Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-12
FORT SHAFTER NEWS
. = u n Il mn u u 4 u ta NATURALIZATION,


For the information of all con-
cerned, circular letter was print.
ed January Z. 1910, to inform the
command that the department COM
mander before his departure from
Fort Shafter expressed himself that
Fort Shafter is the neatest and clean
est post he has ever seen, ~ Knowing
that. this could not be Without the
aid and cooperation of every man In
tl8 post, It is felt that's ali-be Justly
pItud of the results OF their efforts
In bringing about such commenda-
ton from an officer sd critical and
so prominent In the military service.
Men Coming.
The transport Thomas that Is due
to arrive Wednesday is supposed to
bring about forty recruits for Fort
Shafter. The men are greatly need
ed, as the battalion Is short of men,
one company having only forty-six
men present and absent, and that Is
nineteen less than the usual number.
The usual Saturday inspection was
u
for the first time for three weeks. as
during the holidays there were no
inspections. only December 81. the
usual muster inspection.
Private Loughmiller, Company +.
20n Infantry. per company orders.
has been appointed field musician.
He had been assigned to special duty
as acting musician for ten days
trial. but II did not require sd long
to see that he was competent man,
and he was appointed after five days
trial. Musician Loughmiller did his
first guard as musician last Sunday.
Private Gateman. Company @, goth
! Infantry. who week ago in an ac-
| cident In the city sustained
/ broken jaw. is reported progressing
very nicely. Nothing serious is an
ticipated and with good care he will
soon recover.
Back to Camp.
The party that made the pictur-
esque pleasure trip around the is
/ land last week returned Friday noon
last, and report pleasant trip.
From Koko Head the means Of trans
portation was pack mules only. and
that Is indeed a novel way of travel
ing.
Filipinos Go Back.
An order has been published that
the eleven Filipinos that were. ar
rested as stowaways on the U. s.
army transport Sheridan and con-
fined at Fort Shafter will be turned
over to the quartermaster of the u.
s. army transport Thomas, upon ar
rival at this port, for their return
to Manila, p. o.
Private Gordon, Company II. goth
Infantry, who has been in the hos
pital for several days, was released
as able for duty last Saturday. He
will take up his former duty as
painter In the quartermaster de-
partment.
Private Berger, Company G. was
discharged from the hospital Satur-
day as fit for duty. but will return
at ten o'clock a. m. daily for treat
ment Of his eyes.
For Duty.
Private George Gambill. Company
+, goth Infantry, who has been a pa
tient In the Army General Hospital.
Preside Of San Francisco. for some
time, has been reported fit for duty
in tropical climate and In compli.
ance with Special Order No. 275, Head
quarters, Department Of California
December II. he has been transferred
to Company !, S0th Infantry. now sta.
toned at Fort Mason, Cal.
Gambill has many friends at Fort
Shafter who are sorry to near that he
will not return to his former company
but are glad to know that he has re-
covered.
New Arrivals.
The transport Thomas, arriving
from San Francisco Wednesday, will
bring Al new men for Fort Shafter. a
non-commissioned officer will be de,
tailed to meet the men and take
charge of them and bring them to the
post There are also other men to ar.
rive on this transport. men from the
School OF Musketry and the School for
Cooks and Bakers, who have finished
the course.
Special Orders No. 300. Headquart.
ers, Department OF California, San
Francisco. December 80, Extract:
Under authority of paragraph 1880,
army regulations, Private Walter NJ.