The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-15
DISTINGUISHED AUSTRALIAN vMroRs.
Concert in Honor OF Sir Alexander
and Lady Stuart

| Among the passengers by the Roya
/ Mail steamship Mariposa from Sydney
/ were Sir Alexander Stuart (ex-Premier o.
/ New South Wales), Lady Stuart, Mis-;
! Stuart and Mr. Kenneth Stuart. Sil
Alexander proceeds to England as Execu
| tive Commissioner for New South Wales in
connection with the Colonial and Indian
Exhibition. Previous TO his departure
from Sydney he was entertained at ban
quet in the Exchange. Upwards of two
hundred influential and representative gen
tlemen were present, and the toast of Our
Guest" was drunk with much enthusiasm.
In leading article the Sydney Morning
Herald" says: "Sir Alexander Stuart has
rendered efficient service to the colony in
many ways. AS an enterprising man of
business, a jealous churchman, as a citizen
taking active interest in public affairs, and
as a politician he has held a conspicuous
and honorable place, and his departure
will leave palpable vacancy in public life.
His place in Parliament will not be readily
filed, for, while he was not one of our
oldest politicians, and was not an orator
of the popular kind, he brought TO bear
well-informed mind, an intellect distin-
guished by keenness and grasp, and powers
of argument, in which perhaps ne was ex-
celled by none among US, and equalled by
but few. Although his loss will be felt, the
hope is that it will be but temporary, and
that he will return with renewed strength
to serve the colony more efficiently than
before"
On the arrival of the steamer at Auck-
land, Sir Alexander and his party drove
to Parnell to see his brother, the Right
Rev DR.. Stuart, Bishop of Waiapu, and at
late hour he addressed the Anglican
Synod on the system of religious instruc-
ton in force on the State schools of New
South Wales.
During the steamers stay at Honolulu
Sir Alexander and party visited all points
of interest in the city and suburbs, and in
the afternoon went over the Lunalilo Home
during the annual reception. In the even
ing complimentary concert was rendered
the distinguished party at the Hawaiian
Hotel. The exterior of the building was
brilliantly illuminated with colored Ian
terms, and the verandas were crowded with
a large and fashionable audience. The
Royal Hawaiian Band under Bandmaster
Berger played the following programme in
an excellent manner:
PART I.
March-Rienzi ..............W Wagner
overture~summer Night Dream s1ppe
Ballad-Good Night ............... Abt
Observation-Disclosures. ...............Su Sullivan
Mahina Malamalama.
PART II.
election-National Fantasia. kappey
WaltZ-My queen. .---..- SOoUe
Quadrille-TheT Times. ........... Coote
God Save the Queen. Hawaii Ponoi.
After the concert was over Sir Alexander
and party were driven to Iolani College,
Nuuanu Valley, as guests of the Bishop of
Honolulu and Mrs. Willis, and remained
there over night. On Sunday they at
tended the celebration of Holy COmmu-
Mon at $50 a. m. at st. Andrews Cathe
dral The Bishop celebrated, assisted by
the Rev w. H. Barnes. From the cathe-
dral the distinguished party proceeded to
the Oceanic Company's wharf and went on
board the Mariposa, much delighted with
their very pleasant stay in Honolulu.