TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10998, 22 June 1901, Page 7

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

SOME HINTS AND DIRECTIONS. ADVICE TO VISITORS. The functions to take place to-day, on Sunday, and Monday in connection with the reception 01 their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, will, undoubtedly, be -on ; a greater and grander scale than anything hitherto seen in Christchurch in the wa.y of public receptions or demonstrations. In these circumstances, and in view of. the fact that -\the arrangements regarding £he various functions have, in some caws, b«& published piecemeal, a dtterip-

Apparently the first and most important matter the visitor or citizen requires to determine is the particular fuiiction that he or she desires to witness. Unless a person has the "Open Sesame" to the whole of the pufolic functions, it is scarcely possible to be present at them all. For-instance, one desiring to see the Royal procession cannot, under ordinary circumstances,, see the landing at Lyttelton or the laying of the foundation stone at Victoria Square. Some portion of the- proceedings it may be possible to witness before tbe departure of the ordinary passenger train from Port at 10.20; but as their Royal Highnesses disembark at 11.30, and immediately leave by the Hoyal train for Gbristohurch, the visitor who sees the disembarkation has to wait tall 11.45 before he can get a train, and by the time it lands him at Christchurch tbe Royal procession will have covered a great portion of tbe distance to be traversed. Then as to the Victoria Square function, th* visitor, if he has a ticket for the stand—a©d he hag but little chance of seeing much of the ceremony unless he has—-will be in his seat before noon, at which time, of course, the Royal party leave the station, and this will necessarily prevent him seeing the procession en route- Therefore, it seems | dear that those who wish to see the prooession from the station to the Provincial Council Chambers will be unable to witness its j progress and then take up their seats on tlie stand. AT LYTTELTON. The function at Lyttelton on the arrival j of tho Duke and Duchess will take place on No. 7 jetty. The barrioadfes on the wharf have been so placed that all desirous will have plenty of room to see. It is ea- I tnmated that 2000 people will be able to see all that transpires. As soon as the entrance of the Royal yacht into the harbour has been signalled from tbe Signal j Station, a welcome peal, lasting five minutes, j will be rung out by all the bells in Port. As the Ophir steams up the harbour, royal salutes will be fired ! from ths warships and' from the saluting battery. H.M.S. Royal Arthur : will accompany the Ophir up the harbour, j the latter going to No. 7 jetty, where she j will be moored about 9.30 o'clock. Some four j or five hundred children from the: local I schools will welcome tlie Duke and Duchess I by singing the National Anthem-, prior to their disembarking. At 11 30 their Royal Highnesses will disembark, and will be received on the wharf by his Excellency the Governor, tbe Right Hon. the Premier, amd Ministers of tbe Crown. His Worship tbe Mayor erf Lyttelton (Mr T. C. Field) and the ! Chairman of tbe Lyttelton Harbour Board I (Mr F. Waymouth), will be presented to ! their Royal Highnesses, who will then take special train for ChriJstehureh. IN THE CTTY. In ths meantime the following streets and portions of streets in, tha city will have been, at 11 o'clock, closed for vehicular traffic, and will ! have been roped off aad U&ed with, the mili-

tary, so tibfcft pedcß&riaas wall bo confined to tbe Beit, in front of ra!lwuy sta&tm; SMaucfawter street, from South Bolt to Lfcbfieid street j (High street, from 1 Lkfcfiehl to' Hsnrfbvd etreet; prae- [ ticaJJy dl Cathedral squat*; Worcester Vrtaoefc -west fiaom the Square >to CanriKftcljZP terrace; Cambridge terrace, from WxKsesrter street to Gloucester , stteat; Durham street, from Gloucester | strttefc to Armagh street; GSoucestar street, from Dwhann to CoJomfoo etreet; Armagh , street, from Colombo street to Mauohestttr j street. These streets will, practically, be ! Mocked tM 1.30 p.m., although tie military wiH, fifteen misates aJber the procession has passed, vacate t&eir positions along the line :ol mssch. From 11.30 ewm. to 2.30 jun. the following sheets vrisV. be closed: —-Victoria street, from Armagh street to Salisbury stree&i Salisbury street, from Montreal street t» Park toiauce, and Pack terrace from Salisbury street to Nonth Belt. A careful study of tbe streets to be closed and the time during wiioh tbey are to be closed is highly necessary to pedestrians dsemiaas of getting irom 000 part of tho city to another. For example, persoms havinji tickets for tbe stand in Victoria square wtU find tliat tbe shortest routes to the entrance to the stand—there is only one entrance, the approach to which is from the west over tlie A-nnragh street bridge—are as follows: —Those coming from the east of Cofotrabo street will jwooeed okqg Madras street to Kilmore street, tbeaoa weafceriy, to Dunham street, as*! along tha* street post the Art Gallery into Arsuwjh street;' those from tbe west ef ttakxmfto street wgil proceed, along Montreal street, to | Armagh street, theace easterly to we bridge. AT THE CJKRjaTaHURIOH STATION. * The reception of the Duke and Duchess at the GhriSbckusroh iraiiwuy station will bt< one of the functions tbaft the gaaeral public -will not be able to wifeless- The train, is tamed to arrive at noon. Those w4» WJR be on this platform, besides Psess reanesentwtxvea and officdails ? wsfil be ttae Gbrtstchuroh R*rad Commissionerß—ifessrs BL F. Wigrasn, R. AMan, G. G. Stead; the Glovernment Executive Oommisakmer in Christohuroh, Mr J. A. Cassidy; the Mayor QAr \A. E. G. Rhodes), Mrs Khodeß, and Mjsa Rhodes, and tho Town Cferic fMr H. R, Smith). The Mayor will present the address of welcome, on behalf of the csfctssens, after wthfioh the Royal procession will fona and proceed to the Provincial Oounxfll Chambers, by- the following route:—-Wfaaidiester street, High street, Colombo st»e|b, Cathedral square; Worcester street west, aiid Cambridge terrace. AT THE PROVINCIAL OOO3SPCXEL CHiAMBERS. The deputations in charge <xf *t3*e various addresses fram pubiic and otbar bodies, the Royal , Commdssioiwi* andi the members of the Reception Committee, wail be the only members of the general public who will be present. They aire to be in the Chamber haSE-an-boar toefowi tihe Royal party arrive at about haifl-pasfc twanre o'clock. The presentation of addresses wilS then take place, and Ms Royal Highness wfll reply to them. IN VICTORIA' SQUAE& Long before the Royal party arrwe-aiythe Provincial Council Chambers, tbe stand' erected by the Royal Visit liixßCUtrs-e will be filled with ticket-boldieis. It is im-, perative that they should be in their 3eate| before noon. Mr John Holmes,, the Royrff Commissioner, wisiwsi to impceßß cm ticket-bolders tbat tbey should not be lata than 11.45 p;nu ; after that hour tibero wiH be little hope for latecomers. Tk&et-holdeaß coming in carriages wi3i require to alight at the Armagh atreet bridge; tbe carriages will then pass along Cambridge Terrace, post the' Supreme Court, aad into Durham street. Hailf-MD-hour after tihe departure of tho Royal party at the conclusion of tbe function in the Square, tlie carnages will return to the bridge, and take- up their passengers. The function in the Provinciul Council Chambers! is expected to be over about a, quarter to one, -whan ths Royal party will proceed, vfa Gloucester and Colombo streets to Victoria square, to the portion of tbe stand set apaa-b for thank. The Duke will than lay the foundation, stone of the Juiblee Memorial of the late Queem and of Canterbury soldiers killed in South Africa. At the conclusion of this ceremony the Friendly Societies will march past tbe Royal visitors, debouching from Armagh street east, wfosre tbey wiR 'have formed up: Thi* will conclude thfc function in the Square, and the Royal party wiEl leave for "Te Koraha" via Victoria and Salisbury streets, Park Terrace, and Carlton Mill Road: Ticket-holders need have no apprehension that tbey will have any tSfficidty in securing the seats for which tftwy have obtained tickets. A large number of ushers have been employed'to direct the ticket holders to titc sections of the stand where their seats are situaibed. In tlie different' sections wrH foe plainly indicated by letters correspondSißg to those on the tickets, and onoe tba ticket-hoideir has gone up the gangway he will see tihe number of his seat before ban. DINNER AT >"FE KaRAHA." At 8 p.m.. their Royal Hagjhsesses and in» vited giDessts will dine at tha Royal reswtenoe. THE MAYOR'S RECEPTION. In the evening the Mayor fair A. E. Q. Rhodes) holds a reception in the' Canterbury Hall, at Which their Royal Highnesses will be present. Attendance at tae function will only be possible to those who have redeived invitations. Tlie j.-rooe9dings will oommenco about a quarter to tern, but the guests must be in the Hall by 9.16 pm AU carriages are to approach the BDml from- the north, ths entrance for guests being the two northern doors. Their Royal Highnesses and suite enter by the southern door. Carriages after leaving guests at the hall proceed to Worcester street and thence by. Latimer square to Gloucester street, where they will range up from Manchester street eastwards. At the conclusion of the reception the carriages will take up the guests and leave by Worcester street.