Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-13

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Honolulu on May 1S In leaving the
shores Of the mother country behind
the latter part of February, the Sar-
Iniento steamed for Puerto Militar,
Argentine, a distance Of $50 miles.
From there the frigate visited Puenta
Arenas, or Sandy Point, at the Attain
tic entrance to Magellan straits. At
this place, Captain D. Abel Renard,
commander of the training ship re.
ceived orders to proceed to the Mar.
Guesas islands
Broke Wireless Records.
In steaming along the coast Of
Chile, and at a distance of more than
1900 miles in direct line from Bue-
nos Ayres, the Presidente Sarmiento
established communication by wire
less with the Argentine capital. It
was stated this morning that one Of
the. most powerful stations on the
south American continent is located
near Buenos Ayres. The remarkable
feature of the transmission of the Sc
ries of messages was that the sound
waves travelled over plain as well as
across the highest peaks in the Andes
In order to reach the officers in the
steamer, then far out to sea. 49,.
interchange Of courtesles.
As the Presidente SarmientG enter.
ed the channel to take a berth at a
naval pier. twenty-one guns were fir
ed from her after deck The salute
to the colors was met by response
from the United States naval station.
Immediately following the berthing
of the vessel by Captain Bennett, har-
Dor pilot and Hafbormaster Foster,
Lieutenant ]. @. Pillow representing
Major-generaI William H. Carter and
Lieutenant Ellis Lando, the aid to
Rear-admiraI C. B. T.. Moore were re.
Eceiyed on board the wesley by Cem-
mander Renard and his staff.
After a brief interchange of COM
|pliments the officers and men were
rendered the couftesies OF the port
Changed Route for Supplies.
Because Of a shortage in certain
lines Of supplies and water, the ship
was diverted to pay a call at Tahiti.
It was found that but limited guam
titles were obtainable at the Mar
quesas. ,
Through this change of course, the
ship was delayed three days IN max
ing the port. ef
In reaching Japan the vessel is to
call at Yokohama, Kobe, Kure and
Nagasaki Proceeding down the China
coast, Shanghai is next In lire for a
visit, then comes to Hongkong, fol.
lowed by q long run down the Malay
peninsula to Singapore Some weeks
win be spent in cruising through the
East Indies, lava, Batavia, Sumatra
being included in the tour. a
Alden, at the entrance of Red Sea
is iRcluded in the homeward trip Six
days will be spent at Alexandria,
Egypt, where opportunity will be of-
fered for an inspection of the pyra.
mids. Through Suez Canal the Pre-
ssidente Sarmiento makes a brief stay
at Constantinople, also including Fale-
ron. Greece and Naples, Italy, in the
itinerary Gibraltar will he passed
about November is and after cali
at Cape Verde islands, voyage OF
3700 miles will bring the training ship
with it's little company of Argentinas
to the mouth of the Plate River and
within short distance Of the capital
of the republic.
Officers Will be Entertained.
Several improHptu entertainments
have been planned for the delegation
of officers on board the Presidente'
Sarmiento. The star IN addition to
Commander Renard includes the fol-
lowing: Chief Navigating Officer d.
George Gampos Urquiza, Lieutenants
Eduardo Lezica, Juan Ganepa, Eduaf.
do Scarone, Jorge Reynafe, Maxine
A. Koch, Arturo Ferreyra, Julian de Ia
Pesa, Julio Daeharry, Heraclio Fraga;
Engineers Juan Marenzi, Luis /. Per.
tusio, Mario Payazza: Medical Off.
GERS Cesar Rollino, Raul Sanchez
Ella; Paymaster D. Manuel C. Gar
ella, Chaplain Luis Eggel, Professor
of English Stanley c.. Hart, Photo.
grapher George Cullen Ayerza. -
The Presidents, Sarmiento. 80 4
The Argentine training ship, went
into commission in 1897, having been
built by Laird Brothers, Of Great Brit
ain. 1t represents total displaeet
ment of 1854 tons and is classed as
cruiser frigate, assisted in its cruises
by triple expansion engines capable
of developing speed OF Is miles an
hour: In metric system the vessel
measures S5:05 in length. 1892
breadth and 1853 depth. The same
system applies to the measurement
of the 10 guns mounted on the fore
and after deck of the vessel. d.
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