Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-23
Supplement to the Saturday Press, April 23rd, 1881

scented him with copy of the New Testament in
the Japanese language The Prince rose and re-
piled, saying IL gratiied him to meet the Chris
tians of Japan and he felt very gratied for their
kind present.; that he knew the Christians of his
own Kingdom would be greatly pleased to hear of
their prosperity.
After the service n lunch was served in an adj
joining room, when the gentlemen and ladies
interested in mission work we're presented to the
Prince. At o'clock the Prince attended meet
ing and banquet of the Royal Arch Masons, and
at 10 o'cl ick returned to the palace at Toxic 1t
appears that the Christian Japanese of Yokohama
were intensely excited about the Princes visit.
They looked upon king as one who has nothing
to do with common people, and when they found
that foreign king was willing to enter their
church, and even address them, and receive New
Testament at their hands, they could hardly con-
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
earthquakes. Charts showing the results
fully kept. society devoted to the study of
earthquakes has been formed here taking both
Japanese and foreign members. Shortly n 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 il made
equal to any in the world. After that he visited
the paper factory of private Japanese gentleman;
| and afterwards visited his private dwelling. and
was entertained in purely Japanese style. In all
his excursions the Prince rode in the Emperor's
carriage and was always attended by one of the
| Imperial Princes. The Japanese people generally
| lined the streets through which the carriage went
| and manifested great interest in him. There are
now many daily papers in Toxic, and each day an
account is given of the Princes movements. In
| the evening the Prince entertained at dinner
| by Mr.. X. w. Irwin. acting Hawaiian Consul This
gentleman has large interests in Japan, and holds
the very best relations with the high officials of
l NI. rtatV, xuaG
strictly private, it was 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 in Japanese matters. After dinner on
the evening of the 10Th there was an exhibition in
one of the parlors of the Palace Of the ancient
| dancing. Six men performed. They were dressed
in the style of two thousand years ago, and danced
rs if stepping ON stones i'll crossing n brook. The
| instruments used were ancient, one of them being
| seven hundred, and another II Thousand years old.
The dresses for the six men cost $4,000. In many
respects. the Japanese dancing resembles the Ha-
waiian.
On the next day the party visited a Buddha tenn
pie, and dined at p. NJ. with one of the Imperial
| Princes at his palace. The Princesses pres
emit and attended the dinner, dressed i'll gorgeous
Japanese attire. On the table of the principal
| reception room was cushion of flowers, with
Aloha" in white cherry blossoms i'll the centre.
After the dinner the party was driven to the club
house of the mobiles, and purely Japanese dinner
| was served at $50 O'Clock. 1t was finished at
| p M. before the ulnner SERVICE the FRINGE anu
suite dressed in purely japanese costume.
At one end of til dining hall twenty singers and
| six dancers performed. The courses 81 Iwly
served, so that the musical, dramatic, and dancing
performances. together with the dinner. should
end at the time. At night the grounds sur
| rounding the club house illuminated with
paper lanterns, the Hawaiian and Japanese flags
| being represented on each lantern.
| On the 18th the Prince and suite lunched with
the Emperor at the lmperia! Palace. Previous to
the lunch the Emperor invested the Prince with
| the order of the Rising Sun" On returning t.
the palace of Yenriokwan, the Prince $ residence
a letter presented from the Russian Ambas
sador. announcing the assassination of the En-
peror of Russia. There ball given by til.
| Masonic fraternity of Yokohama on the night OF
the l4th but the Prince did not attend owing t.
the from Russia. ball Mt the ienriokwar
palace, to which only ambassadors and theii
families were invited was given up. The presents
made by the Emperor to the Prince magnif
cent
The King is travelling rapidly. The party only
propose to stay two days in Shanghae. The in
cognito will be resumed on leaving Japan. Hi,
Majesty is WE'LL and has enjoyed his trip amaz
ingly.
A telegram, dated Shanghae April 9th, has been
received, containing the single word " WE'LL"
The Emperor of Japan presented the King with
the grand cross of the Chrysanthemum. The in
trinsic value of the jewel is said To be $4,000 Hi
Majesty gave the Emperor his own order.