The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-04
Try Of Dal Nippon last even.

the victory Of Dai Nippon last even
ing.
1t was a remarkable spectacle to be
presented I'm an American city this out
pouring Of a vast foreign population to
celebrate the crushing defeat of a
power with whom the nation is at peace
If not in sympathy, and it was such a
scene as could be presented nowhere
else in the world outside of Japan It
self. Even i'm Japan the warmth Of
feeling could not have been greater
than IT was here for perhaps their very
exile from their native land stirs up
the japanese of these islands to a
higher pitch of patriotism. 1t was
anything but a class parade for there
marched side by side the polished Jap
anese gentleman and the rough coolie
from the plantations and difference
Of dialect or manner Of speech was all
lost when II came to the one shout
which discounted all others last night
"Banzai."
Six o'clock was the hour set for the
gathering of the people at Aala park
and at that hour small groups began to
arrive while people i'm the neighboring
stores and houses commenced stringing
rows of lanterns along their buildings
in preparation for lighting when night
fell. BY six thirty the crowd was
pouring in from every direction and in
a very short time the whole place was
a swaying mass of fire while the favo-
rite shout of the japanese was heard
from every corner of the big meeting
place.
The program at the gathering place
was brief. DR.. Mort, c. Shiozawa, NJ.
Nishi and Lieut. Kurakawa of the I'M
perial Guard made short addresses and
then the real marvel of the parade
took place The organizing faculty of
the japanese was never better display
ed for the mob seemingly inextricably
confused formed itself into a process
sion seemingly without effort and head
ed by the band marched away towards
Liliha street up which it proceeded to
the residence Of Governor Carter. Even
as the parade went along IT kept add
ing to its numbers for belated Japa-
nese servants from all parts of the
city as well as laborers who had walk
ed many "A weary mile to reach the
scene of the celebration, kept joining
I'm with lanterns lit to take their share
I'm swelling the chorus Of victory.
Four mounted policemen i'm charge
Of Lieutenant Leslie led the way and
behind came the members of the Ter
ritorial band playing "unohicially' as
a diplomat might be expected to put It.
The Young Mems Buddhist Association,
all I'm neat semi-military uniforms came
next each carrying a lantern and each
yelling "Banzar with all the energy
and ENTHUSIASM of youth. A number
of floats cotton covered, flag bedecked
and much be-mottoed carried the sue
ceeding paraders who discharged fire.
works of every conceivable kind Fire
crackers, red fire. golden rain, rockets
were burnt with a prodigal profusian
and some II the floats had on them i'm
provised orchestras which discoursed
weird Japanese music.
Among the floats was one represent
ing a man of war beside which march,
ed men in the uniform of the Japanese
navy, a torpedo boat followed and then
a huge bird built up I'm some cunning
way of bamboos and canvas. A deli
cate piece Of work which attracted
general attention was a float of cherry
blossoms from every angle and point
of which danced lanterns Of the most
delicate pink, Nor was the chance OF
lhumor avoided for a second. Eight OF
ten sturdy Japanese dragged a canvas
cannon along. It was mounted on
wheels and bore an inscription in Jap
Ianese which detailed that IT had beer
captured at Port Arthur Every now
and again the gun would stop on com
mand, there would be a few horse or
ders shouted and the gunners would
make a pretence of loading Ther