The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
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Our Embassy t. japan.


MINISTER KAPENA and his Secretary
Kaulukou arrived at Yokohama on the 18th
November. On arrival they were waited
upon by a Commission of the Imperial
Household, at the head of which was MI.
Nagasaki, who male himself so favOrably
and so pleasantly known in this country
during his visit the early part of this year.
The Embassy was received in the name of
His Imperial Majesty, the Mikado of Japan,
and they were assured that it was His I'm
perial Majesty's expressed wish to receive
Minister kapena, not only as a Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister PlenipOteniiary of
the King of Hawaii, but as His Imperial
Majesty's special guest. To carry out the
of the Imperial Household had placed in
readiness the Winter Palace for the enter
tainment of our Minister and secretary,
who were waited upon by servants from
the Imperial Household.
We are assured this is the first time such
Il high courtesy and hospitality has been
shown to a foreign Envoy or Minister in jap
an. This is highly gratifying, and most salts
factory assurance of the entire a~cceptability
of our Hawaiian Embassy at the Imperial
Court at Toxic, and augers well for the sue
cess of the important measures contem-
plated in connection with the Embassy.
Minister Kapena was received at the
Foreign Office at Toxic on the 18th ult.,
when an audience with His Imperial Ma
jesty was arranged for the 18th.
On the occasion of the reception at the
Palace of the Mikado, our Envoy was met
at the grand entrance by the Grand Master
of Ceremony, who led him into a visiting
room, where the Ministers of the House
hold were in waiting, and shortly after
wards the Embassy was led to the audience
room. The Grand Master of Ceremony in
troduced Envoy Kapena to His Imperial
Majesty, when the Envoy made a compli-
mentary official speech, accompanying the
delivery of an autograph letter from His
Majesty the King, to which His Imperial
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Embassy ~re-kindled in His Majesty's
the pleasant associations con-
nected with the Kings visit to Japan.
Subsequently our Envoy celebrated His
Majesty's birthday on the 10th ult, by
giving a dinner, at which were present
three of the Imperial Princes, and other
Princes, Mobiles, and officials of the highest
rank in the Empire. On this occasion His
Imperial Highness, Prince Higashi FushimO
NoAIiya proposed the health of His Ha-
waiian Majesty, King Kalakaua, accom-
panied with cordial well wishes for His
Maiestv's health and prosperity, to which
Minister Kapena replied substantially as
follows -" In the Nance of my Sovereign
and of the Hawaiian Mobiles and people, 1
thank your Imperial Highness forthe cordial
manner in which you have plOposed the
health of my King on this, the 10th ami
versary of His Majesty's birthday. L also
thank you, Imperial Princes Dai jim and
Sangi for the hearty manner in which you
have greeted the toast. In this palace the
residence of my gracious Sovereign during
his sOjourn in this happy land of the Rising
Sun 1 thank you in the name of my
Sovereign and OF the Hawaiian nation for
the cordial hospitality shown to The King
by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor and
the Imperial Government. His Majesty
the King has commanded me to assure
Won that the love and affection he has in
his heart for His Majesty the Emperor, for
your Government and people, will be borne
with him through life" Minister Kapena
warmly upon his appre-
of The afinities between the two
races and concluded as
Princes, and gentlemen for your
kind and entirely unexpected hospitality.
1 have now the high honor to propose the
health, long life, prosperity, of His Impe-
rial Majesty the Emperor"
Minister Kapena expected to leave Toxic
this month. We have most satisfactory
that the mission of His NJ ;
tvs Minister PlenipotentiaIy to- u
be not only a success in respec.a, prsyia, We'd
and hospita6le reception, but. ~ :.
the important Objects ote NE
mission.
Owing to the very gratifying reception at
terests At stake in following up the cordial
relations established at Toxic, Minister
Kapena will devote his whole attention 10
the japanese mission without proceeding
farther.
By telegram. from Minister Kapena,
lated Toxic, December Sth, to the Ha-
Consul at San Francisco, we learn
of Japan will accompany Minister Kapena
leaving Yokohama on the 18th December
to attend His Majesty's Coronation.
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