The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-03
CHINESE NEW YEAR.

were transformed into beautiful
vistas of chromatic light, from
thousands of lanterns ranged in
mathematical lines from above and
below the everlasting verandahs. A
terrific bombardment of fireworks
was sustained against the slumbers
OF all within earshot of celestial
domiciles through the livelong night.
The store on the ground floor of the
Benevolent Society's new Club
House, King street, was cheerfully
lighted up, and the manager of the
firm was there to receive visitors.
Opposite the door was hung
brilliantly-colored picture of an
Imperial statesman of the remotest
antiquity, with his beautiful wife
and child, walking in anelysian
bower. IT was probably Fo-hi, the
most famous of the god-descendcd
personages, who, according to
Chinese history, ruled over the
Empire and revealed to men the
essential arts of life. A table in
front of the picture was covered
with rich ornaments and magnificent
bouquets that seemed to blend with
the bloom and foliage on the canvas.
Two rows of handsome chairs were
ranged at right angles with these
center decorations, and in one of
them sat q well-dressed and comely
little Mongolian boy. Many passers-
by were attracted by the rather
pretty scene, pausing to take it all
in.
A hldeous noise like the beating
of a thousand coal oil cans by an
army of urchins, the firing of COM
bustible crackers and the clamor of
hundred Cinnamon on Nuuanu
street this forenoon announced the
coming of the Chinese dragon. The
procession stopped in front of the
principal Chinese houses, and while
batteries of fire crackers were ex-
ploding, the dragon would rush for
ward with mouth open and fangs
projecting, as though to destroy
imaginary victims, but retreating at
the fantastic movement of magical
wand in the hands of coolie.
While the riot continued people in
upper windows pelted the dragon
with sweet potatoes.
The ceremonies connected with
the formal opening of the New Chi
nese Club House commenced at II
o'clock. The Royal Hawaiian Band
had taken a position in front of the
building at O'Clock, and played in
their usual effective style, and were
relieved little before eleven by the
Reformatory School Band. Accord
ing to previous announcement and
invitation, there were present: Her
Royal Highness the Princess Liliuo-
kalani His Majesty's Chamberlain
Col. Judd, and Vice-Chamberlain
Col. Purvis; the Honorable Chief
Justice Judd and Mrs. Judd; His
Honor Justice McCully and Mrs.
McCully; His Honor Justice Pres
ton and Mrs. Preston; His Excel
lency w. M. Gibson, Minister of
Foreign Affairs His Excellency c.
II. Gulick, Minister of the Interior
His Excellency Paul Neumann, At.
torney-General; His EXcellency the
United States Minister Resident, G.
w. Merrill and Mrs. Merrill; II. b.
M. Commissioner and Consul-Gen.
eral, Major j. II. Wodehouse; the
Chancellor French Legation, Mon.
sieur Georges Bouliech; U. S. Con.
sul-General, j. H. Putnam and
Miss Putnam; Italian Consul, Mr.
f. A. Schaefer; acting German
Consul and Austro-Hungarian Con.
sui, Mr.. II. f. Glade; Consul fol
Sweden and Norway, Mr.. II. w.
Schmidt; acting Danish Consul, Mr.
II. II. Macfarlane; Mr.. j. II. Patty
Consul for the Netherlands and Bel
GUM; Mr.. Theo. III. Davies, British
Vlce-Consul; Jiro Nakamura, Jap
anese Consul and suite; Mr.. A. j
Cartwright, Consul for Peru; thu
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Hon. j. S
Walker, Hon. G. r. Bishop, Hon
G. w. Macfarlane, Mr.. j. Fl. Soper
Marshal of the Kingdom Mr.. j. S
Webb, Secretary to the Minister o
Foreign Affairs, and large attend
ance of citizens.
An address was read by Mr.. c
Alec, Commercial Chinese Agent, il
Chinese, and by Mr.. c. Winam, il
English. Following is the address,
To-day is our Chinese New Year
a day which it has been our custom
from time immemorial to celebrat
as we celebrate no other in the year
1t is day to which we look for
ward with the most pleasing antici
pations, and being Election Day 70
this nation 1T is also memorable o
that account. May the representa-
tives now chosen be men of wisdom
to direct Alright the councils of thi