The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-03

laid out grounds, rainbow hued with
tropical plants and flowers, and sur
rounded by high stone wall. There
was an armed sentinel in neat uni
form on guard at the entrance gate,
and few more soldiers were loung-
ing about an underground apartment
which appeared to he the guard
room of the palace; and 1 subse-
quently learned that His Majesty
maintains considerable military es-
tablishmcnt, which makes an impress
sive appearance in the Hawaiian
army list. The king, of course, is
generalissimo; and His Excellency
the Hon. j. q. Dominis, Governor of
Oahu, and member of the House of
Mobiles, is commander-in- chief. Then
there is the Kings Household Guard,
with captain and three lieutenants,
and military instructor with the rank
of major. All these gallant warriors
bear European names. One ''Hon.
G. Uluteon," seems to be native.
There is the Princes Own Artillery
Corps and the Leleiohoku Cavalry
Corps, and the Mamalahoa Infantry,
the Kings own Volunteer Guards,
and the Honolulu Rifles, and in par
ticular there is the Royal Hawaiian
Band, organised by very talented
military bandmaster, Prussian
named Berger, who, when he arrived
at the Sandwich Islands in 1872,
found about twelve young natives
who had acquired some degree of
proficiency in blowing wind instru-
ments. The intrepid Herr took
these young Polynesians in hand,
and made finished instrumentalists
of them, after the manner of the
Prussian army. Bandmaster Berger
has also composed, for the use of his
chocolatc-skinned pupils, the Kane
hameha hymn, which has become
the national anthem under the title
of " Hawaii Ponoi." The band,
now numbering twenty-eight music
ians, now give grand concert once
week in Queen Emma Square, and
once or twice month in front of the
Hawaiian Hotel. The King has a
serenade once week at the palace,
and on the departure of steamers or
the arrival of foreign war vessels,
HerrBerger's martial MINISTRIES usual
ly play welcome of sweet sounds.
Noted guests are also frequently
treated to complimentary serenades.
Aloha!
His Majesty does not habitually
reside at the Royal Palace. He
usually inhabits commodious
wooden bungalow in the palace
grounds, and to this building L was
conducted by brown and courteous
Polynesian, who, to judge from bis
attire, might have been an assistant
gardener, and under butler, or a
policeman off duty mean police
man in the State of Louisiana, who
of all constables with whom l have
made acquaintance in different parts
of the world is the freest and easiest
in his garb. The aide-de-camp in
waiting was not, | was informed,
ION hand" but sent in my card,
and minute or two afterwards the
messenger returned with a gracious
command from His Majesty that 1
should attend him. The ground
floor of the interior of the bungalow
was very dark, but under the guild
ance of the brown and civil Hawai-
ian contrived to grope my way up a
steep and tortuous staircase, and
passing through an antechamber, l
was ushered into the presence of
His Majesty, David Laamea Kala-
kaua, King of Hawaii. The son of
the High Chief, Kahanu Kapaakea,
and of the High Chiefess, Analea
Keohokalole, great granddaughter of
Keawcaheulu, famous warrior and
councillor of Kamehameha L., was
sitting at bureau in large dimly-
lighted apartment, the floor of which
was laid with mating. The apart
ment, so far as my imperfect vision
could discern, was simply but ele-
gantly furnished, and behind the
royal armchair was tall bookcase
full of well-bound volumes. His
Majesty rose when l entered, gave
me his hand, babe me be seated,
and treated me during prolonged
interview with the greatest Kindness,
expressing, among other things, a
hope that l was going to stop a
month in the Hawaiian Islands, I'M
der which circumstances l should
have an opportunity of visiting the
largest volcano in the world. Woe
is me, had barely three more hours
to stay in beauteous Honolulu her
self. The king is gentleman OF
considerable inches, stalwart and
well built, very dark, but with very
intelligent expression of counten-
ance. He talked huently and with
ease in really excellent English, and
there is nothing astonishing in his
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