The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-09
MUSIC, SALUTES
AND BANZAIS
Japanese Press Gives GLOWING
Account of Arrival of Ad-
miraI Sperry.

counts Of the reception of the Atlantic
feet at Yokohama. The japan Times
for October 10 contains the following
account Of the arrival of the fleet and
/ the exchange Of courtesies between Ad-
miraI Sperry and Iiuin:
/ On the mission of receiving the
/ American feet of Jogashima. detach-
mentment Of the reception fleet con
/ sisting of the Soya, Nogami and Tat
suta, under command Of Rear Admiral
Nurakami was dispatched on Saturday
morning. The Toxic press, prompted
by the desire 10 offer the heartiest vel
come 10 the fleet. had requested the
authorities for permission to accompany
the detachment. The request grarted.
the press party comprising twenty-one
representatives. among whom the writer
was one, was taken to the Soya.
an hour before her departure. At 1000
a. n. the detachment weighed anchor
at Yokohama. Headed by the Soya on
which Rear Admiral Murakami was. the
detachment forming a line went out at
moderate speed Toward the evening
the detachment was off Jogashima at
the end of Miura Peninsula. but it was
announced that it would cruise in the
vicinity of Oshima in a Ieisurelv man
ner till 1000 p m. The sea was calm
and the cruise was a pleasant one.
Exchange Of salutes.
At 6:3O a. m. thirteen guns in salute
were fred from the Soya. In response
to the salute, the same number Of shots
were discharged from the Connecticut
at the head Of the line Then three
cheers Of banzai for the feet were Civ
en- by the crew Of the Soya. Again a
flourish Of trumpets in honor Of Ad
miral Sperry was given. The salutes
being over, the Mogami led the way
and the Tatsuta brought up the rear.
of Kurihama, the fleet was met by
several welcome ships manned by boys
and girls, officials and people What
was most conspicuous among the ships
was the ''fairy boat" full of the wives
and daughters Of the American officers.
The fleet was now entering the port.
At 9:15. there was heard a faint can
nonade like distant thunder. Then all
Of a sudden, the tremendous discharge
of 10-inch gun of the Mikasa sound, |
ed just overhead the newspapermen. |
They could not rest easy thus confined /
in the maindeck, and they made rush I
for an aftdeck. and were there taught /
to 90 TO the foredeck if they wanted +
to see any vestige Of the American bat
tlesbips. The journalists ran pell-meIl /
to the foredeck. and saw the white bat
tIeships maiesticaIly steaming behind
the cruiser Nogami, the pilot ship.
Cheers and Music.
The sight was a truly grand one.
What impressed most the japanese sea
men was the homogenelty Of the Amer
can battlesbips. All Of then, except
four Of the fourth squadron, which was
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = &Ss.
ar :. T. from Hon. Oct. q.
NIPPON MARU, T. < Z. 5. s, ar.
Yokohama fro-. Hon, July 3.
Am. Blk, Jocelyn, from \.
!. for Hon, Aug. /
Am. schr., Mathew, ar.
Port Ludlow from 5. F., Aug II.
)RLAND, Nor 5. s. Lie, from Hon.
for Ocean Island. Aug. Is.
Am. bkt., Evans, IT. Port
Townsend from s. F., Sept. :.
2UGLIA, Ital. cruiser, from Hon. for
Yokohama, Oct. 81.
2OCHAMBEAU. FIR. bk., from Leith.
for Hon, June 10.
r. G. SEARLE. Am. schr.. from Kahu-
lui for Port Townsend, Oct. %
Am. s. s, from Monte
rey for Hon, towing barge Monte
rev. Oct. 81.
z. ?. RITHET. Am. blk, Drew, from
Hon. for 5. F.. Oct. 20.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr.. Under
wood, from Hon. for Grays Harbor,
Oct. 20.
Br. s. s, ar. Eureka from !
Hon. Sept %.
'AINTE ANNE, FIR. bk., ar. Portland
from Hor Oct. Is
ANITA MARIA, Am. s. 8, ar. Gaviota
from Hon, Oct. IS.
,ANTA RITA. Am. s. s, az. Seattle
from Port San Luis, Oct. s.
ATURN, Z. S. collier, ar San Diego
from Hon, Oct. %.
POKANE, Am. schr-, ar. Port Town
send from Hon, July %.
. c. ALLEN, An. bk.. Wi1Ier. from
Grays Harbor for Hon, Oct. Il.
G. WILDER. Am. ok. Jackson,
ar. $. F. from Hon Aug. II.
Br 8. S, from Hon
for Ocean Island, Sept. IS.
HERIDAN, [. 5. a. T, from s. T. for
Hon. Nov. ).
IBERIA, P. N. s. s, from Hon. for 4
Yokohama, Nov. 2.
AISEI MARU. Jap. tr. sp.. Furuya, 4
ON Hon. for Suva, Sept. ..
ENYO MART, T. K. K s. s, ar. 70
kohama from Hon. Oct L.
P. EMTGH, Am. bkt., Irsen. from ]
Eleele for Port Townsend Oct. y.
HOMAS, I. 5. A T. lyman, from i
Hon. for Manila, Oct. 13.
EXAM, All. : s. Hall. from s f.