The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-07

Road, the noon-tide gun doomed forth.
| He was surprised. looked slyvard.
and then smiled: the people on the
| road could not help smiling with the
| young Prince
| He wore the uniform of an army
| sublieutenant and many stars. His
right hand was on his sabre and his
/ left In the hand of Prince Ito. He
| calamity walked towards the Phoenix
! Hall. The Emperor. with a smiling
| face met the young Prince in the cor
| ridor and shook hands there. The
| Empress saw the Prince walk into the
hall with brisk gait, and received
| him with genuine delight. The Prince
| presented to the Emperor letter from
| the Emperor of Korea, and then. in
a clear voice, said what he was asked
| to say by the ex-Emperor and Empe-
| ror of Korea. He said that during
| his stay here he should like to be al
/ ways under the guidance of the En-
(! peror. The latter cordially replied to
| the young Prince. Then there was the
/ banquet. After the Emperor had pro-
| posed the health of the Emperor Of
| Korea, the Crown Prince rose and
| spoke in a childish treble, giving BAN
| zai for the Emperor and Empress of
| Japan. subsequently he was shown
| through the Palace and retired. It
/ seems, on the previous day, the Crown
| Prince received a telegram from the
/ ex-Emperor of Korea, stating that
/ the Prince should be careful not to
be impolite on meeting the Emperor
/ and Empress of Japan. He is said
| to have been practising by himself
/ from that time the words he had to
say in the Palace.
! The Prince is said to be extremely
/ fond of our Crown Prince, and is
| impatient1y waiting for the day he
proceeds TO the Aoyama Palace. For
| the present, he talks several times a
| day over the telephone with the Crown
Prince in Aoyama
Next year he viii enter the Peers
School as a pupil. We hope that he
will soon become favorite among his
fellow pupils.
On Wednesday afternoon the Grown
Prince of Korea paid visits to the PAL
aces of Princes Arisugawa. Fushimf,
Kan-in, Kitashirakawa and Takeda.
On Thursday morning His Highness
accompanied by Prince Iwakura visit
ed the palaces of Princes Higashi, Flu
shimi. Kuni. Asaka and Higashi Kuni
| successfully
Three members of the suite of the
Korean Crown Prince were given dec
orations by the Court. Messrs On
Chuil and VI Pomik received the Fifth
/ Glass of the Order of the Sacred
Treasure and Mr.. Ko Wichun received
| the Sixth Glass of the same Order.
] 81 Jtcri1-
ness accompanied by Prince Iwakura
and suite called on Prince Ito at the
Imperial Hotel On the occasion Prince
Ito is said to have made a present to
! the young Prince consisting of some
incense. fude and Indian inks.
RECEIVES VISIT FROM EMPEROR.
The Emperor yesterday morning
paid a visit TO the Korean Crown
+ Prince at the Shiba Palace. His Ma
! jesty left the Imperial Palace at 1880,
with the usual retinue. The gate OF
the Shiba Palace was decorated with
the japanese and Korean national
flags. and inside there was stationed
the Body Guards band. who played the
Kimigayo thrice on the arrival OF the
| Emperor.
| In front of the palace We're Prince
Ito, Prince Iwakura, Special Envoy
/ vi, Korean Household Minister VI. ana
others. The Korean Prince, accom-
panied by his aide-de-camp and Jap
anese reception commissioner MT
Ogasawara, met the Emperor at the
entrance. The Emperor was ushered
/ into the First South Room, Wnefe
most cordial conversation took place
i between the Emperor and the young
/ Prince for about twenty minutes, MT.
,Kokubu interpreting. During the con-
versation the Prince looked seVerai
times to Prince Ito, who minutely ex-
planned what the Emperor SAID ne
young Prince was quite happy in hear
ing the explanation, and be shook
hands with the Emperor. The latter
gracionsIy spoke to the Household
! Minister vi and Mr.. Song. Minister
of Agriculture. Commerce and Indus
try. when the Emperor was to leave.
tho Prince accompanied His Majesty
to the landing. The Emperor then en-
tered his carriage. and raised his hanu
| in salute to the Prince. the meeting
was all through remarkable for genu-
inc cordlality and felicity.
During the visit. the Emperor pre-
scented a gold watch bearing the en-
blem of the chrysanthemum to the
young Prince, who was highly pleased
with the gift.
The Emperor said that he was glad
TO see the Prince so full of vivacity.
and asked many questions
The Crown Prince thanked the EN-
peror and said with reference to recent
angling exploits. Il could not eaten
single fish,
The Emperor. Prince, and all present
Joined in hearty laugh at this candid
admission.