Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-20
Loves Bakery
Dread, calLes, etc.

We were served the longest Japan
csc lunch I'm our experience. say
longest because toward the end it be-
came q feat OF gastronomic endurance.
Also OF anatomical endurance. for OF
course we sat-or tried TO sit-Jap-
anese fashion. and though We have
often tried this IN the past month, II
Is not an art TO be acquired BY the
|middle.aged or even the near-young.
An hour Of Il Is an achievement, two
hours q miracle. and for any amateur
who sits thus, kneeling on his insteps,
as II were. after more than two hours
It Is either the hospital or an insane
asylum. The members OF the Hawaii
party have long since learned vari-,
Gus discreet ways OF easing their
cramped bones, and we sat large
part Of the afternoon on the mat floors
and did Justice TO all manner OF queer
Japanese dishes. some OF, them pleas
ing 70 the malihini palate and some
the contrary.
After lunch we we're escorted
through the grounds and gardens,
given ceremonial tea In the true GER
emonial way-an involved but inter-
esting exhibition OF peculiar etiquettel
-and then Witnessed some exciting
fencing bouts in the fencing court
nearby. Both men and women, even
one tiny girl, took part in the fencing
As finale. Miss Walkabayashi pre-
scented each guest with q fan prettilyl
painted by herself and Mr.. H Sheba.
father Of s. Sheba. promoter Of tho
Hawaiian tour, gave each q handsome
piece Of SILK on which he himself had
painted some Of the flowers, birdsl
and scenes ih the depletion OF which
he Is q recognized master here. She
ba. ST.. lives at Kobe and was guest
at the luncheon yesterday He Is a
personal friend Of the Wakabayashis
and takes great interest In the
daughters painting. During the after
noon Miss Wakabayashi also played
en- the samisen and the koIyn. The
first is the Japanese lutte. the second
the harp of Daf Nippon.
Toasts were given and responded to|
during the luncheon. Messrs Mott
Smith and IseRberg speaking for the
Hawaii party.
In marked contrast to this happy
afternoon IN old Japan was the visit
made by the Hawaii PARTY this morn.
ing to the plant Of KaWasaki aDockyard|
Company Ltd, on the Kobe water
front The Kawasaki company Is ohe|
of the biggest industrial concerns inl
Japan and It's great plant, throbbing
with busy and aggressive activity, the
roaring furnaces, gathering machine|
shops and sheds and docks sWarmine
with workmen. epitomize the COM
lnefciai spirit Of Kobe, built on the
|trtlnendous vitality of this Japanese
race We were escorted over thel
plant by Mr. Kiyomi Kadota. who
spoke excellent English and told usI
not only Of the plant itself but OF theI
|c0lnpany's work ID general The co1-'
cern employs about 1850 men, S000j
ct the Kobe plant and the remainder
in branches, A number. Of warships|
and steamships are under constric.
ton, and We saw the gannt unfinishsI
ed frame Of one, but did not get III
close view, for which a special, and
not too ready permit would be need
ed. incidentally We were given the|
interesting news that the keel OF q
new s0,000-ton superdreadnought Will
probably be laid next fall. The extra
ordinary session Of Parliament Il ex-l
pected to make some large naval ap:I
preparations.
Il may interest Hawaiian employers
of labor to know that the average