Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-28
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The great George Augustus has come and
gone. Representatives from two of the dailcs |
boarded the Australia before she reached the |
wharf, last Monday at about p. M
and welcomed the distinguished journa.
list to the city. Several other newspaper
men were at the wharf. Mr.. Sala--whose name,
by the way, is pronounced Saia and not Sd
la or Scarborough from Baroness Burdett
Coutts Bartlett some presents for King Kala-
kaua and from Lady Brassy remembrance
gift for Queen Emma. From the ship, Mr.,
Sala was driven to the palace, where he had
a brief interview with the king, whom
he had met in England. From the palace,
he was driven to the residence Of Queen
Emma, where he left his card. From there he
was driven over Smiths bridge, across by
the causeway, back along King street to the
office Of G. w. Macfarlane & Co. where he
had an appointment to meet the newspaper
men. Mr.. Miles, of the Hawaiian Hotel
Stables then arrived with spanking team of
chestnu,s, and the celebrated correspondent
and half dozen of the newspaper men were
whirled down King street to Waikiki, stop.
ping a moment at Mr.. George Macfarlane's,
around Kapiolani Park and then back to the
| steamer.
| Mr.. Sala was enthusiastic about the island
beauty. He had watched the waters with rare
delight and noted, with the appreciation Of a
painter, the colors change as the vessel sped
up the channel shoreward. from emerald to
sapphire, from sapphire to amethyst, from
amethyst to lapis lazul He spoke Of the Won
derfully serrated sky line of the hills, the fas-
cinating verdure of the distant valleys, the
feathery grace of the cocoa palms. He would
like-he said--te stay here for six months, buy
a big palm leaf hat and do nothing. But
Mrs. Sala had gone on to Melbourne and
would arrive there only few days before he
did. He would return by way of the islands
in about year-''perhaps I"
Mr.. Sala received copies Of the Honolulu
papers sent him several weeks ago, and ex-
pressed himself as pleased with them--tafiy
which was pleasant to receive.
/ He will remain in Australian Colonies about
year, will lecture in the principal cities, and
will write for'the London Telegraph series
Of letters on Australian affairs--n which he
will endeavor to find out what causes III any
operate to proven, perfect cordiality between
the mother country and the great and growing
new England Of the antipodcs
i while in San Francisco, the Bohemian Club
gave dinner in honor Of George Augustus
Sala. One hundred and ten persons were
present. The floral decorations Of the room
and tables were elaborate. A poem Of welcome
by Daniel O'Connell was read, to which Mr..
Sala responded in witty manner. The
regular toasts were as follows ''America and
England" responded to by Judge Henry c.
Dibblc "The Pioneer Press" Frank Pixley 3:
sour Glorious Climate" Judge J. II. Boalt
"Britons in America" Peter Robinson
"Things Dramatic" Archibald c. Gunter
"Bohemians, ii. !. w. Dam. At the close
Of the dinner Mr.. Sala was presented with a
cartoon in commemoration of the occasion. 1t
was painted by Theodore Wores. The menu
pared in very tasteful manner.
While in San Francisco Mr.. Sala had a
novel experience. AT the Bohemian Club
dinner, before mentioned, Mr.. frank Pixley
whose paper, the Argonaut, had previously
printed highly appreciative article about the
| great couespondent-read Mr., Sala a lecture
whose language resembled the diction Of riot
act--taking as tax Mr.. Sala's pro.rebel sym
, pathies in I86o-'4. Mr.. 9ala smiled but the
: club men were wrathy The inciden, suggests
| the remark that 1860 is a long time ago
, comparatively. Many Englishmen took sides
. with the south honestly. Gladstone did. II Sala
did, who cares : lie knows better now and all
generous Unionists will forgive him.
Mr.. Sala looks very much like his pictures.
\ The Call says that the most noticeable Of Mr..
Sala's lineaments is Bardolphian morse
I which the carica,urists are fond OF touching Ut
when they pay their respects to him. Talking
: Of Thackeray's sensitveness about his ungre
clan nasal organ, Mr.. Sala said, laughingly
my nose has had great deal Of no,odeiy or
account Of its shape and rather luminou,
properties. think good deal OF It, never
theless, and l ought TO, for il brought mt
!, Sc, 500 once, in this way had stood GOOD
: deal OF chatting in print about my nose. and a,
c last chap who WASH, particularly fond Of me
S gave me the benefit Of a squib, in which he
, distinctly said that the complexion Of my nose
proved me TO be a Bacchanalian. Now, il SC
happens that ! am not Bacchanalian, MOI