The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-03-26
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the eighty-seyenth anniversary of the birthday of
the German Emperor, William l., on the after
noon of the 22d inst, by Garden Party held
on the premises of the German Club, on Emma
street, TO which a public invitation had been eI-
tended, not only TO the natives of ''Faderland''
but also, TO all their friends, to be present and
participate in the festivities of the occasion. Not
withstandihg the rain which poured down heavily
during the reception hours there a very good
attendance Of the German element, and the hours
were passed in the enjoyment of listening to the
music of German composers rs performed by the
Hawaiian Band under the leadership of Herr
Berger. The pleasures OF the day we're wound up
by ball in the evening for which special invita-
tons were issued. In spite of the rain, which
came down IN torrents, some two hundred guests
were present who enjoyed themselves thoroughly
and tripped the light fantastic till midnight.
The rooms very tastefully decorated. the
grounds lighted up with torches and lanterns,
excellent supper was spread and all went merry as
a marriage bell. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Glade, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schaefer, Hon. II. A. and Mrs. Widemann
and Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt received the guests.
IprOp0s of the occasion in the celebration of
which the German residents must feel pardon
able pride, short resume is here given of
KAISER WILHELM.
Wilhelm l. Emperor of Germany and King of
Prussia, born March ~, 1877, the second son of
King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Princess Louise
of Meckemburg- Strelitz; educated for the mill
tary career. and took part in the campaigns of
1918 and 1915 against the French; appointed gov
ernor of the province of Pomerania, 1870; elected
member of the Constituent Assembly for WrsitZ,
Posen. MAY 18TH 1873; commandments of the
Prussian troops against the revolutionary army of
Baden. June 1919; appointed Military Governor of
the Rhine provinces. Oct. l, lS49 appointed Re
gent of the Kingdom during the mental illness Of
his brother, Oct. s. 1858; assembled the throne al
the death Of his brother, Jan. >, 1861. Married
June II, 1873, to Augusta, daughter of the late
Grand-Duke Karl Friedrich of SAKE wiemar.
Offspring of the union are n son and daughter
l. Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, heir-apparent born
Oct. Is, 1881; Fieldmarshal in the Prussian army;
married Jan. p, 1853, 10 Victoria, Princess Royal
of Great Britain of which marriage there are issue
six children, namely, Friedrich Wilhelm, born
Jan. p, 1859: Charlotte born July q, 1860; Hen
reich. born Aug H. 1862; Victoria, born April 10Th
1866; Waldemat, born Feb. TO- 1865 and Alice, born
June IL. 1870. >. Princess Louise, born Dec 3rd,
lSis, married Sept. 20, 1855. to Grand-Duke Erie
drich of Baden.
The kings of Prussia trace their origin to Count
Thassilo of Zollern, of the generals of Charlie
| magne. his successor Count Friedrich l., built
the family castle Of Hohenzollern near the Dan
| ube, in the year $50. subsequent Zollern OF Ho-
/ henzollern, Friedrich Ill, was elevated to the
rank of a Prince Of the Holy Roman Empire in
| 1913, and received the BuTgraviate of Nuremburg
in fief and his great grandson, Friedrich VI, was
| invested by Kaiser Sigisimund, in 14l5, with the
| province of Brandenburg and obtained the rank
of Elector in 1417. 4 century after in 15l1, the
Ieutonic knights, owners of the large province of
Prussia, on the Baltic, elected Margraye Albrecht
| a younger son of the family of Hohenzollern, to
| the post of Grand Master, and he after q while,
declared himself hereditary prince. The early eI-
! tinction of Abrecht's line brought the province
of Prussia to the Electors of Brandenburg, whose
| own territories meanwhile had been greatly en-
larGed by the YalOur and wisdom of Friedrich Will
| helm the Great Elector,' under whose fostering
care arose the first standing army in central Eu-
| rope. The Great Elector, dying in 1888, left a
country of one and half millions, vast treasure
and 600 well drilled troops to his son, Friedrich
| l., who put the kingly crown on his head at Kon-
igsberg, on the 18th of January, l7Ol. The first
| king of PRUSSIA made few efforts to increase the
territory left him by the Great Elector; but his
successor Friedrich Wilhelm l., acquired treas
ure of nine millions of thalers; or nearly million
and half sterling, bought family domains to the
amount of five million thalers, and raised the an
| nual income of the country to six Millions three
fourths OF which sum, however, had to be spent
| on the army. After adding part of Pomerania tC
| the possessions of the house, he left his son and
successor, friedrich H., called the Great state
| of i7,770 square miles, and two and half millions
| of inhabitants. Friedrich ii. added Silesia, al
area Of II 200 square miles, with one and quartet
millions of souls: and this and the large territory
gained In the hrst partition of Poland, increased
Prussia to a. $40 square miles, with more than five
and a half millions of inhabitants, Under the
reign of Friedrich's successor, Friedrich Wilhelm
H., the State was enlarged by the acquisition Of
the principalities of Ansbaoh and Barieuth, al
well the vast territory acquired in another par
tition of Poland, which raised its area to the ex
tent of nearly 100000 square miles, with abou
nine millions of souls. Under Friedrich Wilhelm
Ill, nearly one half of this state and population
was taken by Napoleon; but the Congress of vi
emma not only restored the loss, but added part o
the Kingdom of SaXony, the Rhinelands, anC
Swedish Ponerania, moulding Prussia into TIVE
separate pieces territory. of total area of 107.
800 square miles. This was shaped into compac
state of 1906 square miles, with population o
-. 769. 436, by the war of 1866,
Up TO within a recent period the kings of Prus
STA enjoyed the whole income of their domains
amounting TO about million sterling per Rnnum
Since the establishment of the new constitution
however, this arrangement has been changed, AM
the domains have become partly public property
in so far as a certain amount of the income is pai
into the public exchecquer. Nevertheless, tn
civil list Of the sovereign does only partly fgur
in the budget of 2573 900 thalers, or 3S4 $40
being deducted directly from the produce of tn
domains, under the name of 'krondOtation,' o
Crown allowance. From recent explanations o
the minister's it appears that the total amount o
the 'Krondotation at present, reaches the sum Q
S073O99 thalers, 4T0964i.. exclusive of the cos
of building and repairs of royal palaces, and sin
liar items of expenditure.
! Dating from Elector Friedrich Ill. of Brander
burg who, Jan. is, 170l, placed the royal crow
upon his head, calling himself King Friedrich
OF Prussia, there have been seven independer
sovereigns of the house of Hohenzollern. tn
average reign of these seven kings, including tn
resent monarch amounted TO % years.