Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24
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seen in their forest home. The leaves
OF the plant are q beautiful reproduc.
ton of the horns of a stag. 1t is a
hardy fern, and under the right eli
matical conditions withstands ali
kinds of abuse.
There is also to be found an orchid
and one other rare plant, which were
presented to Captain Smith by Vice
Governor Gilbert of Manila and his
ends recently by the Shinyo Maru.
Captain Smith daily makes a round
of the plants in the palm garden
when the Shinyo Maru is at sea, and
when he notes the lack of attention
to some delicate shrub he loses nc
time in notifying the head gardener
Of the fact. Some plants do not
thrive at sea as we'll as others, and
the skipper sees that these are re-
placed when the ship returns to Jap
anese waters.
Tables are installed among the
palms and here the lady passengers
spend the warm afternoons at sea
playing bridge and taking tea.
The garden was a favorite spot OF
Prince Waldemar of Prussia, nephew
of the German Emperor, on his voy.
age on the Shinyo Maru from Hong
kong to Yokohama. In letter which
he sent to Captain Smith, with an ALL,
tographed photograph of himself, he
recalled the pleasant hours he spent
among the ferns and tiny trees.
Captain Smith was in the service
of the China Mutuals line for seven,
teen years and has been in command
of the Shinyo since the day it went
into commission. He carries two
medals, one a decoration of the Or,
der of Sacred Treasure, a silver and
was presented by the emperor for his
heroic work in landing japanese
troops at the front during the Russo
Japanese war. The other is the regu.
lation gold war medal.
Captain Smith is not carrying
troops and munitions of war these
days, and the palm garden is his
hobby. In his spare moments he
sometimes divides a little time with
the two-months-old chow puppy, which
a friend in Japan presented to him on
the Shinyo's outgoing. trip.
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Little Schooners on Treasure Hunt.
VANCOUVER, B. C. August 10
Bound for the famous Tiburon island
in the Gulf of California, which is said
to be rich in gold and other minerals
which have been successfully held by
the fierce natives on the island, who
are said to be cannibals, two little
schooners, the Tenuerfoot and the
Drift, of the Victoria Yacht club, left
port last evening On their long voyage.
They will make their first stop at San
Francisco and will stop at San Pedro,
San Diego, Encinada, La Paz and 9TH
er ports on the way to Tiburon
(Shark' island.
The two yachts took sufficient pfo-
visions aboard yesterday morning to
last them until they get to San Fran
cisco, which port they expect to make
in a couple of weeks. Harry Bird, A.
Birch and H. Neil are taking the Tend
erfoot SOUTH while Joseph Savidge
and three others will navigate the
III H. IL ID SApSNlSu IldI Tic
foot will make the quickest passage,
because she has better lines than her
consort, as well as an auxiliary en-
CINE.
The Tenderfoot is one of the tin4t
sailing yachts flying the flag of the
Royal Victoria Yacht club. She was
built by Mr.. Bird and his associates
during their spare time and measures
81 feet in length, 1916 feet beam and
SO feet draft Her hull is constructed
OF fir and her Homework and interior
is finished in oak. Although small
vessel she has been designed with
such Judgment that has the maximum
amount of room for a boat of her sin
The Drift was formerly a Seattle
tCat. She is two feet shorter than the
TenderfOot and has foot more beam.
1t is not expected that the boats will