THE PRINCE AND THE COLONIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12391, 28 June 1902, Page 2

THE PRINCE AND THE COLONIES.

EXHIBITION .OF GIFTS. (FitOH OUS OffM COHSBSFOKDEST.) LONDON, May 16.. Yesterday at the Imperial Institute tW [ills presented to the Prince and Princess if Walis list year during the tour of the 'Oionios wore placed on exhibition at the !mpeml Institr.to, whore thvy will remain )ii view until after Die Coronation festiviiof and after tlio many colonial vinitom to finjjland this summer have returned to tneir lonicK beyond Hip seas. Already the h.vlibi'.ion i'i stfnictiujj widenpread notice, »u<l t has hcp.n termed, c-ven by a leading proHow paper. " A (ilnrion* Vi3irai Arising, nil- of the Loyalty of Greater Britain." fhi< whole ol lhc> North Gallery nf'tliu nstitute building , —3s!llt iti iciigl h~-has b<f u (iviMi over lo thv oxliihitiou, and ber« an lisplayrc! tin; prevents and addresses given 0 iho Prince ami Princess during their cm. Australia ami .Now Zealand cnnLcihiltq thw aiijcst iiilltciinn of any part of the King's loiniiijoiia— -v/liicli is oanily accounted for by he fact tint tin' Prince and Princess psiiti llifi liii'ijcnv naxn'wv of "calls" in" than? •olunies. But in point of intrinsic value, lie South Afrirai) yection undoubted]? takes 'tttl place: duimnmif sorni mount up iit fi s. d. The women of the Capi , ' and *ialal in the caslliniss of their tribute*. Ilios" re3!!!rat in Port Klirabstii, fov intaner, furnish a pendant formed us a rosot.tc, with u large diamond in the middle, 'i'uw iewel is surrounded by tivo more rows ol diamonds, am! with a single row of n;ni>~ iptiveen the whole. The border is made of ■even lar};e briliiani!. iillcniatius with tre-loi!-sli!iped "tuuih of (iiree snialler bri!ianta, tin; loop for sn.xpensioN being set with .hrec brilliants. Such u iijperb display puts into 111*, shade the jiff, from Kimborlpy— 1 model of a riiamoud mine. The outer -askct, which is of silver, stands on a base >f marble enmifte.d with mb-ei l from the D» Roors mine. The dpaiga inoludod a- faesuail* jf tlie De Bctr." rock shaft, on tiie top of iV.hieh Cblon'cl Eekewicli'; eonnitu; townr (ill eltmds. ['ndernenl-h is tlic shaft in ivhich women and children found shelter Jurintr tiro siege. Th« women of Durban ire itj-.re'cnicd by » si>t of three lulls, raoh fonni'd o[ a ejxtridjf; shell from f.adysmith, TallTna. tnH Hart's I!-!!. Theso ire supjiort-nd by two elephant'i liuk.% imvintcd willi gold. Then cotnn an ifiumiiat«l address in an ivory tusk-sliapetlciiskct, iiipported liy wo Ijrouzi.' fi;,'iirra of einphanls in :i parqußterift stand, with gold mount*set in diamonds, from Pic(ermurit/.!>iir!>. anil ?. liexajona-l sold bounuftt-holder. enibo.«ed md chased wit'i ami the Riwo if York, and set. with tim eras of Capetown, i eroivi), etc.. in traunlwent ciamel, tlie pommel .wt Avitli n- Cirio ru!;r from Oajpeidwii. The who'e P.»rK3 5- iiret lii'/tl'.ng ;ollcetion. Alpo a loitdi of patlior is >mn»rtal to Mie exhibition by a rcprescut»tio:i of the roll iall of the Soutli j\frican regiment.*, erigaged in the war. This is fashioned in the shano nf linrjting flinllr. m.'d otiipr cupnes of n«ilmction. T'litn con , ." fvosn Qiv,r prisoww; at Ht. Helens. Mirionn I'n'w."—i/ioliidinjc silver iable napkin ring?-, » circiiiav ciKravfd hrnoL'li with a. Tiaiiivsal pniintl-pipoi o f . 13)7, ond a. riU'er , ;!!i(n.'eo ifooc! , ., furnntil into a York rows—by -.ncr-r:; of nclC-ms'.'e tool:—out of ?. liaH-c a '-°owu picec. A distinei feature of I\m o.:;hiUUion J3 I he New Zealand collc.tioTi, consisting, as it i!oe«, for the most part of articles of Maori mamifactura and of Xw Zealand woods. As all the sr>ft3 and presents \vcr<? described in your columns at the time of presentation, there, is no iiflcof.sity Jor me 10 %ri into detail regarding them. Bui they are alreiuly claiming ?re;it attention, partinulaMy ll>o model of a Maori carved house, with its C'liaint figures and ornsmentfttion. A present Iry which the Prince is said tn sot special rtoro is a Zulu bastet-ivork liottle and eovor, used for native 000i 1 . It U said tbairthc liquid will stand for days without taking through tint plaited rarface. A pederial of blnckwood, upholding tlnee rich nnggcta of gold, with brilliants in front, is a present from the Government of Victoria. In the MuHese Rcction them are to be found many cosily caskets in dnlirate silver work, and :i qnaint-lookicg gold chain. With nearly 900 of such remmfcnhle fixhihits, it will be readily understood how the display ranks with the most at(•■•active over seen at tho Imperial Institute. On Thursday, as a preliminary to its qpqr.ing, the exhibition was visitorl bv the Queen, the Princo and Princess of Wale?. Princes Victoria, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark, and the three tldcat children ot tho Prinec and Princess. The royal party sr.ont a considerable time in the gallery, and signified their approval of the. groupT ing. A charge of one shilling for each person will be made, end the proceeds will bo devoted to tlio Coronation gift to tbo King's Hospital Fund.