CANTERBURY AND THE ROYAL ROYAL VISIT.
Tβ IHB KQITOR OF THB FHESS. { Sir,—<lb is passing strange that, consider-! img the • leading part Canterbury took in I sending the-first volunteers to the African' war, she should have so little opportunity of her peopfe meeting their Royal Highneapes. the Ihrko ruid Duchess of" Com- ' wall, knowing, as to do, that bid there been m> Contingents there would have been no i Roynl visit. 2iot only is there no guber- ■ natoi iiil" reception *to whicli' tfiose who , woiked for tliese Contingents miglit have been aiked, but even t'he Mayor kis been , rifrirtly limited in his i'jmie of invitations, j even tt> the extfusion of spiivate friends. From bjginnijig to as far as wo have got, there Juos been some htinky-panky over the visit. here-T-liotcl, holiday, shop-closing, horses, cadets, reception, etc. No wonder people talk of Christchurch being lukewarm. —Yours, etc., A. D. Christcburch, June 19th.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10996, 20 June 1901, Page 3
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