The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-10-29
THE KING AT PARIS.
LETTER No. 62.
LONDON, AUGUST 81

LONDON, AUGUST 81.
Saturday, August 27.-At 6 am. the King
of Hawaii arrived again at Paris, back from
the trip to Spain and Portugal, and took
the same apartments at the Continental
Hotel, which he occupied during his first
stay at the French capital. NJ. Colin de
Paradis (the new Consul-General for Ha-
waii), and NJ. Michieli, were present at the
station to receive His Majesty. Although
somewhat fatigued by his long journey,
the King was occupied all day in expedit-
ing his Honolulu mail. In the evening His
Majesty had some photographs aiken by
electric light.
Sunday, August 2S.-This day the King
paid a visit to the celebrated Hotel DIES In
valides When he arrived he was received
in the Great Court by the Governor-General
and the chief officers of the Palace, all i'll
full uniform, while all the invalids were
drawn up in line with their flag, and pre-
scented arms as the King passed. His
Majesty inspected the great collection of
arms and armour; n then paid a long
visit to the tomb of the great Napoleon:
In the afternoon he went to the Auteull
races, and, after a private dinner with some
special friends, paid a short visit to the Bal
Mabille Gardens. and passed the rest OF the
evening at the Besselieore concert, where a
HKalakaua March, - composed in his honor,
was performed. A telegram was received
from President GTevy, again expressing his
regrets at not being able to return to Paris
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King. His Majesty has conferred the Grand
Cross of K~amehameha I. on the President
of the French Republic, who will present
the King in return with the insignia OF tiee
Hilaire, the Prime Minister who again
made a long call on rs Majesty at 2 pm,
accompanied 3ET. Mollard, the introducer
OF am~basSadors as interpreter, has also
receive the Hawaiian Order.
--Honday, August 29.-In the forenoon the
King passed several hours in inspecting the
vast collections of the Louvre Museum, ard
after the dejeuner, paid a visit to the Palais
Bourbon, where the French Legislature
meets. He was received by NJ. de Many,
the quaestor of the house, and his secreta-
ries, and conducted to the Sale du Tr0ne
and to the Meeting Chamber, where His
Majesty seated himself an instant in NJ.
Gambetta's Presidential chair. TIL King
did not meet this illustrious French states
man, as he was absent hut he was taken
over the state-rooms of his residence at the
Petit Bourbon. Afer his return to the
hotel, the King received a visit from the
Prince of Orange, Prince Alexander OF the
Netherlands, accompanied by Captain
Beyerman, his private secretary, Who came
to present his thanks for the presentation
of the Grand Cross Of he alakaua Order.
Having paid his return visit half an hour
later, His Majesty took dinner, and then
passed the evening at the Grand Opera,
wher he again occupied the Presidential
box.
Tuesday, August 30.-After having paid
a visit to the great nickel establishment of
Count Hankar in the forenoon, His Majesty
received farewell visits in the afternoon
from Mr.. Adams, the Chief Secretary of the
British Embassy His Excellency Mon
signor Czaka, the Papal Nuncio at Paris
General Lambert NJ. Camescasse, the
Chief of the Paris Police Sehor Mendes
Leal, the Portuguese Minister; and from
the Roumanian Ambassador, NJ. Catargi.
Lunch had been taken with Consul-General
de Paradis, on which occasion Colonel
Judd, Major Macfarlane, Consul-General
Hugo Sassen and Captain Warm, the Adju-
tant of the Grand Chancellor of the Legion
of Honor, were also present. In the after
the Hawaiian Consul-General, with
Colonel Judd, also called on the Roumanian
Ambassador in the name of the Hawaiian
to acknowledge the receipt of
the notification regarding the assumption
of the Royal title by Primo Charles, ana
to hand him the insignia of the Kameha-
meha Order for this monarch, AT quarter
to g His Majesty and suite left Paris for
Calais, crossed the channel, and arrived
here again this morning at G a, m.