The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-10
MINISTERIAL BANQUET

On Saturday, the Sd instant, H. Elk. Sugi
M~agoshichiro, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of Ills Majesty
the Emperor of japan to the Court of His
Majesty the King, to assist at the ceremony
OF the coronation of their Majesties, was the
honored guest at a public dinner given by
His Majesty's Ministers at the Hawaiian
Hotel. There were twenty guests who sat
down to the table at : d. M. sharp. and
partook of the following very tastefully pre-
pared menU:
MENU.
POTAGE.
SoUPr< la RENE.
POISSON.
A Ia CARDrSALE.
ENTREES.
SAINT DE CASARDs.
CRoQErTEs DE volatile.
AsPERGEs EN- BRANCHES.
ROTIS.
FINES PoULErs A Ia GODDARD.
DrNDE Aux TRUrFEs PETIT PoIs,
CURRY.
SHRIMP AND RICE.
sAIADE AUX CREME.
ENTREMETS.
IoETE D'ORASGE.
CABINET PUDDING.
GLACE.
DESSERT.
The Royal Hawaiian Band performed the
following musical programme during the
QlQQefs .H. rs.
MUSICAL PROGRAMME
By THE
Royal Hawaiian Band.
Festival Neutrality-suspicious. Obeytbtt-
FfnaieNGTuaAsHSTo FOB ioArpSf s SsRpT
naItZ-IHINE ALONE .MeisIer
SeIectlon-PARIsINA ............... Donizetti
Quadrille-UNTyERsIrY SONGS. .Kthner
JAP nese Anthem.
Hawaii Ponoi.
During the dessert His ExcelIency w. M.
Gibson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, pro-
posed the health of the Emperor of Japan
in the following words:
L have the honor to propose the health of
an INDUSTRIOUS potentate, whose royal mi
tlatlve In his cOuntry's reforms,-the ability
of whose government and the enterprise of
whose people fill the civilized world with
admiration. This Severeign's realm-Japan,
which but a few years ago was devoted to
ISOLATION and derived her national inspira-
ton almost solely from ancient tradition,
to-day inspired by her new imperial spirit,
properly claims RAM with the foremost Of
enlightened and progressive states.
her leading policy is progression, botE. at
her able and enlightened dip,omacy
throughout the world, which has lrecentiy
reached our shores, on a mission of conrtesy
and good will to our Sovereign, IN the per
Sugi Magoshichiro, Envoy Fxtra ordinaryy
and Minister Plenipotentiary fro,o tha Eno.
pire of Japan. VIC 4A
And 1 now have the honnr To nronosa the
of His Imperial Maiesty The En-
peror of Japan. ~
His Excellency the Japanese Minister
proposed the health of his Majesty tho
King, accompanying the toast with q few
in the Japanese language. which
were interpreted as follows r,y Michinori s.
Nagasaki
In reply to the toast which the, Min;star
Of Foreign Affairs has just made, hronosine
the health of our august Sovereign, and the
complimentary terms in which he alluded
o the progress of our Empire, the Minister
ioes not look upon it as merely &C nI,Ii-
nentary, but regards it as an evidei' ,e of
friendship. -
Since the Minister'S arrival in this Eam,-
ry as Envoy Extraordinary from the j.
oeror of Japan, he has experienced 4
act of kindness and courtesy from thel 4
0aiian Government and people, and M
yery much indebted and feels very gra. ~
or the reception accorded to him hX
'~raeio4s Majesty King Kalakagas,bute
want of that broad and liberal edurs
i Il hy p5aan and Hawaiians are equally
onvinced that this cordially between the
- ,1f. aa0an,anoad with the KINGS