The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-01

So much has been written of the
beauty and the fascination of the
weird and mystic East--of the won
derful spell cast on the traveller to
| the opulent azure Orient, that the
trend of world travel since the Eu
ropean war has turned more and
more to journey in the pathway OF
| the sun. With this development
came an imperative demand for in
creased Accommodations, improved
service and adequate facilities of
travel across the great Pacific.
The Togo Kisen (Oriental Steam
snip Coz was the first to recognize
this obligation to the public and ar
result the magnificent vessels
now in it's trans Pacific service pre-.
sent every device for safety, pleas
ure, convenience and comfort for it's
patrons. The vessels are without
question the finest crossing the Pa
cific and are among the leaders OF
the world. After a weeks sight see
ing in and around San Francisco,
my friend, Mr.. H. K. Dempsey, of
Los Angeles, (who is making this
trip with me- | went aboard our
boat about II o'clock noon. They
operate these ships on railroad
schedule. At one o'clock, on the
very dot, the whistle roared, the last
rope was cast off and we back ed in
to the stream.
San Francisco is most picturesque
from the bay, especially the cid ex-
position site, all the beautiful build
ings of the exposition having been
torn down with the exception of the
Art Palace. That will remain ana
be kept open to the public as an art
gallery.
On the opposite side the noun
tains rise almost straight out of the
sea. The Golden Gate is a mile and
a half wide, then comes The Heads
about 3 miles wide. with a light
house in the center. My second day
at sea, | awoke early in the morn
ing feeling fine and fit. Ny Japa-
nese boy brought coffee and fresh
fruit to me in bed without my ask
ing Tor it-a pleasing custom on
these ships. At nine O'Clock | did
full justice to the generous break
fast served in the main dining salon
and spent most Of the day familiar
izing myself with the ship
Our third morning out the ships
! chart showed we were $50 miles
from San Francisco Some speed.
that, and yet there is so little vi
bration you would scarcely know we
were moving.
The TCyo Kisen Kaisha ships
have 3 propellors instead of two, as
most others do and we run by rotary
turbine instead of vertical marine
engines We are running west by
south now and already the warmth
Of the tropic is beginning to be felt
Expect we will all be in summer
clothes in another day or two. The
big salt water swimming tank has
been rugged up on the forward deck
and is lots of fun.
On the morning of the 9Th day
we arose at sunrise and caught our
first glimpse of the beautiful Ha-
waiian Islands. We landed at the
docks in Honolulu at o'clock and
| immediately went ashore to take in
the many beautiful sights to be seen
in the city and the surrounding
country. First an auto ride out to
the famous Waikiki Beach and a
swim in the warm tropical waters.
Next we visited the aquarium and
saw the most interesting collection
of fish. Then to the Bishops Mus
cum, from there to Yhi Pail, 6
mile drive up Nunanu Valley where
we had fine view of the city 1900
feet above the sea, also visited the
| Royal Mansoleums, containing the
bodies of all the old Kings and
Queens and the Royal family for
hundreds of years back We had
lunch at the Alexander Young hotel
and spent the afternoon seeing the
shops and baZars, also the for aign
section of the city, as Honolulu is
/ very cosmopolitan, having several
thousand Japanese, Chinese and
/ Portuguese, also many other races
/ from the Orient and the South Sea
/ Islam is.
/ Uncle Sam has 10 thousand
troops in the Islands and will soon
increase the number to 20 thousand.
1t would take fun month to see
all the sights and interesting points
in these beautiful islands. which
were at one time known as the Sand
wich Islands. We were so tired and
! wCrn out on our return to the boat
! had a bad headache but | could
not resist remaining on the docks to
/ watch the extra 200 new passen-
gers so aboard the ship, most OF