CANTERBURY VISIT

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27192, 9 November 1953, Page 8

CANTERBURY VISIT

Changes In Plans For Darfield And Timaru A brief stop at Darfield on the way c .°™« to Christchurch from Greymouth by c ?HL c JL ch Sl be s s w m-5' the rail-car, and a change in the venue .JM a y°r, Mr F. W. Baillie), of the civic reception in Timaru, are a.m.. Morning tea in council the main changes in the final itlner- L l -}? ’’V ary for the Royal couple’s Canterbury

The itinerary, issued yesterday by the Prime Minister, provides for a five-minute stop at Darfield the Royal train arrives there abput • 4.55 p.m. on Monday, January 18. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be met on the station by the chairman of the Malvern County Council and will resume their journey to Christchurch about 5 p.m.

lanway aiauuii. xi.ou a.m.. Leave tor Darfield by Royal train (lunch on train). DARFIELD Monday, January 18.—4.55 p.m. Arrive Darfield. Brief stop at railway station (met by county chairman). 5 p.m.; Leave for Christchurch. CHRISTCHURCH Monday, January 18.—5.45 p.m.: Arrive Christchurch railway station. 5.50 p.m.: Leave by car fpr Clarendon Hotel, along Manchester street. High street, Colombo street, Cathedral square apd Worcester street. 6.5 p.m.: Arrive at Clarendon Hotel to stay.

The civic reception in Timaru was to be held at the Sound Shell on Caroline Bay, but the choice of this site was criticised in Timaru. Representations were made that the reception should be held instead at Ashbury Park, and this suggestion has been accepted. The 15-minute reception will begin at 11.30 a.m. on Monday. January 25. The public welcome in Blenheim on Saturday, January 16, will now be held in the Market Place, instead of at the R.N.Z.AF. Station, Woodbourne, as previously arranged. This alteration has put forward the Royal party’s time of departure from Woodbourne by 25 minutes, and slso the planned times in the itinerary for Nelson later in the afternoon. The route which the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will take when they attend the civic dinner in Christchurch on the evening of Thursday, January 19, has been announced. Leaving the Clarendon Hotel at 7.55 p.m., the Royal ear will travel along Worcester street to Cathedral square, passing in front of the Cathedral, and thence along Colombo street and High street to Beath and Company’s premises, where the dinner is to be held. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will return to their hotel along Cashel street, Oxford terrace, and Worcester street.

Tuesday, January 19.—10.10 a.m.: Leave 'Clarendon Hotel by car for Cathedral square along Worcester street. 10.15 a.m.: Civic reception (Mayor, Mr R. M. Macfarlane, M.P.). 10.45 a.m.: Leave by car for Clarendon Hotel along Worcester street, arriving at 10.50 £fc.m. 11.25 a.m.: Lebve Clarendon Hotel by car for Christchurch Public Hospital along Worcester street and Oxford terrace. 11.30 a.m.: Inspect Christchurch Hospital. 12.30 p.m.: Leave by car for Clarendon Hotel along Oxford terrace, Montreal street, Cashel street, Rolleston avenue, and Worcester street. 12.40 p.m.: Arrive Clarendon Hotel.

2.30 p.m.:jLeave Clarendon Hotel for ceremonial drK’e along Worcester street, Oxford terrace, Cashel street, High street, Cathedral square, Colombo street, Armagh street, Park terrace, Harper avenue, Deans avenue, and Riccarton road. 3.10 p.m.: Visit Disabled Servicemen’s Vocational Training Centre (met by Dominion president, Colonel J. Murphy). 4.10 p.m.: Leave by car for Clarendon Hotel along Riccarton road, Deans avenue, Harper avenue, Bealey avenue, Colombo street to Avon river bridge, thence along Oxford terrace to Worcester street. 4.30. p.m.: Arrive Clarendon Hotel. 5.25 p.m.: Leave Clarendon Hotel by car for Cathedral along Worcester street and Cathedral square, arriving at 5.28 p.m. 5.30 p.m.: Attend even-., song (Bishop of Christchurch, the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren). 6.15 p.m.: Leave by car for Clarendon Hotel along Cathedral square and Worcester street. 6.20 p.m.: Arrive hotel. 7.55 p.m.: Leave hotel by car for J. Beath and Company, Ltd., along Worcester street, Cathedral square (in front of Cathedral), Colombo street, High street and Cashel street. 3 p.m.: Civic dinner, later leaving by car for Clarendon Hotel, along Cashel street, Oxford terrace, and Worcester street.

No alterations have been made to *the Christchurch itinerary as announced in August. The following is the Nelson, West Coast and Canterbury itinerary:— BLENHEIM Saturday, January 16*—12.15 p.m.: Arrive Woodbourne. 12.20 p.m.: Leave by car for Blenheim along Middle Renwick road, Boyce street, and High street, to Market Place. 12.40 p.m.: Public welcome Market Place (Mayor, Mr E. T. Meachen). 12.55 p.m.: Leave by car for R.N.Z.AF. station, Woodbourne, along High street, Boyce street, and Middle Renwick road to gates. 1.15 p.m.: Arrive Woodbourne. 1.21 p.m.: Leave for Nelson by Royal aircraft (R.N.Z.A.F.); lunch on aircrhft. NELSON Saturday, January 16.—2.20 p.m.: Arrive Nelson airport. 2.25 p.m.: Leave by car for Cathedral steps, Nelson, along Bolt road, Parkers road, Muratai street, Main road, Rocks road, Wakefield quay, Haven road, Halifax street, Trafalgar street, through Trafalgar Park, along Trafalgar street. 3 p.m.: Arrive Cathedral steps for civic reception (Mayor, Mr J. A. Harley). 3.15 p.m.: Walk to Hotel Nelson to stay overnight. Sunday, January 17.—10.45 a.m.: Leave Hotel Nelson by car for Cathedral, along Trafalgar street, Hardy street, Collingwood street, Brougham street and Trafalgar street. 10.55 a.m.; Arrive Cathedral for Divine service (Dean, the Very Rev. E. A. Gowing), 12.20 p.m.: Walk from Cathedral to Hotel Nelson. 1.55 p.m.: Leave Hotel Nelson by car for Nelson airport, along Trafalgar street, Halifax street, Haven road, Wakefield quay, Rocks road Main road, Muratai street, Parkers road, and Bolt road. 2.15 p.m.: Arrive airport. 2.22 p.m.: Leave for Westport airport by Royal aircraft. WESTPORT Sunday, January 17.—3.35 p.m.: Westport airport. 3.40 p.m.: Drive to dais on airport for public welcome (Mayor, Mr J. Hunter). 4 p.m.: Return by car to aircraft. 4.11 p.m.: Leave for Hokitika airport by Royal aircraft. - HOKITIKA Sunday, January 17.—5 pjm.: Arrive Hokitika airport (met by Mayor, Mr E. W. Heenan). 5.10 p.m.: Leave by car for Greymouth, drive through Hokitika along Sale -street, Stafford street, Fitzherbert street through hospital grounds and thence by main route to Greymouth. GREYMOUTH Sunday, January 17.-—Enter Grey- 1 mouth along High street and Tainui street, arriving at Revington’s Hotel at 6.10 pjn. to'.stay overnight. Monday, January 18.—10.5 a.m.: Leave Revington’s Hotel by~ car for borough council chambers along Tainui street, CJjapel street, Alexander street and Puketahi street to

Wednesday, January 20.—10 a.m.: Leave hotel by car for factory of Lane, Walker, Rudkin? Ltd., along Worcester street, Oxford terrace, and Mon-

treal street. 10.10 a.m.: Visit factory (managing director, Mr A. Lee). 11.40 a.m.: Leave, by car for Clarendon Hotel, along Montreal street, Brougham street, Durham street, Oxford terrace and Worcester street, arriving at Clarendon Hotel at 11.50 a.m. *

12.10 p.m.: The Duke of Edinburgh to leave hotel by car for J. Beath and Company, Ltd., along Worcester street, Oxford terrace and Cashel street. 12.15 p.m.: Arrives J. Beath and Company, Ltd. 12.30 p.m.: Attends luncheon and

addresses Canterbury Chamber of Commerce (president, Mr R. A. Whitbrock). 2 p.m.: Leaves for Clarendon Hotel by car, arriving at 2.5 p.m. 2.35 p.m.: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh leave hotel by car for Civic Theatre along Worcester street, Oxford terrace, Gloucester street, and Manchester street. 2.40 p.m.: Arrive Civic Theatre, where Her Majesty will hold an investiture at 2.45 p.m. 3.15 p.m.: Leave for Clarendon Hotel by car along Manchester street, Hereford' street, Oxford terrace, and Worcester street, arriving at 3.20 p.m. . 4.20 p.m.: Leave hotel by car for Botanic Gardens along ‘Worcester street, Oxford' terrace, Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel street, and Rolleston avenue. 4.25, p.m.: Arrive Botanic Gardens for civic garden party, returning later to hotel by car along Wor-

Thursday, January 21.—10.50 a.m.: Leave hotel for Addington racecourse by car along Worcester street, Oxford terrace, Hagley avenue, Lincoln road, and frights road through members’ car park, arriving at racecourse at 11.5 a.m. for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting. 4 p.m.: Addington racecourse for hotel

’by car along Wrights road, Lincoln road, Hagley avenue, Oxford terrace, and Worcester street. 4.15 p.m.: Arrive hotel.

8.15 p.m.: Leave hotel for Regent Theatre by car along Oxford terrace, Cashel street, Colombo street, and Cathedral square, arriving at 8.22 p.m. 8.30 pan.: Royal cinema performance.

Return to Clarendon Hotel by car through Cathedral square and Worcester street. BURNHAM, ASHBURTON, LONGBEACH Friday, January 22.—10 a.m.: Leave Christchurch for Burnham Military Camp by car by Oxford terrace, Riccarton avenue, Riccarton road, and Main South road. 10.50 a.m.: Arrive Burnham to visit military camp. 11:50 a.m.: Leave Burnham Military Camp for Ashburton, entering Ashburton along West street. 12.50 p.m.: Arrive Ashburton, public welcome in domain (Mayor, Mr E. C. Bathurst). 1.5 p.m.: Leave Ashburton for Longbeach by car along Park street, Havelock street, and East street; thence along Main South road and Longbeach road. 1.35 p.m.: Arrive Longbeach to stay privately at “Longbeach,” residence of Mr and Mrs J. H. Grigg. Saturday and Sunday, January 23 and 24.— At “Longbeach” (Divine service on Sunday). Monday, January 25.—10 a.m.: Leave Longbeach for Timaru by car by way of Eiffelton, Longbeach road, and Main South rdad. Enter Timaru along Evans street to Ashbury Park. TIMARU Monday, January 25.— 11.30 a.m.: Civic reception at Ashbury Park. 11.45 a.m.:. Leave for Grosvenor Hotel by car along Evans 'street, Stafford street, Strathallan street, and Cain’s terrace. 12.5 p.m.: Arrive Grosvenor Hotel. ,12.30 p.m.: Civic luncheon. 1.3(hp.m.: Leave Grosvenor Hotel for railway station by car along Cain’s terrace, Strathallan street, Stafford street, and George street. 1.40 p.m.: Arrive railway station and join Royal train, leaving for Oamaru at 1.45 p.m. OAMARU Monday, January 25.—3.5 p.m.: Arrive Oamaru (Thames street railway crossing), leaving Thames street crossing for Takaro Park by car along Thames street and Severn street. 3.20 p.m.: Arrive Takaro Park for public welcome (Mayor, Mr M. F. E. Cooney). 8.55 p.m.: Walk to Severn street railway crossing to rejoin train and leave Oamaru for Palmerston at '3.40 p.m.