The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-07-13
Notes Of he Ali KaIakaua's Tour
Round the World.

Round the N0rla.
We publish below two letters giving skstehes Of
the Kings reception st Bangkok and Singapore.
For some reason our letter nom Bangkok was
delayed and only came to hand this week
A telegram has been received dated Naples,
June SOth. containing the following words: 8 Well
-Judd-Naplss-r From private letter We learn
that the royal party reached Calcutta on May 18th,
50 they must have travelled quickly. The party
felt the heat greaslx at Singapore constant trav-
cling Is q si; - i l.ss. "a. he purity, as II
must necessarily do. We may expect their return
about October or November at the latest
BASKoK.
The Prince arrived in Bangkok. Siam. on the
e6th of April. The King Of siam had been m
formed of his intended visit, and sent his yacht to
the mouth Of the Menaeu River to meet him. On
arriving at Bangkok the Prince was taken from
the yacht to the landing in the Royal barge which
Is an immense canoe padded by twenty-four men,
From the landing he was driven with cavalry
escort to one Of the palaces and lodged as the
ruest of the King. On the following day many
high officials called, and IN the afternoon the
Prince called on tie hing at his palace. In the
evening he dined with the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, About fifty guests were present; during
the day number Of buddah temples were visited
On the following day the King Of Siam returned
the Princes visit. and he was followed by the
= second King and the Kings uncle. On the
SOth the Prince abont to embark on steamer
for Singapore. but the King Of Siam directed that
the steamer should remain another day. in order
that he might give banquet TO the Prince On
the evening of the 30th st Pm the banquet took
place in the palace Before entering the banquet
hall the King conferred on the Prince the grand
cross of the order OF the Crown Of SIAM As
seats were being taken The band played Hrrr0ii
Pcsoi. During the evening vocal music was rem
dered by many female voices, esncealed IN ao-
joining rooms The Prince and suite were con-
stantly surprised al the close reSemblance of the
Siamese to the Havaiians. crowd OF , hundred
could be readily taken for kanakas. The Prince
received some valuable present from the King m
Guiding rich clothes and gold elephant
The Prince INDUCED in an elephant rides and on
one evening attended special performances at the
theatre The play was pantomlme, and was
rendered by dancing girls. belonging 70 the harem
OF Il rich Siamese merchant They never per-
formed in public On the LIST OF May, the Prince
left for Singapore in the steamer Bangkok. Al
though the Siamese King had been informed Of
solved TO treat him as a Sovereign
On the 9Th Of Nav, the Prince landed at Singa-
pore He vas received at the pier by the Colonial
Secretary, bat proceeded iIieogsit9 70 the hotel
The pier was dressed with flags, aud flowers At
P.M. he will call upon the Governor. The mail
closes at SPIN
At4PM on the 9Th the Prince called at the
Governors residence, and vas received officially
10 uniform. The rext day the brother of Mahara-
iah of Johore called, and in the name Of the
Maharajah invited the Prince to Johore. At
P. Il. the Governor returned the Princes call and
invited him to take drive The Governor retired
70 an adjoining house and changed his clothing,
and the Prince put aside his uniform The party
were taken to the reservoir aud TO several places Of
interest On Monday night great state dinner
took place at the Government House. a reception
preceded i. Sir Frederick Weld. in toastIng the
Prince alluded 10 the time when he IN le55 visited
the Islands, and said Is gave him more than ordl-
nary pleasure to meet the SOVEREIGN Of people
who had treated him 50 kindly. On the 10Th the
Prince went on board the Government launch and
was taken to Johore, distant forty miles. he was
attended by the Colonel commanding the military,
BY Sir Thomas Sedgraves, the Chief Justice, and
Mr. Hervlg, the Acting Hawaiian Consul. On
reaching Joh0re at II 4. n. the Prince landed
with q salute of twenty-One guns From the land
ING TO the new palace OF the Maharajah, dis
lance Of i've hundred FEET, carpets had been laid
and an armed police we're on guard The Aiaha-
rajlh in full uniform, magnificent diamond crest
and star blazing his cap, received the Prince at
the landing and led him 70 a reception hall where
the native princes were presented. After few
moments Of ceremony the Maharalah led the
Prince 10 the palace and 20 the suite OF rooms
assigned to him. At / O'Clock the party took
breakfast informally. The Hawaiian King and
the Malay hing, from branches Of the same race.
sat together, and IN conversation discovered many
words common to both languages. After break
fast the kings played billiards together, at P. II
they took drive and looked over the Maharaiahs
cOIee plantations Al . P. II a steamer arrived
from Singapore bringing a large parry Of gentle
which vas served at 5 ?. Il. About seventy guests
we're present, nearly all Of them being Europeans,
prominent nen Of Singapore. The Maharaiah IS
very popular among the foreigners, especially as
his palace will hold over sixty people at time,
and be does not hesitate 20 keep It full Of people
whom be meets and likes. At the close Of the din
nsf lie proposed the health Of the Prince and
requested three cheers At O'Clock IN the morn
ing the steamer returned with the gentlemen Who
had come Up 10 attend the dinner. At A. ~. the
next day the Prince left JohoIe crossed the straits
IN launch to the island Of Singapore In the
evening he vent to the Masonic Lodge. On the
sth he received the consular corps IN the morning.
During the Princes stay IN Singapore be vas
much gratIhed BY the constant and kind attentions
Of Mr. Heinrich HerEig, Acting Hawaiian Consul.
The Prince dIned at his house on the 5th. Al
?. \. the 18th the Prince vas taken in the Gov
ernor5 carriage to the landing where troops were
draSn up, and the military band stationed He
bid the Governor goodbye, and on leaving the
pier = royal salute vas fired. BY schedule time
the Mecca is due at Caicutta May 18th, but she
stops at Rangoon tEenty-four hours