The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-17
DIARY Of A M|SOCYN|ST
ON THE TRANSPORT LOGAN

! June 2O.-Spent the day in Shanghai
sightseeing. Chinese babies are reti-
cent to the point OF taciturnity.
June 2L-Likewise.
June 22.-Sailed at p. m. for Maya
saki, Japan. Everybody sleeping to
lrecuperate from Shanghai sightseeing
and Shanghai whisky.
June 23.-Came to anchor in the har-
Dor of Nagasaki at p. m. Japanese
quarantine officials discovered serious
epidemic of teething aboard and will
not let us land until tomorrow.
June 24.-Went ashore and spent day
in Nagasaki. japanese grapevine tele-
graph is busy sending out to surround
ing country the message, American
army transport in harbor. Drop what
you are doing and come help skin
EN-"
June 25.-They-d do.
June 26.-Sailed for Honolulu. We
lost nineteen children, fourteen ladies
and one officer-he is on leave and in
tends either to take a liner or swim
across-at Nagasaki, but gained twen-
ty-four children and nine ladies'. This
necessitates a Encouragement of state
rooms. A bachelor, if he is still fortu-
nate, is still allowed to retain one-third
of a two by four stateroom intended
for two persons.
Ergo, on a principle analogous to the
one that it takes nine tailors to make
a man, he is one-third of two men or
two-thirds of one man; quod erat,
A married officer with, say, a family
of five. draws six berths; therefore he
is six men, judged by rule Of the table
of army allowances. Every benedick
approves heartily of this.
1t is rumored that at the coming ses-
sion of Congress, legislation will be
urged looking to the application of the
rule to pay, quarters, the mileage,
table, etc. What would become of the
government, and incidentally of US
bachelors. II in such case. many army
officers inclined to the Mormon persua-
sion, 1 shudder to think.
June 27.-At sea. Damn.
June 2S.-At sea. Sea very rough
so rough that the children are unable
to build castles of the deck chairs and
one can obtain a seat by waiting until
one of the ladies becomes seasick and
gives 1t up-her chair, mean.
Steward sees his chance to get even
and serves such delicacies as canned
shrimp with clotted cream, boiled pork !
in olive oil, anchovies with maple
syrup, larded cabbage, sauce periaue. |
Spardeck is awash and ship rolls |
Unfortunate captain of |
the ship is besieged by women-"Why |
do You let the boat rock like this?"
Why don't you stop this wind?" You
don't know your business" and so on.
That officer declares he will quit the
transport service IL he has to 60 to
sea before the mast in a windjammer
n the guano trade.
June 29.-At sea Sea smooth. First
officer of the ship allowed a sea to
De shipped yesterday, which wet the
oy room in the hold. On hearing that
lie was to be hailed before the court
he committed suicide by eat
ng a ships pie
June 30.-At sea- Sea so smooth that
hildren are again able to play with
he standard compass and amuse
themselves by badgering the quarter
master on watch because he doesn't
urn the wheel often enough to suit
hem.
July lat sea.
July AIT sea. Acid the shrill
uzz of conversation OF the promenade
eek an acute ear may distinguish:
Lead a heart" Mrs. has a 1
tateroom offording a better view of
lie flying fish than mine. and 1 rank
er." 'Finessed the queen, we would :,
ave gotten the odd" "Ittsy bittsy :.
ittsy." "Wah-hah-hah, yaah-aah," b
Gorgeous piece of lace insertion" L
Naughty, naughty, papa pank" :,
Court-maternal sat again today for n
ial of Lieut.. on the following a
rious charges: Il
Looking as If he were congratu- .
ting himself on being unmarried. n,
,. Allowing his men to get in the et
~ of a perambulator while at drill. ST
}. Being an infantryman.
l. Coming from Kansas. ar
: Insisting on smoking in the smok- oh
: room. pc
lie was found guilty on all counts n, m
was sentenced to initiate a Teddy 40
lr four hours a day for month.
uly AIT sea- The cigarette cases Pr
h dragons in relief, fans, kfrnonos.
d cases, dagger paper knives and m,