Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-26


ganization of the war department.
Orders have just been received at
the Puget Sound Navy Yard for the
armOred cruiser Colorado to proceed
to Corinto and join the fleet in the
command of Rear-Admiral SOuther.
land. The cruiser Cleveland is or.
CaTed to follow the Colorado as soon
as possible.
The San Francisco Call today says
Governor Hiram Johnson does not eX-
pect to be elected President of
the United States this fall. In the
defeat of the Bull Moose movement
this year, the Governor of California
sees the first march of crusade that
may make him the successful candi-
date for the presidency in 1916.
A new phase has been put upon the
Penrose-Roosevelt controversy by the
demands of Colonel Roosevelt him
self. In telegram to Senator Clapp,
chairman of the congressional inVes-
tigation committee, he asks that he
be given an opportunity to appear be,
tore a committee tomorrow to reply
to the charge of Penrose in connec-
ton with the Standard Oil Company
contribution.
Claims aggregating only $4,000,
coming from States as far apart as
Oregon, Virginia and Texas and Mary
land, many Of them claims dating
from the Civil War, may keep Con-
gress sitting longer than was eX-
pected.
The Suez Canal Company declared
it is mistake to imagine that the re-
duction of ten cents per ton of the
SueZ Canal dues is in any way con-
Eected with the Panama Canal
Plans to push through the develop
ment of a vast mercantile marine for
China are under way here, and an
other shipping struggle of tremen-
dous Importance is regarded as GER
tain.
A cable from Sydney says the Gee
anic Steamship Company's liner Ven
lura left there yesterday. The liner
is bringing a large number of passen'
gers, among them being Hon. James
Bryce, British ambassador to the
United States.
1t is denied in Rome that Pietro
MasCa5ni, the famous composer, and
lis wife, have patched up their mat
rimOnial differences.
Miss Lillienthal, a beautiful six,
teen-year-old girl, has challenged the
Hawaiian swimmer, Duke kahanamO-
ku, to a swimming race in the waters
of Long Island Sound. She has made
no definite terms and the challenge
as vet is unanswered.
Miss Thai is the youngest member
of the United States Volunteer Life
Saving Corps and she is credited with
| having saved the lives of more peO
pie in the last few years in the waters
| about New York than have all the
other women swimmers of the city
! combined.
The kaiserin, according to all &C
counts from Berlin, is in an exceed
| ingly preCariOuS condition of health
/ end does not respond to treatment
All her engagements for the coming
season have been abandoned. Much
stress is laid on the fact that the
crown princess seclusiOn has been
| abruptly closed so that the crown
princess may be in Berlin soon.
White Star line officials have an
nounced that, following a decision
! taken some time ago, Immediately
AFTER the finding of the Titanic court
of inquiry, the directors have now
taken the final steps in the altera
tier of the plans for the Gigantic, the
new ard greater sister ship of the
! lost liner.
"My son will be the last of the EN-
perOrs. That is why ! am bringing
! him up as | was brought uD, under
| firm discipline. He must be credit
| t. the House of HOhenzOllern and 10
! the throne, that, after him, will cease
20 be-" Emperor William thus eX
| dressed himself to Historian Karl Won
| HrOOn. in a talk following his inspec'
1icn of the Berlin School of History
and Literature.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen made a royal entry