The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-16

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people. BE- presumed 10 have shatfh
haHdt and greeted bin vih tn hl1ha
A KnothMs view
Thi. be- narrative n events a. teen
through a knotholo. the territorial Gee
Rotary rigid orders excluding The press
from all opportunity Go SOC what was
going on, lest those goings on might
be- duly ehronicled and placed before the
readers boz cold, hard type The orders
81 The secretary were that no one should
be allowed Ia front Of tho Alakea wharf,
excepting hremcn on duty, police and
employees ~ the Pacific Mail wharf.
That closed the entrances TO all eomers,
ncWspapermen being particularly barred
by express order II. the secretary. How
ever ono little newspaper man, but III.
tie in stature only, got in the wharf
gallery from the street entrance because
he looked like a nntty British tourist.
So, after all, the police were remiss In
their duty in carrying out the secre'
tary's orders Then half a dozen Homo.
lulu people. relatives Of a territorial
official, were on the wharf, waving wei.
comes to friends aboard the incoming
steamer; and. in addition, the passen-
gers Of the Nippon MaTu were there
In the gallery, but that was their right,
as their ship was lying on the opposite
side Of the wharf.
Prince Withstood Shock.
The only way which other newspaper
men had of circumventing the secre-
tary's orders was TO get out of bed long
before daybreak, snatch a hasty break
fast, board the customs launch at six
thirty, and 90 out with the customs and
immigration officers to the vessel, and
Their while away an hour out on the
broad bosom Of the deep ocean, which
heaved and rolled the customs launch
until the aforesaid breakfast rested on
uncertain moorings, until pratique was
granted, When finally aboard, the news
papermen had an opportunity to greet
members of the Princes suite and
found them affable and not very niue h
aghast over the presence of newspaper
men. They had no scruples about talk
ing to them. and one even offered to
ask for the loan of the morning news
paper that he might scan the cable
news. He and the others behaved well
in the presence of the scribes and in
fact were quite friendly and disposed to
be considerate even when questions
were asked. The scri.bes were allowed
to pace the same deck with them, light
cigars with each other in the most
friendly fashion, even after they knew
That the newcomers were men who wrote
for the papers. II was a shock to the
newspapermen who had become imbued
with the idea. after the rigid exclusion
order "by order of the Governor was
made. that they would be Stunned as
Old Nick is popularity believed to shun
holy water.
Fine Appearance of Troops.
When the party went ashore the
scrbes trotted along in the rear of the
procession. Happily none of the Chi
nese officers wore long, curved scimi-
tars and their onward progress was not
barred by oriental bodyguards. Out in
the street the ranking officer called the
troops to attention and instantly sabers
flashed as the blades went up and back
and rested against the shoulder, and
rifles snapped to the present arms. The
Hawaiian band PLAYED the Chinese ma
tional anthem modernzed and Angli
cized, so TO speak. and as the limousine
auto emerged from the shed into the
street and came to stop the Prince =
right hand swung up to his little car
in salute and kept it there until the las
notes died away. He sat in the machine
with only his chief of staff, and Chic
of Detectives McDuffie ensconed in tht
front seat, his eyes searching the GROVE
with eagle penetration.
In the next machine were Admira
Rees. Secretary Mott-Smith and Chimes
digniiaries, with Secret Service Agen
McConnell, who was sent here all thu
way from Washington to be the body
guard of His Highness from Honolulu
to New York, in the front seat. 0the,
autos contained more officials. At M
order from the ranking officer of tn
federal troops the company of infan
trymen from Fort Shafter, the two CON
panies of marines under command o
Major Long, and the two troops of cav
airy swung into line of march benin
the Hawaiian band. stepping off in
manner which caused ripples of admire
ton TO pass along the lines of specta
tore
There was a contrast or two in tina
line. The infantrymeR wore wide
seated khaki trousers, very wide, an
iHeN OHlN huu 10 ulht On lbot' 4 II
cavalrymen, who are supposed to nee
very wide trousers for horseback ridin
apparently wore tighter-fitting trouser
than their hiking comrades. while tn
marines, the "half.wets, or "sei
soldiers as they are popularity class
ed wore very tight-ftting trousers an
blouses that fitted like the paper o
the wall. They look so well in thei
natty khaki that the wonder is tina
the war department doesn't put il
soldiery in the same style of uniform
= Secrecy in Throne Room.
, Up the street the troops marche
t and into the capitol grounds, where Il
e governors staff of white uniformC
$ colonies and lieutenant-colOnels avail
e ed His Highness on the steps of Il
= old palace, where once King Kalakau
1 was wont to review troops AS Il
G princes auto entered tine grounds IL
n national guard battery banged fort
: a salute of twenty-one grounds, Il
heavy smoke hanging like pail ov,
the trees and obscuring just lit
more the knothole view of the new
papermen, for they were held back