The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-02

as intricate and ingenious the first, including
chicken, mushrooms and turtle, the latter cooked
TO perfection. The feasting done, Colonel Bee
arose, and on behalf of the Consul General pro-
posed the health of the King, saying that the
entertainment had been devised from desire TO
show him some of the inner life of the Chinese,
and to wish him prosperous and pleasant jour
ney. They desired that the three flags entwined
on the wall should represent the three countries
which the Pacific Ocean divided, yet brought close
together, joined in amity for all time; that they
might 90 hand in hand, prosperous in all the arts
and sciences, civilization, and everything that
makes nations and people great.
Colonel Armstrong responded for the King say
ing, His Majesty fully reciprocates the very kind
feeling which you expressed on behalf of the Con-
sulGeneral, not only as regards the relations shat
now exist between the three nationalities which
you have mentioned and whose flags are above us,
but also to the relations that shall exist in the
time to come between those nations am proud
to say for him and for the Government Of the
nation which we represent, that in all our inter
course with the people of China we have made no
distinctions whatever in regard to nationality. We
have the right to say that the Courts there are
open to all, and justice is as veil administered
towards the Chinese subjects as towards his own
subjects" This was illustrated by statement of
recent case in which on nearly evenly balanced
testimony, a Hawaiian was convicted of
larceny at the Islands on the evidence of Chinese
In conclusion, Colonel Armstrong proposed the
health of the Consul General. which was drank
Brooks and General Mcdowell and quite long
one by Governor Low, all in response TO volunteer
sentiments sip of tea and another of sam-shu
and the company arose, the King and his party
departed, leaving the Chinese chatting with evil
dent satisfaction of the evenings entertainment
Leaving the Chinese dinner, the Prince went to
the ball given by the French residents to NJ. de
Mean the new French Consul The affair was
brilliant one. On Sunday he dined with DR.. Mer-
nit OF Oakland, returning he spent the evening at
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert johnson, where
some of the finest collections of antique work on
the Pacific Coast are found. Monday at the invi-
tation of General Mcdowell he visited the fortif-
cations in the harbor. In the evening he attended
a large dinner party given by Hon. F. F. Low,
after that he returned to the hotel, and attended
a reception given 20 him by the ladies of the
Palace Hotel. Only three hundred cards of invi-
tation were issued, and the scramble for them was
quite desperate. The affair was exceedingly bril-
liant. The dresses of the ladies were magnificent.
Music, dancing and supper finished the recep-
ton. During his stay in the city, Mr. II. w. Sew
erance has faithfully attended the Prince, and has
done much TO make the visit pleasant one. The
Commissioner of immigration has been hOEs de
combat for two days owing to sore throat which
keeps him indoors. The voyage to Japan begins
now, and the Prince and his suite say again AT
rsrOir. VIAToB.