THE PRINCE'S TOUR

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 173, 17 April 1920, Page 7

THE PRINCE'S TOUR

'. '.: —.-♦ . SURF-RIDINrAT HONOLULU , RENOWN SAILS FOR NEW : ZEALAND. (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright ! ....'' Honolulu, April 15, -.'One day only was spent in. Honolulu by the Renown, but' enough romance, interest,'and unusual entertainment was .compressed jnto the brief visit oi/'the Prince of Wales.to suffice for a week. A whi-pOT went rqnnd early'in the day that'the'Prince proposed to try 'surfriding at" Waikiki beach quietly by-him-' 'self; after 1 the public exhibition'.of surfriding"by' experts-was concluded.'- Everybody in 1 the city heard the whisper within'half ail hour, as if it hhd been shouted' by the San Diego "nuigna-vox" (elec.trically operated megaphone). : A largo, proportion of tho entire population of Honolulu.assembled in bathing co s t.iiiaes ; un r the. surfing beach'.late', in the afternoon, bathing being , entirely siiApeiuli'd.. The jetty from Manoa Hb.tel! was packed tight from . end' to end. Camera-men and kinema operators erected their machines on native- outrigger, canoes and waited in the surf'at the 'imminent risk of catastrophe, for Hhe, shore was obscured : with crowds of rain-. bbw-eo)oured ■'blithers. ■ .' •»•• : I

i Cheers went' up when the Prince emerged from the new wing of the hotel. He wore an ordinary unassuming ens-. ■trine, blue-edged with red stripe.. Duke Kah.inamokn, the . famous Hawaiian swimmer, al tended with a- native'outrigger canoe. "Amid enthusiastic cheers 'the Prince and his party shoved off, the. Fav.-.fliinn hiking (he steering . paddle.' The Prince occupied the thwart seat, taking the paddle next to IheHalraiian. The parly paddled out a mile and came back with the speed of an express train., surrounded bj kinemas. camera-men, and ■observers'with'powerful glasses. Frequent runs were made in the same way, mcmbpis-'of tho creiv decl'aroing that-it was like tobognnning. The Prince after'wards enjoyed a swim. The surf-riding afternoon was. a' huge success. ■ ■

■'■ The' Prince 'has sailed for .Australia and New.Zealand.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

■ .HAWAIIAN FEAST ■"■ : \ ...A.PICTURESQUE SCENE. . •; ..,. (Ret. April 16, 10 p.m.) . Honolulu, April 15. ' The Prince attended the Masonic function, which was followed by. a grand hall given by the Governor .'of Hawaii •'But a. far. more picturesque entertainment was: given .after the, ball,, when, the ■Prince.and his staff, with invited guests, departed in motorcars to participate in a mysterious . festivity in. the country. A long lino of motor-cars ( sped away at midnight to Pearl Harbour Peninsula, a' 'forty minutes' run from.Honolulu. Few of, the guests had any idea' of the nature' of'.the' entertainment to be provided.. On reaching !a'n open space the guests wore ushered, between lines of while-robed' Hawaiian women, wearing cap 3 of scarlet !ind ( yellow plumage, through a gate into the grounds of a handsome private .residence belonging to Air. and Mrs. Robert Arkinsoit, .who received themi with'Prin-l ces?..lCnwananakoa, the. organiser of the festival. ..The Prince was greeted with ..h fchaht of welcome, anil escorted to tho house, where the host'and hostess held" a brief reception. A move was then made to the gardens.; where: under a mighty tree, a Hawaiian feast had been prepared on tables raised o.ne foot from the ground. .The. guests were invited, to inspect an earth oven where a pig :was. baking, wrapped in large ti leaves. There were calabashes' loaded with, strange delicacies, .including' octopus, poi, unknown vegetables, amountain .of apples, ju kui nuts, dried • tish...biingent "peppers, winds,'and sweets,A banyan ,tree was surrounded by'ngrove of coconut palms, and was hung with electric lights, giving a soft radiant, illumination.'A bout a hundred European and American guests, including ladies in evening dress and diamonds, seated themselves cross-legged on straw mats placed' on th,B-grpu,ndi.',-4 i 'fow T chairs. weTe pro?, vide'd for the' Prince, 'the ' host and-,-hostess, .the'-'Hawaiian" Princess, and, others. Flower wreaths were presented to every guest and suspended round theirnecks, the whole scene when the guests sat down being extraordinarily romantic, especially when the Hawniiah. corps de. ballet "made 'its appearance-in a'unfcurnl' alcove under the coconut trees and; lx». gaii a continuous performance of mical hip-swaying dances to tie accom-, paniment of gourds.beaten fan the ground and interminable barbaric chants.—Aus.--N.Z. Cable Assu. ; ,■■-.-

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHILDREN

INSPECTION ON MAY 5; I

Matters connected with the-visit;of the Prince, of Wales to Wellington were discussed' by the'headmasters mid headmistresses *6f Wellington schools) ■ at a. meeting'held in' the Education BoardV, office? last night. Mr. W. H. Foster presided. - , • •:■", '' The. chairman said .that the function on r May 5 wa?'uot going lo resemble the Peace Day celebrations. 'The children wife''to lie distributed over as wide ah area as possible in the grounds of the . Parliamentary Buildings, in order Ihnt. each child might have a c!o.-e view of the Prince as he walked through Dm lines. The children would be. arranged in columns, but'hone of them would require. 'to stand on the grass. Planks and i-übberoid would be used to provide a 'dry footing on the grass plots where required. If Hie weather was wet, the 'children would be assembled in the cor- : ridors of the "Parliamentary Buildings, .whp.ve there would-be plenty of room "for them,all. The. children would stand; in" lines'eight deep, with the smaller childreft' in'front". Mr. Poster gave details of .the plan, of parade. The choir woidd occupy the steps of the new Government .Buildings. The children would- reach ' their assembly points in' the. neighbouring streets'at 11 a.m., and would begin .t«'.marclrinto the grounds at 11.15. .The •Ppnoe was to arrive at midday. After his ; inspection the children' were to march down Bilnny Street to tbc Harbour. Board sheds, where they would be given refreshments. Each child would receive a bag containing lollies, enke of two'-kinds, an apple, and a ham-sand-" "wich" The child would also receive half-' a-rpin't of ginger beer. Each- schoolwould, then march to'a selected -point, J and he, suggested the points should be advertised', so that 'parents could find, tho'v. children, if desired. 'Senior cadets would' parado ' separately. ■ Boy Scouts 'must.parade with their schools, but they would wear uniform. Country - children would be taken over the bnttle-cmiser-Eenowi) the same day. Tho town child-, ven would visit the ship on another occasion. Pings and ribbons would be supplied bv the Government. Details of the scheme were considered subsequently by a meeting of the Headmnste'rs' -Association. • .■'.;

iHOTEL AND RESTAURANT WORKERS TWO DAYS' HOLIDAY DESIRED. A few days ago the executive of the Wellington Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union requested the Licensed Victuallers'' Assouiation and the Restaurant anil Caterers' Association to meefr..:trieui in conference' to- discuss the question of granting' Hie employees two days' holiday in order that, they rany participate in the welcome to the Prince of Wales. The employers replied that the proposition ; was impracticable, and they could not agree to the suggested' conference. Last night a special meeting of the executive of the union was held to consider the position. The executive took the view that the reply of the -employers was' unsatisfactory, and it was resolved to'niake a further request for a conference on. the matter. The reply of the employers to this second request will be considered at a special general meeting of the. union, to be held ori April 27.: It.is considered by the~union that .the two days' -holiday should' be .granted or else, that the employees should ■ receive some consideration ir. lieu as'owing to the. expected Meat influx' of visitors to the city, they will

have to-work-very much harder than on ordinary occasions. Members of ' the ■uniqi'tfecl that by-; a conference it will l,)e quite possible to arrive at a similar arrangement.as Was agreed upon with the Licensed Victuallers' Association during the Peace celebrations, when cold meals were provided at midday. Thiswftuld have the effect of saving-a good deal of work essential to the preparation of hot nieals,' and the employees .would thus'be afforded an opportunity of seeing the Triiice. ; So strongly dp v the .employee's' feel on the-point,, that if the latest Tequ'est for a' is refuscd'-it is Hjiiite possible that-many of .the"public will have to-make arrangements for''providing l their'own, food requirements; during..the time the Prince will -be in Wellington. • ■ ■ .

HUTT VALLEY COMMITTEE'S MEETING ' The:-weekly- meeting of the general committee in charge of the arrange'inentsv for - the entertainment of the Prince of->Wales.-nt-Petone, was held in the, Council Chambers on Thursdayj the Atayor (Mr. J-..-W. M'Ewan). presiding. • The-secretary, reported'- that ...he., had written to the-various .yacht and motorboat ' clubs' 1 in - 'Wellington asking, .their co-operation in the function,.and in reply had been informed that it'was the intention nf the clubs to participate in some-of:..the 'celebrations-v during the Prince's "visit to Wellington, and the.'request of the committee would be placed before a meeting, of delegates which was to be held. ; '.

: Replies!were received from ■ the headmasters of schools in the Valley to letters asking" that facilities be given- to attend 'tlio local'function instead of travelling to '-Wellington. The headmaster of/the Huti;.-. District High School stated that it would lie ininos'siblp ns'arrangements' hiitl already been made .for. the pupils to go-to. the city. .'The. headmaster . of -: the Eastern Hntt School agreed Unit the children of classes under Stan'did'd 111 might be able to at.teiid, and ' the'-' master .of Taita School •promised' the assistance of the children if transport could be arranged.'lt was decided to'write-the iha'irninn of tho .Ta/ta School Hoard and tho headmaster asking what they could do in the matter of vehicles,•■'the'committee promising- to provide' whatever other transport was 'required. ■

• It was decided lo communicate with the headmasters and.the boards of.other sclicols in- the -Valley with, a-view to gaining their, assistance.

'The-Mayor .undertook to arrange for conveyances to bring the 20 inmates of the Belmont Children's - Convalescent Home to the beach to- view the pageant. The oiler of Mrs. H. A.. Cook and « bund of workers to assist in the entertainment of the oldest or infirm guests of the'committee was accepted, and Mrs. Cook was placed on the committee.

It'was decided-to write to the Minister of Railways protesting against tho refusal of the Department to raisd Hie railway fares on the day of the pageant, as requested, to help to defray the-ex-penses incurred, .-,..-