The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-10-12
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WEDNESDAY,. ocToBER 5, Issl.
KING KALAKAUA'S TOUR.
Esr Mopus IN REBUs.

he Will spcno mas tAnao An the OAAsSA
States.
william n. Armstrong, Attorney General of
the Kingdom of Hawaii, arrived yesterday on
the steamer Germanic, after tour around the
world with King Kalaksua. His father was
an American missionary to the Kingdom, and
Mr.. Armstrong was born there. According to
the custom of the American residents Of the
kingdom, his father sent him to this country
to Be educated. He was a graduate at Yale
College and was admitted to the bar in this
country. For twenty-five years he practised
his profession here, and he also did some
newspaper work About year and half
ago King Kalakaua offered Mr.. Armstrong
the position Of Attorney General, which he
accepted. In appearance the Attorney General
is thoroughly American. He is Of medium
height and is stout. His face is full, his COM
plexion is forid, and his hair is tinged with
gray.
Mr.. Armstrong said that he was given by
the King commission as Minister of State, so
that he could meet on equal social standing
the nobility of the different countries which the
King visited. The other persons who accom-
panied the King were Colonel Judd, Chamber
lain to the King, and Colonel Macfarlane, a
staff officer, who joined the King in England
The King had no special object in making
tour around the world, said Mr.. Armstrong,
"beyond desire to see foreign countries
about which he had read great deal, and to
observe their manners and customs. Many
foreign ships and travellers come to our coun-
try, and the King constantly has met citizens
of countries about which he had no personal
knowledge"
"Was an effort made to encourage emigra-
ton to your country?
"Before starting 1 was directed by the
Government to examine the emigrants of the
various countries through whic.. We passed,
TO see if we could get a desirable class of
foreigners TO work on sugar plantations |
found it difficult 10 get good emigrants who
would be suitable to ouI tropical climate The
Northern races cannot work in our tempera-
ture. We do not want 10 encourage emigra-
ton unless it will benefit the country. We
could get plenty of Chinese emigrants, hut we
have more Cinnamon now than we want. They
have ffocked TO our shores III large numbers,
Int they leave their wives behind. We could
have secured Indian and Hindoo emigrants,
but We found that the class of people who
emigrate from these countries is tie very
lowest They are inferior to the Chinese, and
therefore undesirable We found the Por-
tuguese emigrants an uncomeDly' good lot If
people. They are industrious, physically
healthy, and well adapted TO the work in onT
climate. We can supply our immediate wants
for labor for some time TO come from the
Portuguese emigranIs."
How many emigrants do you need ?"
Probably in two years we shall want from
five to ten Thousand"
"What inducements does the country offer
to emigrants ?"
eve set them TO work on sugar plantations,
and give them SO month and their board and
lodging. They have to make contract to
work for from three TO FIVE years, and then
they become free. They can either remain in
the country or go back to their native places ?"
Was the trip arranged for the purpose of
increasing diplomatic relations with foreign
countries ~
"No, that was not an object of the tour.
But while in Japan we instituted treaty
(which has been completely by which we have
abolished consular jurisdiction in the Empire
We have diplomatic relations with all Euro
pean countries, but TO larger extent they are
honorary"
" Will you give short account of the tour
what CO ntries you visited, and how you
were receved?"
-'The King and his suite started January
20, 1881. He went to San Francisco, where
he staid one week, and then sailed for Japan,
where he remained ten days as the guest of
the Emperor. The entertainment was really
magnificent, and no expense was spared to
make the visit pleasant. The King was re-
ceived by the military and navy, palace was
put at his disposal, officers from the Depart
ment of Foreign Affairs attended him in the
palace, and guard Of honor was also placed
there. He exchanged visits with the Emper-
or and Empress. A State dinner was given in
his honor by the Emperor. During our stay
of ten days in Toxic. everything was done to
make the visit agreeable. From there we went
TO Kobe, in japan, and to Kioto, where the
Governors of the provinces entertained the
King. japanese officials attended him to
Nagasaki, where they left him on the borders
of the Empire. A Government ship was
placed at his disposal to sail to Shanghai. l
must add that the courtesy shown the King
was attributable in great degree TO the kind
ness of John A. Bingham, the American
Minister to Japan. 1t was due 10 i'm that
preparations were made by the Government to
receive the King. We have no diplomatic
representative in Japan; only consul.
"The King next went to Shanghai, where
he stayed three days. We were received by
Chinese officers We were also welcomed by
Li-Hn- Chung, Viceroy of the Province of Chi
Ii and the general commanding the Chinese
armies, repuied to be the first citizen of the
Empire. We next visited Hong Kong, remain
ing FIVE days and were the guests of the
colonial authorities. King Kalakaua being a
Mason, and having reached the thirty-third
degree, he was handsomely entertained by the
Masonic fraternity From there we went to
Siam, ana were cordially received by the King
and made his guests for six days. We were in
Singapore three days, and during that time
the King visited the Kingdom of Johore.
n Al 80 T,ta IL
passed through India very rapidly and went
to Suez, where the King was received by an
embassy from the Khedive of Egypt. He was
taken to Cairo and was the guest of the Khe-
dive for a week At Alexandria he dined with
the Khedive aud attended ball given in his
honor.
"From Alexandria we crossed the Mediter-
ranean TO Naples, where we were met by the
King and Queen of Italy and remained two
days. Rome was the next place visited. The
King had private audianee with the Pope.
The conversation pleasant and friendly,
but il had no political or religious bearing.
The King was anxious to see The Pope, because
one-third Of his subjects are koman Catholics.
We were all struck with the intimate know
ledge which the Pope and Cardinals possessed
about Polynesia and our own islands. We re-
manned in Rome two days.
From Rome we started directly for Eng
land, where the King remained for eighteen
days and was made the guest Of the Queen.
He received great deal of attention from her
Royal Majesty, from the Royal family, and
from the nobility. In Brussels we staid three
days, and the King exchanged visits with
King Leopold, and inspected the battle field
Of Waterloo Berlin was then visited, and we
were entertained by the Royal family, the
Emperor being absent. The military was
exhibited to us during our visit Of FIVE days