The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-15

Justice GoH today denied former Po-
lice Lieut.. Charles Becker, sentenced to
die for the murder of Herman Rosen.
thai gambler, new trial.
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lcoric. His room is decorated with a
numbor Of pictures of Napoleon, some
Of them rare. Among his priced pos.
sessions u n brass eagle, which was
lorne in Napoleon s armies. He picked
up the relic in a London curiosity shop.
and its history is authenticated.
One of the striking legends, of which
many appear on the ship is one which
IS dear to the hearts and patriotism of
oll Britishcrs: Fear God: Honor the
King This is before the British sea
man day and night, for at night
basket of lights is suspended over it
that it may never be in darkness. Upon
one of the turrets appear the follow
ing: "Tasman, 1872; and "Cook,
1863. -
These legends refer to the English
navigators who discovered islands in
the Australian continent. The name
of Captain Cook is particularly inter
esting, as the great navigator was killed
at Kealeketua Bay. Hawaii, in 1879.
The cabins are filled with mementos
of the vessel s visit to New Zealand.
There are pictures of cities. The frames
of some were made of wood which the
donors said was historic A great boar S
head in Captain Halsey's apartment
Lears an inscription beneath as fol
lows:
Captain Cook: Presented by the
Citizens OF Nelson, New Zealand
Pleasant Voyage From suva.
The voyage of the New Zealand from
Auckland to Honolulu was without spe-
cial incident. 1t was voyage through
summer seas and cool trade winds. The
only stops were those made at Suva,
and Levuka. A special request had been
made of Captain Halsey that he stop
and show the flag at Levuka, and he
very kindly consented.
When the New Zealand came up the
channeI yesterday it was preceded by
the steamer j. A. Cummins of "Com
modore' Eben Lows feet. 1t was n
| happy coincidence that the cruiser
should be preceded by the Cummins, as
the latter was a royal yacht during the
reign of King Kalakaua and was of
| ten used to convey him to various parts
of the Islands.
The itinerary of the New Zealand,
on leaving Honolulu, July Is, includes
calls ut Vancouver Panama, Callao,
| Valparaiso, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro,
Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada, st. Vim
cent, st. Lucia, Dominica, st. John S
| (Antigua), st. kits, Kingston (Jama-
ica) and Bermuda. The New Zealand
will not reach England until October.
Useful Facts and Figures
There are on board the New Zealand
$50 men, of whom two officers and about
fifty members of the crew were born
in New Zealand.
For convenience of reference, the fol
lowing facts and figures regarding the
vessel will be found useful:
Built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding
and Engineering Company, Govan, Glas.
gov, to the charge of the government
tOf New Zealand.
Laid down June, 1910. Launched july
1911.
4 Commissioned at Devonport by Capt
Lionel Halsey, November %, 1912.
Length, 500 #.
Beam, SUoft.
Draft, 30la TT.
| f'oI'h'fNl'hlI l',h'V lOHS.
Main armament, eight l2.in. BIZ. Nix
y 45-caliber guns. ~.
Weight of broadside, 6sOO' lbs. -
= three tons.
Auxiliary armament, sixteen Ain
BIZ. NIX. VII 50-caliber guns.
. Armor protection, belt ~, #. wide,
in. to in. thick.
Two submerged torpedo tubes.
Eight twin searchlights.
| Complement, $50 officers and men.
Turbine engines, four propellers.
Forty-four thousand horsepower, thir
, ty-one boilers.
Al Speed, q knots-3l 4, miles per hour
Ship carries 5000 tons of coal an,
/. $50 tons of oil fuel.
Cost $l0O00,0 900.
5 Keep British Flag Flying.
a Captain Lionel Halsey, r. n. in hi
I talks on the British Empire, its ideal
e and accomplishments, becomes one O
I the old-day fighting captains, and woul
fan back naturally into the ranks q
h Drake, Nelson ana other great captain
e of England in 9prodlaiming British 81
premacy. He only lacks the costume @
c those good old days to make him one G
Il the old guard.
a lie states that it Is the duty of
II vessel OF the type he commands TO see
Y ont the enemy and then destroy hin
Having sought and found the enem
perhaps engaged the enemy, the Ne
N Zealand would retire upon its battl
a, ileet, and fight then, not as a cruise
a hut rs a battleship.
II Therefore, say says CAPITAL