The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-08-18
MR.. AND MRS REDMOND
ENTERTAINED IN HONOLULU

had no such thing as county govern
ment until 1898.
1.-The present land law is a great
advance" Mr.. Redmond observed. "Un-
der 1t the people are becoming owners
of the land they till."
THE LUNCHEON.
Shortly after l p. m. the party sat
down to delicious luncheon in the
dining room of the Moana Hotel over
looking the ocean. Just before It the
guests of the day were conducted to the
roof garden in the cupola and 1t was
good to hear their expressions of ad-
miration for the splendid outlook of
scenery there commanded.
Manager Hertsche and Chief Steward
Scott personally superintended the re.
past. At the conclusion of the main
courses Mr.. McTighe, who presided.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Redmond on his
right. proposed the toast of "Our Hon
ored Guests" and this having been en-
Enthusiastically drunk was followed by
1.-THE Ould Sod with request that
Mr.. Redmond should respond.
MR.. REDMoND's SPEECH.
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men," Mr.. Redmond said on rising, 81
thank you all most sincerely for the
compliment which you have paid to my
wife and myself in your toast to our
health. But 1t is not so much your re-
gard for ourselves which we appreciate
as the toast to the old sod, because l
recognize that in entertaining us today
! you are not so much paying personal
compliment as you are expressing your
selves in favor of the party to which
belong. I know that myself am alto
gether unworthy of the compliment and
that you are but honoring the great
Irish cause in that Parliament of which
/ am a member.
81 desire to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart, for the extreme
pleasure that you have given to Mrs.
Redmond and myself. Although we are
not here on any public business, the
fact that we belong to the Irish cause
would appear to have been sufficient
to induce you TO give US such a cordial
welcome.
! when we return to our native Ire
land it shall be my pleasure to tell of
the great entertainment you have given
us. In return / can only give you a
message that l know you will receive
with gratitude and pleasure. This is
that the prospects OF Ireland today are
exceedingly pleasant and bright. In my
parliamentary life of twenty three years
l cannot recollect time when the
prospects of justice to Ireland We're, to
all appearances, nearer of realization.
The justice of our cause is now being
recognized by all parties. The time is
coming when Irlshmen in Honolulu and
over the whole world may meet and
congratulate themselves that the Irish
nation has obtained it's God-given
rights. / thank you for your enter
tainment for your beautiful flowers
and, above all, for that true Irish well
come that comes from the heart"
. Mr.. MeTighe said that what they had
done was nothing to what they would
have done IL they had been given the
whole day as expected. They had man.
aged to show their guests some of the
sights of the city. In fact, they had
done the best they could. 1t was a
great pleasure for them to have at
tempted to do honor to a champion OF
their country's rights and his amiable
partner in life, together with their
friends. All the more so, because the
news from Ireland led them to hope
that they might live to see a parlia-
ment in College Green once more.
Mr.. Redmond rose again and said
"The last message 1 received before
sailing north was from the Australian
Hibernians and 1t was to convey theil
greetings to any members of the fra.
ternity we might meet in our travels
1t is true that the Australian Hiber,
!, mans are different organization from
the national body, but its objects ar,
:, the same and we have bonds of sym
pathy with them. Again, then, wisl
!. to thank you. as chairman of this feas
: and as president of the local Hiber
mans, an order to which myself be
long, for your splendid entertainment
a INCIDENTS.
t On the way out to the Bishop Mu
scum the tally-ho was stopped at th
Q Hawaiian flower stand, Fort and Hott
a streets, where j. ]. Sullivan bought lei
"