The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-03
Thousands Gather
in Honor Of
Togo.
.Aala Park Alive With
Lights and Noise
and Music.

''Mutsuhito TennoI Banzaf. Banzai,i
BanzaiiiI"
With that wild cry, repeated again
and again in the night, the thousands
7unveiling of a picture of their beloved
-Mikado. 1t was the battle shout of a
brave race, cried before their god of
war-and there went up with the shout
a kissing stream of rockets to dim the
stars.
Assuredly the triumph of Togo, the
latter day Nelson, was most fittingly
celebrated by the japanese residents in
Honolulu. Crowds of workmen had been
busy all day preparing Aala Park for
the celebration. In that side of the
park over against Beretania street a
sort of tower had been built, having a
succession of platforms, the first and
widest lowest down. Upon this plat
form was the band and seats We're
placed here also for the japanese dig
tic effigy of Admiral Togo in the full
dress uniform CT an admiral. even to
the white gloves, and still above this a
platform smaller and carefully closed
all around about with lattice screen.
The tower was draped to its summit
with the japanese and American col
.ors, and from the extreme top floated
flags. the japanese and American, while
over all was a gigantic ensign of the Mi
kado's empire, topped by a tiny Amer
lean flag to mark the courtesy due to
the friendly nation upon whose shores
the celebration was held. The whole
structure stood within an enclosure
containing seats for distinguished
visitors, and from the four angles of
the tower ran long ropes from which !
dangled hundreds of paper lanterns OF /
every imaginable color. n |
The park began to fill up early. There
We're, in the crowd, representatives. OF
all the diverse races that go to make
up the population of Honolulu. and the
children of these We're squirming and
frolicking about on the grass. But the
dominant note. as the dominant race in
the crowd, was japanese. The sons of
Dai Nippon were honoring their great
est hero, the man who had saved their
nation. and the people of other races
looked and generously contributed to
the enthusiasm.
The celebration began early. 1t was
not that it was necessary to begin, TO
hold the crowd, but the enthusiasm was
bubbling and 1T must have outlet And
so from the mortar fixed for the pur
pose little apart from the central
tower the discharge of rockets and :
roman candles began even before the
first speaker was introduced. Already
the park was alive with nodding lam
terms. lodging here and there like mon
ster firefiies, and the, people as they
came toward the center and crowded
a about the enclosure containing the
tower. were beginning to shout Ban Il
zai!"
Then the band struck up, and in .
stantIy. it seemed, the magnates came d
upon the platform and Fred X. Ma =
zino who acted as a sort of master OF
ceremonies. introduced Dr.. Haida as the i"
chairman of the evening and the first Il
speaker Mr. Maxine said: K
THE SPEECHES. =
Gentlemen and all those present: :,
We have come here tonight to ceie- -
,rate the glorious victory of our coun-
ry, and as the time is limited L viii
lot take up the time specially reserved
or the speakers tonight: but before p'
Introducing the next speaker, DR.. X.
Iaida, l wish to call for three cheers p
banzaD." rt
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