The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-01
Audience at Iolani Palace.

On Wednesday last, the 29th inst, His Majesty
the King, formally received Mr.. Glade, the German
Consul, and Capt. Paschen aud officers of His Impe
rial German Majesty's Friga;e Leipzig, which i
en- route to Japan. On being presented TO Hi:
Majesty, Capt. Paschen addressed him as follows:
SIRE The gracious reception which all vessels Of His Ma
jesty, my sublime Monarch. have met with from Your Majesty
has made il a double desire to me 10 visit the hcspitaole shores
Of the Hawaiian Kingdom on my passage to Japan and bee
Your MaJesty's gracious leave 10 express my nigh saisiaetioI
to have seen 4 part Of these magnificent Islands. the Paradis,
Of the Pacific Ocean. The vessels which have been so f5rlu
nate as 10 visit. these Islands. cannot praise enough the wealtt
and increasing prosperity Of this Kingdom under Your Majes
TVS benefcent reign; and 1 beg YourI Majesty 70 accept th
expression Of my own feelings in this direction, seeing wealtl
and prosperity spread Throughout, and my countrymen living
in the happiest condition vouchsafed to them under Your
honor to present to Your Majesty. the officers Of His Majesty
Ship Leipzig at present under my command.
A large number of officers of noble appearance
were then presented to the King. On conclusion OF
that ceremony. His Majesty spoke as follows
fer 70 yourself and officers of His imperial German Majesty
Ship Leipzig, a ho@pitable welcome and to express my gTaiI-
cOmplshed Officers Of your Emperor's Navy.
The German residents IN my Kingdom, have always been
laW-abiding and helpful of this Nations interest. l can
count them as friends.
wish you, Captain, a pleasant voyage to Japan.
After which the King entered into a pleasant and
familiar conversation with Capt. Paschen-and the
members of the Court did the same with the Ger
man officers.
His Majesty was attended by the Cabinet Minis
tiers, Judges Of the Supreme Court, many Mobiles of
the Kingdom and by others. The occasion was a
very pleasant one.
FREMEN, ATTENTION !-Firemen will remember
that the Annual Election for Chief Engineer. and
First and Second Assistants takes place next Mon
day evening. at u O'Clock. at the hall of Mechanic
Engine Co. Mo-. The poll closes at 9 o'clock.
BRITISH BENEVOLENT SocIETY-This Society,
which has superseded the st. Georges Society, held
its annual meeting last Saturday evening, May %,
at the Hawaiian Hotel. After business matters were
disposed of, the company sat down to an elegant
dinner, prepared in the usual good style for which
the hotel is noted. This important affair being
properly attended to, the regular toast of the even
ing Her Majesty Queen Victoria"-was given,
the company rising to their feet. In proposing the
health of the Queen, the Chairman remarked that
England appeared to prefer Queens to Kings. 1t
was a notable fact that at three different periods of
history when the country had been called upon to
prepare for war, the sceptre had been held, not in
the firm grasp ola King, but by the feeble hand of
a woman. Queen Elizabeth had called upon her
country, with its Cecil, and its Drake, to repel a for
elgn invader in the reign of Queen Anne the
threatened liberties of Europe were fought for under
Marlborough; and now again the hand of England is
upon the sword. That sword is vet in its scabbard,
and will only be drawn in a righteous cause; but, if
drawn, it will not be sheathed again until Justice has
been dealt. The willing alacrity with which the
British Colonies we're obeying a summons to take
measures for the defence of their shores in the event of
impending war, showed that loyalty and patriotism
reigned throughout the great Empire. The toast was
with loud cheers, and two verses Of " God
Save the Queen" were sung by the company, stand
ing. The Chairman next proposed the health of His
the King of the Hawaiian Islands, under
whose friendly rule so many nglishmen had taken up
permanent, prosperous, and, he hoped, happy, resi-
dence-received with all the honors. This Society is
one of the most successful in its field oflabor of any in
our midst. 1t does a great deal of good in a quiet way,
as the following summary from the Treasurer re-
port Will show: Received from all sources for the
year, S1,792 27; expended for relief and aid Of
beneiciaries mine men, one woman and one family,
etc the sum of 81 ,O15 rs, leaving a balance on hand
of $776 50. The Society numbers ninety-nine regu-
lar contributing members, and has a small sum of
money out on interest.