The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-21

Browns at West Berkeley. The Blues
were reported" to-have crossed the
bay and landed near Tiburon.
Col schastey ordered his men Ia
move toward El Campo, eight miles
from sausalto, five miles from Thu
ron.
The defense sent out scouts and the
Signal Corps, under Captain T, +. Sui
livan, marched at the head Of the van
guard. The signal men, stringing field
telephone and telegraph wires as they
advanced, we're able to keep in con.
slant communication with the main
party, under Major Lund.
The Blues, under Major Francis, for.
titled a position upon a hill near Cal
ifornia City on the Marin shore and
were soon discovered by the Brown
scouts.
Advancing to the attack the Browns
took advantage of every possible GOV.
err. The Blues had selected a hill be.
fore which there is little brush, but
where the advance found many large
boulders for their protection.
As the position was approached a
constant fire was kept up and finally
the Blues we're driven away, all ex
cept a small party, strongly fortified
behind boulders, in a clump of trees
These were dislodged only with the
greatest difficulty
The engagement began at 2:15 and
lasted until $3.50. There was no de
cision. In the late afternoon all o.
the forces marched to Ell Camp for the
night.
The only blood spilled during the
day was that of Private w. F. OFT, al
artilleryman who ran foul of bay
: onet and received a cut upon the knee
The wound was slight. OFT was handed
over to the Hospital Corps and wen
home in an automobile. The maneuver
will continue today.
Statutes Chinese Warship.
NEW YORK, September 11.-"Th'
protector of the sea" steame dslowl!
up the Hudson river today, flying
astern long yellow pennant with
rampant dragon of deep blue, while
brass band played a ragtime air tina
had not been heard in New York TO
five years. The visitor was the Chi
nese cruiser Hal Chi, the first Chimes,
warship that ever entered American
waters.
AS the sea fighter passed through
the Narrows this morning the guns a
Fort Wadsworth sounded the nationa
salute and Americas latest and great
! est Dreadnought, the Utah, who's
81 900 tons made the 4300-ton visito
look like launch, also saluted. TIL
: cruiser dipped her yellow pennant il
2 response.
= Chinatown's foremost citizens
5 aboard launch, swarmed over he
. sides as the Hal Chi came to rest
I None of the delegates from Chinatown
!. wore a queue. Officers, likewise with
t out queues and loaded down with gol
e lace and wearing creaseless paten
e leather boots, welcomed the visitor
s aboard. Rear-Admiral Ching Pi
s Kwang wore modest blue uniforr
J. and white duck cap. Most OF tn
: officers spoke good English.
s. An aid of Rear-Admiral Lutte, con
a mandant of the Brooklyn Navy YarC
S and Commander Cooper visited tn
l. vessel to welcome the foreigner
Later. the Chinese Admiral went
f. the navy yard to pay his respects
G Admiral Lutte. He went through tn
s ward and inspected the warships Ne
# York and Florida, now nearing con
I. pletion. On Thursday Rear-Admiri
o Ching will go to Beverly to pay h
It respects to President Taft.
y Tonight detachment OF the ChiHe'
e tackles on shore leave attracted muc
attention in the city and business VIZ
IS rushing in Chinatown. The immigr
.e ton restrictions against the landiI
ID of Chinese were forgotten for the occ
Of sion
al Lieutenant Ships Wedding.
RI SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-Tl
is wedding of Miss Anna Weller al
u Lieutenant Earl Shipp, United Stat
r. Navy, took place last evening at Il
home of the brides parents, Mr. al
tn Mrs. Charles Weller, on Pacii
re avenue.
NJ Only relatives and intimate frien
1d were present, but the house had be-
al deliberately decorated for the ever
in In the drawing-room, where the ceT