Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-06
NATIVE slMOANS
STOOD milne
FOR MAGAZINES

zines and story books swept down or
US at Samoa from Honolulu" said {
sailor on the United States gunboat
Princeton this morning, '-it surely
!. looked for moment as n another
4 hurricane had come
4 x He had been asked regarding the
receipt Of the big shipment of read
ing material that the Star-Bulfetin
sent several weeks ago TO the. Prince
ton crew. when A. e. EivingstUne
tTavefer ana. writer, brought the word
10 Honolulu that the sailor boys were
fairiy starving for something to read
4 In the South Sea station.
The Princeton, former station ship
at Page Page. arrived yesterday after.
noon at o'clock from Samoa, after
a trip of IL days. She is OH her way
Ito San Francisco. The auxiliary ship
i Sanshan accompanies her.
We had to use magazines for chairs
and beds" put In another appreciR-
tive sailor. for the crowd that came
4 filled the clubhouse to OVERLOOKING.
and sometimes would read all night.
/ The same sailor took exception to
/ an enthusiastic statement by one Of
ms Fellows 20 the zenect tnat the hrst
thing the enlisted men 'dld when tne
magazines and papers came. was to
dive for them
| I'VE didn't exactly dive for them"
said the first, I'VE were orderly en-
listed men, of course, but we sure did
get them. Oh, Iguess I'VE did almost
dive for them after ALL" , ~ Is.
=, A crowd of appfeciatiye sailors was
net long In gathering as soon as it
was learned that q StarsB Bulletin rep
ressntatixe was on board. Calls Of
Here's one OF the folks that sent the
bunch OF 4readinga" brought out q
score or more 70 voice their thanks
for the shipment. z ~ go Z.
!. They explained that the first thing
done with the reading material was
to send 1t for distribution to the enlist
ed mems club house. where 1t was
checked out much as are the books
in city library. From all parts Of
the islands the people came to get
reading material, both natives and
whites. - :. :. - !: 81
The natives took the magazines
home with them, and as they could
not read English, found much enjoy
fhent In looking at the pictures and
advertisements, explained one Of the:
boys. q -.
6 The Princeton has on board a crew
or rs, which includes three. officers
and IS men. The boat is under the
command of Lieut. -comdr. Mark st
e. Ellis. The crew Is made up of 81
jolly band OF sailors, most OF them.
young and all glad Of the chance to-
get back again to the United STATES.
The Princeton has been at Samoa for
Tour years, during which time she
spent three weeks under water. But
one sailor Is now on board who mas
BEEN on the boat for the fonr years.
~ a great crowd gathered at the
wharf to see sus of, explained pnes|
bronzed and tattooed sailofmaI, and
the natives sang their farewell song,
Tofa PalangL which means, being
'tfanslated, Goodbye american.
great many Of the enlisted boys on
the island broke down and wept as
the boat pulled out. IT was pretty
hard on them to have TO stay when
the rest OF us were leaving.
A0f course, Z continued the narrator,
there we're few who wanted TO
stay. For Instance there was a. j.
Ross. chief boatsWain's mate. q MEM
Der gof the Prineeten crew, VINO re
manned behind and married. HIS Wife
Is Princess Siupoln OF the island OF
MaHua. 1t was this island which sui 4
fered 20 severely from the hurricane.
Ross got about 1880 acres of co
coanut land by the marriage" went
On the ssaflor, Sand the wedding was /
9ne OF the biggest events that the 4
island has known in years. st took i
place in the u home of Governor |
Stearns." - 80 !
: One or the features OF the trip up5
from Samoa was q Neptune party
on The day the boat crossed the tequa- /
tor. Old Rather Neptune came on /
heard ciambsring nm over the side OF /
the shin fnfly sTisged to,,f with .long !
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