Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-04

England the l1gneSt HOnCFS were De
slowed upon them, and they have
the distinction CT being the only party
of non- Britishers ever allowed in a
kings birthday parade They were to
be presented to the king at court in
Buckingham but unfortunately the
king was in Berlin attending the royal
marriage and sent his regrets by wire.
They had civic reception at Guild
hall and the highest dignitaries, paid
homage to their enterprise and lauded
the spirit Of the undertaking which
has helped the boys of the various
countries to meet on common field
and they their worth against this most
versatile party of boys.
Another enjoyable day was spent
with Sir Thomas Upton, on his pa
latial yacht, the Erin. cruising about
Portsmouth where thew visited Lord
Nelson's historic flagship. THE Vic
tory" the flagship at the victory of
Trafalgar. Sir Thomas had Harry
Lauder. Sir John Dewar, "the wit of
England" Miss Shirley Kellogg, the
well-known American actress, and
many other notables on board to make
the dav as pleasant as possible After
much feasting and at final banquet
at Southampton Sir Thomas Upton an
nounced that he would have one Of
the boys of the present party as the
only American on board his Yacht.
the Shamrock. when he races Ameri-
ca for the international cup in 1915.
Banquets by Mr.. August Selfridge,
owner of the large department store
of that name, Mr. Richard Burbridge.
general manager ct the Harrods'
Stores. and many others gave the boys
a royal time.
The party was reviewed in the pres
ence of the royal family by Lord Rob-
erts, England's greatest living soldier,
who also applauded the idea OF "edu-
cation by travel and gave the boys
some excellent advice. All the sights
Of Londcn and the suburbs were taken
in, and as the reception was handled
by the royal colonial troops entertain
me1t committee nothing was left un-
done to make their stay in England
most pleasant and profitable. Two
weeks were spent in Paris and a CON-
mittee CT the 10 foremost Americans
In Paris was formed and had com.
plete charge Of their reception while
in Cav Paree." There was the usual
receptions and banquets and well
come by United States Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick at the embassy,
where the foremost citizens of Paris
and American visitors met the boys
from home. They were reviewed and
addressed by Admiral Peary. Ameri-
cas- illustrious discoverer of the north
pole who happened to be in Paris at
the time. Athletic meets with the
French boys caused a great deal of
excitement and drew forth large
crowds and lie Figaro. the leading
daily of Paris, presented the winners
with gold medals, and the hero of
the meet was one Of the American
boys who won the iavelin throw,
throwing it for the first time in his
life. .... $751;"
All the PRINCIPAL sights Of Paris
were taken in also and a few of the
evenings at the leading operas gave
the BOYS a chance to see the best there
Is in the operate world The party
was quartered at the University of
Paris as guests and made decided
hit with the Parisians. At the invi-
tation of the United States ambassa-
dor the hoys gave a concert at his
home and seats sold for s pesos per
ticket by special invitation. Some seats
sold for Is and 90 dollars gold while
the gross receipts for the afternoon
were $4,000 gold and Mrs. John
Mackey, wife of the president of the
telegraph trust, was so pleased with
the performance that she sent the
bows check for a thousand dollars
gold, and smaller amounts came in
from enthusiastic admirers so that
they did not have to worry how to
get to Australia and they took leis-
urely trip through France. to Genoa
and Naples and embarked for Aus
tralia. June Is, and made stops at
Pert Said, Suez, Alden and irrived at
Colombo. Ceylcn. on the 4th of July
and celebrated their independence day
with two rousing shows at a local
picture house and hundreds of people
were turned away. Flattering induce
ments were offered the party to stop
over in Ceylon but the bows had to
be in Australia at scheduled time and
true to that time arrived at Free
mantle, Western Australia, July Is.
and were greeted by thousands of