Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24
wheat king TO
spend But FEW
DAYS IN HAWAII
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easy stages across India to Calcutta.
returning four weeks later to Bombay,
where they rejoIned the Niagara.
Feared Piraticat Chinese.
The Federated Malay states. Bor-
neo. the southern and northern Phil
iEpines were passed in rapid success
sion Mr.. Letter expressed much
pleasure at again meeting the Ameri-
can flag in the farthest eastern pos
session.
At the time the Niagara cruised in
! Asiatic waters a serious outbreak OF
brigandage was rampant along the
south China coast. The l.'de trip
planned for Canton, the densely pOpu.
! lated metropolis about 100 miles in
the interior by the Pearl river, was
abandoned. the yacht being moored at
the more protected port at Hongkong
! while the individual members Of the
party took a commercial liner to Can
ton and other West river points of
interest.
! So intense was the fear of an in
vasion of fanatical pirates which fire.
quently infest south China's rivers
and seacoast that several small guns
! were mounted on the forward deck Of
the Niagara For tour weeks the Nj
agara remained at various ports along
the China coast. The Letters met
with much social recognition from the
| British officials at Hongkong. They
expressed great delight over their
visit to Shanghai and the entertain
ment planned for their delectation at
, that cosmopolitan port.
/ Japan proved n field OF exploration
for fortnight, the Niagara leaving
the island empire at Yokohama.
LeisureIy Voyage in the Pacific.
I'VE did not crowd the Niagara"
declared Captain Gabrielsen upon re-
ceiving a delegation Of local shipping
men following the berthing of the Nj
agara at Pier 6.
The yacht can easily steam be-
tween IL and 13 knots an hour. We
did not hurry across the Pacific and
were Is days steaming from Yoke
I hama to Honolulu"
Captain Gabrielson further stated
that the trouble reported to have ia
ken place at Japanese port in which
a number of American sailors left
the vessel had been greatly exaggerat-
ed The officer added that eight Jap
anese were shipped to replace an equal
number of men signed on at New
York prior to the cruise.
| Il presume that they had too much
money coming to them" was the rea-
son the captain assigned for the de-
sertiOn of the seamengt - 49,.
The Niagara was. built and placed in
! commission in 1898. fShe has been
the property Of Howard Gould, the
! transportation king and director in
many large mainland railways, for
more than a decade. .,.,.
Displaying outward indications OF
having been on an extended cruise,
: although still Respondent in white
! paint, the Niagara anchored off Ka-
kaako shortly after midnight Shortly
before 8 o'clock this morning the Mag
era was brought to the Eva side of
/ Pier 6. Captain Lorenzen. harbor pi-
lot, visited the yacht and soon had
| the craft to mooring with PROV
pointed toward the open sea and
matches off for the reception of coal
and supplies. 49,.
Children Are Life Of the Ship.
| Two bright-eyed chubby little boys
aged three and FIVE years, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs Letter, named Joseph
and Thomas are the life of the ship.
! These Youngsters, guarded day and
night through the watchful care OF
! tutors, nurses and maids, were much
/ in evidence about the spacious and
Ixy off m
i vessel while it lay at the wharf pend
ing the closing of formalities of port
regulation and during the call of sew
| eral prominent army and territorial
/ officials this morning.
! DIR. w. B. Marbury has been iden-
titled with the party since leaving
! Washington and has had the health
of the members both young and old
under his immediate direction.
| Dr. Marbury successfully performed
an operation for appendicitis while
i the Niagara steamed along the coast
of China, the patient being o. Paul
son. a seaman. Today, Paulson is
well and happy and was about his du.
! ties this morning as IL nothing had
happened. Fl. ..'.s: ....
! Those Who Make the Cruise.
The Letter party includes Mr.. and
3, Mrs. Joseph Letter. their two children.
Joseph and Thomas, Miss Francis Will
! Hams, sister of Mrs. Letter, Mr.. and
Mrs Blaine Elkins. of the noted West
Virginia family Colonel W. C. Cot
grave, retired British army officer,
who has completed % years of service
in India, Joined the party at Bombay.
The wants of the Letters and their
guests are looked after by corps of
servants. In addition to special tu-
tor for the children. trained nurse