The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-01

ihc uuarter hours untn ms whom ,,i
B ~ the EtrS mist from Within the ct,
boundary APPEARED ruuessiun uI
carfinrcs forming the Lord Mayors en-
{, t,ufnne.
II was there that the two procession
were TO merge into Kaleidoscope grand
, eur. The lord Mayor shofins Nid.f.
men and tnnrchcntcrs. In scarlet fur.
trimmed robes. cooked hats. ruricd
shirts. silk knee brccches aud low
hucklcd shoes, pccrcd out from the GIN
derciln.llkc coaches that would have
been the envy OF Alice IN Wonderland
overhead IN the midst uf the pageant
the great Griffin. which marks the city
boundary, spread It's wide fantastic
wings like some great fIindoo god
In their gold llvcries. the white
wirred conchmen Of the Lord MAYOR
looked down contcmrtuously upon tho
soldier. herald and peer In the oldrr
days n veritnblc bar or gate separated
the city from without. Today toy
strong policemen stretched red. silk.
on rome across the thornurhfnrc In hon.
or of the city's ancient privileges.
CHALLENGE is GIVEN.
As the clock struck the time. the OF.
fcer In command OF the troops called
attention." Tho rlnP-etnrls can1c
down with n click upon the asphalt
pavement ard two rCld-laccd trumpet
ers appeared at the Grinins side. The
Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, macebearcrs,
chaplain, rcmembrnrcer and the white
wlrred Judges Of the city courts LETT
their carriages and grouped themselves
together between the lines OF drawn-up
troops.
Then the City Marshal. who was on
horseback, wearing n uniform of scar
let, gold-laced. with scarlet plumes.
rode up to the barrier and the KinE-of-
Arms. whose green and gold tabards
outshone those of his colleagues, ap-
peared at the imaginary bar. His
trumpeter blew a shrill blast, which the
Lord Mayors trumpeters answered,
and then the City Marshal rode up to
the barrier and demanded: who
goes there?" The King Arms an
swered that 1t was the Kings herald.
come to read the proclamation.
Enter, herald" said the Marshal,
and the herald was conducted to the
Lord Mayor and Aldermen, who were
still grouped In the street.
REPLY TO PROCLAMATION.
The herald then read the proclama-
ton, to which the Mayor and Aldermen
replied: I'VE, with one voice. con-
sent tongue and heart. pledge alleg-
lance to King Edward VII" The
trumpeters blew blast while the Won
dering crowd stood bareheaded and 81
fenced not knowing what to do until
military bard In the procession struck
UP God Save the King" This familiar
air has still but one meaning in Eng
land. and the crowd took mp the words
feebly with God Save the King on
the tongue but with God Save the
Queen" in mind
A few streets further on the rrorla- !
nation was read again md tie process
sion advanced. bv way Of 1udTate iill
to the royal exchange The final proc.
lamation was mad@ IN front of the 4
royal exchange. The square before the /
the Bank of England on one side and /
the massive official residence Of the ]
Lord Mayor on the other was stnEe- /
setting whose age and so'idity bene-
flied the portentous ceremony.
There was no decoration except flags,
all half-masted, save the city's red cross
on white field over the Mansion
t 40 me 'oya WYE, S.an, .n muns asuse
business buildings flew the Union Jack.
BLACK was the universal color worn nv
the peorle. Hardly n bright bonnet or
gown relieved the somberness of the
crowd Soldiers and policemon formed
an almost solid lane down Cheapside
where the pageant was to mass. The
people behind them. crowdnr for
sight over their shoulders. were Of all
classes. from the prosperous brokers' TO
East End costers
The mass was subdued and remark
ably orderly. an impressive contrast to
the usual London holiday crowd. The |
roofs Of the exchange bonk and Man
sion House md the windows and hal
COMES overlooking the scene were filled
with solid rows OF people. Big police !
men kept a clear space in front OF the
At about 10 o'clock the pro-