The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
ST. LOUIS IN PORT.
(Continued from rage one.J

would be initiated i'm The Order of
the Deep"
July 8. At sea AT a. m. King
Neptune and his Court came on board,
and after being received by the Captain
commenced the exercises of initiating
all land lubbers in THE Order of the
Deep"
July 10. At sea, Lat. 40 S. Long.
171.11 w Sighted Sidney island about
1890 p. m. J. Nune manager Of our
baseball team is wondering whether
they will have anything resembling a
ball team in Suva.
July II. At sea, Lat. 9.05 S. Long
1910 w. Frequent rain squalls dur
mig the day.
July ~ At sea. Lat 10. AZ S. Long.
177.27 w. Land sighted dead ahead at
u p. m. one of the Horne Island group.
Passed British mair steamer at $3.50 p.
m. bound northward.
July IA. At sea, Lat. 17.15 S. Long.
10. SO w. Weather fair. At 1885 a.
m. sighted Wailangilala light little
on port bow, entered the GOro Sea at
s a. m, made a run to reach Suva be-
fore dark. AS sunset is at $3.50 had
just 10 hours for the race. For one
hour made 10 knots III boilers.9 Made
Nasilai light 80 miles from rSuva at
dark. Where, and how did we lose
that day?
July IS. Patroling off Nasilai light
VIII Lew, Fiji Island, waiting for day
| light and a pilot, but the pilot was too
slow so made the entrance at 9:34 a.
m, and dropped anchor in Suva har-
Dor, another lap of 2760 miles of our
cruise completed Quarantine officer
granted us pratique at II a. m.
July 16. Suva, Fiji Island. Paint
ing ship and preparing for Captains
inspection tomorrow. Bumboat men
alongside with fruit and curios.
July II. Suva, F. I. All hands
eager to go ashore after inspection,
! liberty was granted from l p. m. to
10 p. m.
July IS. Suva, Fiji Islands. Wea-
Their fair. Did anyone notice that
blue phantom around these waters
Why, that was our race boat.
July 49, Suva. Drilled the landing
force In afternoon our baseball
team played a match game at the eric
ket grounds.
July 20. Suva Weather fair. Boat
drill (under sail) I'm the afternoon. A
party of officers went to Bau, the an
cient capital of the Fiji islonds.
July 81. Suva. The Captain and
| Ward room officers gave tea to the dis
tinguished citizens of Suva. Salute
of II guns for the Governor. Inc
English residents gave a smoke con-
cert for the crew in the evening
July %. Received mail on board for
Samoa and Seattle. Under way at 6.4t
a. m. bound for Samoa.
July %. En- route to Samoa. At 3:1i
crossed the 1S0th meridian and re.
covered our lost day. Sighted Good
Hope island in p. m. and passed
within 4 miles of it.
July "a. Entered Page Page harbor
about 3 p. m. and moOred to buoy,
waiting to go to the dock to coal. Cap
tain called on the governor.
July 20, 1909. Page Page harbor
Tutuila. Annapolis left the dock
which gave us room to so alongside to
coal. At 500 a. m. slipped from buoy
and went alongside coal dock. Hun
dreds of natives on the docks. Rig
ged coaling gear.
July 26. Started coaling at a. m
Governor Parker paid official call
Weather hot, not much breeze in THU
land locked harbor.
July q. Coaling ship until 1920 a
m, with a grand total of 922 tons. Re
ceived mail on board for the states
Transferred men to the Annapolis
Annapolis sailed amout p. m. Dounc
for Apia. with the Governor on board
July 2S. Left dock at 7 a. IN. an(
stood out to sea, to the eastward
bound for Honolulu. Four OF on
shipmates prolonged their stay. Mod
crate S. f. trades. Steaming at re
duced speed of 8 knots.
Samoa was first visited by white mel
in 1921, the islands were named by IN
Bouganville in 1868. In 1899 Comma
dore Wilkes, U. S. N, made the frs
survey and secured Tutuila for coal
ing station. United States flag frs
hoisted by Commander Richard Meade
U. S. N, in 1878. Tutuila has the hes
protected harbor of any of the island
of the South Pacific. Copra is tn
only export.
I July 30. At sea, latitude 1906 ;
- longitude 16S 81 w General quarter
/, in morning. Morris tube and loadin
4 machine drill in afternoon.
= July 80. At sea, latitude 6.47 5
e longiture 1877 .3S w. Wind decreasing
S seas moderate Torpedo defense an
fire control drill.
. July 81. At sea- latitude 81 5
S longitude 167 .29 w. In the doldrum'
r. G. West lost three fingers OF hi
I ! -. -bal drOpniOp n.