The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
Admiral lwamura Won Honors In
Fighting Against Germans In
China and Was Honored BY
Command Of the Captured City
CRUISERS SEARCHED FOR
THE SAN PEDRO WHALE
No Enemy Ships Left On the
Pacific Is Opinion Of the Off
GERS Of Squadron, Whose Ships
Have Cruised For Eight Months

HdNc OIuiScu TUi CIYHt Wollu'o
Its plans having been changed since
its departure from Japan, because OF
the entry Of the United States into the
world war, the Japanese training
squadron consisting of the first class
cruisers Tokiwa and Yakumo arrived
at Honolulu yesterday morning and
the warships are now locked at local
wharves The Tokiwa, flagship of AID.
miral Toshitake Iwamura, is at the
naval wharf and the Yakumo is at
Pier z. Both vessels yesterday were
thrown open to Japanese visitors who
were shown about the ships by their
crews. The cruisers were open TO Wis
if0rs OF other nationalities on pass.
The vessel was welcomed by the
American officials and the usual calls Of
courtesy were made yesterday morn
ing The first Official event of the pro
gram of entertainment was held last
night when Rokuro Moroi, Japanese
consul-general, banqueted the officers
OF the squadron at his residence on
Nuuanu Avenue. s'|" ,.
Liberty Parties Ashore .'.'.H -.
First liberty parties came ashore yes
terday afternoon, including numbers OF
the cadets on board, the enlisted men
being conducted about the city by
guides from the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association and the Young Men 8
Buddhist Association. a.. q, ~.
The ranking officers of the squadron
are prominent in the Japanese service.
as practically all of them have been
under IRE in the present war. Rear.
Admiral Iwamura won high honors at
Tsingtao and for year after its cap
itulation to the Japanese forces was
first Japanese commandant of that
\ city. 49, "t.
Important Cruise Isl .&.... ...,'
The squadron is now on its way
home, completing four months cruise,
which has for its prime purpose the
completion of the education of the
ninety-six cadets on board the vessel
Originally, stated Flag Lieutenant Sal.
TO, of the Tokiwa yesterday, il was
intended TO 90 from japan to Canadian
ports and from thence direct to South
Sea Islands, where Japan has acquired
numerous war territory. While the
squadron was en- route from japan to
Canada, however, the United States en-
tered the war as an ally of japan and
her ports consequently were thrown
open to the belligerent warships. This
resulted in a change of plans and the
Fokiwa and Yakumo were consequently
the first Allied war vessels 70 enter
Pacific ports Of this country.
Visited Coast Ports H'" e slsts,
They have touched, after leaving
Esquimalt and Vancouver, at the prin.
cipal American ports, going as far south
as San Pedro from whence they left
for Honolulu. Owing to war condi'
tions the uncompleted part of their
itinerary was not, of course, made pub
lie yesterday. ..1E.tI l.. "
3 The ninety-sIx cadets will be as
signed TO other vessels upon their ar.
rival in Japan, having by that time
completed the required eight months
practical sea duty which their service
requires and will be commissioned as
ensigns.
War conditions have not been alto
gether lacking during the cruise al
though so far rs known there are No
more enemy vessels in the Pacific. The
now famous Fort Rosecrans whale,
however, was responsible for the prin
cipal excitement of the cruise.
Cruised For Submarines T.
1--we were at San Pedro, when we
received wireless from the naval com.
mandant at San Francisco that a sub
marine had been sighted of San
Diego" stated Flag Lieutenant SaitC
yesterday. .fWe went outside the port
Immediately aud patrolled that portion
Of the Coast for two nights at the
end OF which time il was reported that
further evidence Indicated that the
submarine had been whale, SO we