The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-09

ones attention was taken up BY long
| train Of dlonifafios. Prince Kan. IN, the
chief rnourncr-ein old time corcmoninI
costume aides.dc-camp to the Prince
Of Blood, court officials, torch bearers
and priests. and then almost an endless
line Of gold lace and pldmed cooked
hats came in order. This was followed
| by another group Of thousands Of froch,
coated and dlk-battod gentlemen The
rear Of the long-drawn line was brought
lup by another stream Of khaki Glad sol
diefs beaded by 4 military band repeat
ling The sad strains z Profundity Of
Sorrow - a
The procession fehched the Yoyogi
| grounds a little before half.past nine.
Watch Fires and Beaeons.
y WIS abopt six o'clock when the
searchlights began to play on the Yoy.
on pafadc-gronnd, which was also sur
! POUNDED by electric iIlnninafions; whilc
the large black and white paper LAM
| terms appropriated to such Occasions,
bearing the Imperial crest, were freely
interspersed
An interesting medieval detail was
! the arrangement Of ancient rfNhfcb
fires, 81 two kinds, tripods, the fuel
being artificial pine logs, and gas. These
] were placed in front Of gates and doors,
1 Tho other was made np of heaffhs on
| the ground. on which hrewood burned.
/ dontihually fed BY court servants IN an.
leient attire, seated on eifcnlar mats.
| Ambassadors and fnipistors began 70 Or.
lfive at half-past seven, in Imperial
/ houschold carriages with military ce-
corta Their Imperial Maiesties arrived
fat ciebtfofty, and AZ once retired TO
the rest rooms behind the Imperial pa,
viliop. A buRle fanfare at nine-twenty-
I'VE announced The approach az the fun,
efal eortege Their Imperial Maicstics
met the PROGRESSION at the second tori.
Tho coffin being deposited In the cen
ter Of the sanctuary, In the pavilion
especially erected, the curtain was with
drawn, revealing a blaze Of light.
The Ritunlists made the traditional
offerings, tho Chief Ritualist reading
the appointed address.
His Imperial Majesty then paid hom-
age, and read an address Is follows;
1, Yoshihito, reyernntly address
the Spirit Of the late Empress
Mother. Only a year and q half
has elapsed since the conclusion Of
the national MORNING for His
Majesty the late Emperor, and bur
tears are barely dry when, alas, We
again suffer a great loss. How 'un-
plying, alas, is Heaven to, Yoshi-
hitoi
We have in person performed
ceremonies while Her Late Majesty
lay in state, sahetified, in tenn
poraFy shrine for several tens Of
days past; and we are now about
to lay the August Remains beside
those Of the late Imperial Father
We have now come 20 say fare
we'll. Alasl At this moment Our
sorrow is unbearable.
Homage Of the Peers
Her Imperial Majesty and the Princes
and Processes Of the Blood then pf' l
homage, followed by those present 1ls
Minister of the Imperial Household
NEXT read an address, when the Impe-
rial party Withdrew, followed by the
Special Enxoys. The Peers and High
Digpitaries Of State next paid homage;
after (which everybody present. stood
and made deep obeisance. The train
bearing the Imperial remains left the
temporary station at two in the morn.
ing, their Imperial Majesties returning
TO the palace through the streets lined
with military and loyal crowds.