Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 194, 15 May 1891 — HER MAJESTY AT HILO. Grand Display. Enthusiastic Reception by the Chief of the Kanakas. [ARTICLE]

HER MAJESTY AT HILO.

Grand Display.

Enthusiastic Reception by the Chief of the Kanakas.

i We regret that, our reporter not bemg invited to accompany the Queen, we are unahle to give a report of Her journey, ercept the follo\ring eommunication eent in by a.n amateur corresl>ondent from Hilo. We have a]wayn J>e]ieved Hilo to be the native heath of the liar, and training eehool of the professional prevaricator. iSo we liope not to be held responsihle for the accjracy jx»r for the Bentiments of thefolloM'ing.) At ten o'eloek the royal party left for wa} r ports and Hilo. Salutes were blown from whistles all along the route and the plantations ail threw the Hawaiian flag to thej breeze. It was very touching to eee the plantations standing along the line with tears of joy in their eyes to greet Her Majesty. It eeemed as if the poor &oūlless things wanted the Queen to notice them. The party arrived at Hilo at 2 o'eloek in the aftern#on. As soon i as the "Kinau" dropped anchor in Ililo Bay, a large double eanoe! paddled by a dozen or more na-; tives in aboriginal costumes eame off to carry Her Majesty to the landing. They were as handsome a lot of men as one would wish to see. brawny. sinewy and graceful epeeimen of the native race, dressed in uniform consisting ©f malos •f bright red cloth and natural skins ©f several shades. In the prow of the great war eanoe stood Gingogingo, the original high chief of all the Hawaiian and hereditary <?x-officio executioner. As he stood up proudly with folded arms, he looked very dignified with his middle done up in a red rag His Highness Prince Gingogingo is a small man with a bright red skin and a bald head. He has a thin blond, almost dun, beard through whieh th( gentle trade winds played. His legs are blqiider and curve gracefully beneath his weight. His eyes are turned in different directions, whieh is thought by some to detract from his beauty, but by th«se who know hiaa is thought to increase his personal magnetism. Thia gentleman is known officially as King Hitcheoek on account of a pecuiiar way of tying the malo that descended from his ancestors. The dock was prepared in great taste. The fam?liar word "aloha" was seen on lan 'ling inscribcd in' expensive wbite ehalk in several places on the wharf. There was a large and enthusiatic gatbering on the wharf to greet Her Majesty consisting of a :arge concourse of school-children, all tbe red «nd brown kanakas in the pay of the government, also the pla«tation managers, who it is reported were acting under sealed orderu from Honolulu, together with quite a few Japs. The Hilo band was preof>pt and played familiar airs, while }he Qneen was arriving. Instead of| the u3ual display of military ? a< iarge bcdy of prisoners in neat bi-1

! laioal uniforms v,*tre rangfiil along the road. lt niust not )>e thoi)2ht theee were all caugljt thieves and disreputableerimuials. King Hitcheook has Becured many honest and respe(īted citizens for his prison gang. At the corner of Waianuenue and Front Streets there was an iuamensB aroh cavered with green JeaveB und decorated with the mystic word "Aloha." Another of equal dimension« had been erecfced riear the telephoHe office with the strange device — l< aloha." There was a lovely arch of ferns atid flowers a little further on having written nn it in floral letter the following legend,—"aloha " At tbe corner of Waianuenue and Piiman Street there had heen prepared for Her Maj«sty's pleasure and in her honor a high arch covered with greens bearirig the motto embossed with a shoe-brush on a fine quality of white card-l>oard —"aloha." At the entrance of the residence of the H«n. J. F. Baker was an arch bearing a floral crown of great beauty with the remarkable inscription— u Aloha oe." The Queen was taken from the wharf in a beautiful, new, private carriage the recently acquired property of one of the pure creme de ia eeeme of Hilo'e ancient snobocracy. As the royal party Drōgreesed along the streets under the triumphal arches, they passed many innocent little cbildren dressed in clothes who were making mudpies in the road. The next day the Queen called on the King at the courthouse. There she saw about thirty Japs fined in less than five min\ites, and Her Majesty, expressed herself as Enueh pleased with the performance. Her Majesty made some remark about the Japs sometimes being killed. The King, anxious to pleaee Her Majesty, immediately ordered a Jap brought out; and killed hina on the spot by a blow with a policeman's club. He died at onee and Her Majesty wafi mueh amused. At the conclusion of this entertainment a luau was served in the courthouse yard, - but in deference to the prejudices of a mission£ry present, the Jap was not eaten. There was a great abundance of other rich food. The Hilo people deserve great credit for the thorough and liberal manner of conducting the recep- j tion. Three hundrcd dollars were I given bv the ofhce-holders and two hundred by the plantations. Thej skill and knowledge of the execu- i tive committee was displayed in i the erection ofthenumerous arches. They were constructed by inserting two bamboopoles in thegronnd and tving the tops together with plain twine, making a neat and eheap triumphai arch. The committee saved in various little ways enough to declare a nea£ little dividend to those interested. Long live the Queen!