The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-10
TRAINING SHIPS
DEPART TODAY
Aso and Soya to hilo---The
Concord Is Due
Today.

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This morning at II o clock the Jap
anese cruisers, the Also and the Soya,
will steam out of the harber on their
way to Hilo, where they will spend
several days. The vessels have been
here for over. week, and. according
to the general trend of feeling among
the officers on board, the reception and
entertainment rendered the men here
has done much to cement a friendship
between the Americans and japanese.
The cruisers, under command of Adj
miral Ijichi, will probably remain in
Hilo for ten days, the officers and some
Of the men being given an opportu-
nifty to not only visit their countrymen
there, but also to see the famous Vol
cano of Kilauea. 1t is said that, after
leaving Hilo, the squadron will proceed
direct to San Pedro instead of San
Francisco, on account of the great
numbers of japanese in Southern Cal
ifornia who have petitioned for this
change in schedule.
From San Pedro the warships. with
the naval cadets on board. will proceed
to San Francisco, where they viii be
given a great reception. Admiral
Swinburne of the United States Navy
has, according to cablegram informa-
tion, been named as chairman of the
entertainment committee in the Golden
Gate city.
There will probably be a large con-
tingent of the local Japanese down on
the waterfront this morning to see the
cruisers depart.
Concord Due Today.
Captain Miller stated yesterday that
he expected the little schooner Con
cord to arrive some time today from
hel voyage in the South Seas. She is
bringing a load of guano, with 10000
cocoanuts as sort of side cargo. The
trip of the Concord has been in many
ways notable one In the first place,
it was thought that the boat was
starting on a wrecking expedition,
with the steamer Aeon, on Christmas
Island. as her object. This. however,
turned out to have no foundation,
though the theory was strengthened
by the secrecy which Eben Low put
about the future movements of the
vessel before she sailed He promised
to have good story for the press
when he returned, however, but it
seems now that his tale will be more
prosaic than romantic.
Supplies for Autos.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-One
hundred tons of gasoline and large
shipment of lubricating oil for the au-
tomobile carnival which is to be held
at Honolulu in the near future formed
part of the cargo of the schooner W.
II. Marston, Captain Jersey, which
sailed yesterday for the Islands. In
addition to this the Marston carried a
number of farm and truck vehicles,
10000 eases of refined oil, and ship
! ments of feed stutfs, grain, molding
sand, fertilizer and general merchan-
disc. A heavy shipment of lumber to
be used in the construction of a
dredger at Pearl Harbor was also in
the Marsten S. cargo.
The schooner James H. Bruce and
the bark Annie johnson, also of the
Matson Navigation Company, are ex-
pected to arrive in few days. The
BRUCE is sailing from Mahukona with
a cargo of sugar, and the Annie John
son IS bringing a like cargo from Hilo.
The Matson company s steamer Lur-
line. Captain Weeden, left Honolulu
last Wednesday at 5 clock with pas
sengers and freight, and is expected
in the latter part of next week.
Big Damages for Mate.
Henry Witthof, formerly mate on
the Union Oil Company barkentine
Fullerton, arrived here yesterday on
the steamer Alameda from Honolulu.
Witthof sustained injuries which re-
suited in the loss of his right arm on
voyage to the Islands two years ago.
The Fullerton was in tow of the steam
er Lansing and Witthof was injured
by slip of the cable. He sued the
Union Oil Company for 100000 and
was given judgment by the United
States Court at Honolulu for 81 800
and interest. With the interest Wit
thof is S20.on0 richer for the loss OF
his arm-Chroniele
Locomotive on Bark
misunderstanding on her decks a
locomotive weighing forty-five tons,
the Matson Navigation Company 8
bark R. P. Rithet. Captain Drew, sail
ed yesterday for Hilo. The locomo-
tive was formerly on the San Jose
run and was purchased by the Hiio
Railroad Company. The Rithet ear