after the quarantine
flag had been lowered.
The Right Reverend Bishop H. ]. R.
De Silva, d. D., is Honolulu arrival
and some others are Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Reid,
August Reinecke, Dr. w. H. r. Riv-
ers, V. L. Tenney, General j. McClel-
Ian, wife and child, W. R. Lowry, Mrs.
M. c, Cox, E. R. Bivins, and e. L..
King
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Cooke and Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Stone leave here for the
Orient in the Manchuria, sailing at
4;3O p. m. today for The Orient.
Some rough weather was experience
ed by the big boat coming down, but
it amounted to nothing extraordinary,
says Captain Saunders. The Manehu-
ria carries a large cargo for the ORR
ent, including a big shipment of cot
ton.
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