THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1856, 17 June 1887, Page 22

THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.

Telegrams.)

London, June 14.

At the military review at Aldershot on July 9 in honour of the Queen's jubilee, in which 100,000 troops will take part, a special stand will be erected to enable colonial visitors to witness the manoeuvres. On the occasion of- the naval review at Portsmouth. on July 23 the Government will provide a special steamer for the use of colonial visitors.

June 15.

A Gazette extraordinary has been issued inviting religious bodies, \n accordance with the wishes of the Queen, to observe Sunday next as a day of special thanksgiving in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of her accession to the Throne.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Germany have arrived in London, and other monarch s, princes, and special ambassadors who will take part in the jubilee celebration are on their way to this city. Among representatives from Foreign Powers will be one from the Vatican.

It is announced that her Majesty will, on the occasion of her jubilee celebration, grant amnesties 'to naval and military prisoners

who 1 have been sentenced for desertion and minor offences. ' ' (Special to Pbess Association.) . ' London, June 14. , The procession to Westminster' Abbey on the Queen's jubilee will be divided into three parts, The first will include the Indian princes, the Queen of Hawaii; and minor European Royalty j the second includes the King of Denmark, the King of. the Belgians, the King of Saxony, the King' of Greece, the Crown Princes of Austria and Portugal, and the Queen of the Belgians ; the third will contain 11 equipages, five containing officers of .State and two the young princesses' ;, the eighth, daughters of the ■ Princess of Wales; the ninth,' Duchesses of Albany and Connaught and Princess William of Prussia ; the tenth, the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Duchess of Edinburgh; the eleventh, the ' Princess Royal, Princess' Alexandra, and her Majesty. The latter carriage will be drawn by eight cream-coloured horses. The Duke of Connaught, Prince'df Wales, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Christian, the Crown Prince of Germany, and Duke of yHesse will ride in front of her Majesty ; Prince Albert Victor, Prince George of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the .Marquis of Lome, Princess Louise and Henry of Battenburg, and Prince William of Prussia will ride behind the Royal carriage. The Life Guards, the Native .Indian Cavalry, and other troops will form a rear guard. Beaching the Abbey at noon, the Queen assumes her crown and robes, and in the procession to the altar the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of , Connaught and Edinburgh, Prince Christian, and the Crown Prince of Germany will precede the Queen, the leading princes following her Majesty. , Many old British residents in India are applying to share the facilities granted to the colonists to witness the pageant. The Agents-general are resisting the request, and every portion of available space will be occupied.