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Show W' ILLIAM ROCK HILL who becomes ill aboard liner and is, taken to Honolulu I hospital i j r DIPLOMAT IS TAKEIM ILL ABDARDSTEAMER; William Rockhill, En Route to China, Compelled to Leave Liner HONOLULU T H Deo, 4 William Rockhill former United States embas aador to T rkey was taken from the liner Chiyo Mam on her arrival here from San Franc seo toda too ill to cont nue on h 3 way to China lie was en oute to Pekm to become adv ser to Pres dent Yuan Shi Kai of the Chi : nese lepubl c Mr roekhill was taken in an am b lance from the steamer to a hosp tal H 3 illness was sa d to be noth ng more than a very severe cold contracted aft er the Oh 3 o Mara left San Francisco No ember ft8 He is 60 years old and much of his 1 f e has been spent n the diplomatic eerv ce including act nty m settl ng the Boxer troubles in Ch na |