Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-14
HIGH ADMIRAL IN TURKISH NAVY
., ONCE OFFICER IN NIPPON MARU

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japanese liner .>.ippop NJ: .a. mat
called at lIJnoluIu rom the coast Late
yesterday Afternoon wctr pee rliar in
terested IN the outcom" OF tn" VAL
being w3ged between Turkey and tn"
Balkan states
1t was not SO many years AZ that
a rather clever Young mar. Who NJ
to some months ago held the dos
TIMES OF the Turkish navy in TIA"
hollow of his hand, was a regLIar Wis
itoT at Honolulu as al officer II In"
little white YACHT.
RansfoTd ID. Buchanan, 4 steamship
man from the SOles OF his seal cots
10. the visor on his cap, useO TO be
a familiar figure alOng, the local Wa
terfront with the arrival Of the three
white triplets, the HongkOng. AmcIi-
ca and Nippon Marus that some years
ago were considered as Transports
ton de lux in the Pacific Lctwecn the
west coast of the tinted States and
the Orient.
Buchanan. upon rcturnin" from the
the world and finally wound up in
the Ottoman empire. In some unac-
countable manner he soon became a
prime favorite with the reigning sui
( tan and his court. Buchanan was
made an advisor 10 the throne, and it
was in this instance that his know
ledge of seamanship and maritime
matters won for him the coveted
prize as admiral in the Turkish navy.
One or two officers in the Nippon
Maru recalled Buchanan. the Ameri
can adventurer, who was a jolly conf
panion withal, and rated as an otficiaI
who knew his business.
Bucknam Pasha, as he was gener-
ally known throughout the LeVant,
is said to have stepped down and
out from the high councils Of the
Ottoman naval department to accept
position with one Of the large ship
building concerns along the east
coast of the United States.
With the ascendency of the Young
Turks the grip maintained by Buck
nam Pasha" was loosened from his
high and lofty position.
His career with the Turkish gov
ernment was meteoric in that he rap
idly rose from ,aide-de-camp to the
Sultan, to advisor and the rank of
rear admiral and placed in charge
Of the Ottoman feet.
4 When the Nippon Maru sailed from
San Francisco for the voyage to the
Far East every available bit of cargo
space was utilized in the slowing of
three thousand tons of freight. Cot
ton is the product that takes up~the
greater part of the accommodation.
Five cabin passengers left the yes
sci at this port. Thirty travellers
Joined the liner at Honolulu for the
Far East
A through list numbering 81 cabin,
second class and 1902 Asiatic passen-
gers are destined for the Various
ports along the Japan and China
coast.
A big mail arrived in this vessel,
portion of which will be tran
shipped to the transport Thomas and
proceed to the Philippines.
The departure of the Nippon Maru
at six o'clock last night with a score
of members of a musical comedy
company proved a painful and trying
ordeal for little circle Of local stage
door johnnies who had for the past
fortnight valiently striven to win
temporary favor with bevy Of fair
and frolicsome chorus ladies. Tears
and fragments OF floral tributes were
flung promiscuous.y about the floor
OF the upper gallery "a .Alakea wharf.
Many valuable gifts and jewels We're
showered, upon the departing charm
ers 10y local adn:rt.s.
Forty Vessets' Purchased b. Japan.
Since January OF this year over 40
vessels, purchased from foreign own
ers, have been registered in the SOY
eminent general Of kwantung. and
the number is Increasing. Quite re-
Gently, says the Nagasali Press. MIR.
Sawayama of Nagasaki purchased Il
3000-ton steamer. which he renamed
ToyO Maru and registered 1T Dairen.
MesSrs. FukagaWa d Co. OF Saga are
negotiating for Two &0o0-lon, Vessels
which they intend registering there,
and the same course. has been fol
lowed by the North China Steamship
company with the French steamer
Bintan. 1870 tons. this company is in
. the market TO" two or three more
- steamers.
The principal Ic9sUn for registers
ing at Daircr vessels bought abroad
is TO avoid the pay ment Of the heavy
import duty. lWt such vrssals are not
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