The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-17
FLEET NOTES.

The Connecticut is at the Oceanic
wharf.
Tomorrow is the first day of the Wild
West snow.
The Minnesota and Vermont are al
Naval Wharf No. 2.
The Connecticut arrived in the har-
Dor at 1858 clock.
The Wisconsin and Kansas are at the
/ Alakea street wharf.
Coaling was begun by some of the
battleships last night.
The fleet sailed from San Francisco
Tuesday, July 7, at 2 p. m.
There is nothing too good in Homo
lulu for Uncle Sam s sailors.
The four vessels now at Lahaina' will
arrive in Honolulu on Sunday.
The feet passed the Leper Settlement
at clock yesterday morning.
The Naval Station began its salute
to the Connecticut at 1850 O'Clock.
| The grand ball for the feet is to-
night at the Moana and Seaside hotels.
| The flagship Connecticut has been
connected with the Mutual Telephone
Company S system and its telephone IS
| No. 403
A pilot for the battleship Nebraska
has been ordered for this morning at
six o'clock.
Sailors of the feet, in uniform, will
be carried free on the Rapid Transit
trolley lines.
Coaling begins today. On every
wharf where a warship is moored huge
piles of coal await the sailors.
The grand ball for the admirals and
officers of the feet takes place tonight
at o clock, not 8, as published.
The feet was sighted from Diamond
Head at 9:39 a. m. July 16. 1t arrived
off the entrance to the channel just
at noon.
A pet bear aboard the Connecticut
attracted great deal of attention yes
terday in it's play with its sailor friends
aboard.
The fleet will sail for Auckland at
6 p. m. Wednesday, July p, and not
Thursday, July %, as was at first
planned.
Captain Carter of the Naval Station
will leave with the fleet, being detach-
ed from service here to the battleship
Georgia.
Several large parties went up Punch
bowl to see the fleet arrive and they
claim that it was an ideal spot fos the
purpose.
About eighty men form the patrol
ashore. They are in charge of COM
missioned officers who wear revolvers
and belts to indicate their authority.
The launches from the warships TAX
ing mail for the Coast to the America
Maru yesterday made the Eva end of
the harbor very lively just before the
liner sailed.
\ good deal of interest was manifest
ed in the feet as to the success met
with by the new receiving apparatus
at Kanuku in receiving messages at
great distances.
The people of Honolulu are trying to
give the men of the feet good time;
but while they are doing so, they are
having about as good time themselves
as the law allows.
Two sailors from the Navy chartered
an auto last night and created much
amusement by riding about with a lit
tie live black bear sitting up on the
seat between them.
1t is requested that the members of
the BAH committee be at the Seaside
Hotel at 8 O'Clock tonight sharp, to
prepare for the reception of the guests
anu u arrange andlTS.
Sailors ashore last night said they |
had not been notified of free car rides.
San Francisco charged, but Los An |
geles did not. Everything was "wide
open' for them there.
couple of sailors riding horseback |
collided last night on Allen street. Both |
horses went down and the sailors were
thrown short distance, but neither
mounts nor men were hurt.
a good many hundred people found
an admirable place from which
TO view the incoming of the fleet. The
Did crater which forms the highest
point of this tract was alive with sight
,eers.
The Pioneer was used yesterday by
he japanese in sending up the daylight
in honor of the approach of
he fleet, The display was attractive
md proved a capital form of entertain
nent
Admiral Sperry, his two aides and
Governor Frear viii review the parade
IT the sailors this morning from an
'Ttom0bile ir front of the entrance to
he Executive building grounds on King
street
The Third Division. commanded by
Admlral Emory, was sighted from Ma
Il, after leaving the fleet at the west
IN end of Moiokai at 9:45, and drop
'ed anchor in the Lahaina Roadstead at
0:25 o clock a. m.
The street ears of Honolulu are free
o the officers and men of the fleet, in
inform. The Rapid Transit company
las made a three-cent-fare rate, which
viii be paid by the citizens fleet en-
company.
Eight launches will be placed at the
isposal of about 80 officers of the fleet
ach day. to make the trip to Pearl
1arbor and return. This is an oppor-
unity to be given for inspection of
h" new naval station.
The fire department sent an engine
o the Naval Station last night to as
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