The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-10

man, was Yesterday declared a
lions from Washington. As soon
was given the choice of interning
seven. The ship intemed at the
hour mentioned.
JAPANESE CROWD WATER
FRONT
The fact that the time limit Of
the Geier would expire at mid
night was shrewdly anticipated
by the local Japanese community,
tie Hawaii Shinpo issuing an ex-
Itra about ten o'clock. The result
was that the waterfront was lin
ed by thousands Of Japanese,
men, women and children, who
divided their attention between
the little cruiser In the harb0r and
the two grim warships just out
side, watching for any attempt
on the part Of the Geier to slip
away. The Japanese expected
to see a fight and when they
struggled away from the piers
from midnight on were sorely dis
appointed and considerably puz-
lied. The business Of interning
was not understood by many Of
thefns
NO DAYTIME ACTIVITIES
Beyond the fact that the local
German consul paid several visits
to the Geier during the day and
WAS seen in consultation WlthAd-
miral Moore and Collector Frank
Hin late in the afternoon there
was little totindlcate any change
in the local war situation. When
the naval tug Navajo swung out
and lay beside tae LoCksun, at
her outer anchorage, however,
the waterfront began to take no.
tice, and when the German
steamer came into port, towedby
the Navajo and under command
Of an American naval officer,
questions few thick and fast.
The notice to the LookSun was
given by Collector Franklin yes
terday AFTERNOON at half past
three. At half past seven the
Navajo carried a naval detach-
lment to the steamer, under Lieu
tenant ScanIip Of the U. S. S.
alert which took possession Of
the ship. Chief BoatsWain Med
1ers Of the U. S. S. Navajo acted
as navigating officer and the Ma
yajo toWed the steamer in to Pier
\. lust across the slip from the
\ Geier.
Captain Gerlach, in his excite
ITnent, informed The Advertiser
Hast night that the notification Ia
'Iinterne or 90 came so quick thai
he could do nothing. II he hac
had a few hours warning, he
said, he would have sailed oui
and defied the japanese battle
Iship and cruiser to do their worst
The Locksun had a cargo oil
4 26O0 tons ofcoal and carries a
crew Of thirty Chinese and sew
4 eraI German officers. What to
do with the Chinese is roW a
question for the authorities ia
puzzle over.
cEIER INTERNED AT MIDNIGHT
Formal notification to Captain Rash
! of of>the Geier ana to the local Ger
}, man conssl that the warship must
either leave the port before midnight
or interae ives given yesterday
4 Even had the desire basn pres
4 ent to try tho four-inch gum
of tile tssier against the twelve
inch CARS OF the Ja1anrse walt
ing outside, the Gsier was, say thos,
who know, in no condition to make
even ain attcJnpt 70 escape Her en-
g.nos are 81 i'd to be practically useless
without very much more extensive re-
pairs then there has been any oppor
tunity to give them here.
TAKEN OVER AT EIGHT BE1Li
AT haIf-past eleven, Admiral Moore
3 Collector FRANKLIN and First Deput'
Collector sharpe, with Lieutehan
/ Smith, commander Of the subparin
. hotilla, as Ad@lral Moore's aide, wen
aboard the U, s. 5. Alert TO await de
4 yclopments. The Geier remained with
4 out any sign Of activity. Just befor
i. niidnight tho Admiral and the collec
: tor, with their party boarded the Ger
man slip. eight bells sounding, hk