The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-12


Floral rarade week we're reproducea 4
thousand times. over on the .exposition
buildings Prior TO TIE dinner MI.
Matheson addressed about Ave hundred
Of the KOREAN students in the assembly
hall Of the Chinese Y. M. G. Az. during
which, meeting there was ripple Of OK.
citement over the appearance Of a gem
darme and the discovery Of the fact
that the one entrusted with the, duty Of
securing police permission for the meet.
ing TO be held had slipped hp on his Job
There was no intefferenee BY the ah-
thorities, however, and the fears Of the
Chinese secretary that pilikia was in
sight proved groundless.
Korean Students tnterested.
The Korean students were intensely
interested IN Nearing OF the snceess. OF
their eointrymen In Hawaii and Of the
high regard in which Doctor .Rhee, Doc
tor Park and other Honolulu Korean
leaders are held. The students include
the sons of many Of Koren's leading
families and they are a fine appearing,
bright and earnest body Of young men,
4rcd with ambition to learn the best the
Japphese universities have to offet aud
TO return with their knowledge 10 up
lift their own nation, IT, was IAN I'M
sPiration TO hear these students talk
OF the future and a revelation to listen
TO their singing Of the Korean national
song.
a box party at the Imperial Theater
proved a mixed pleasure for the party.
Some few displayed . lively interest IL
the Unfolding Japanese drama and an
appreciation of the magnificent audi
torip9i, modelled after the great Paris
ian, Opera House on. about ope-tbiyd
scale. Others of the party went 70
sleep aud enjoyed the drama that way
The concluding feature OF. the program
was, a gorgeous geisha dance, Ken part
ia BY about fifty OF fokio's leading
dancers.
a browning feature Of the visit to
Toxic TO date has been the distinguished
honor conferred upon Professor Scott
BY the Imperial Education Society,
which presented him With the highest
medal Of merit and elected him d mem.
Der Of the society. The medal was pre-.
sented at meeting Of many of Mr.,
Scott g former pupils, Held AZ the High
or Normal School, founded forty years
ego by Professor Scott, from WHICH
foundatiou sprapg the present public
school system, Of Japan. The presenta.
ton Of the medal, Of heavy, solid gold,
three inches across, was made by Baron
Tsuji, chairman of the board Of the
Imperial University, and the presepta.
ton speech was d edlogy, Of Professor
Scott and the influence bis work Had
had upon the Japanese nation. Accom-
pPnyipg the medal was a, pair. of mag
nifeent silver vases for Mrs. Scott.
Other presents to the dean OF the
Hawaiian party have been given. in
eluding beautiful fire screen from the
present minister OF the navy, Admiral
Yashiio, who sent his aide, in fun dress
Uniform and medals, to make the pre-
sentatioh at the hotel. n,
Guests Of Baron sakatani.
On Tuesday the Hawaiian party were
guests of Baron -Sakatani, the mayor,
at luncheon in the suburbs, az which
Baron and Madam Miyaoka assisted in
receiving. Mr.. Miyaoka was formerly
ambassador to Washington and to Der,
lin and his wife IS one Of the most
celebrated women Of Japan, having, IN
fact, an international reputation for
culture, and Accomplishments. Others
at the luncheon were municipal officials,
who, showed the visitors over the filter,
ing and settling reservoirs Of the Toxic
waterworks system. 4,
\, The visitors ,haye seen a few Of the
many Toxic sights. As special honor
the party was. taken through the great
art galleries Of Mr.. X. !oktira, the J. p.
Morgan Of japan, the greatest and most
beautiful collection Of art treasures and
relics in all japan. The collection hlls
a building quite as large as the Judi
eiary Building in Honolulu and would
require. at the very least a week s time
to see in any completeness. One room
excited the greatest Interest among the
visitors, this being reproduction OF
the bed chamber Of the late Dowager
Empress Of China, furnished with bed,
tables, chairs, tapestries and ornaments
used TO the day Of her death by China Is
famous woman. This furniture had
been purchased by Mr.. Okura after the
speking Of the, Imperial Palace. in Pc.
KING by the revolutionists, to whom, he
had Advanced much money. Shiba Park,
Ueno Park, .Asakusa Park---the Coney
Island Of Tokio--and the great Kudan
museum have been visited. The latter
museum contains many Of the war tro-
phies Of the nation, relics of dead and
gone emperors, specimens Of war ma
terials and implements from a thousand
years back to the present day and a
special room dedicated to the memory
Of GENERAL Nogi aud his wife. in this
room are his uniforms, his field trunks,
the bride and saddle Of his charger
and other intimate relics. II
Great shinto Temple. II
At this museum is the great Shinto
temple within the shrine of which are
preserved the names Of al those who
have given up their lives in battle for
the Emperor andsthe spirits of whom
are worshipped daily BY thousands Of
people Any national excitement brings
the people 10 this temple in great
droves. 44,
Another very famous Toxic temple Is
that dedicated 70, Ramon, the Goddess
Of Mercy, and the devotees here are
more than at any other temple in
Japan. This may be because the temple