THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

Evening Star, Issue 10340, 14 June 1897, Page 4

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

REVIEW OF COLONIAL TROOPS. The Duke of Connaught on Friday inspected at Chelsea Barracks the entire African, Maori, and colonial forces which have so far arrived to take part in the Jubilee. An interested gathering of several thousands witnessed the manoeuvres. The troops comprised forty-six officers and 526 men. The New Zealand contingent arrived just in time to take part in the review. The bpactators showed much interest in the Maori contingent. In a general order dealing with the review the Duke of Connaught says he was greatly satisfied with the parade. The appearance and turn-out of the colonial troops was excellent, and their movements most creditable. Sir Hugh and Lady Nelson and Sir George and Lady Turner were amongst the large and distinguished gathering which watched the maneeuvres of the colonial troops at Chelsea. Mrs Lassetier, wife of Colonel Lassetter, commandant of the Now South Wales Mounted Rifles, presented the Duchess of Connaught with a bouquet. Mr Gladstone, in a letter to the 'Cork Advertiser, 5 says the Sultan's request for an invitation to the record reign celebrations was an insolent one, and his envoys met with a reception they did not find agreeable. Contingents of the Indian, Triuidad, British Guiana, and Sierra Leone forces have arrived in London. Delegations representing tho Catholics, Quakers, and dissenting bodieß will be present at the Jubilee service in St. Paul's. After a good deal of discussion a meeting at Palmerston broke up without coming to any arrangement as to any public demonstration on the 220 d, the general opinion being that on that day the borough woi 11 be depleted of its population, and Dunedia would receive it. The East Taieri School Committee have, decided to award a medal to each scholar as a memento of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It is notified that the 21st and 22nd inst. are appointed as special bank holidays throughout the colony. At All Saints' yesterday Dean Fitohett said that originally it had been intended by the Anglican clergy of Dunedin to hold three festival services during Jubilee week, one in each of the three City churches. Having regard, however, to the number of other meetings falling that week, they had now resolved to have one service only, in St. Paul's, on Wednesday evening, when Handel's 'Coronation Anthem' would be sung by the combined choirs of St. Paul's, All Saints', and St. Matthew's, as well as the National Anthem in Novello's setting, and other suitable music. The suggestion that the National Anthem should be sung on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock had been generally adopted, and at All Saints' a special service for this purpose would begin at 3 30. The Charitable Distribution Committee have met with great success in their canvass, and there ii every prospect—as Mr Carroll

remarked at the last meeting of the Executive—of a few hundred families being made more comfortable for a few weeks than, they might otherwise be. The Exeoutive of the City and Suburban 1 Schools Conference invite the attendance of pupils of private sohools at the Octagon, at ten o'olock on Jubilee Day. Mr P. 0. Neill (vice-consul for France.) and Mr E. E. C. Quick (vice-consul for Portugal and Denmark) have accepted invitations to take part in the prooession. A well-attended meeting of the Dunedin Bakers'andPastryoooks'Union was held on Saturday owning, the president in tbechiir. Owing to the unfavorable report of the Committee, the decision of the Trades and Labor Council, and on acoountof so many members bslonging to friendly societies, itwasdecidsd to abandon the procession until Eight-hour Demonstration Day.