The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-03-04

His Majesty, Captain Ray, Of Il. B. Ms Ship
TenedOs, after which, the following oHicers from
that vessel were received:
Frsucis Ross Bronilow, Lieutenant, &c
b DYKE AelAnd, lieptenAnL
John \. Lloyd, Nav. Lieutenant.
John G. Hazard, Sub Lieutenant
/ Ralph W. Jones, Sub Lieutenant.
ArEL Henderson, Nav. Mdshipmau.
At quarter TO eleven O'Clock, Monsieur Bal
lieu. the Commissioner Of France, was presented
10 His Msjesiy, and made the following address ;
! SrRE-Je suiI bsureu1 de roccssion qui NEST
oaerts de presenter mes respeetueu1 hOmnAEes 4
I Votre MAjssiS.
vsuille Dieu veus aceorder de longs jours ct IN
rsEne prO,Psrei eest cue js sOuhaite e, 'e,psre
'inesrenen,: ct je douie pas que is n'exPrms en-
| pGrlani Ainsi, les sentiments de Ia France.
IrRASsLArIoS,l
srRE:-I am happy to take the opportunity that is
offered 10 me to presen, Your Majesty my respect
ful homage
That it may please God to give.You long life, and
prosperous reign is my sincere wish and hope /;
and in saying this, sure that express the feel
ings OF France.
To which His Majesty was pleased to reply as
follows:
IT gives me the greatest pleasure this occasion
10 receive you, Monsieur Baeu, the Representative
of France and TO believe that have the good wish
et and the prayers OF yourself aud OF her people for
long and prosperous reigu. trust the relations
between your country and mine, may continue as
pleasant during my reign, during that OF my Pre-
deeessors. There is no country whose friendship
good viii, shall value more than that OF France.
Afer which His Majesty received Monsieur
Pernet, Chancellor to the French Commissioner.
At II O'Clock, His Majesty received the Con :
sular Corps, and Mr.. 7. c. Heuck, Imperial Ger
man and Royal Danish Consul, who addressed His
Majesty in the name of the Consular Body as
follows:
sTEE: May it please Your Majesty to receive
through me the sincerest congratulations of the
foreign Consuls upon Your happy Accession TO the
Throne
Hawaii mel, united BY bonds of friendship and res
Pect with all the world cAnnO, fail to prosper under
Your Maiesly's reign commencing under such pro-
missing auspices
Confident that Your Msjesty's Government will as
heretofore assist u.s. the endeavors Of the Consular
Corps will ever be to promote commercial inter
course between Your Country and those whose fsgs
We represent
Oar hopes and wishes are long life and prosper.
Gus Reign to Your Msjesty
To which His Majesty vas pleased TO make
the following reply:
II gives me great pleasure, Gentlemen, to receive
your congratulations on this occasion. recognize
the Importance and value Of friendly relations with
all The world as means Of promoting the prosperity
of nv Kingdom. Ny Government will, no doubt,
do all in its power TO encourage commercial inter
course between this country aud those whose flags
you so worthiy represent, and shall be the more
desirous TO see that commercial Intercourse in.
creased because it involves the necessity OF increas
ing at the same time the e1chaugeable products
Of this Kingdom, by which means alone it can at.
tain the prosperity you desire for it during nv reign
After which the following gentlemen OF the |
Consular Corps were separately presented to His
Msjesiy:
Hoffman,, L and R. Consul for Austria and
Hungary.
F Banning Consul for Belgium and the Netherlands.
= :. Barlow, Consul for Chile
!. A. Schsefer Consul for Italy
= s. Mstteon, L. s. Consul.
TbeO- r. Davies, British Vice Consul
J. 5. Christie ir., [. S. Vice Consul.
{. Glade, Acting Consul fnrSwedeu and Norway.
J. W Pnuger, Vice Consul for Russia,
Alex. J. Cartwright, Consul for Peru.
The day was cool, clear and brigbt,-one Of
hose charming days. for which our winter climate
: famed,-and as each party OF officers in their
ylitiering uniforms, headed by their national rep
or the consular corps in more peace
oil costume, approached or left the Palace, our
EXCELLENT band under Mr.. Berger, played airs ap-
'roPriate TO the occasion, including Hail Coum-
ia, Rule Britannia, the MarseiIlaise Hymn and
iod Save the King. His Majesty spent some
ime cOnversing with the diplomatic, consular
nd naval officers, with whom be must have left
very favorable impression. The audience com l
leOced at 10 o'clock and closed at IL 80; and at
? noon His Majesty held a Cabinet Council on
be spot, which indicates the despatch with :
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