THE QUEENS RECORD REIGN CELEBRATIONS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 594, 26 April 1897, Page 3

THE QUEENS RECORD REIGN CELEBRATIONS.

(P3K PRK33 ASSOCIATION.— COPYRIGHT.) i [flecolvort April 25, 1.55 p.m.] I; London, April 21. Tha New South Wales Mounted Rides were accorded n warm reception on their arrival yesterday, For tha presoa!) they will bo attached to the Scoto Ureya. I I Brisbane, Sutnrday. Tha detachment of Queensland mounted lnfsntiry to participate in the record reign celebrations have sailed by the GerQi Melbourne, Snnday. The monnted rifles for England have left by the Orotava.

(PER UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Saturday. Major Sommervllle has finally selected Mie team which he takes to represent New Zealand ot Bleley on follows :— KlohardI eon (Dnnedln); Simpson and Banks J (Chrlstohnrcli) • A. EililnKar (ohimplon), Vvllllams, Howe, nnd Hawthorno (Wellington); Straohan (Wangauui); Hazard nod Webster (Auckland). King, of Oimtun, onoof the moet prominent shots In the colony, stetea that he 1b nnablo to ; leave until tho the Rioanmka, bnD possibly he may yet be able to pin the team which sallo from Lyttelton nt 2 o'clock on Thnrsday next la tho Baabine. MartiniHonrl rlilas will not he wanted, as all nmtohes will be fired with the LgoMetford. Wellington, Saturday. The contingent who am Roinf; Home will on Monday afternoon be reviewed by the Boting-Governor. They leave In the Tutanekai Bt 6 p.m. on Tuesday for Lyttelton, and next day will bo onter« (mined by the Christohuroh volnntesrs, tsklog their final departure In the Runhlne on Thursday, Sunday, The Home contingent, both Karopenn End Maori, headed by the Garrison Band, marohed to the pro-Cathedral this morning, where they attended divine 6ervloe. Thn men were dressed In the newKharkee unif jrmo and presented a fiae appearanop, their phvMqne generally beiag commented upon In ihtrering terms Ll9nt.- Colonel Pitt was in command. It Is expected that both contingents and tbe Northfirn riflemen leave here for Lytteiton on Tuesday.