The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-02
Outlines of the Travels of He Ali
Kalakaua.
SAY FRaNcrsoo. Feb sth. 1ss

DAN IhANCASJO' ItD Clus 1901.
The trip from Honolulu to this port was made
in nine days. During the greater part of the time
strong South Easterly winds prevailed, and the
ship rolled heavily. No observations were taken
during the four days preceding arrival. The pos
ition of the ship was obtained by dead reckon
ing" only as the weather continued cloudy and
foggy, and there was some doubt as to the posi-
ton. The ship lay by during the night preceding
arrival The next morning she went forward
slowly, for fear of running ashore, whether she
was near land or hundred miles from it, the Cap
tain certainly could not say. NJ, Saturday
the watch sung out buoy on the bar" In five
minutes it was passed. The ship was exactly at
the mouth of the harbor. Men, skilled in naviga-
ton, will readily perceive the remarkable good
fortune (giving due credit to skill), in reaching
the exact point aimed for after 800 miles of navi-
CATION in the dark. The ship came to port in q
terrible rain storm. AT five O'Clock P. NJ, passen-
gers were sent ashore, but no baggage was landed
until the next dav. The Prince and his party
camped out in the Palace Hotel. On Sunday they
rested. MANY people with Island connections call
cd, but the ram prevented any one from leaving
the Hotel On Monday the party lunched at the
Pacific Club, when a number of the solid men
met the Prince. The Consular Corps made in
formal calls As it was the Chinese New Year day,
the Chinese Consul received at his house. The
Prince called and in the evening dined with Capt.
Floyd. The newspaper men were not bashful.
The accounts given by them of interviews are by
no means accurate. Some statements were wrongly
reported, through misunderstanding. 1t was not
deemed best to publicly correct any inaccurate
counts On the "a the party with Mr.. Schussler
went to the reservoirs of the Spring Valley Co.,
where 110C0,0O0,O00, gallons of water are now on
storage. Mr.. Schusser believes that the plan of OBJ
tanning water there Will work well at the Islands
Tho lanufb nf the SrDrTny Valley water works shed
is fourteen miles long, and the entire area covers
thirty-nine square miles. From the reservoirs the
Prince drove to DR.. Brewers military school a
San Mateo, and witnessed the drill of the school
boys In the evening he dined with Capt. Morse.
On the Sd the party, in charge of Col Spreckels,
went to Sacramento. On arrival there, they called
on Governor Perkins, and the Governor dined with
the party at the Arcade HOTEL IN the evening. The
next day the Prince was received, informally by
the President of the Senate, and suspension of
business was ordered by the Senate, IN order to
allow the members to be presented to him. The
same thing was done IN the House of Assembly.
The Prince was then taken to the dome of the
Capitol, from which he could see the awful lnun-
dation of the country around Sacramento. Ihous-
ands of acres of land were under water. Railway
tracks were submerged. The city stood seven
feet below the water level The direct railway
route from Sacramento to San Francisco was
abandoned, and the party returned by way Of
Stockton, reaching tins City at 10 L. NJ. Nj. Sew
GRANGE had brought together few friends, lnclud-
ing the Amphion Glee Club, and on reaching the
Hotel, the Prince Immediately went to one of the
parlors, and listened for an hour to some excellent
singing The next day the Prince went to San Ra-
fael and rode over the country with Mr. W. L. Cole
man. They visited the State Prison of San Gun
tin. The Prince had an interview with native
Hawaiian, under sentence of imprisonment for
life for the murder OF man. In the evening the
party dined with Col. Spreckeis, General Mellow
ell, Ex. Gov. Low, Governor Perkins, Senator Neu-
man and Others to the number of twenty were
present. On Friday the Prince, in company with
Captain Floyd, visited the Yacht Club and lunched
there. In the evening he dined with the Chinese
Consul General.
The dinner was given ct the Hang Fer Low
restaurant, and was quite grand affair. The
company numbered about sixty. 1 clip the follow
ing account of the affair from the Chronicle:
The company outside of the state table included
the President and Secretary of each of the nine
Chinese benevolent associations of the city and
all of the rich wholesale merchants to the number
of sixty. They wore an extraordinary costume for
the occasion, being dressed to mandarin rank,
with buttons and other insignia to denote their
standing The restaurant, which is orientally
gorgeous in its appointments, was splendidly
decorated for the occasion, and its usual display
of gas jets being supplemented with an abundance
of large vari-colored lanterns of paper and bam-
boo, gave 1t a brilliant aspect viewed from the
street or the surrounding houses The royal table
was spread in the small room of the restaurant,
which was specially dressed for the occasion.
On the wall at the foot of the table, facing the
Cons1i-(5eneral, who presided, were festooned the
American. Chinese and Hawaiian flags. Around
the regal board were gathered the King, the Con-
sui, the principal members of the Consulate, the
travelling companions of the King and such citizens
were invited. The latter, with the exception of
the General of this military division and eX-CIov-
ernor Low, formerly Minister to China, were con-
fined strictly 10 those having consular connections
with of the three nationahtiss represented.
The royal party arrived In carriages about $50
o'clock and were shown to the banquet
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the Chinese, after making concerted salaam and
shaking each his own hand after their sociable
custom, were brought forward and each in turn
was presented to the King, shaking his hand and
reception, in which the Chinese showed an easy,
polished politeness, over, the festal party were
seated The principal guests were seated at
the State table. the others in the adjoining room
about little square tables, each accommodating
five guests, the outer side of the table being left
unoccupied in order that its hanging of rich Grim
satin with gold embroidery might be shown to
advantage.
The feast was what is denominated mandarin
dinner, and in the costliness, rarity and delcacy
of viands has not been exceeded by any festivity
that has ever taken place on this coast The tables
stood all the evening, before, during and after
the dinner. loaded with nuts, melon seeds, confec-
tons and fresh fruit, at which the guests nibbled
continually. First, by way of appetizer for the
feast, was brought on in small teapots a delicate
wine after the order Of sherry, but milder subtle
distillation of the Chinese pear, which served
in thimble cups. Then followed soup of edible
birds nests Next was soup or stew made of
snow-white fungus that grows on decaying wood.
The next dish was delicious condemnation of
fish BRAIN shredded ham and preserved egg slices,
followed by stew made of mushrooms, young
chicken, tender bamboo shoots, sliced ham and
cabbage. A dish of sharks fins with shredded
ham and fragments of crab rolled In flour and
pull verified egg, next on the list Among the
other tempting dishes were a mess of fishes nav,
and wild duck steweo on a substratum of edible
birds nests After an hour and a halls feasting
the wine was removed, giving place to cup Of
genuine Oolong finely brewed, and which was used
without milk or sugar to wash down the sweet
meats and conserves, which concluded the first
part of the dinner.
An intermission of half an hour was then taken,
during which the guests repaired to the smoking
rooms and balcony to chat over their Havanas,
which by the way, we're the genuine article. After
intermission the company resumed their seats,
and over their champagne discussed another feast