The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-22

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ter, and we shall grow steadily and
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secrstary's Letter.
The secretary of the twelfth interna-
tional congress of navigation has sent
the following to The Advertiser:
"Reports which are being received
from European countries regarding the
appointment Of delegates to the twelfth
international congress of navigation
which will convene in Philadelphia
May %, indicate that the attendance
will be in excess of expectations and
that the congress including the Ameri-
can attendance will in all probability
be the largest ever held.
This is doubtless due in part to
the extensive preparations which are
being made to entertain the distinguish
ed engineers. Besides the appropri-
ations made by the national govern
ment and the State of Pennsylvania an
ordinance has already been introduced
before the city councils of Philadelphia
looking to the appropriation of $4,000.
In addition to this, several of the east
ern cities, among them Pittsburgh and
Boston, are making preparations to en-
terrain large parties of the engineers.
German Delegation.
"Besides the official delegates from
the various countries, large number
of foreign engineers will attend the
Congress in a non-official capacity. Ger
many will unquestionably send the
largest single delegation and this will
include in round numbers, 100 en-
gineers. These will represent the lead
ing thought in Germany on all engineer.
ing subjects that have to do with water
borne commerce. One or two names
alone are sufficient to indicate the
character of this delegation. It will
include Herr johann Friedrich Buben-
dey, head of She Hamburg harbor
works, the most notable in tho world.
Herr Bubendey is recognized through
out the world as an authority of the
highest standing. Among other mem
bers of the German delegation are
the Suez Commission of Consulting En-
gineers and DIR. Leo Sympher, an in
land waterways expert known through
out the world.
"The second largest delegation will
be that from France which will number
considerably more than half as many
lo- al n
head of the delegation, M. Vetlllart, is
inspector-general of roads and bridges.
M. Vetillart is Doctor of Science of
the University of Pennsylvania. Among
other distinguished French authorities
are M. Charguerand, state councillor
who is director of roads and navigation
at the ministry of public works, and
M. Mahieu noted authority on the
subject of roads.
"Great Britain will send among it's
delegation Lieut.-Col. II. A. Yorke,
chief inspector of railways, world
famous railway authority
Belgium Also.
"Belgium will send large delega-
ton headed by Mr.. G. Helleputte, who
is the first president of the Permanent
International Association of Navigation
Congresses. Included in this delegation
also is Mr.. A. Dufourny, lnspectorgen-
eral of bridges and roads, who is the
second president of the international
association. Mr.. Dufourny is widely
known waterway and railroad expert
who some years ago was sent TO China
at the request of Lii Hung Chang to
make an investigation into the rail
roads of that country.
'Included in the Hungarian ielega-
ton is M. Bolton de Kohanyi, chief
naval inspector of the ministry of COM
merce.
Russia will send large delegation
headed by NJ. V. S. de Timonoff, dis
J tinguished engineer of ways of COM
munication. Another distinguished en-
gineer of this delegation is E. F. de
Hoerschelmann.
"The Swedish delegation will include
Colonel Frederick Wilhelm Hansen of
Stockholm, president of the Royal Ad-
ministration of Hydraulic Power.
/ Gin addition to this direct advan-
tage, it must, too, be of great impor-
| lance for the congressional to be able
to show to the most prominent experts
from foreign countries what has been
done in the departments embraced by
the field of work of the congress. Be-
sides the fact that such a demonstra-
ton can give rise TO discussion of
the questions by experts which, in its
turn, can be fruitful in practical prop.
ositions, the attention of the rest of
the world is directed to the congress
land, its peculiarities, and its POSSIBLE
tiles of development, and there is Great
ed, too, livlier interest in, and a
more accurate appreciation of, the coun-
try in question"