The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-24

Among the passengers on the Copuc
for San Francisco is H. 1. H. the Grand
Duke Boris of Russia, first cousin Of
the present Czar. The Grand Duke is
on a tour of the world which has lasted
seven months already and no doubt by
the time he reaches home well into a
year will have elapsed since he first
started on his travels. He is accom-
panied by his valet and suite, which Is
composed of the following gentlemen,
Lieutenants A. Greaves, Friderici and
Strandtman, the Chevalier de Schaeck
and A. c. Greaves. All of the party are
Russians but they can speak English
exceedingly WELL the Grand Duke him
self, being an English scholar.
The Grand Duke is a son of the Grand
Duke vladimir of Russia who was a
brother of the late Car, Grand Duke
Boris being therefore a first cousin of
the present Car. Boris mother is the
Grand Duchess OF MeclIlehburg. Grand
Duke Boris is about 25 years of age
and is handsome young man, wearing
a light blonde moustasche. He is a
first lieutenant in the Red Hussars, the
cavalry which is the imperial guard or
the Czar. The tour of the Grand Duke
is partially in a private capacity and
partly official He has visited EGYPT,
Ceylon, India Bankok, Saigon, Haifong
Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Kobe Yokoha-
ma and Toxic. In addition to visiting
these countries and cities, he went to
various places of interest in the couu-
tries where he visited. In Egypt tne
visit was an official one, an official visit
being paid to the Khedive In Siam
the visit was also official the King be-
ing visited and in Japan the young
Prince passed five days as the guest
of the Mikado at Toxic.
Grand Duke Boris was royalty enter
\ H.
the greatest demonstration was made
over him In Yokohama, he was given
an escort of 300 Japanese soldiers and
was treated with the highest hOnors,
rs more than usual Significance was at
tached to his visit Many leading Jap
anese expressed the hope that his visit
portended an amicabte adjustment of
the friction which has existed between
the two countries for so long a time.
AS a compliment to the distinguish
ed young traveller and his country, the
prince and party were conveyed on a
French cruiser from Saigon to Haifong
and Hong Kong, China. From Hons
Kong they took the Nippon Maru to
Nagasaki and from the latter port, were
conveyed by the Russian battleship
Sebastapol to Kobe and Yokohama.
The party passed about seven weeks
in India and three weeks in Japan.
where they had been enjoying a de-
lightful time. The vessel waited sew
eral hours for them to go aboard, the
delay being due to the Prince and his
party being entertained at an elaborate
tifTin by the governor of Yokohama.
The party was met at the COptic this
morning by Alexander Isenberg the
acting consul of the Russian Empire,
and after Mr.. IsenbeTg had paid his res
poets to the Prince the party took con-
veyances and drove about the city.
They took lunch at the Moana Hotel az
noon.
From Honolulu, the Prince and party
will so to San Francisco on the Coptic
this afternoon, as they will be unable
to remain over in the islands The
Prince and his party We're pleased with
Honolulu and expressed themselves as
delighted with what they had seen of
the country. How long the party Will
remain in the United States is not
known positively. They will probably
he there for a month. From San Fran
cisco they will go to New York and
form New York, the Prince and suite
will return home. 1t has not been
! stated whether they Will visit England
or not but the members of the suite
seem to think that such will be the
route taken,
OF the Princes party, Lieutenants
GreaYes and Friderici are members of
his own regiment the Imperial Red
Hussars, while Lieutenant Strandtman
is an officer in the Imperial Tiraileurs.
Chevalier de Schaenck and c. GreaVes
are civilians The members OF the
Princes suite have all apparently taken
German or English names as the "sKies
and Viches" popularity associ2 ted
with Russian names are missing from