The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-11


nese mercantile organizations, and re-
ports which arrived yesterday by tn,
Mongolia, addressed to the promotion
committee, indicate that their visit e
the ancient empire is an eye-opener, The
entertainment planned for the party by
the Chinese comprises an elaborate
itinerary, taking the party into regions
which have not been greatly frequented
by foreigners Secretary Wood received
the following letter from the secretary
Of the party:
Honolulu's Smooth Roads.
Gin the yellow Sea, OF Shanghai.
September Ia, 1910.
con August 90, the honorary com.
mereial commissioners, representing the
Associated Chambers of Commerce of
the Pacific Coast, sailed from San Fran
cisco on the Pacific Mail steamship
Korea to accept the proffered hospital
| ity of the Chambers of Commerce in
China. just seventeen days later, the
trip began officially
Previously to Saturday morning,
September 10, at eleven O'Clock, the
journey of the commissioners had been
entirely unofficial so far as other hos
| pitality was concerned, for the com
mission was bound for China and ETH
quette required that the first greeting
by foreigners should be made by the
Chinese.
cat Honolulu, the local chamber Of
commerce had whirled the ~ifinerant
Americans over smooth roads, through
scenes of novel beauty. But the roads
were American soil. and the beauty was
but part Of America s versatility, and
the luncheon chat followed, at Young's
Hotel, was Differed by American
speechmakers, though the Chinese con
sui babe us bon voyage TO his country.
Thus etiquette had not been outraged
at Honolulu.
"Then from the seawall at Yoko-
hama came busy launches and leading
business and political men of Japan
came up the Korea IS side with friendly
greetings and generous invitations. To
these offers of hospitality the president
of the commission Willis H. Booth. of
Los Angeles, was obliged to turn deaf
though appreciative ear. Blocked thus
by the stone wall of etiquette. the
eager Japanese found 1oOphole to ex-
press their friendship. In 1908, an ex-
petition similar to the one now on it's
wav to China, went to Japan, and
return visit was made by the Japanese
last year Many personal friendships
had resulted from these trips. These
were renewed an a private entertain
ment extended at Toxic. This included
a dash in antos through the crowded
streets of the capital, tea at Baron Shi-
husawa's villa and dinner and thea
tricals at the Nihomabashi Club. A
delighted midnight party came back to
the anchored Korea.
Receptions in Japan.
"Next morning, when the anchor
came up from the dancing waters or
Yokohama harbor, and the big ship
pointed her nose down the coast of
Japan. the commission awoke to the
fact that it was being officially greeted
by it's Chinese hosts Y. G. Tong, the
founder of the National Review, a
weekly journal printed in English at
shanghai. and also an official of the
Imperial Telegraph A Administration, had
come aboard at Yokohama. In the
ship s saloon he presented his creden-
tials as bearer of greetings from the
Chinese chambers and welcomed us in
advance of our landing at Shanghai
With Mr.. Tong, though not officially,
was Chu Pau Fay, a retired capitalist
of Shanghai, and Fung Kwo Shung, of
the foreign office at Picking and former
ly with the Chinese legation at Toxic
where he made himself perhaps the
most eminent japanese scholar among
the Chinese. Mr.. Tong's party also in
Guided his wife and daughter and the
latter IS friend, Miss Chew, daughter of
the director general of the Imperial
Telegraph Administration of China.
"By wireless from Nagasak came an
offer of a welcome from the chamber
of commerce of that city of $4,000
people; this invitation was declined as
others had been hut when Consul Deich-
man sent a call from his hospitaIble
wide-verandahed house where the Stars
and Stripes floated over the hillside
gardens above the harbor, the commits
sioners dug down into their trunks and
arrayed themselves in frock and tile,
and went by launch and ricksha to
enjoy his welcome. 1t was a whole
souled affair, that reception, presided
over by a big whole-souled fellow, neai.
ly ten thousand miles from his native
Missouri, and finding his reward for
the trouble of entertainment in the
pleasure of meeting the folks from
home.
''Then the Korea, having stored
away over two thousand tons OF coal
at the hands (literally) Of fifteen hun,
bred men and women of Ragasaki,
stood out toward the yellow Sea and
we were bound direct for China.
"Joined by Mr. Tong and his party,
in their handsome Chinese dress, with
The shores Of China just across the toss.
ing water beyond our bow, the expedi'
ton has assumed an international APP
pearanee. Yet the commissioners had
not waited for Mr.. Tong's greeting be-
fore they GOT down 20 the business Of
the trip, Soon after leaving San Fran
cisco the commission accomplished a
harmonious organization and the VaTl'
Gus committees SCI 10 work la earnest
az the duties laid ont for them, There
il not man IN tho party who doea
nni realize Tally that ~ n net upon
a mere iunkei. This tour u not being
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