Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-16

Cious hold of the Pacific Mail liner
Mongolia, now berthed at Alakea
wharf, where 472 tons general cargo
from San Francisco are being dis
charged.
W. Il. Atwater and Il. r. Young, q
pair Of well.known mainland aviators
are through passengers In the lineI
for Oriental ports and will make an
extended stay in Japan.
Messrs. Atwater and Young intend
to make novel and spectacular entry
into the Land of the Rising Sun. Nine
days hence, as the big steamship Mon
gOlia nears the headlands which guard
the entrance to Tokyo Bay, they will
have completed the assembling of one
of the machines. As the vessel steams
between the wellfurtified islands lead.
ing to Yokohama quarantine ground,
the avatOrs are now determined to
launch one of the flyers and from the
surface OF the water begin flight
which 1t is hoped will not terminate
until the machine and its passengers
are safely landed within the limits of
Yokohama CITY.
Atwatcr and Young modestly declin
ed 10 go into details concerning their
preliminary flight into the Mikado's
realm on arrival of the Mongolia at
Honolulu this morning. This much,
however, has been definitely learned
that either Atwater or Young will be
accompanied by their wives, who are
members of the little party, who eX
pect to remain in Japan and China
with the aerOplanes for some months
The exhibition of course will be reg
ulated by the weather prevailing al
the time of their arrival. Following
the advent into Yokohama, the avia
tors Will tour the country and give q
series of exhibitions before proceed
ing tp China and to the Philippines.
Captain Morton, master of the Mon.
gOlia, is making his last trip for some
months as navigator In the liner Cap.
tain Morton confirms in all details the
exclusive announcement made in the
columns of the Bulletin weeks
ago to the effect that he had accept.
ed the command of the beautiful pri.
yatc yacht of the French Duke do
MOntpensier.
81 will bring the Mongolia back to
San Francisco, and then proceed { O
New York and later to Paris, where !
viii join the Duke" said the Captain.
According to Morton there Is a
strong probability of the Montpensier
yacht visiting Honolulu on the propos.
ed world cruise which Is to take the
better part of year to complete. The
Yacht will traverse route through
the Atlantic, calling at the South
American cities. With the opening of
the Panama Canal the yacht is to
proceed to the Pacific, making a leis.
urely cruise among the south sea isl
ands. II was intimated this morning
that the Frenchman's yacht would
follow IA direct course from Panama to
Honolulu.
The exclusive prediction offered by
the Bulletin that Captain Emory
Rice, now in command of the China,
would be in line for transfer to the
Mongolia, was practically confirmed
this morning. Captain Austin, former
ly with the Minnesota, Is also men,
toned. but It was stated that Captain
Rice has powerful backing for his pro-
motion to the larger ship. With the
exception of two days of rather rough
weather the Mongolia enjoyed pleas.
ant voyage from San Francisco to Ho-
nOlulu. The vessel brought 81 cabin,
3 second class and 2 Asiatic steerage
passengers for Honolulu. The through
list includes 1903 cabin, IL second class
and las Asiatic steerage en- route to
Japan and China ports. In addition to
the Honolulu cargo of nearly 500 tons,
the Mongolia is well laden with freight
destined for the Orient amounting to
1850 tons, for the most part consisting
of cotton for Japan. There are ship.
ments of 5000 sacks barley, 5000 bales
cotton, 5000 sacks tanbark, 1000 bales
hay, 4 autos, 100 tons flour, and quan.
titles OF miscellaneous merchandise.
Among the through passengers are
thirty'iiye tca'buyers, many of whom
have been making annual pilgrimagcs
from OCCident TO Orient for many
Years and are well known to Honolu.
lans.
The most prominent tea men are the
following; C. Walter Clifton, A. C.
Dryer, J.. T.. Fernald, N. r.. Saunders
and J. c. Siegfried. Other prominent
travellers are J. w. TAFT of the firm of
TAFT a Company, Ilankow agents for
the Pacific Mail, and W. S. King of
the firm of Westphal, King 4 Ramsay
Formosa agents for the Pacific Mail,
aud Mrs. King, who are returning from
Europe.
William Martin, formerly United
States Consul General at Hankow, ac.
companied by his daughter, Miss
Grace IL. Martin, Is also going out
Martin Is going to investigate trade
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