The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-18
$3.50 VISITORS
ON NEW ZEALAND
Vast Throng Is Given a Cordial
Reception by officers and Men
During the Three Hours the Big
British Battle Cruiser Was
Thrown Open 10 Inspection.
(From Thursday Advertiser)

lfrom thursday AdNeftiser)
An admiral, two generals and con.
sui general made official calls aboard
IL. NJ. :. battle.cruiser New Zealand
yesterday, beng received with every !
honor and entertained in the commod |
ious cabin of Captain Lionel lalsey, |
the commanding officer.
Gun salutes were dispensed with in |
each case, and none will be given while |
the vessel lies at the wharf. The ar. |
rival of each OF the visitors was at |
tended by all the pomp and ceremony
due such occasions.
Rear Admiral Moore, u. S. NJ, com.
manding the naval station, attended
by his aid, Lieutenant Stevens, made
tho first call Then came Brigadicr
General Funston, u. s. A., commanding
sthe Hawaiian Department, and Briga
der General Macomb, U. $. A., com.
handing the First Hawaiian Brigade.
The officers were accompanied by their
aids, Lieutenant Ball and Lieutenant
Ieyton, respectively. Following them
came Consul General Eitah Of japan.
Crowds Aboard Drcadnought.
From two clock until five clock
yesterday afternoon the vessel was
tuTONn ODtu ~ UuDlit lHSHtCllun. All
hour before the time Tor opening the
vessel crowds assembled in front OF
the Alakea wharf. The street car ser
vice was taxed during the next three
hours while the officers and men found
themselves soon in the midst of SO
varied lot Of nationalities that they
were dazed.
"My word" said sailor, ''we have
had big crowds on board this ship since
we lett England, but ! never saw so
many people of different nations be-
fore in my life. Just look at them
4 japanese, Portuguese, Koreans, Fill.
pinos, Porto Ricans, Chinese.
When five o'clock camo aud the last
of the crowd was moving off the ship
and the apprentices were at work
sweeping off the decks, the gangway
guard brought his tally sheet to the
officer of the watch. 1t showed that
$3.50 persons had been aboard during
the three hours.
at was good-sized crowd" said
the officer, 'but not to be compared
with the crowd we had on board at
! Capetown. From nine to twelve in the
forenoon and one to five in the after
noon, twenty-five thousand people visit
ed the ship at that port. -
The crowd yesterday was in good
humor and so were the sailors. They
took charge of parties and personally
conducted them over the ship showing
them the hooks and crannies in the
UNDERGRADUATES" the coming tower,
gave them peeks into the big gun tur-
rets and proudly showed the quarters
in which the men swing their ham
mocks
Last Day In Port.
, Today will be the last day in port
, for the New Zealand which is under
orders to proceed tomorrow morning
, to Vancouver. The vessel may swing
away from the wharf about eight
clock.
This will be day for the sailors
, During the afternoon they will be the
guests of the local British committed
9 at Alexander Field, Punahou, where
field and track events will be held
0 cash prizes being offered. s
/ The shore.leave men will be taker
@ from the Alakea wharf to the field il
a special trolley cars After the spor
Y events they will have supper at Alex
( ander Field, after which they will b'
y tOUuuCttu tONh anu 6h'th W
e ton of Ye Liberty theater, where
/ special program will be offered, and II
e which some of the New Zealand mel
u will participate.
Tars and Soldiers Fraternize.
a A noticeable feature of the visit o
+, the New Zealand is the cordial man
ner in which the sailors of the BIRTHS
dreadnought and the soldiers of Uncl
Sans army fraternize. Almost ever
!, shore.leave group has few America
II soldiers in its midst, and If it happen
!" to be the soldiers pay day, he geDei
:, ally insists on having the British tar
= as his guests. The program include
:, o. visits to restaurants, thirst-quenchin
- emporiums, moving picture shows an
:, automobile rides. The soldiers hav
's done a vast amount of informal ente
i, tanning for their British sailor cousin
= and as a result spirit of deem cordia
,r ity has sprung up between them.
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or of them would not long survive
~ public life. The rush to the waters q
ID Sloan is already begun. The declar;
re tioin that Mulhall is name Dev'
I'd before heard will be reiterated. Inc
utHtdllN u 10 hmhNihE ~" s'"hy "
or timers around Washington really nev'
q. did see him and never knew Of hii
- Ii will take weeks of the hot summ'
be to pry open the doors of all those 10
as by offices and peer within the desks
If, legislative and departmental agent
I'd Legons Of letters will be dragged in
be the light Of day. The tariff bill vi
at pass and become law; the currency bI
p. may get upon the statute books al
Sc the sweltering Investigators will yet
do cursing the day when they consent,
vs. 10 serve. But the outcome will
es wholesome and, while many charg
Ell. will be discounted when things are SCI
a in their right proportions, the inyes
Die cation will have a very great iDtiuen
en- upon public opinion and toward !
he generation at the Capitol.
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