The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-08
RcccrtIon Id tb. i,alace.

oar BY Authority column contains
the official report of an important and
interesting event in the history o. the
Kingdom. Although Rae military arms
has been properly represented i'm past
years, 1t has never before been organized
under law which provides Tor the en-
forcement Of responsibility with strict
discipline Yesterday was therefore a
Red Letter day in the military annals Of
the Kingdom, when the King, as Gen
eralissimo, gave audience to the political
head Of the Military Department, the
Commander-in-Chief,a and other military
officers in Iolani Palace, and personally
handed TO each his commission, with
suitable words OF instruction and encour-
agement.
The audience was held in the Throne
room, and was an imposing ceremony.
The order Of procedure IS recited il the
official notice, and need not be repeated
in this place After the Secretary OF
War and Of the Navy had been presented
and received his commission at the
hands Of His Majesty, the Lieutenant
General and mmauder-in-Chief was
introduced and similarly commissioned,
followed by Their Excellencies the Gov
ernors Of Oahu and Maui as Majors Gen
eral The military presentations fol
lowed.
There were then introduced by the
Vice Chamberlain the following gentle
men, whom His Majesty had signifed
his intention Of Distinguishing by a spec
ial mark Of his Royal favor, namely: Colo
mel Claus Spreckels, who was invested
with the insignia OF Grand Officer Of the
Royal Order of Kapiolani; Major Hon.
s. Parker, invested with the insignia OF
Grand Officer Of the Royal Order OF the
Crown Of Hawaii; Hon. w. q. Irwin,
invested with the insignia OF Knight
Commander Of the Royal Order of Kapi-
olani John Ena, Esq, invested with
the insignia Of Officer Of the Crown of
Hawaii. To each gentleman, upon pre-
senting their decoration, His Majesty
addressed suitable words OF approval and
confidence.
After the ceremonial in the Throne
room the distinguished company re-
tired to the dining room, where they
were entertained at lunch by His Maj
esty the King, The health OF the King
was drunk, after which His Excellency
the Premier proposed, in well-chOsen
words, the health OF the Lieutenant
General and Commander-in-Chie of the
Forces, paying a deserved compliment to
the long and distinguished public serv-
ice OF that gentleman. The health of
their Excellencies the Governors Of Oahu
and Maui were next proposed by His
Excellency the Premier. THE newly
decorated Knights and gentlemen" fol-
lowed, which toast was responded to by
Colonel Spreckels in his usually practi-
cal way This gentleman said there
million OF people, and he hoped to see
more than a quarter of that number
domiciled in the country in his own
time He was identified with the Ha-
waiian Kingdom, and would always en-
deavor to promote its best interests.
There were many new industries to be
and he hoped to be instrumental
in making the wine industry as prosper
Gus as that Of sugar, which now took the
lead
After lunch, His Majesty, attended by
the Vice Chamberlain, accompanied by
the Lieutenant General commanding,
the Governors of Oahu and Maui, and
the military officers who had been pre-
sented at the audience, proceeded to tho
Palama residence OF Princess Liliuoka- !
lani, and paid their respects to Her
Royal Highness. They afterwards drove
to Waikiki and similarly paid their re-
spects to Princess Likelike.