Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-20
PNEUMONIA GRIPS TSAI
Chinese Prince Arrives I'm San
Francisco Ill
HE MAY NOT COME HERE
Takes To His Bed Immediately Upon
Reaching Hotel = Secretary Says
China Is NOtIn The Market For
Naval Vessels Al This Time
Naval Vessels Al This Time


Nothing has been heard officially at
the Naval Academy, by the authori-
ties here, of the proposed visit of
Prince Tsai Hsun, who was expected
to visit the Academy the las of this
month.
The Prince arrived in San Francisco
yesterday on the steamer Manchuria,
and got rousing reception which
would have warmed his heart had he
not been suffering from recipient
pneumonia, which compelled him to
ride in closed carriage in the parade
through the streets and to 90 to bed
as soon as the procession reached his
hotel.
AS he is big man of full habit
the doctors-fear that the results of
pneumonia may be serious. The
Prince caught a severe cold on the
steamer. His attendants last night
feared that the voyage has been too
much for his strength and that he
may be detained here by illness.
Prince Tsai is fine looking Chi
nese. He wears great globular ruby
half as large as an egg, distinctive
mark of royalty. The Prince is good
natured and affable, but he speaks no
English. He is accompanied by his
secretary, Chow, Under Secretary of
State, who Espeaks English fluently
and by the ranking Admiral of the
Chinese Navy, five naval experts and
by retinue of Chinese mobiles and
dignitaries.
Not in many years has so Distinguish
ed party of Orientals visited this
country. Many of the party wear
the peacock feather and all are
marked as mobiles by coral buttons
on their hats. In the official party
who met him was Lieutenant Com
mander l. V. ellis, u. S. N. Secre-
tary Chow, who was deputized to
speak for the Prince, said:
THE Prince has come to this coun-
try to convey the good will of the
Emperor and Chinese people to Pres
ident Taft and the American people.
Incidentally he will visit the ship
building plants of this country as he
has of other countries. As president
of the naval board he is naturally in
terested in marine construction.
1.-THE Prince had intended to re-
main longer in this country, but on
account of delays/he will be here only
eighteen days and will have to cancel
some of his plans. Nor is his strength
as great as we wished. He has had
severe cold during the voyage and
has been on the verge of pneumonia.
He dares not subject himself to any
draught, and is now under physicians
care. But if nothing miscarries we
expect to leave here tomorrow morn
ing going on to New York and Wash
ington, and inspecting the shipbuild
ing and armor manufacturing plants
of the Eastern States.
Returning to this coast the party
will sail from here for japan on the
next voyage of Chic Maru. We have
made arrangements with the Japa-
nese Government to have the Prince
escorted throughout the shipbuilding
yards of Japan.
"China has no present plans for ma
val expansion. Two months ago we
ordered one cruiser built at Newport
News, but this is the extent of our
building for the present. The finances
of China will not permit of great ma
val expansion at present, but we are
gathering information and data that
may be used in furthering any future
plans of naval construction that may
be decided upon. +"
Secretary Chow denied unqualified
ly that the Prince was here to place
orders for battleships, maintaining
that the trip was one of good feel
ing and friendliness toward this
country and merely to observe the
progress of marine architecture as
it had developed in the United
States. He spoke very friendly and
without reserve and was at great
pains to answer questions clearly and
make the object of the party visit
understood