The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-15
MOVING WITH
THEIR MOUNTS
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their belongings from the transport to
the railway station All of the quarter
master IS drays, and a large number of
| private vehicles as well, were called in
to service to facilitate the work.
When breakfast dishes have been
cleared away this morning, the bat
talon of marines, brought here on the
Z. S. s. Buffalo, will prepare to move
to their new home at Camp Very. All
day yesterday the men were employed
in pitching tents and getting the camp
ready, and last night the last peg was
driven.
The task of getting vacant parcel
of land ready to receive 500 troops was
no easy one, but the men went about
the work Systematically and ground was
cleared and tents pitched in short order
Considerably more work win be done
at the encampment before it is consid-
cred ready for permanent occupation,
but it viii all be of nature which can
be carried on while the men are living
there.
When the Fifth Cavalry starts for
Leilehua this morning, the band win
go along, despite the report published
in an afternoon paper to the effect
that the musicians would be stationed
at Fort Shafter. ftWhere the colonel
goes, the band goes. was the way
an officer of the regiment put it yes
terday afternoon.
There is rumor current to the effect
that Colonel Schuyler may be placed
in command of all of the forces of the
Island and that. in that case, he may
take up his residence at Fort Shafter
If such be the case, the band viii prob
ably be located there also
Whatever may be the final arrange.
ments with regard to the residence of
Colonel Schuyler, the band viii go to
Leilehua today
One million feet of lumber was ship
ped from Puget Sound on the American
Hawaiian freighter Mexican for the
Leilehua construction work on January
80; most of the work for which the
lumber was destined has already been
completed What disposition to make
of the material IS question now fac
ing the authorities here.
When the constructing quartermaster
was sent here to prepare a temporary
cantonment for the first and third
squadrons of the Fifth Cavity. he was
time for the arrival of the troops. Lun>
Der, ordered in Oregon. was slow in
getting started on its way and soon
Captain Cashier realized that. were he
to await the arrival Of the wood, the sol
diers would find scant accommodations
on their arrival.
Having in mind his orders to hurry
up the officer proceeded to get hold of
snch lumber as there was on the ground.
He was so successful that Leilehua is
now ali but read Y TO receive its garri-
son: but there is that 1000 900 feet Of
lumber to be taken into consideration.
Some of it may be traded in exchange
for that which was received here. but
what viii be done with the rest of il
no one IS willing to try and prophesy.
Cavalry Detail Recalled
The order for a cavalry detail to
leave the transport Thomas yesterday
morning for the new post at Leilehua
was recalled. It was probably decided
that the men were not needed. as there
IS at present guard detail from Fort
Shafter doing duty at the eantonment,
The World IS Garden Spot.
81 think Honolulu is the garden
spot Of the world said one of the
newly-arrived marines last night TO a
cavalry friend. "I was here in Sep
! TENDER and went to Samoa on the Ten
nessee. We came back in October and
I tried to transfer and stay here, but
could not. We went from here TO
South America for target practise.
/ Then we were taken off the ship am
/ sent over here, and YOU bet I am here
TO stay
! Cavalry Athletes.
The Fifth Cavalry has fine lot Of
| athletes and the men will take an ac
tive part in athletic events here.
/ 1--WE have a good baseball team,
i said member of the first squadron
/ yesterday, "and as soon as we get set
| tied down we would like 70 hear from
j some Of the teams in the city, the
| Fort Shafter men. the marines, or the
| engineers. We won our share Of
| games before we came here and I think
we can do it here
Parade at Fort Shafter.
There was the usual weekly parade
at Fort Shafter yesterday evening
Berger's band not being present, the
| field musicians Of the Twentieth fsr-
nished the music. The companies pass
] ed in review in the following order: