Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-14
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The Montcalm is prettlly and elab-
orately decorated for the 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 mum.
Der of people to the waterside to-
day. The vessel is not only unique
in appearance, but she * certainly
handsome and l,.appointed ship.
She has been prominent figure
in the extreme Far Eastern squad
ron for a 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 CochiT-China naval and military
station, the Montcalm has always
proved a 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 nine
thOusand-tOn cruiser. She repre-
sents an investment of $4,000, 900,
and has motive power to an equiva.
lent of 10000 horsepower. Three
screws serve to drive the cruiser
through the water at tOp.nptch
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 number of the smaller
French war vessels frequently seen
at China and japanese ports.
While at Honolulu the Mont2alm
will be supplied with about n thou
sand tons of coal. She is heavily
armored, the armor belt being seven
and half feet wide, four and
half of It being below waterline. She
carries two 7.6-inch guns. one on
the forward and one on the after
! deck; eight G-4-inch guns In the
main battery. four 4-lnch, sixteen
3-pounders, and two submerged tor
pedo tubes. In her lighting top are
four rapid-hre guns.
| A number Of Off oial calls were ex-
changed today. A booming of sa-
lutes along the waterfront brought
HoEolulaus/to the wharf to inspect
the French war vessel. The Mont
calm will remain here until July n,
when. according to the present
plans, the vessel will proceed to Sc
attic, thence to San Francisco. The
Montcalm will enter drydo2k at the
| California port. II has been some
time since the cruiser has received
a cleaning and repainting Her bot.
tom is very foul with an accumula.
ton of barnacles and seaweed
through her lengthy stay in tropi ,al
waters of Indo China.
After sailing from San Francisco
the cruiser will call at Salina Cruz,
Acapulco, CallaO. Iquique, Valpa
raise, thence across the Paciii, to
Pqpeete, Tahiti, to Australia, TO
New Caledonia. thence on to Japan,
and eventually she will berth again
in China waters.
Calls have been exchanged be-
tween Admiral de la CroiX de Cas-.
tries and Rear-Admiral Corwln p.
Rees, also Acting Governor Mott
Smith.
There is an agreeable company Of
officers on board the MontCalm. They
include Admiral de la CroiX de Cas-.
tries, who comes from one of the
old and well.known families Of
France. His stan comprises Chief
of Stan Mac Guckin de Slane, Aide
de-Camp. Sarrel, Chief Engineer lie
Ian. Division Paymaster oliver, Di-
vision Surgeon Kergrourn. The YES
sci Is commanded by Commandant
Cheron, with Cautain Bolssel- Bonn
breyal second In command. Other
officers are LieutenaEts (seniOr
grade) Raynaud, Laborde, Lorin, De
Carne, Rouzaud; Lieutenants Brown,
de Colstoun, Girouin and lie Blond;
Midshipmen de Ia Ripelle, Tamil,
Goybet; Engineers Miguel, Badelon,
Lambert. Rault, Salu Paymaster
Beaufls, Surgeon Lancelin.
An orchestra including twenty
musicians is one of the pleasing fea-
lures connected with the war yes.
sell The Montcalm Is due to return
to station at Saigon by the latter
part of next March. The vessel de-
parted from The Cochin China naval
base the latter part of last Feb.
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