Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-15
Farewell Dinner to the King.

On Friday night dinner was given Mt the Ha-
waiian Hotel 10y His Majestys Ministers to a large
number Of gentlemen invited TO meet the King
and bid him goodbye and wish him good luck on
his foreign tour. Upwards OF one hundred invita-
tions were issued and all who could attend were
present Tho band was in attendance and played
cheerful and sparkling airs between the toasts
and speeches. The following toasts pro
posed His Excellcncy W. l.. Green, proposed the
health of His Majesty the King remarking that
the Ministry had cndeavorcd 10 dissuade His Maj
esty from undertaking this journey for the present
but unsuccessfuy, as His Majesty thought 1t best
that it should bo taken in hand at once. His EI
cellency also stated that the course having been
decided on, il was deemed advisable to make the
most of the opportunity and commission Special
Agent ON behalf of the Board of Immigration who
should accompany the King and make IL his partic-
ular duty to enquire 10 the possibility OF pro-
curing immigrants from every country visited.
After dinner His Excellency the Minister of
Foreign Affairs proposed the health of the King,
to which His Majesty replied.
Ma MINISTER AND GENTLEMES;-
thank you heartily for the kind and loyal man
i'll which you have responded to the toast
reciprocate fully your kindly feeling. Around this
table are gathered people of many nations. In
common with my predecessors, desire the best
welfare of all who gather under flag in my
dominions and believe that you who come from
other lands, bringing with you the large wealth,
enterprise and intelligence of those lands, sympa-
thize with me in my desire to protect my native
Hawaiian people, and strengthen my nation.
| To do this we must work in harmony under the
! Constitution and laws, and / recognize cheerfuy
the fact that Hawaii, rs one of the family of ma
| tions, must be governed in accordance with the
| ideas which control constitutional governments
| We have many difficult questions to settle aris
best craftsmanship and patient investigation.
| am IN hopes while absent, to gather some ideas
which shall aid is their solution.
Your cordiality tonight IL but another evidence
! with that which have observed i'll other parts o
my kingdom, that may rely upon the best ele
ments in my kingdom to sustain my efforts anc
those OF my government i'll upholding the indie
pendence of my Kingdom and the welfare of tn,
people.
Having appointed my sister as Regent during IN,
absence and placed with her responsible Minis
try, have hopes that the Government OF the Regen
cy will be administered with full confidence ant
satisfaction to the nation. IL there have beer
experience, and with honesty of purpose let vi
press on to a future which trust may be brigh
with prosperiety and hopefulness.
Again thank you myself and the Royal Family
The Minister of the Interior proposed the Queer
and Royal family, and Governor Dominis respond
ed. Mr.. Green next arose and proposed tn,
health of Gen. Comfy and the Diplomatic Corps
when the General answered and proposed Hi
Majesty's Ministers. The toast was replied to b,
the Attorney General, Mr.. Armstrong, who in turi
| proposed the Consular Corps, responded to by MIR
| Schaefer who then proposed The Ladies. MIR
Davidson in a humorous speech replied and pro
posed the Bank and Bankers of Honolulu, which
called up Hon. G. X. Bishop. The band played
! Hawaii Ponoi The company then adjourned Il
tn, Drawing room, where Miss Mohrig and Pro
fessor Owen kindly gave them some exquisite
music. some from Trovatore and other favorit
operas.
| 1t growing late when the party broke up
all well pleased with their entertainment, thougl
it was remarked that if the floor of the dining
room had been matted or the walters light,
shod, the guests would have been able to hear on
another in conversation better, and the efforts o
the speakers and the band would have been NOR
audible.