Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-07
ISH|I MISSION
RESUMES TRIP.
TO The COAST
Following Breakfast With Gov
ernor, imperial War Mission
Guarded BY Cavalry and In
fantry Bids Honolulu Fare.
J well, Expressing Apprecia-
tion for Cordial Reception

Never has there been accorded q
more suspicious and impressive fare
well party than that which bade god.
speed to viscount Kikujiro Ishii and
members OF the Japanese Imperial
party on their departure for the main-
land and Washington.
Following an informal breakfast
given by Coy. Pinkham In the Young
hotel the party LETT the big hostelry
for their vessel,
Infantry and cavalry troops saluted
as they first appeared from the build
hing. Troop II ofsthe 4th Cavalry stood
hanged opposite the building, and ex-
ecuting squad right took up the
iine of procession down Bishop street
Directly preceding them was bat
talon OF the End Infantry from Fort
shafter under Maj. Guy g. Palmer.
and ahead Of these marched the End
Infantry band.
Lively music was played Tor the. oc-
casicn. The party passed up King
street onto Fort and down Fort 70
Allen and the dock
GOV. Pinkham and viscount Ishii
IOQo IN Sue LLDS Coas = 1OAAA0 1870.
came Capt H. G. Merriam, chief OF
staff Of the Hawaiian department.
with the Japanese army officers.
Plain clothes men were scattered
here and there through the big crowd
and preceded the party onto the dock
Upon ARRIVAL It ne wharf the party
left their AUTOMOBILES ct once and
ascended to the vessel. At the wharf
the Hawaiian band was stationed to
play rousing farewell
shortly before the vessel sailed the
local officials who mad been with the
party came ashore, the commission
members coming out to the rail Tor
their farewell greetings.
yiscount Ishii was dressed IN suit
Of dark blue and wore Q gray cap
About him stood the military mem.
bers or the party. As the vessel slid
away from the dock the band singers
struck up Aloha 0e to the evident de-
light Of all the departing passengers.
Then followed the Japanese anthem
played by the band, and the official
visitors were away on their journey
Thanks Honolulu
Ishii. this morning authorized the
Star.BuIletin TO express his thanks
and appreciation to the government
)offIciais and people Of Honolulu, for
their kind treatment Of his party
while IN Honolulu
Il wish to extend my thanks and
expression OF goodwill to the officials
az the federal government, territorial
and city administrations, for their un-
firing and courteous treatment Of my
party. during our stay in Honolulu, "
said Viscount Ishii, before sailing for
San Francisco. He was pleased with
the military honors shown him, both
after his arrival and before his de-
parture to the mainland. Other than
that he did not want to say anything
about HIS mission, which is taking him
10 washington. II is his intention
to adhere to the plans which were ar
ranged, for him before leaving Toxic
That the Ishif war commission viii
pass through Honolulu sometime Ia
October. this year, was assured by
Secretary M. Nagai this morning. Mr..
Narai. who is always wide-awake
in the performance OF his duty, as sec
retary Of the war mission, emphasized
the fact that when they do come
back this way. he win be able to give
IA detail the result Of their mission
to washington.
Admiral lsamu Takesl1ita and
Maj. Gen Hisaichi Sugano, reprssent.
ing the Imperial Japanese navy and
army, both told the. Star Bulletin Of
their pleasure at meeting the people
Of Honolulu, whom they said were
kind and hospitable.