The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-06-06
AN AsToNlSHED SOUTH SEA KING.

N'Bora of Rutaritari Sees Many Won
derful TEings in San Francisco.
King M'Bora Of Butaritari spent two
hours at the Olympic club, and was
probably more amused and surprised
than by anything else he has seen in
San Francisco. The members who were
present practicing in the gymnasium
gave an impromptu exhibition, which
interested his South Sea majesty very
much, and he gave evidence OF this IN
grunts and by gestures OF surprise, and
almost of fear, at some of the feats OF
the athletes. The tumbling was sur
prise to him, and he could not under
stand, while Professors Tronchet and
Chapins were fencing, how 1t was that
they did not drop dead when struck by
the foil. A burlesque boxing contest
ending in a well 'faked" knockout was
arranged for the king and his party.
Professor De Witt Van Court and Philip
Boulo were the boxers, and they gave
an exhibition which interested his island
majesty more than the genuine fight he
saw at the California club. At the end
Boulo was apparently knocked out, and
he was carried out Of the room limp and
motionless. OF course he Immediately
returned, and as he appeared the KING
allowed a sigh of relief to escape him,
and remarked through the interpreter
that he was glad the little fellow had
not been killed, as he was so plucky.
After the exhibition King MBOra and
his party were shown through the Olym-
pic club building. In the billiard room
he had his first meeting with piece OF
ice. His dusky majesty was given a
glass Of ice water in response to re-
I0uest for drink. He saw the piece of
ice floating in the water and could not
understand what it was. He put his
roval right hand into the glass and
seized the cube of ice, but Immediately
dropped it and Jumped back severely
frightened. After an explanation he
picked up the ice again and watched
it slowly melt in his hand. He seemed
? to partially understand the philosophy
} of the thing and gave an order for an Ice
+ making machine, which he will take Il
Butaritari with him to cool his roya
throat on hot summer days.
In the ladies parlor the glass chande
lier was lighted by electricity, and th'
king Immediately wanted to know wher'
: the oil tank was He had had some ex
perience with gas before. The first nigh
at his hotel, after having seen the ga
: turned on and lighted, he nearly terni
e mated his royal career by playing IN
Farmer Wayback act. He turned on tn
gas and lay down waiting for the gas t
T light itself.
? One of the members Of the OlymW
club who was going through the room
j with the party wanted the king to tai
1 through the telephone. His maJest
. had already had an experience and W..
so shocked that he did not care 10
= another 1t was at Sutro Heights o
his visit Saturday. ". LauterbacL
who spent some time on the GuOeI
e Islands. went to the stables on the plac
e while the king was in Mr.. Sutro's hous'
> When the telephone connection wa
made King MBora was asked TO put II
y receiver 10 his ear. As he dld 50 L
Il heard words in his native language, an
. be dropped the instrument as II strnc
by lightning. \ long explanation coul
e not fully satisfy his mysritied majesty
The king and his party remained at u
rooms Of the club until nearly mldnlSh
San Francisco Chronicle.