The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-15
Letter from Hls Maiestys Suite.

On the 18th of March. the Prince left TozI0. He
was escorted to the railway station by several
thousand troops, and attended on all of the high
officials of the Empire. he reached the Admiralty
House in Yokohama at 3 PM, and an hour later
went on board Of the Toxic Ma;p, one of the
steamers Of the Mishi Bishi Company. On the
18th. the steamer reached Kobe, and at An. the
Prince took the train for Kioto the ancient capital
Of Japan. He was there received by the Governor
of the city, taken to one of the ancient Buddhist
temples, then to the old palace of the Mikado,
which is now deserted various industries were in
specsed in different parts of the city. AT PM he
took the train for Osaka, where he inspected the
mint. After that japanese dinner with dancing
and singing took place The Prince took the train
in the evening for Kobe, arriving there at II Pm.
He went at once in the Governors carriage to the
residence Of Mrs. Peter Gulick, and after making
a short call, returned to the Government house,
where ne received the Consular Corps, at mid
night. He then returned to the steamer, which
left at ; An. for Nagasaki. During the following
day the steamer passed through the great Inland
sea OF Japan. and the next day reached Nagasaki,
where g royal salute was fred by the Russian
of-war. The Prince went ON shore TO a place pro-
vided by the Governor The weather was unfavUr
able but he inspected the Government docks and
the public gardens. He planted tree near one
planted by General Grant. On the following day
be received visits; among them made by
" Commodore a" Furbur, who had visited the Is
lands in 1925 The same day the steamer left for
Shanghai. She is commanded by Captain Swain,
who in former years, was in a vessel trading be-
tween the Islands and the Coast. At Nagasaki the
three Government officials who had attended the
Prince from Toxic left, bidding him farewell on
the boundaries of tie Empire.
On the 18th of March the Prince landed in
Shanghai; he was at once called upon by the
I high officials the China Merchant Company ten
dered him steamer for Tientsn On the 9th
the Prince left Shanghae in the PautaI, the swift
est steamer of the China Merchants Company;
she was put entirely at the disposal of the Prince,
no passengers being permitted on board. She was
I in fact converted into royal yacht, and put
der his orders to move directly to Iientsn or stop
I at every port. TO remain wherever he wished her
/ to remain. On the 18th the steamer arrived at
Tientsin. The TOHfdt, or Mayor called in the
morning. The day following the Prince was taken
Z in a sedan chair 10 the Niceroy's Palace. The
Vicaroy is Li-Hang- Chung, the General of the
/ Chinese armies: the interview lasted an hour. On
I the following morning he returned the visit and
was received by The Prince at the steamer. The
Niceroy made many inquiries about Hawaiian
matters. He said he understood that the Chinese
/ in the Hawaiian Islands were well treated by the
Government and he thanked the Prince for it.
Mr. William French, of Hawaiian birth, visited the
] Prince several times. He holds an excellent po-
sition in the Custom House, and is considered
valuable man. Mr. Tong -king-Sin the General
/ Manager of the China Merchants Steamship Com
pany visited the Prince number of times. On
the LIST of April the Prince dined with the Niceroy;
about twenty persons were present; the dinner
was served in half Chinese, half European style,
and attended by the chief officials of Tientsin
and the Consular Corps. At the request of the
Niceroy, Mr.. Tong king-Sing, the Manager of the
China Merchants Steamship Company, read the
I following toast " MAY it please your Majesty
with me TO the health of the King of Hawaii,
whom II has been my good fortune to welcome as
the enlightened Sovereign of those furnishing Is
I lands of the Pacific where many thousands of the
subjects of my Imperial master have found fair
| fields for commerce and labor, kind treatment and
I Justice. Long live His'Maiesty kalakaua." At the
\ request of the Prince the Commissioner replied to
th, toast. saying that under the Jurisprudence of
/ the Hawaiian Kingdom all men were equal before
I the laws, and Il was the aim OF those who admin
istered justice guarantee 10 foreigners the
protection MS that given to the natives. On the
morning of the 2d Of April the steamer PaHtdh
went down the river 10 the mouth of the Peiho,
where roval salute was fred from the forts and
the flags of the troops were displayed on the ram
parts. The Prince received some valuable presents
I from the Niceroy. On the 9th the Prince arrived
I at Shanghai and became the guest of MIR. j. /.
Keswick. the head. in Shanghai, of the firm of
Jardine, Matheson a. Co. In the evening of the
9th he dined with the Toufqi or Mayor, in Chinese
f style On the evening OF the 9TH Mr.. Keswick
tcrtaincd him at large dinner party. Music was
furnished by the band of the Richmond, through
the kindness Of Admiral City. On the Sth he took
I tifin with Mr. Denny. American Consul, and in
/ the evening attended small dancing party, after
which he WIS taken by steam launch down the
river 10 the Hongkong boat.