GRAND REVIEW IN BERLIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7080, 26 July 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

GRAND REVIEW IN BERLIN.

Tn* ususl grand review Qarriaonaofßadin«d on May 29. in the presence of the X» the early morning was and learn were entertained that Hi» M*!"*** might not be aNe to attend, but pmicta*^ a^evenhomadc4»Uappearaßcgin*ca»riago scd four, and was enthusiastically greeted!* the thousands whohad this splendid nriliUr? spectacle. -J™.™® the fidd, he immediately, mountedtati «££ nificent charger, Brunhilde, and with • ton rode were seated the Crown Prraoesa and her ttree daughters and tbe grand Dnch«»e» of -Baden and Bch werin, all of whom he oordi*uy greeted. He then rode across to tbe troope, surrounded by a brilliant suite, including all tb* pnnces and miliary altachis now in Berlin, as well as numerous foreign and German ameers. Hi» Majesty rbdo at a walking pa*» down the ranks, all the bands playing the Ppussun Anthem, "Heil dir fin Siegerknuw." Thia luted about half an hour, *ud was followed by a grand march past of the troop# in the usual manner first in companies and then in regiments, after which the Emperor expressed hia unequivocal satisfaction with officers and men, adding that he considered it hia first duty, as supreme Commander of the Army, himself to undertake this inspection, regardless of possible consequence. There were in aU fQurteen thousand infantry, two thousand cavalary, and eighty guns on the field, and the whole review went off most successfully. The Emperor remained in the saddle more than two hours, and-then drove back to the Palace, "where, at four o'clock, the usual parade dinner'took place, followed by a reception, the whole party afterwards attending the opera. '