The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-27
Qaeea Vle.or - B.rtLday.

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Tie eve of the birthday OF Her Britapsic
Majesty Victoria I, was celebrated by the
Royal Hawaiian Band, who gave a concert
10 the iiotol grounds. This may he looked
upon As a modern settling Of ancient Ha-
waiian customs, According TO which, the
Haefc and the hHfd ure kept up all through
the night preceding tie Tefc day Of n chief
or chleiesS, TIE programme of music Sc
iected included some pieces very appro-
PIRATE 60 thc occasion. The opening piece
was kappey's Victoria and Albert alarch.
Coote's lovely waltz founded on the air OF
the ballad My Queen was one of the
numbers for the first part, and Hecker's
Queen Victoria = galop was the conclud-
ing. piece Of the second part. Coote's
Lights o. London y quadriile, which Is
British to the core, was also given. and we
may further reckon the brilliant and spirit
eddy played selection from the Pirates Of
ieh1ancO aea hi9hlv appropriate line In
the programmes. These teemes so .sug-
gestive TO BTitons Of the far on la~d
from which they hail formed a graceful
compliment on the part of Professor Berger
ami the Royal Band TO the British
section of this community. AS lovers OF
music we must, however. give the palm TO
another number of the programme, the
selection from Neriiis "Nabucco,n which
contains some charming airs, and a great
deal of splendid harmony. The British
National Anthem was given at the close OF
the performance, followed 10y Hawaii Ponoi.
Although men OF British birth have al
active share in the management Of this
journal, the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TIsER is Hawaiian by birth and Hawaiian
in sentiment, and aspircs 60 be the expo
nent of Hawaiian ideas, and a leader and
moulder of Hawaiian thought. In the
name of Hawaii, therefore, We han Pro-
fessor Berger and his boys" for this grace
full compliment 10 the Queen OF a friendly
nation, whence have sprung some of our
best citizens and public men, both of pre-
sent and of former times and on whose
KINDLY feelings to Hawaii we may ever
rely.
THE RECEPTION.
Her Brittanic Majesty's Commissioner
to these Islands, Major James Hay Wode-
house, helda birthday reception from noon
TO 2 pm. Amongst those who paid COM
plimentary visits 10 the Commissioner
were: His Excellency, J. O. Doninis, Gov
ernor of Oahu; His EXcellency, Walter M.
Gibson, Premier and Minister for Foreign
Relations; His Excellency, Simon X. Kaai,
Minister of the Interior; His Excellcncy,
John II. Bush, Minister Of Finance; His
EXcelleney, Edward Preston, Attorney
His EEcellency, General Comfy,
Minister Resident for tie United States or
Mons. II. Feer, Commissioners
and COnsul-Genera for the French Re-
public; Hon. A.. :. C%ieghorn; Il. A. Schaefer,
Corsul for Italy, and acting Con-
sui for Portugal; ID. a. Mckinley, Esq,
Consul for the United States OF America
Rain Walker, Esq, Acting British Vice.
j.. G. Glade, Esq, Consul for the
German Empire; III. r. Glade, ESQ, Act
ing Consul for Austria Hungary, and j. II.
Hackfeld, Esq, Nice-Cousul for the Russian
Empire, Comte de Louvieres. Chancellor OF
IF the French Legation. a large number OF
he British residents in Honolulu also
paid complimentary visits to the Commits
'ioner who in the most hospitabie manner
Kept open house for all his guests. The old,
md, to Britons, always welcome toast
{ The Queen, God bless herr was not for
gotten, aud few failed to remark that, once
more, Her Majesty's birthday was marked
~ what is known in England as "the
Queens weather.
THE BAIL.
Under the auspices of the British Bene-
client Society the day was further cele-
by a ball, in the new Music Hall.
The movable floor over the parquette was
aid with expedition the previous day,
Inder the superintendence OF Mr.. Lucas,
nd the hall was decorated with flags, ETC.,
nder the direction OF q committee consist
ng of Messrs. II. Macfarlane, II. M. Swanzy,
=. w. Purvis, and II. w. Holdsworth. The
the King, Her Royal Highness
'rincess LiluOkalani and His Exceilency
Dominis, Her Royal Highness
'rincess Likelike and Hon. A. s. CleQhorn.
Comfy, United States Resident Minis
n, Monsieur Henri Feer, French Commits
oner, Madame Feer, aud Mdlles. Feer,
no were invited guests on the occasion.
here was "A large and brilliant company.
ONE two hundred aud fifty double tickets
sold, although only about twO-thirds
that lumber were used.
In all there must have been fully three
ladies and gentlemen present Of
HON quite a latge proportion w~eredancers,
that the evenings amusement was kept
p with spirit throughout. An excellent
ght supper was served at an interval in
le programme, which the guests had the
vantage of partaking of whilst remain
in their seats. After supper the British
ational Anthem was sung in chorus by a
rye sompany of ladies and gentlemen who
'ouped themselves I'm the middle of the
and whose lead was followed by every
he of British extraction who was in the
ON. TIL festivities came 10 a close about
n m, and we have heard but one verdict
the affair, viz, that IL was successful in
unusual degree, aud that all had spent a
ost enjoyable evening.