The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-29
Army and Navy News

full, and life there, while slow, is not
altogether unpleasant.
There is not large enough popula-
tion on Guam to warrant the issuance
of regular newspaper but the "Guam
News is occasionally published, with
the naval governor sometimes pre-
siding in the editorial chaira The
people aboard the Supply, when riding
at anchor off the island, keep in touch
with those ashore by wireless. When
an officer prepares to go ashore he
sends a wireless over to the island to
have cart at the dock to carry him
up to Agana.
The Supply when overhauled may
continue to wear her coat of white
paint, it being understood that she does
not come within the meaning of the
navy department order to change
from white to gray.
Work at Fort Shafter.
Work has been steady on the new
buildings at Fort shafter during the
past week. The finishing lumber is,
expected on the freighter Mexican to-
day from San Francisco. The first of
the new set of barracks is now in
readiness for the finishing touches. If
the iron ratings for the perches ar
rive here in the near future, Mr..
Pringle, the contractor, will have the
first buildings ready for use few
days after the companies return from
their encampment.
Two sets of officers quarters, the
bathrooms and dining hall for the bar
racks are well under way. In fact,
the showing during the past week has
equaled the work of the previous four
weeks. The arrival of the rough lum-
Der on the ground and number of
expert workmen from the Coast per-
mitted the contractor to expedite mat
tiers. The new workmen were an addi-
tion to the sixty-nine employed here.
From present indications, it is likely
that most of the buildings will be fin
ished by the first of June.
Buffalo Leaves Today.
The auxiliary Buffalo leaves for San
Francisco this morning. AT Mare Is
land the vessel will take on lot of
supplies for the Pacific fleet, which she
will meet at Magdalena Bay. The
Buffalo will have target practise there.
Whether she will remain with the Pa
cific fleet is not known.
The officers of the Buffalo have en-
.ioyed their stay in Honolulu and have
been much in evidence at dances and
small parties arranged in their honor.
Oahu Service Co., Ltd.
The Oahu Service Company, Ltd, has
been organized to take up concessions
at Leilehua military cantonment secur-
ed by Robert Murphy and L. b. Reeves.
The company is headed by R. H. Trent,
president of the Trent Trust Company.
BY Friday lumber will be on the way
to the cantonment and a temporary
building will be erected by next week.
The company will operate a restaurant
for enlisted men, cafe for officers and
civilians, and a laundry and tonsorial
establishment.
Colonel Schuyler and the officer in
charge of the post exchange have been
consulted and have imposed certain
conditions relative to the manner in
which the business shall be conducted.
The restaurant will be fitted up for
short orders and regular meals and the
cafe for officers will be fitted in a mod
ern and Gifted manner. Mission style
of furniture will be provided and every
effort will be made to make the place
coy and attractive. The place will be
conducted in a manner that will make
it attractive for officers families and
will be a convenient place for automo-
bile parties from town to get lunch
after dress parades, etc. The conces-
sion will be erected near the end of the
parade ground opening out toward
Waialua The company will have the
ix-a rir rht m oil In,
reservation. One of the conditions of
the grant is that no liquor shall be sold
by the company or by any one connect
ed with it,
The officers of the company are to be
r. H. Trent, president; Robert Murphy,
manager; l.. b. Reeves, secretary; Trent
Trust Company, treasurer.
Marines and Y. NJ. G. A.
The newly arrived marines think Ho-
nolulu is fine place. Said one last
night: ~ am certainly glad they took
us off the ship and sent us here There
is q rumor going the rounds that we
aretto go back to the ships, but l don It
think so. Talk like that can easily
start in a military camp. The people
treat us well here, especially the Y.
NJ. Z. A. There are about twenty or
twenty-five of lis who go down there
every night, and they surely make us
feel at home. Let me say that it is
customary for the Y. M. G. "A. to give
special rates to men in the service,
and this matter will be brought before
the board at the next meeting of the
Y. NJ. c. A. - Upon the arrival of the
marines here few days ago the Y. NJ.
c. A. sent them this message:
"The Y. NJ c. A. at Honolulu gives
you it's aloha and wishes you pleas
ant time in the Paradise of the Pa
cific We have good building on
Hotel and Alakea streets, and the
latchstring is always out. We are
equipped with readingroom, library,
social and game room, baths, gymna-
stun, correspondence tables, lockers,
educational class work, Bible classes,
and good fellowship. Our doors are
open from $3.50 a. m. to $3.50 p. m.
. week days and on Sunday afternoons.