The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-16

were lighted on PunchbOwl hill,
rockets were sent up, aud all tbe bells
ia the city set ringing.
The reception began at D a. m.
Premier Gibson had already pre-
sented the King with a pair Of eie-
phant tusks mounted on a koa stand
with the inscription "Ths horns
of the righteous shall be exalted"
The Honolulu police marched IA
aud presented tue King with "a book
on a velvet cushion oontaiDing a
bank check for S570. The Govern
ment physicians, headed by r.. ii.
Hayselden, Secretary of the Board
of Health, presented q silver box
containing $1,000 in tEanty dollar
gold pieces. The Custom House clerks
offered q costly gold-headed cane. All
officials paid tribute in some shape.
Several native benevolent societies
marched Ina procession, for the most
part bearing koa esslabashss. The
school children, the fishermen aud
many other natives marched through
the throne room, dropping their con.
trtbutions into box IL is estimated
that the presents amounted in value
TO 5000 or $4,000.
Ia consequence of the Hale Naua
scandal scarcely any white ladies were
seen at this reception. IN the evening
the Palace was illuminated with cleo
trio lights, aud a torchsight parade of
the Fire Department took place, fol-
lowed by fireworks at the Palace.
On the 10th the public were amused
by so-calIed historical procession,
consisting chiefly Of canoes and boats
carried on drays, containing natives
in ancient costume, personating war
riors and fishermen, mermaids draped
with sea moss, hula dancers, etc,
which passed through the streets TO
the Palace. Here the notorious Hale
Naua or "Kilokilon society had mus
tered, wearing yellow fnalos and paus
or aprons over their clothes, aud
marched around the Palace, over
which the yellow flag Of their order
wss flying.
On the 23d Iuau Or native feast was
served in an extensive lanai or shed IN
the Palace grounds, where 1900 people
are said To have been entertained
This was followed by jubilee ball ia
the Palace on the 10Th. The series OF
entertainments was closed by the ez.
hibitioD of set of ''historieaI tab.
1eauxn of the oldeD time at the Opera
House, concluding with hulahuIa
dance, which gave offense 70 most of
the audience. NO programme was
published this time Of tine nightly
THE SAMOAN EMBASSY.
In pursuance of the policy annouu-
eed ia G1bson's famous protest 20 the
other great powers, and IL order 10
advance Hawai's claim 10 the apri-
macy of the Pacific" Hon. j. T.. Bueb
was commissioned on the 23d of De-
cember, 1856, as Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary TO the
King of Samoa and tue King OF Ton
ga, and High Commissioner TO the
other independent chiefs and peopIeg
Of Polynesia. He WAS accompanied
10y Mr.. II. Poor, as Secretary of Lega-
ton, and ]. ID. Strong, as artist and
collector for the eGoverDment museum.
They arrived at Apia January 3, 1897.
and were cordially received by KING
Malietoa Oh the 7th, when they drank
kava with him aud presented him
with the Grand Cross Of the Order of
Oceania. Afterwards, at a more ,1rl-
vate interview, Bush intimated 10
Malietoa that he might expect q sal
ary of $1,000 or $1,000 under Hawaiian
protectorate. A house was built for
the Legation at the expense OF the
Hawaiian Government.
a convention WAS concluded Febru-
airy Il, between King Malietoa and
TIE I1dNai4AH LliiNOys DN WHICH Duyl
parties bound themselves "to enter
into political confederation - which
was duly ratifird by KRIakaua and
Gibson, ''subjeci TO the existing treaty
obligations Of Samoa " March %
1887.
''I'he signature was celebrated. y
says Robert Luis Stevenson, Gin the
new house of the Hawaiian Embassy
with some original cerem0nies. Ma
lebOa came attended by his ministers.
several hundred chiefs Bush saws So.
two guards and six policemen Lam
pepa (AIalietoa), always decent, with
drew at an early hour; by those that
remained all decency appears TO have
been forgotten, and day found the
house carpeted with slrnlber gran
dees, who had TO be roused, d0ctoreG
with coffee and sent home.
Laupepa remarked TO one of the EN-
bassy, If you have come here to teach
my people 10 drink, wish you had
stayed away The rebuke was with
out effect, for still worse stories are
told OF the drunken orgies that after
wards disgraced the Hawaiian Enl-
bassy."
THE KATNfTTOA