THE ROYAL TOUR.

Evening Star, Issue 11512, 1 April 1901, Page 6

THE ROYAL TOUR.

;>- SATD. < v f Th* s Gpbir arrived ji* Pott Said at tfclW tfclo* on s Safttrday. and Duchess of .Corow«al and York, landed. Tfcj Bake exchanged Visifcßjwilh PrinW Mohamed * AK, Klhedive , 6 i b*other;. He aftoiwards'-twSted'Lady Strorigfora'* fct*s- - In the t evening' ]be * «ntertained v Pro** Mcfhasned) Lord Cromer, and several otibars sfb dinner, and resumed Ws journey yesterday morning.*' ARRANGEMENTS AT? COLOMBO. The 'Times of Ceylon * toy* t—A local firm had a oail from Sir Francis Bnrdett and tihe Maha ModaHvar, tbe •extra A.D.C. and nattv* A.D.O. respectively 40 H.E.'the-Go-vernor, 'in tiotmectton wthwrangtaoente for furnishing a team of four barter with postillions and other livery requirements on the occesqon of the visit of the Dake and Duchess of Cornwall to Ceylon. The firm hove liad similar commissions given, them on Hhe occasions of Royal vatite to Ceylon—by I*e Dubft of tie present King of aod tbe late Dake of Ckrenoe and the present Dake of latter bang known at t!hait time as Prince George), who visited the island m-company. In tbe case of the vimt of the late Dake of Clarence and Prince George, «ome of the hones -were got from Bombay by Captain Tweedie, «n officer in the R.A. at tint time. On the oecaanon of tie present visit the firm m question were fortunate m havwg in Hheir staMes a Sufficient Dumber of suitable and Sir Fnanuß Burdett and tihe Maba Madaliyar were m a pomtjon. to eattisfy titemselvee as to tie 'horses available by a penmnal inspection Tihe order given k a big one. The outriders are to be Europeans, and to be dreetod in scarlet, all tihe jbaxness to be used jb to be new:, «md thelaiwians end otber'carnages will he all repented. The Ophir « ■due to arrive at Colombo on April 12, and at Singapore on April 21. THE ROYAL REVIEW. In addition to the 13,000 troops previously mentioned as taking part in. the Royal review- at Ftejmngtan, tihere wiH be a oontingient from New Zealand, twenty Fijiui native constables, a. battolion of tihe naval men from tie. Australian squadron, and tihe 250 Imperial-troops accompanying the Duke and Duchess. Included in the Queensland contingent wsl -be a cyfcfet corps. Fully twenty bands are expected to take part.

. Theßev. J. N. DaJtan, one ot the canons <rf St. Gensge's Chapel, Windsor Castle, is accampaHykig the Duke and.Duchess of Cornwall to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Canon Dafteh is the Duke'a old tutor.