TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12536, 25 June 1901, Page 8

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

At 9.30 a. m. tb-daj, their Royal Higl* nesses will leave Te Koraha, and will drive by way of the North! Belt, Victoria Street, Colombo, Street, High Street, and Manchester! Street, to the Christchurch railway station, and will leave for the ; south at. 10 a.m,, proceeded by the pilot train. The Royal train will arrive at Ashburton at 11.50 a.m., and will stop for five minutes. The .Mayor of the Borough will welcome their Royal Highnessegj and the school children will sing the National Anthem. Timaru will be reached at 12.48 a.m., and their Royal Highnesses will stop there for lunch. Camara will be reached at 2.40 p.m., ( and a stoppage of five minute® will b« made there. At both of these boroughs their Royal Highnesses will be welcomed by the Mayors. DECORATIONS IN DUNEDIN. [Fbom Otm Correspondent.] -■ DUNEDIN, June 24. The weather was- very frosty last night, and . to-day is: perfect. Already the streets are -being profusely decorated with flags, though no - Sunday work was permitted, as at Auckland and'Wellington. It is anticipated that the arches and decorations will be completed before to-morrow night. Hands have been working since an early hour this morning. . i [Pee Press Association.] *. One hundred extra men were at work to-day on the street decorations, which were rapidly advanced, and will, evidently be completed to-morrow so far a* the route from the railway station to the Ferchill Club is concerned, and the line of procession by ‘Wednesday morning. The weather is dry and frosty, and if it continues the, city will, look very,.well. There, are only four arches, the Chinese, Maxine, Citizens’ and Government. The block from Moray Place to the Octagon appears to be all one'arch, with festoonr of colours , and bannerets.