The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-26

A Large Audience Lisscss Co Mr. Theo-
n. Davies ~ the " ~ C. A. Hall.

H Davies - the n n - a. Hail.
TIE announcement tia. Mr. Theo. II.
Davies would Lecture On his recent trip
n In&iia, drew s1ite = large audience 10
the Y. NJ c. A. hall yesterday evening,
uanv 0; oGr prominent residents being
smoag those present 1t : 30 O'Clock
General Secretary s ID. Fuller II fev
well chosen words introduced Mr.. Davies
70 Als audience, concluding hy saving
that they xoS1ld hare the benefit OF that
secsIeuan's tip IN India without the
sncorl veu:eEee Ct travelling and without
expense.
Mr. Dawes, who Was well received,
said that hen Mr. Fuller asked him 70
speak /. made him think Of two things,
6rst, tins. he wo0.d be allowed
70 speak without contradiction, and
second. that be would retraes the steps OF
his short trip through India He then
Rad Letter iron fFEead which gave
him full particulars os trip IN India,
and lie followed the programme out
a. gwen in the letter. Leaving Eng
land October 18th ia L F. and q. steamer
ths=v Ersr Laut-i AZ Gibraltar, or a. !. Is
called. Glib He drove around the
place, ard rot his first idea OF what East
ern lie was ike. l. Is very eOmical
place and cnauy old Greeks and Turks
were 10 he seen. Leaving Glib" they
went along the Mediterranean, passed
very csose TO the Isle OF Sicily, could see
the Villages and even carriages quite dis
tIncsIy In passing the Isle Of Gambia OF
Crete only saw rocks Pcrt said Was AZ
last reached Il : very strange town.
4 Turkish pilot boat came out 10 the
steamer. Two frIgaEeS were AZ anchor,
also the British ROYAL yacht Osborne
with the Prince OF Wales on board, the
Prince being en- soCte 20 India They
anchored OF the pier Il WAS learned
that the steamer would have TO follow
the Rosal yacnt through the SUez Canal
When the Latter vessel started sal1tes
were fired Il vas dreary trip through
the canal. everything Was . muddy
color. The middle OF the canal was
reached during the night aud boat
came from the yacht with the Prince and
left him On the steamer. 1t took twenty
two hogrs 80 20 through the canal When
they reached It's mouth they were II the
BED Sea The mountains on either side
looked grand Ii was very hot, and
the only rad TO be seen Was on the
faces OF the people They went to
Alden where = 6ep1Eatlon came On
board and presented an address TO
the Prince. Arrived IN due time at Bonn
bay, where WAS found beautiful streets, q
fine hotel and bare legs On every side.
The lecturer described IN an amusing
manner his first lock at a Bombay bed
When the Prince landed, there was .
fine turnout OF the military. dressed in
uniforms II linen with tI1rbans Ii Was
grand sight He visited the Towers of
Silence Il IS here where the dead Par
sees are taken ID and their bodies given
ZIP to the vultUres, many Of which birds
Mr. Davies saw At the time OF his visit
He visited twelve caves q little way out
Of the town, which were lined with idols
carved out OF the rock and yo0 can go
from one place to another up rough
steps. The milking 0s q number OF wild
beasts was witnessed, saw the conjurors
produce eggs In mysterious manner and
perform other clever tricks In travelling
from Bonhay to JeyPoor, . days journey,
| many beautiful birds were seen, also
stopped SO as to allow Mr. Davies
TO photograph 4 number OF cameIs
The Maharatah OF JeFponr Is q very
independent man. One OF the pleas
| ATTEST things In India is the way the
people bow TO you, and Il makes yoa
/ think Eoq are better than VOC really are
Mr. Davies saw some ehsetahs OF hunt
| ing Ie0pards, visited museum where
are collected, fine arts from ali parts Of
India Saw . visitation Of loe0scs, the
air being thick with them. The people
said they would have famine after
them Visited the Nsharaiahfs palace
| 3 magnificent building OF white marble
/ furnished IN q g0rgeo1s manner. The
| floor CT the billiard room WAS covered
with tiger skins Was shown u uagri-
/ fcent solid silver service . present from
/ Queen Victoria 4 heashea temple WAS
visited az the time the people were
/ xorshipplng. There vxs q weight Of
| heaeheEEsm and iiclztry all over the
/ place The Mah2rsJah has over three
| hundred horses. which ara fed On butter,
milk. etc. have no exercise and each
animal has an attendant. Mr. Davies
/ described his ride on III elephant which
/ caused much amusement, and also his
/ experience IN bUyiaz e1rioslties- Delhi
vas visited and the old ruins we're
marvellous sight i mosque,
OF red sand stone, Looking very much
Ike Lighthouse, and situated Twelve
miles from Delhi, Is the second largest
| IN the world The e1plA 81 the top =
reached by climbing up three hundred
steps He visited HEnGor0 school, and
gave ss1ue interesting particulars OF the
work carried ol bv the missionaries a.
/ Lucknow the ruins are Eeps a. ruins
should be. and the houses are yery
pretty. Nearly everv person there = .
eoaei, builder and vine merchant.
/ BenzEes Was visited, and the river
/ Gangs The speaker saw number Ct
natives sitting watching fires They were
/ berni1g dead bodies the ashes being
/ tnrown into the Gangs i visit Vas
/ made 90 Calcutta and trip taken Up tie
{ ECCnEaIEs 20 an altitude OF 600 feet,
/ which 4 reached n E1rty-Eve miles
Wocderf1l tropical sesnery was viexed
along the route The palm and fruit
trees are grand. and hzuooos we're seen
eighty feet high Thsre we're hundreds
q beautiful yellow butterflies Fuu
/ Calcutta the lecturer went 70 Ceyon,
and thGs ended :. nv marvellous visit
I which remains Ike vorderiu dream ~
The lecture WIS exceedingly interest
j I-e- and Listened - with TIE closest a.
-ec-lon BY the agiIelee. At the close .
! vote OF thanks Was passed % Mr. Dawes.