Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-14
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perpetuating the memory of the day
dear to Frenchmen the world over.
The Montcalm is prettily and cab
orately decorated for tne occasion.
From her masthead are unfurled the
banners of all nations, while below
decks an air of festivity prevails.
The French cruiser now moored
at naval wharf No. . has served as
an attraction to draw large num-
her of people to the waterside to.
day. The vessel is not only unique
in appearance, but she is certainly
handsome and appointed ship.
She has been prominent figure
in the extreme Far Eastern squad
ron for number of years. Going
into commission some ten years ago,
the vessel has spent a goodly por-
ton of the time since at Saigon, the
gay French capital of the East. Al
the Cochin-China naval and military
station. the Montcalm has always
proved u welcome visitor. With the
sailormen ashore and thronging the
wide, well-shaded boulevards and en-
ticing cafes. Saigon invariably as
sumed an appearance of gaiety fol-
lowing upon the return of the Mont
calm.
The vessel is listed as a nine
thousand-tOn cruiser She repre-
sents an investment of si,300,000,
and has motive power to an equiva.
lent of 1900 horsepower. Three
screws serve to drive the cruiser
through the water at top notch
speed of twenty one knots.
Her peculiar arrangement of fun.
nels serves to cause her to appear
as two war vessels. This rule pre-.
walls with a number Of the smaller
French war vessels frequently seen
at China and Japanese ports.
While at Honolulu the Montcalm
will be supplied with about a thou
sand tons of coal. She Is heavily
armored. the armor belt being seven
and half feet wide, four and a
half of It being below waterline. She
carries two 7.6-inch guns, one on
the forward and one on the after
deck; eight 6.i-inCh guns In the
main battery four 4-inch, sixteen
3-pounders, and two submerged tor
,pedo tubes In her fighting top are
four rapid-iire guns.
A number of Official calls were OK
changed today. a booming of sa-
lutes along the waterfront brought
| Honolulans to the wharf to Inspect
the French war vessel. The Mont
calm will remain here until July 81,
when, according to the present
plans, the vessel will proceed to Sc
attic, thence to San Francisco. The
Montcalm will enter drydo'k at the
| California port. II has been some
time since the cruiser has received
cleaning and repainting. Her bot
tom Is very foul with an aCcumula
ton of barnacles and seawecd
through her lengthy stay in tropical
waters of lndo China.
After sailing from San Francisco
the cruiser will call at Salina Cruz,
Acapulco. Callao, Iquiquc, Nalpa
raise, thence across the Pacih tn
Papccte, Tahiti, to Australia, II
New Caledonia, thence on to Japan,
and eventually she will berth again
In China waters.
Calls have been exchanged be
tween Admiral de la Crolx de Cas-
tries and Rear-Admiral Corwln =,
Rees, also Acting Governor Mott
Smith.
There il an agreeable company Ol
officers on board the Montcalm. Thee
include Admiral de la Croix de Cas-
tries. who comes from one of the
old aud well.known families oI
Frame. Ills stan comprises Chic
of STAFF Mac Guckin de. Slane, Aide
e-Camp Sarrel, Chief Engineer IL
Ian. Division Paymaster oliver, Di
vision Surgeon Kergrourn. The yes
sci Is commanded by Commandan'
Cheron, with Cautain Boissel-Bom
breval. second In command. Othel
officers are LleutenaEts (seniol
grader Raynaud, Laborde, Lorin, d.
Carne, Rouzaud; Lieutenants Brown
de Colstoun, GirouIn and lie Blond
Midshlpmen de la Ripelle. Tamil
Goybet. Engineers Miguel, Badelon
Lambert, Rault, Salu e; Paymastel
Beauhls, Surgeon Lancelin.
An orchestra including twent!
musicians is one OF the pleasing fea
lures connected with the war YES
sci. The Montcalm Is due to return
to station at Saigon by the latte
part Of next March. The vessel de
, parted from the Cochin China naya
I base the latter part OF last Feb
Tuary.