THE PRINCE OF WALES

Evening Star, Issue 17328, 16 April 1920, Page 4

THE PRINCE OF WALES

SAILS FOB NEW ZEALAND.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

HONOLULU, April 14. The Prince of Wales has eailed for New Zealand. The day's programme included surfriding, piloted by Duke Kahanamoko, the world's swimming champion. . HOLIDAYS PROCLAIMED. [Per United Association.] " WELLINGTON, April 15. Sir William Fraser has announced that the following holidays will be observed by the Government in the South Island centres visited during the Prince'e tour:— Picton; Blenheim, and Havelock, Monday, May 10 (whole day). Nelson, Monday, May 10 (whole day); I Tuesday, May li, Government offices* to open at 11 a.m. ! West-port and Reefton, Wednesday, May [l2 (whole day}. ! Hokitika, Greymouth, Otira, and Dealer, Thursday, May 15 (whole day). j Christchurch, Friday, May 14, Saturday, May 15 (whole days); Monday, May 17. offices to open at 11 a.m. Ashburton, Timaru, and Oamaru, Monj day, .May 17 (whole day). Dunedin, Tuesday, Mav 18, and Wedj nesday, May 19 (whole days); Thursday, I May 20, offices to open at ll a.m. | Milton, Ealclutha, and Gore, Thursday, May 20 (whole day). j Invercannll, Thursday, May 20 (whole j day); Friday, J\lay 21," offices to open at i 11 a.m.

PREPARING FOR VISITORS

WELLINGTON, April 15.

In order to assist in providing accommodation in Wellington during the Royal visit, Mr J. Hislop, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, has communicated With the chairman of the Wellington Education Board asking whether school buildings could be made available for visitors to Wellington on May 3, 4, and 5", even if "it is only to hold shakedowns provided on the floors. The chairman of the hoard (Mr T. Forsyth) states that no objection wil! be made in the case of three or four of the city schools, providing every care is exercised to protect the properties from fire. TEMPERANCE WORKERS OBJECT TO. CLARET CUP. " WANGANUI, April 15. A representative deputation of temperance workers this afternoon attended a meeting of a Ladies' Committee set up to make the eupper arrangements in connection with a juvenile gathering which is to be a feature of the Prince of Wales's visit to Wanganui, 'and protested strongly against a former decision to include claret cup as a drink on that occasion. The committee decided to adhere to their previous decision. THE PRINCE SURF-RIDES. HONOLULU, April 15. (Received April 15, at 9.35 a.m.) One day only was spent in Honolulu by the Renown, but enough of romance, interest, and unusual entertainment was compressed into the brief visit of the Prince to suffice for a week. A whisper went round early in the day that the Prince proposed to t-rv surfriding at Waikiki beach quietly by himself after the public exhibition of surfriding ,by experts was concluded. Everybody in the city heard the whisper within half an hour as if it had been shouted by San Diego's magna vox (big voice). A large proportion of the entire population of Honolulu assembled in bathing costumes on the bea«h late in the afternoon, bathing being entirely suspended. The jetty running out from' the Maonoa Hotel was packed from end to end with camera-men and kinema-operators, who erected their machines on native outrigger canoes and waited in the surf. -They did so at the imminent risk of catastrophe, but the shore was obscured by crowds of bathers in costumes of the colors of the rainbow.

Clicers went up when the Prince emerged for a little quiet enjoyment from the new wing of the hot-e'l." He wore ordinary swimming costume of blue, edged with a red stride. Duke Eahanamoku, the famous Hawaiian swimmer, attended lum with a native outrigger canoe. Amid enthusiastic cheers the Prince and party shoved off, a Hawaiian taking the steering paddle. The Prince occupied a thwart, taking tho paddle next to tho Hawaiian. The party paddled out a mile, coming back .at the speed cf an express train, surrounded bv kinema and camera-men and observers with powerful glasses.- Frequent runs were made in the same way, members of the crew declaring that it was like tobogganing. The surf-riding afternoon was a huge success.