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One of the passengers who escaped from the steamship Titanic, Hosono, a Japanese, arrived here in Honolulu aboard the Shinyo Maru [Shun’yō Maru] and left for Japan.
[Monday (4/16/2012) marks the 100th year since the tragedy heard all over the world. Who knew the only Japanese aboard the Titanic, Masabumi Hosono, spent some time in Hawaii nei.]
(Kuokoa, 5/31/1912, p. 8)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XLVIII, Helu 22, Aoao 8. Mei 31, 1912.
Do the folks collecting info about surviors have his name? Maybe this should be sent on to them.
Please do send this to whoever you think might benefit!
This is a link to a website I shared this story with. He survived but…..
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/masabumi-hosono.html