Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-22
PARTY
RETURNSFROM
TRIP TO JAPAN
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lowed on the island. expectant moth
ers and dying people being sent e
the mainland nearby, short and easy
trip. The island Is wonderfully beau
tiful and serene, set In the midst oil
the lovely Southern Sea, and q stfik.
ing contrast to the hubbub and mod.
ern hustle OF Kobe and Osaka. visits
to which Immediately preceded that
to Miyajima. The Hawaii party spent
from the afternoon Of wednesday,,
May s. 10 the morning Of Saturday,
May 8, at Miyajima. including the
days trip to Hiroshima nearby.
The enchanting Inland Sea trip to
Miyajima all that previous expecta-
ton had pictured. -Four Of the party.
Mr.. and Mrs Mott-Smith. Mr.. Matlie-
son and Miss Summers. made part Of
the Journey by rail. joining the main
party at the little port Of Itozaki.
The sea trip was made By the small
but speedy and comfortable 0saka
Shosen Kaisha liner OigaWa Maru
When the party embarked on this
steamer at Kobe, there was . pleas
ant surprise In the form Of Senior
Ignacio de Arana, former consul for
Spain in Hawaii. He left Honolulu a
few weeks ago and spent week or
two In Japan on his way home to
Spain and he was fell0w-passenger
with the Hawaii party on the Inland
Sea trip With him was Herr JOS
eph Goricar, consul-general for Aus
tria at San Francisco and now on
his way to Europe for vacation.
They went to Miyajina for q two
days stay.
Final Days In Yokohama.
The party left Miyaiima shortly aft
ernoon on Hay 8 and boarded spe-
cial car for Yokohama. making 3
straight 24-h0uf run to the seaport.
The final days were taken up with
shopping and the Toxic and Yoko
hama social functions.
TWO Birthdays Celebrated.
On Monday evening. May IL a
birthday surprise party was given
for Mr.. Mott-Smilh, whose forty-f1rst
birthday occurred next day. This is
the second birthday celebration for d
member Of the Hawaii party, Mrs.
Scott having been given surprise
on her birthday. which cause while
the party was IN Toxic Both events
were quite informal, the happy fam.
lily" Joining in good wishes and t0asts
to the celebrantH There were many
little affairs of this sort throughout
the trip, which was an unusually
pleasant one. No one was Ill at any
time, with the exception Of an indis-
position. happily brief, from which
Mr. Kennedy suffered on the home.
ward voyage. All the members Of
the party return In excellent health
and most of them confess to having
gained materially In weigh, the re-.
suit OF many excellent luhcheons and
dinners in hospitable Japan.
The voyage home was enlivened by
sports and entertainment, in which
the Hawaii party was active
Farewell to Japan NoteEcrthy.
The most noteworthy event Of the
homeward journey was the farewell
given the departing visitors when the
Shinyo Maru sailed FROM Yokohama.
President Asano and General Man;
ager Isaka babe goodby 70 the excar-
sionists and scores of Japanees offi-
cials and business men added their
good wishes and bon voyages. A
crowd of several hundred people on
the dock joined IN a hearty chorus Of
'sbanzail' as the big steamer swung
into the stream and headed out Of
the harbor The numerous little riki.
sha flags used by the HaWaiians dur.
ing their various trips aswheeI where
distributed all around and for long
while after the steamer moved ont,
the gay little banners fiuttered from
ship to shore and from dock to dock,
friend answering the salute Of friend.
It was an appropriate farewell at the
end Of a trip made memorable by the
pleasant hospitality Of all the Japa.
nese and foreign residents with whom
the party came In contact.