The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-26
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AoOertlsrr
SATURDAY,. APRIL 20.
RECEPTIONS AT ALuoLANI HALE.

On Monday last, after Captain Archibald Mac
Lean. accompanied by ii. L. Ms Consul had
paid their Official visit to the Kings Ministers,
Hi Royal Highness Prince Henry OF Prussia left
HE Imperial German S~iajesty's Ship Prin=
AdaBert at II45 4. NJ, the Imperial Standard
flying at the main and saluted by the Hawaiian
Battery with twenty-one guns.
At the landing the Prince was received By
Colonel W. F. Allen, Chief OF staff and Acting
Governor yf Oahu 4 detachment of the Hawai-
ian Guards saluting him with royal honors.
His Majesty > carriages being in attendance tie
Prince and suite, with tie officers Of ii. /. Ms
Ship, moved at once to Aliiolani Hale. where be
was received with royal honors by the Household
Guards and q detachment Of the Princes Own
Artillery Corps.
At the entrance Of Aliiolani Hale the Chancel-
Ior of the Kingdom with his E1ceIlency the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs received the Prince, who adj
vanced with His Royal Highness to the entrance of
the Grand Reception Hall, where he was received
by His Majesty the King in person, who then led
the Prince to a seat on the dais. Ills Majesty
wearing the Gordon and Grand Cross Of the Or
der Of the Red Eagle Of Prussia. He then adj
dressed His Majesty in the following words
] regard the feeling between Hawaii and Germany
to be most friendly, and I am very glad to avail my
self Of this opportunity to visit Your Majesty and
Your Kingdom.
The ratification Of a treaty Of commerce and friend
ship, between the two nations, may be looked upon
as imminent, and / hope it will prove satisfactory in
every respect.
With very sincere feelings for you. sire. and for the
Royal family. l come TO pay you this Welt.
His Majesty The King in nnswe to the address
said
I desire TO express to your Royal Highnes. my
sincere congratulations on your safe arrival, and 10
welcome yOu to My Kingdom, and / rejoice on this
occasion to extend to your Royal ~Ilishness and
the officers Of His Imperial Majesty's ship Of
war "PriDz Adalbert,' the Inequalities Of the
nation.
The Prince then presented to His Majesty
Baron Won SeekendOrff, Military Governor to His
Royal Highness Prince Henry of Prussia Arch
Ibald MacLean, Captain Of the Imperial German
Navy, commanding Ii. |. Ms Naval Forces,
East India, and the following officers of the ship
KoIyetten Captain Rooster, 1st officer; Captain Lieute-
nant Bendemhnn: Lieutenant zur See Won Affected; Lieu
tenant EUR See Hirschberg; Lieutenant EUR See wodrig:
Lieutenant zur See Won UsedOm. Adjutant; Unterlieute-
See Heeringen; Unterlieutenant EUR See Friedrich; Slabs
Arzt Dr. Brsune; Masehinen u. Ingeeriem VI. Honsender;
SMa an ian Zah5helsisT - Aaiapii Marine fdarTer :; Nsnck;
Also. J. G. Glade, Esquire. Il. I. Ms ConsuIat, Honolulu
The Minister of Foreign Affairs then presented
to His Royal Highness the Chancellor of the
Kingdom the Honorable \. 5. Cleghorn His
Majesty's Ministers the President of the Legis-
lative Assembly the Honorable H.. A. p. Carter,
His Majesly's Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Court of Germany; the Mobiles, and Officers Of the
staff.
After an interesting conversation His Majesty
led His Royal Highness to the Queens Reception
Room. Her Majesty the Queen being absent the
reception was held by the Heir Apparent. His
Majesty then presented the Prince to Her Royal
Hsrb,oaa Drs,ooea \ ,I;,,IoL.,.. Hi r-o-o-k
and to Her Royal Highness Princess Likelike,
and led to a seat on the dais.
The Prince, after conversation with the Princess
Liliuokalani arose from the dais, and the Ladies
OF the Court were then presented to him by Her
Maiesty's Chamberlain, Colonel Curtis p. Iaukea,
and he acknowledged the c~ourtesies of the ladies
by a cordial shake Of the hand. The Ladies OF the
Court present on the occasion were Hon. Mrs.
Bishop; Miss Harris; Mrs. Wilder Mrs. Kape-
ma Mrs. Preston Mrs. McCully Mrs. j.. NJ.
Smith Mrs. IL. a. P. Carter /: Mrs-C
Mrs. Holman, Mrs. Maj. Gulick.
The ceremonies at the Princes arrival we're re-
peItcd on his retiring.
His Royal IIighncss also made a call during
Monday on Her Majesty the Dowager Queen
Emma. On Tuesday, in company with j. &.
Glade, Esq, the German Consul, and n number
of the officers of the frigate, the Prince rode over
the Pail, and returned the same day.
HIS Majesty at 2 p. NJ. of the same day visited
the Prince on board of Ii. L. Ms Ship Prin=
Adaiert, the ship manning yards and firing the
royal salute on his return to the shore. His
Majesty was received ut the dock BY Consul
Glade, who also attended him on his return.
In the British House of Commons, March II,
Sir G.. Campbell propounded several queries to /
the Secretary of State for the Colonies, respect
ing the treatmenSof Indian Coolies in Grenada.
Sir NJ. H~icks-Beach, in the course of his reply,
stated that a new Immigration Bill, founded
upon British Guiana legislation, had been pre-
pared in the Colony, had been carefully revised
in the Colonial Office and had been returned to
Grenada for enactment. Sir G.. Campbell gave
notice that on a future day he would move that
the system of exporting natives Of India as
Coolies to the Colonies, should be suspended
until the House was previously satisfied that
radical improvements in the regulations had been
made.
Under these circumstances of careful and ieal-
Gus dealing with their own Colonies, does it ap-
pear at all probable that an application from
Hawaii for several caTgOes OF coolies, would at
once meet with a favorable response from the
British Government?
The FAcr that there has been n stringency in
our money market for some time past should not
be a matter for surprise, for 1t is simply an effect
resulting from very evident causes. In the first
place, we have gone largely into new agricultur-
al enterprises during the past two wears, and