The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11
WAITED FOR
SILK CARGO
Tenyo Maru Held in Yokohama
While Perry Celebration
Was On.

In order that the silk shippers Of
of July with banner export Of silk,
the big Togo Kisen Kaisha steamship
Tenyo Maru was compelled to delay her
departure from the japanese port one
day in order to get even bale OF the
goods, and because she waited that one
day she received 1900 bales, valued at
$500 per bale, or nearly million dol
lars value in round figures. July / was
holiday in Yokohama, because it was
the fftieth anniversary of the day
when Commodore Perry, United States
Navy, succeeded in opening ports of
Japan to the world.
The Tenyo Maru, however, ran fast
across the Pacific and arrived here last
evening, picking up several hours of
the lost time. She will be dispatched
at II clock noon today and endeavor
to make up all the time she has lost be-
fore reaching San Francisco.
Purser Lacy Goodrich of the Tenyo
states that the decorations in Yoke
hama were conceded the finest ever put
up for any event. 1t was great
'iBanzai Day." and prominent men of
the Empire visited the city, among
them being Prince Ito, old Yamagata,
Admiral Togo, and long list of no.
tables One of the features Of the cele-
bration was the exhibition of original
and very rare prints nearly fifty years
old, pieturing the arrival of Commodore
Perry and the great events leading up
to the authorized opening of the ports.
Then there was fine display of old
Samurai armor, pistols and uniforms.
Among the passengers aboard the
Tenyo Maru is Captain j. W. Barnes,
u. S. A, who is en- route to Fort
Leavenworth. He is the son of the late
w. H. L. Barnes, a San Francisco attor-
ney and brother of the Barnes who, as
prosecuting attorney, prosecuted Du-
rant, the murderer, in San Francisco.
Minister w. W. Rockhill, who has rep
resented the United States at Picking,
is en- route to st. Petersburg, where he
will be United States Ambassador. He
is accompanied by Mrs. RockhiH and
his wife's mother, Mrs Perkins. Ad-
miral Jewell, T. S. n. (retired), is re-
turning home from pleasure trip to
the Orient. Lieutenant-Colonel Leieune,
Marine Corps, is en- route to Washing
ton from the Asiatic station, accompa-
MED by his wife and the three Misses
Lejeune.
j. R. Morse, one of the big men and
an oldtimer of the Far East, is presi-
dent of the American Trading Company
of New York, China, Japan, etc. His
was the first American firm to obtain
concessions in Korea, and he was also
the pioneer railroad builder in the Her
NIT Kingdom, laying standard Ameri-
can track. Commander Fujiwara, I'm
81 %o
London. S. Ida comes to relieve Mr..
anese Consulate General Mr.. Abe plans
to leave this month for San Francisco,
his new post, on the Korea.
Mrs G. Paget is the wife of
prominent architect and contractor in
Canton, having large contracts with
the Chinese government. Mrs. Cuth-
bert is a sister of the wife of Bishop
Partridge of Japan. Elmer Jones is
a prominent man of Salt Lake, return
ing home from an Oriental tour, ac-
eompanied by Mrs. Jones, who is well
known in woman s club circles in the
Mormon capital. T. Rushmore, rep
resentative of Carlowitz & Co., one of
the most prominent exporters and i'm
porters in the Orient, is going to New
York Major Moses was until recent
ly stationed at Guam and is ordered
to Washington. He is relative of
Lieut. Commander Moses, y. s. N, of
the naval station.
A. K Doe is prominent and
wealthy capitalist of San Mateo, re-
turning home from visit to Oriental
cities. and is accompanied by Mrs. Doe
and the Misses d. and A. Doe.
There have been several changes on
the Tenyo, Chief Engineer Seaver hav-
ing been detached and placed in re
serve. Y. Hora has taken his place.
Chief Officer Hinokima has also been
relieved in order to accept the cap
taincy of the Manchu Maru in the
South American trade, and his place
has been taken by Mr.. Totaka. Cap
tain Bent was i'll most of the trip
across and was not often out on deck
or on the bridge.
The Tenyo stopped this trip at Kee-
lung, Formosa and Shimbizu, for tea.
On leaving Keeling an old Chinese
stevedore was found asleep. He spoke
no dialect that any Chinese on board
understood His lingo was a hybrid
Japanese, Formosan and head hunter
talk which was unintelligible. He was
put ashore at Nagasaki in the care of
the police, as a stowaway.
The Tenyo is discharging $50 tons of
freight here and carries 5000 tons for
San Francisco.