Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-23

sented him with copy OF the New Testament in
the Japanese language. The Prince rose and re-
piled saving it gratded him to meet the Chris
tians OF Japan and he felt very gratfed for their
kind prcseut; that he knew the Christians OF his
own Kingdom would be greatly pleased to hear of
their prosperity.
joining toom. when the gentlemen and ladies
Interested i'll mission work were presented 10 the
Prince At o'clock the Prince attended n meet
ing and banquet OF the Royal Arch Masons and
at 10 ocl ok returned 10 the palace at Toxic. IL
appears that the Christian Japanese of Yokohama
were intensely excited about the Princess visit
They looked upon king rs one who has nothing
To do with common people, and when they found
that foreign king was willing To onter their
church, and even address them, and receive u New
Testament at their hands, they could hardly
troll their enthusiasm. One of the missionaries
said The visit of the King TO the church will
do immense good TO the Christians of Japan"
On the 18th of March the Prince visited the I'm
perial College of Engineering. In one of the de-
partments Mr.. Milne, an Englshman has charge
OF the earthquake record. At many stations in
the empire instruments are placed, which record
the direction, vibrations, and durations of the
earthquakes Charts showing the results ARE care
fully kept. society devoted to the study of
earthquakes has been formed here, taking both
Japanese and foreign members Shortly book
will be published showing the results for the past
year.
On the 18th the Prince visited the Government
paper works. where fine bank note paper is made
equal Ia any i'll the world. After that he visited
the paper factory OF aprivate Japanese gentleman;
anu IlttWhus visited MS private dwelling, and
was entertained in purely Japanese style. In all
his excursions the Prince rode in the Emperor
carriage and was always attended by of the
Imperial Princes The japanese people generally
lined the streets through which the carriage went
and manifested great interest i'll him. There are
now many daily papers i'll Toxic, and each day an
account is given Of the Princes movements In
the evening the Prince was entertained ut dinner
by Mt X. w. Irwin. acting Hawaiian Consul This
gentleman has large interests i'll Japan, and holds
the very best relations with the high officials of
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strictly private. 1t was a magnificent affair Mr..
Irwin did everything in his power to make the
visit of the Prince agreeable. His long experience
IN Japan together with unusual ability i'll financial
management, made him valuable source of in
formation III Japanese matters. After dinner on
the evening of the 18th there exhibition i'll
one of the plrors of the Palace of the ancient
dancing Six men performed. They were dressed
III the style of two thousand years ago. and danced
rs II stepping ON stones in crossing brook. The
instruments used were ancient, one of them being
seven hundred and another Thousand years old.
The dresses for the six cost $1,000. In many
respects the Japanese dancing resembles the Ha-
waIian.
On the next day the party visited a Buddha tenn
pie. and dined at 2. NJ. with of the Imperial
Princes Mt his palace. The Processes were pres
ent, and attended the dinner dressed i'll gorgeous
Japanese attire. On the table of the principal
reception room cushion of flowers, with
Aloha" i'll white cherry blossoms i'll the centre.
After the dinner the party driven to the club
house of the mobiles, and a purely Japanese dinner
was served at $50 O'Clock. 1t was finished at |.
p. NJ. Before the dinner service the Prince and
suite were dressed in purely japanese costume.
At one end of tn dining hall twenty singers and
six dancers performed. The courses were 81 ,wly
served, that the musical, dramatic, and dancing
performances, together with the dinner. should
end ut the same time. At night the grounds sur
rounding the club house were illuminated with
paper lanterns, the Hawaiian and Japanese flags
being represented on each lantern.
On the lith the Prince and suite lunched with
the Emperor at the Imperial Palace. Previous to
the lunch, the Emperor invested the Prince with
the order of the Rising Sun On returning To
the palace of ienriokwan, the Princes residence,
letter was presented from the Russian Ambas-
sador, announcing the assassination of the En-
peror of Russia. There ball given by the
Masonic fraternity of Yokohama on the night of
the l4th. but the Prince did not attend owing to
the news from Russia. A ball at the Ienriokwan
palace, to which only ambassadors and their
families were invited. was given up. The presents
made by the Emperor to the Prince are magnif-
cent.
The King is travelling rapidly. The party only
propose to stay two days in Shanghai. The in
cognito will be resumed leaving Japan. His
Majesty is well, and has enjoyed his trip amaz-
ingly
telegram, dated Shanghae, April 9th. has been
received, containing the single word Well"
The Emperor of Japan presented the King with
the grand cross of the Chrysanthemum. The in.
trnsic value of the jewel is said to be $4,000 His
Majesty gave the Emperor his own order