THE KING.
CRUISE ROUND THE KINGDOM.
A HANDSOME GIFT.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
SIR F. TREVES TAKES HIS LEAVE.
FAREWELL TO QSBORNE HOUSE.
THE LETTER TO THE PEOPLE.
LONDON, August 19.
The King cruises round Great Britain, probably starting on Thursday. The warship Crescent will act as escort. Tho Maharajah of Gwalior presented £10,000 to the King, who has handed the amount to the King's Hospital Fund.
August 20.
Lord Kuolly* has written Sir E. Barton jm behalf of the King thanking Captain Chuck, of Sydney, for a walkingstick, which the King accepts as a most interesting relic of Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour.
The visit their Majesties paid to Cowes on Sunday evening included one to Ihp Benedictine Convent, where they were for nearly an hour
Sir Frederick Trcves took his leave of the King yesterday. Sir F. H. Lairing, Physician-in-Ordinary, remains in attendance.
Truth states that the King's cruise includes a trip to Ireland, where he visits the Cork Exhibition. He will arrive in Aberdeen at the end of the month, and thence goes to Balmoral.
August 22.
The King and Queen and Princess Victoria, after a farewell visit to Queen Victoria's apartments in Osborne House, started on a cruise in the Victoria and Albert round Great Britain, anchoring at night at Weymouth, where they had a great reception.
At the King's instance, newspapers are allowed to reproduce a fac simile of his autograph letter to the people on the eve of his Coronation.
August 23. The royal yacht left Weymouth at daybreak for Falmouth. The King has arrived at Milford Haven.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 21
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263THE KING. Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 21
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