The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-03
HQNORS SHOWN
THE VISITING
PRINCE
Fushimi Had Splendid
Reception From His
COuntrymen.

Banzais from five thousand throats,
thousands of Japanese lanterns waved
bv brown enthusiasts, rockets and
Greek fire, decorated floats and illu-
minated banners of welcome greeted
Prince Fushimi, Honolulu's imperial
visitor, last night. 1t was the vel
come of the Honolulu Japanese to the
representative and the relative Of their
Emperor, a welcome as sincere and
probably as elaborate as has greeted
him anywhere outside of his native
land. With the Prince, the British
cruiser Monmouth, put at his disposal
by the British government to carry him
across the Pacific. shared in the well
come of the Japanese, while through
out the town the Rising Sun of Nippon
and the Union Jack flew together,
somewhat to the exclusion of the Stars
and Stripes.
The approach of the Monmouth was
signaIled to the Naval Station by wire
less early yesterday morning and an
invitation to her to come into the har-
Dor to coal and an intimation that she
had been expected and prepared for
was wired back to her. Shortly after
seven O'Clock the war-painted hull Of
the cruiser was sighted off Koko Head,
and the loyal Japanese began to
gather about the entrance to the naval
docks and along the Waikiki end of
the waterfront, eager to welcome their
Prince to Hawaii again. Her approach
off the harbor was greeted with the
discharge OF Japanese daylight fire.
works from barges towed by Young
Brothers launches.
The cruiser made no stop off port,
but entered the channel at once, dock
ing at naval wharf No. 1. Escorting
her were large number of decorated
sampans, while the shipping in the
harbor flew Japanese and British flags.
AT the entrance to the harbor the
cruiser was met by the steamer John
a Cummins, carrying a reception COM
mittee, representing the Japanese mer-
chants, professional men and the press,
while the. English dailies also had rep
resentatives among the party. The
members of this reception committee
shouted their welcome to the Prince
and his suite, acknowledged by bows
from the Prince, who stood on the
after deck, and cheers from the British
tars.
on the wharf, when the vessel came
alongside, were none but a file of ma
rines and the line men, the large crowd
being kept outside by guards stationed
at the gate. The Japanese Consul Cen
eral and the British Consul boarded
the vessel and escorted Prince Fushimi
and his staff to the automobiles watt
ing to convey them to the Alexander
Young Hotel, where fourteen suites of
rooms had teen er gagged for the party.
Along the line of route from the yes
sci to the hotel the imperial visitor
was repeatedly cheered, while in front
of the hotel itself several hundred Jap
anese school children, waving japanese
flags, greeteJ him by singing the Jap
anese national anthem.
VISITED POINTS OF INTEREST.
During the afternoon Prince Fushimi
received the calls of Acting Governor
Atkinson and his staff, Colonel Jones
and Colonel Johnson, being escorted to
various points of interest including
the Aquarium. the Bishop Museum and
the Kahauiki military post, by the Act
ing Governor during the afternoon.
ENTHUSIASTIC PARADERS.
The lantern parade last night was a /
bewilderingly beautiful sight being |
made UP Of over half a mile OF wildly /
cheering people riding in decorated au-
carriages and floats or walk
ing in line. each one waving one or
more japanese lanterns or bombarding
the housetops with Roman candles and
other fireworks. In the line of parade
were four men-of-war. from the frown-
ing guns of which giant crackers fired
salute after salute as the craft wheeled
along the streets. Two of the vessels
were representative of the Monmouth.
by Japanese sailors in British
uniform. Another float was filled with
tiny little red-Cross nurses and others
were covered with Japanese and. Eng
lish banners Of welcome and twined
Japanese, American and British flags.
the parade were two hundred
young japanese, the students of the
local Buddhist Mission, who marched
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