The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-30
ADMIRAL DJEWA
/. PASSING THROUGH
IN NIPPON MARU.
Looks More Like Santa Claus
Than Yankee Dewey With
Whom He Was Confused
- d. VI -,
HAS LITTLE TO SAY
ON A GREAT DEAL
4, a,r - II ------ " ....
Relations of Japan and U. S.
Growing More Cordial
Declares Naval Hero
(From saturday Advertiser.)


He has merry face, famed in a
white beard. Its lines are merry and
good -hutnored; the eycs' twinkle. II
he were not an admiral and a baron Of
Japan he would resemble Santa Claus.
That is Admiral Baroa Shigetoo
Dewa in brief-and the way to pro-
nounce his name is " Da-wah. "
He Is q passenger, honewarl bound,
locked here shortly before six o'clock
yesterday evening and sailed for Yoko-
hame about midnight.
The admiral understands English
fairly well, but be, doesn Z speak il 10
advantage. That is why Commander s.
Kobayashi sat by his side and trans
Lieutehant- 4 Commander Y. Uyeda, also
Of the admifai's party, speaks English
extraordinarily well, and he spoke for
/ the admiral in explaining that HAd-
fniral Dewey incident" at Buffalo.
Inctdsnt All Groundless'
I&t'1t is all 30 groundiess," he said.
I"We do not know how IL began. We
had nothing except courtesy from tho
New York Central Railroad. Mr.. Bur
nstt of the line offered Admiral Dewa
"
cnr from New York to Buffalo and Chi
cago, At New York the police platoon
escorted Admiral Dewa to his train;
! they knew he was going on the earl
He was the guest Of Mr.. Burnett and
Major General tireene at Buffalo. From
Buffalo we went TO Niagara Falls and
Chieago. (,
z Secretary Bryan sent Admiral Dewa
. long Telegram ofWegret at the i'm
cident and Admiral Dewa knew moth
ing at all about I'll II
awe were in the United States fifty
days, going from San Francisco TO
Washington, Philadelphia and New
! York and returning through Chicago to
San Diego, where we were guests Of
President Davidson Of the exposition
there. He entertained as at dinner and
received rs splendidly. And the expo
'Esiti0h9 while not 30 large as San Fran
fcisco s---the grounds are splendidi1
( I, Then came the presentation to the
\ Admiral I" lie has white beard; so.i,
Esaid one of the Japanese officers Of the
ship IN describing him; "you cannot
miss him. The only. Japanese with q
twhite beard. p -. .2ss
Ha was surroGnded by group Of
black. mustaehed Japanese, some Of
whom were Honolulu Japanese news
paper men.
1 St'SThe admiral has enjoyed himself
! very much in your country said
: Commander Kobayashi. "He has re-
4 ceived telegram from secretafy
Bryan thanking him for one sent from
San Francisco before we sailed. <,
! The telegram copied, Admiral Dewa
y was asked conserving the European
war.
i There was an interchange of Japa-
nese. sg.r
4 ttThs admiral believes there win be
developments Of interest in two
months or So" translated the com
i mAnder. g4 -yE Ss5.., r ~.
on land Or seai',
son land. &, t.2. R..a~. 3d..
4 And in which theatcr of warfu
4 ."Perhaps bothl'l smiled. the ad.
DO you anticipate any naval bat.
tie Of magnitude in the North Seai',
J., che does not except perhaps be-
i tween cruisers or battlecruisers. That
4 probably win be all. for it will be
4 mpch better for the German nation for
the feet 70 remain in the aKiel canal
i sUnless land Notifications about
i the canal fall, as they dill with the
Russians at Port Arthur and at the
mention Of Port Arthur white beard
and black muktache showed CLEANS Of
white teeth as the japanese smiled
'twheu the RE ian fleet was forced to
sea, the Germans probably viii remain
= IN the canal. p fes
L "Do you not think that the fleet