The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-13
ALL READY FOR
CHINESE PRINCE
Public Reception in Throne Room
of Capitol Will Be
Private.

can HdWaI Wlli be received today in
the person of Prince Tsai Hsun, the
Chinese naval commissioner to the
United States.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for his reception by the Governor
and secretary Of the Territory who will
extend him his first welcome on Ameri-
can soil. Military honors viii be ac-
corded him from the time he first sets
foot on the wharf until he finally de-
parts for the mainland.
Governor Frear yesterday wireessed
the Prince, saying, Hawaii, the first
place of landing in America, extends
You a hearty welcome.'
In answer. the Prince wirelessed
back:
anticipating the pleasure Of meet
ing YOU and your fellow citizens Let
me express my thankfulness for your
telegram Of welcome.
The Prince anticipations, however,
will remain somewhat unsatisfed for
by the arrangements perfected by Sec
rotary Mott Smith, he viii meet "you
but he will not meet ''your fellow
citizens -
Everything will be private and for
fifteen minutes after the vessel docks
the public VIII be excluded from the
Alakea wharf. The reception in the
throne room will be strictly private,
even the representatives of the press
being forbidden entrance By this ar
rangement the Governor will have an
opportunity to extend to him the wei
come of American citizens without the
American citizens knowing how he
does it unless they sneak around and
eavesdrop on the side terrace.
Heavy police guard has been pro
vided for the entire day and the ut
most precautions taken to insure his
safety.
The Prince will take a waiting auto
mobile and with his retinue 90 at once
to the capitol where he will be for
mally greeted in the throne room.
Troops viii precede and follow him
ana these will deploy before him as he
enters the ground. The saluting viii
commence as he mounts the capitol
steps
In the receiving line Will be the
Governor and his staff, Admiral Rees,
Colonel Schuyler, Colonel Jones, Cap
tain Chaplin. Captain Timberlake and
other military and naval officials.
From the capitol, the Prince will 90
to his suite in the Young Hotel and
from there to pay his official call on
Admiral Rees. He will then be taken
to Pearl Harbor and the peninsula on
the lighthouse tender kukui.
The general public is respectfully
notified TO get out of the road.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
Colonel Jones, acknowledgement of
the National Guard of Hawaii, has is,
sued the following orders with refer
ence to the reception of Prince Tsai
Hsun and suite:
September y, 1910.
Special Orders, No. i.
Special Orders No 16, September s,
1910. is amended and modified as fol
lows:
/. The escort viii be under the com
mand of Lieut.-Col. II. w. Wheeler,
Fifth L. S. Cavalry, and viii be com,
posed of the following troops:
Band, First Infantry, n. G. II.
One company. Twentieth I. S. In
fantry.
Two companies. U. S Marine Corps.
One company, First Infantry, n. G.
One troop, war strength, Fifth L. S.
| Cavalry.
| The battalion of foot troops will be
under the command of Mai c. G. Long,
| L. s, Marine Corps, and the troop of
! cavalry under the command of Capt.
! c. c. Walcutt. Fifth L. s. Cavalry.
! ,. The escort will assemble at the
! Alakea street wharf at seven thirty a.
m, September 13, 1910, and viii be
| formed in line facing the wharf, the
: order in line to be as specified in para
! graph ] of this order. from left TO right.
| Prescribed honors viii be rendered
8 For the purposes of the reception
of His Imperial Iighness Prince Tsai
Hsun bv the Guard of Honor. the fol
| lowing bounds and limits of the parade
| for the troops are fixed. and all per,
sons other than those excepted herein
are forbidden to intrude within the
| limits of the parade so fixed
| Commencing at the junction of Rich,
| ards street with the Ala Moana road,
| thence west along Allen street to Re,
| kuanaoa street, together with all the
| wharves and landings adjacent thereto
| Fxceptions-P0lice and fremen on
| duty. and officials and employees of the
| Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
4. Leaving the Alakea street wharf
the escort viii proceed TO the Execu.
| tive building by the following route