The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-04-11
The Royal Progress.

All accounts from Hawaii represent the reeep.
ton Of His Majesty and party by the people a
every point 70 have been most enthusiastic ani
heartily loyal, The full accounts from Cur own
correspondent have failed to reach Us. but trom
other sources VIZ hear that The demonstration =;
every place where the King made a visit. were en-
inently satisfactory, and that not single u@atoward
incident had occurred to max tie pleasure Of
the trip
The steamer left Labaiaa a. A.. N. gu the morn
ing Of the 3lst. The last sight The voyagers caught
Of ~ The SECOND city. The procession Of torch
bearers were marching around The Court-HouSc
y square. ~ : O'Clock the steamer was of Maalaea
& sad landed mails and passengers, and proceeded
on to Aakena, arriving there az els. The whole
Country Of East Maui showed the result Of the
I plentiful rains with which the islands throughout
( have been favored. beng clothed from mountain
top 10 sea-beach In a mantle Of living green At
noon the steamer left Naksna, and after rounding
the point OF East Maui and getting ont into the
channel between Maui and Hawaii encountered,
for the first time since leaving Honolulu. the strong
trade wind, and q heavy sea. The hifaue1 how
ever made good weather OF il, and was quite dry
on deck, reaching hawsihae at S ?. NJ. The subsG-
quent. timetable of the Royal Party was as follows:
Left hawaihae at ; a. n. April Ist aud arrived
at Hilo at ll.30 the same day left Hilo on Thurs
day the 2d al $50 ?. NJ, and arrived at Kaalualu
(hau) al . 4. n. on Friday left kaalualu nj II
A. n. on Saturday. and arrived at Kcalakekua al :
P. NJ. the same day left the Bias at noon on sun
day the 9Th, and arrived at kailua at 2 ?. N. Same
day left at 10 T. N. the same evening and arrived
AT haWalhae at ; a. NJ Monday the 9th left at
noon, and arrived at MshukOna at 80. same day
leit at II noon on Tuesday the 9Th and arrived at
hakena. Maui, at CSC p. N. same day.
At Hilo. a ball was given by the residents on
the evening of His Majesty arrival. and the next
day he met the people in the Court House at Kau
the prOple met the King at the landing and escOr-
lied Him TO Waiohinu, over q road thickly strewed
j. with FnShaS for thu accession e or Eal,a H.
Majesty was placed in a canoe on landing from
His boat, and dragged by the people over the
sand beach of Kalakekua to Hulihee at Hawai-
haze, a carriage had been provided by the Hon. J.
Z. Parker at the landing TO convey His Majesty
along the beach to the house prepared for Him.
but the people turned out the horses and them
selves drew the carriage, cheering Justify A t the
kohala Plantation also, the reception was enthusi-
astic and well ordered. Thus, wherever His Mai
esty went on the large and important Island Of
Hawaii, He was met by His subjects, both foreign
and native, with lively and heartfelt demonstrations
OF devotion and loyalty.
The following is a copy of a letter received by
his Majesty at kawaihae:
To HIS MAJESTY DAVID KALAKAUA,
Hing Of the Sqnd,cich Islands:
AUGUST SIRE lit would give me great pleasure
to meet and greet in person His Majesty the King
at kawaihae with the assembled multitude there;
but / am not able to endure the fatigue OF a ride
of this distance. 1t is more than ten years since | .
visited Kawaihae.
Therefore instead of giving my congratulations
personally. l send them in this written form.
On hearing of the death of our mucn esteemed
Sovereign LHnalilo, l said. David Kalakaua shall
be King. And through Gods help you have been
seated on the throne of the K~amehamehas. Long
may His Majesty live, and may His reign be a
quiet, peaceful and prosperous one. May the bless
ing OF God that maketh rich and addeth no sorrow
evermore rest upon the head of His Majesty King
David kalakaua and His Consort Queen Kapio-
lani. and His Royal Highness and Successor
William Pitt Leleihoku.
God save the King.
In these congratulations | am joined by the
members of my family. go.
His Majesty's humble and obed'nt serv't,
L. LYONS.
Pastor Wdimed II. Chlrch. !
The King and suite landed at Makena. on Tues
day the 7th, and proceeded to Ulupalakua, where
they were to be the guests of Capt. James Makee. 4
a marked popularity of the reception at Maizena,
was q squad of numerous mounted torch-bearers.
who escorted His Majesty on the road to Makee's
plantation. This was q revival of a Evolutionary
custom of His Majesty's ancestors, who were said
to have been entitled to carry torches in the day
time.
The Kilauea sails to-day for Maui and will meet
will sail on Tuesday morning for Honolulu, max
ing a visit to the Leper Settlement on MOlokai on
the way down.
We expect to find that the good people of Maui
have e---t-I .L--~-ol~oo 90 ,outdo those OF Hawaii
in entertaining the tourists. : We hear rumors of a
grand ball having been projected at Wailuku. and /
Lahaina is to meet the King at Olowalu with
torch-lights, etc. 4