The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06

| as the case may ne, the RUE was 10
see Hawley about It,"
Like most great men the mainland
has produced Senator Hawley was
modest, retiring and unassuming. His
manner Of going and coming and treat
ment of all while at the Capitol was
criterion for all public and men in
private life as we'll Kindly and
gracious but withall a positive, strong
character and a knowledge of the
needs of the U. S. army that told of
his perfect conyersant with affairs
military.
During much of this time Hon Gar
diner Tyler, son of President John
Tyler Of the U. s., was chairman of
naval affairs of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Captain Bankers Arrival.
Captain E. w. Banker, U, s. NJ. c.,
has arrived and reported to Rear Ad-
miral Walter c. Cowles, U. S. Navy,
for duty under the command of the
ranking service officer of the U. 5.
government on Hawaii.
Captain Banker has assumed the
duties at the Marine battalion station,
recently performed by Captain Mark.
Captain and Mrs. Banker travelled
here from the Coast by liner and are
receiving a cordial welcome.
Captain Mark Relieved.
Captain Arthur T. Mark, U. S. NJ.
c., has been relieved from duty in
this department and ordered to the
Norfolk, Virginia naval station for
service.
Having served months over his reg
ular tour of assignment, Captain
Mark has been very successful in his
discharge of marine battalion duties,
officially and unofTicially. He is mill
tary and capable, and withal a gen
ial, delightful man and friend.
Captain and Mrs. Mark leave a
place in army, navy and marine cir
cles that will be very hard to fill.
After a few more months at Nor.
folk, on shore duty, Captain Mark
will be sent to sea on one of the
first American Dreadnoughts, prob,
ably the Arkansas, that will shortly
be launched on the Atlantic side of
the United States.
The Panama Canal.
When it is completed two years
, hence the Panama Canal will be the
. only ship canal with capacity to pass
the greatst vessels afloat Its locks
: will take vessels nearly 10 feet wide
more than forty feet deep and 1000
, feet long. These dimensions were IN,
| sisted on by the General Board of ta1
T United States after the Consulting
: Board and Canal Commission had
suggested a size that has already
p been proved inadequate. The German
government is now paying dearly fol-
e constructing it's Kaiser Wilhelm Cana
too small This canal was built in
) the years of 1S87-95, requiring eight
years to complete In less than fif
teen years it became inadequate, sc
that the largest vessels were com
PEELED to go around the Cape Skagel
= route. Now the canal is being en-
larged at enormous cost in order Il
accommodate Germany's merchan
and war fleets. The Suez Canal II
also being deepened, the Canal Com
=, pany recently being compelled to Dor
o row 15O,OOO,OOO francs for this pun
pose Herr Won Thierry of Berlin,
!, noted expert on this subject and
q member of the International Tech
nical Commission of the Suez Cana
= agrees with Leemans and Corthel
q that the size Of vessels is likely t
a increase and that canals must be OF
q larged to accommodate them. Arm
and Navy Journal.
TO JOIN THEIR REGIMENTS.
r WASHINGTON, d. c., February Il
q The following named officers are
C. be relieved from their present dutie
r on dates specified and to then ioi
e their regiments:
Captain Charles M--Allen, Fourt
x Field Artillery, September 1, 1912.
If Captain George F. Baltzell, Fifth Il
10 fantry, September 1, 1912
le Lieutenant Colonel Daniel
id Boughton, from duty in the Gener
ID Staff Corps and from duty in this cit
at May %, 1912
Captain Paul w. Beck, Sixteent
IL Infantry, May I, 1912.
e. Major Beaumont B. Buck, Infantr
ne July /, 1912,
h Captain Jens Bugge, Twenty-eigh
an Infantry, July 1, 1912.
First Lieutenant John A. Broc
M man, Infantry July l., 1912.
ne Captain Elmer W. Clark, InfantT
m March 81, 1912.
er Captain Constant Cordier Twent