Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-23
Progress Of he Ali kalakaua.
Brilliant Reception in Japan.
Yoxou,M,. J,r,s. March IA I.

lhe voyage Of the Prince from San Francisco Ia
Yokohama WAS protracted, owing 20 head winds
The light houses of the coast were noticed AT .
A. NJ ON the morning OF March Ith The Orenaie
drew mp Ia the anchorage at about SAM IL seems
that the Japanese Minister az Washington had
telegraphed To his government that IL was rumored
mat tue hing OF the Hawaiian Islands would pro
badly be in Japan, within short time On the
I'd of February. Mr. Irwin the Acting Consul. re-
ceived a dispatch from the Hawaiian For,i,n
Once via Hongkong in the mails Of the No Cbnas.
stating that the King would visit Japan frcoonito.
me japanese Government, however concluded TO
HAo no notice OF the private character of the
htngs VISIT, and determined upon a public recep-
Ton IN accord tnce with this plan rs the Oceanic
ued up to her landing the five Russinn two
English two French and three Japanese men-of-
war lying in the hsrbor, manned their wards
upsssed out IN flags and fired royal siutes. High
p tai o, Tue Japtnese Government ON
ooatu ANA informed he Ali that he was the guest
OF tue Emperor. The party were then taken ON
shore. AS the boat landed. the military band
suck sl up hhwan Pono the troops at the dock
presented arms The party then entered the Em-
Peror S carriage and were driven to the Emperor's
summer residence. The streets were filed with
people. The police stationed Mt one of the
roads and kept back the crowd I'm very many
places the Hawaiian aud Japanese flags were flying
toSether. On entering the residence of the En-
Peror' the officers of the Royal Household were
presented The day was rainy and snow fell dnr-
ing tue afternoon. In the evening the Governor
DTterRd frau. - Ia,
IN front of the house. s''
Toxic, March sth.-rhe Prince left Yokohama in
tne tram Tor this place in charge of ten high OF
nelas. On arrival. he WAS received 10y many more
ueh Oh high rank. lie entered the En- eror' : car
mage ana was driven To the Paltce The street.
We're lined with troops for two miles and the peo-
pie hiled the streets behind the soldiers. On
tv'onihS the Palace, the Prince was received by
me Chamberlain, and taken Ia the audience room.
betihd the Prince walked his suite and behind
tiehi crowd of officials. The Prince was then
th.4 L.
men the suite was presented. The Emperor then
ln'ltei tue Prince to ACCOMPANY him and M. led
Tue WY 20 another chamber, followed 10y the rest.
~ thtI ehAmOer, sat the Empress at a table
PRESENTATION WAS made. By the side of th,. FIN
pttSS stood pretty japanese girl, who spoke
EhslSh perfectly but in the full rich tonnes ~ am
t-ish woman She Is the daughter of the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, and attends tn. En-.
press she translated the inquiries of the Impress
tcS'Iuiils tue frlnces ellth, and concernirl his
Journey from the Islands The interview Lasted
Hrout ten minutes. After leaviu, the palace the
',nee WIS taken to another palace of the En-
fvtot = ana there made guest liz is a snncinns
puiiuiiiS, hiled with rare Japanese work In ah,nt
hl hour after arrival, the Emperor e.cort., by n
80 Oh !ahcers returned the Princes call. lie
remained about fifteen minutes A co,n,nitte,
IoIhe,i OF members .; the Foreign Office. were in
attendance all the time Everything was nnt az
- ~ uisio al One day he visited the Ma
s'"h,i Exhibition of Manufactures Another n ,y
ne went over the Government Print;nT on.
"ui.u employs three thousand people. He also
Siie Oh inc most noted of the Buddah tenn
P'.s' on the stu, lac accompanied the Emn..rnr h,
grand inlit try review of seven thousand trn,ns
II dlhner each day, different men,bers an tn ~
Framcj 80, Ieie invited. The cooking is in the
tttoA sNie ana the service WAS OF the most ella
oors'te kind The rooms occup,ed Inv m. Pm
,',,iI b nre nose occupied 10y General Grant am,
iuhi!N' while al Japan. At intervals durip, th.
afternoon and evening old Jap,ness Ia 80 'i.e
tvIi1thed III one of the pirlors feats of strenctb
"lu JutSers tricks were exhibited One .ve,iuo,
IaP'u cflcature drawings by six artists ssn,d az,
Tue hoor were sketched in the nr.s.,,, -. az, a.
T[rihce- on the 9Th the Prince attended Inv tb.
minister OF the Marine Service visited the school
'oI naval cadets. In the Practice. room which "a.
presented the side of a frIgate ana was sitnatd ~,
the edge OF the bay of Toxic, practice in t;rin,,
neaVy guns was made From that point the Prince
Nts taken 10 the Imperial garden surroundings tn.
residence of the old Tycoon and lunch WAS served
m we summer cottage of the Emperor which Is
caran u, one oil the most beautiful spots of the
saiuen, AFTER that the Prince was taken tn the
oarfacks OF the EDperors BODY guard and ths
troops were called out for drill In ar,,ri',ae
General amnsstr Oh me land; which calls for
onences' on the visit of royal person. an order
va" w. ,s SUI Tor the release of all prisoners.
Oh the evening of the 9Th of March. a sn..,;,,
ETiiottnahce was given at the japanese, I'heatrs
ihe street in front of the theatr. va ima.as
p Su the stage the Japanese and Hawaiian aaes
hung In festoons. The audience was c,,n,s,sd ~
the principal officials of the emn;ra M 49,; o
SsVefl OF the Imperial Princes were nrsssnt
drnn pay was very deliberately prepared. The
aocprdancs M; xss presented by General Grant, in
- a 80 WIN custom, as a special Performance
"ss offered IN honor of his presence A''
bama -; III. I'm oI March the Prince went to Yoko
20 ma IN the afternoon, and attended the services
,hn ne onrisian Japanese Church In Is5s The
OF so ot the Hawaiian Islands contributed the
church IN Japan. The 10th Of Mr. ~ .I a
my, OF Its dedication. The Prince was invited
the church sssn f. to which he asented On entering
inside rear wall of the church was ins,r;h' u 'ie
large letters, In evergreens: III
JAPAN
JAPAN
Over thu -. 1881.
,s,,a- le pulpit and against the wall in the same
Th.1ss Nas ~ inscribed Aloha" After PRAYER. DIR
he s.o,e W, Gulick made address setting forth
Hawaiian ch,r Tue CONTINUATION of money by the