NAPIER TO WELLINGTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 3808, 8 March 1927, Page 19

NAPIER TO WELLINGTON.

ENTRY INTO CAPITAL CITY.. WELLINGTON, March 6. The Royal journey yesterday from Hawke’s Bay to the Capital City was made under ideal weather conditions except that iu the Wairarapa the heat was intense. The country generally, looked brown and thirsty, the frequent plantations and clumps of nat’vc bush in the hollows or the more extensive patches on the distant hills furnishing a welcome break in the monotony of an otherwise sober colour scheme. The train doubled back on its track to Woodville, where the first official stop was scheduled. There had been a stop at Takapau for engina purposes, and the locomotive crew

called back to the Royal car for 10 minutes’ conversation with the Duke, who thanked them, and as stated yesterday, displayed a keen interest in their work. Pushing on steadily southward each little hamlet as it flashed by gave a glimpse of people standing alongside the line, waving and glancing keenly at the last coach in the hope of obtaining an even fleeting peep at their Royal Highnesses. At every level crossing and bridge (the approach to which was generally easily noted by reason of the lines of willows marking the sinuous course of a stream and at each of the infrequent tunnels was a watchman to see that all ■was clear for the Royal train’s passage. ARRIVAL AT WOODVILLE. Woodville was reached seven minutes behind schedule time, as the result of the iriipromptu reception of the railwaymen at Takapau. The boroughs of Woodville and Pahiatua made' a combined display to welcome their Royal Highnesses, and a very enthusiastic greeting it was that the visitors received. The usual round of addresses, the presentation of flie local notables, and the inspection, of returned soldiers, Scouts, Girl Guides, and school children followed. A few minutes’ delay occurred owing to the necessityl of rearranging the train for the journey across the “bush” and Wai- . rarapa districts. To cross the creek two coaches had already been dropped at Napier, and at Masterton the dining saloon came off, ■<-- .

During the wait at Woodville, Sergeant David Bennett, late of the Sth Battalion of Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) was presented specially to the Duchess. He was brought up on her father’s Strathmore estate, -where Mr Bennett’s mother had resided for over 80 years. In the course of a brief chat with the ex-soldier, the Duchess recalled a visit to Lis mother in 1915. Her . Royal Highness’s brother, the Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon, was captain of Bennett’s battalion, and the soldier was present when that officer was killed in action at Loos in 1915. GOOD SPEED TO OPAKI.

Good speed was made across to Opaki in an endeavour to make up some of the time lost during the forenoon. At Opaki the train stopped, and the party transferred to waiting motor cars to complete the run into Masterton..This was done to avoid possible delay at the Masterton station, and to permit the wrecking gang to proceed uninterruptedly with the work of clearing the debris of the collising between some empty carriages in the morning. '■ SPEED LIMITS IGNORED.'

The motors did quick work to Masterton, the speed limits being disregarded for the time being, as the road was cleared for one-way traffic only. All the way people lined the roads in knots, and in ■ the remoter country districts the scenes of'days past were-re-enacted'with

variations. The children, were everywhere, often galloping wildly • parallel with the train till the field’s farthest boundary halted their career. Near Eketahuna one urchin, emulating Tom Mix, came a cropper. His pony, startled by the engine whistle, shied' and bolted, and this most junior Tom Mix “bit the dust” and bit it hard, but rose quickly and pursued his course afoot, still waving a flag-tipped stick which he had clung to during his tumble. He may one day see his exploit in some pictured story of the Royal tour, as the camera snapped him doing his turn. MASTERTON’S WELCOME. Masterton welcomed the Ducal visitors in a very ’warm-hearted manner. All the world and his wvife were there to see the show, which was a very fine one. Thousands of people lined the streets, and the beautiful park was filled with children, veterans of several campaigns dating back to the Crimea, and unending waves of people acclaimed the Duke and Duchess as they walked to the dais, where addresses from . the borough, and the neighbouring towns were presented to the Duke. The Duchess inspected the Girl Guides, the “brownies” giving her a quaint little “salute,” appropriate to their ranking. The Duke’s eyes caught a couple of very old. men (the brothers Chamberlain), who informed him that they arrived in New Zealand over 80 years ago. The Duke planted a commemorative oak tree at the back of .the pavilion.

The weather here was remarkably hot, but the happy crowds stood and sweltered in the sun’s burning rays and seemingly enjoyed every moment of the time. As the Royal party movetl out of the park and through the town to the station it was given a warm send-eff. SPEEDING-UP. Across the plains to Cross Creek the light engine which had replaced the bi" A - B “Royal” engine at Woodville, pulled the reduced train of coaches at a speed of about 60 miles an hour in order to make up some of the lost time. At Cross Creek four Fell locomotives took over the draught of six coaches and one baggage van with three brake vans bringing up the rear, and the stiff climb to the summit was accomplished in about 20 minutes—good . time indeed. LITTLE RECEPTION BY DUCHESS. While the Duke was learning some details of these mountain locomotives at the Summit station, during the time the locomotives were being detached from the train (they had been sandwiched in at intervals of two coaches), the Duchess was holding a little reception on the steps of the Royal coach. Two tiny tots, Lucy Cook and Bessie Buchanan, daughters of railwaymen, presented bouquets, and were rewarded with smiles and a happy little speech of thanks and appreciation. THE RUN TO WELLINGTON. The. run down to Wellington was accomplished, without, incident, but Hutt Valley had its quotas of people at the

stations and the crossings, while Lower Hutt and Petone were all gay with bunting and cheering crowds. HUGE CROWD IN WELLINGTON. Wellington station wog a mass of greenery opposite the Royal coach. Here the Mayor, Mr C. -J. B. Norwood, and the city councillors were presented, and a procession was formed, following the route of nearly two miles to Government House. Enormous crowds (considered the largest yet seen on this trip except on the day of the children’s demonstration in the Auckland Domain) w’atched the procession. The streets were effectively decorated with flags and greenery here and there, while pylons at regular intervals lent a touch of soberer dignity to the scene. EFFECTIVE DECORATIONS. At night the city was illuminated, all the main streets being transformed into avenues of luminous colours, while the Parliamentary and Government buildings, as well as many other public and private buildings, were transformed intv incandescent designs, the keynote of which was an expression of loyal welcome to the distinguished visitors. DIVINE SERVICE ATTENDED. This morning the Royal couple attended divine service in St. Paul’s Pro-Cathe-dral, the Bishop of Wellington being the preacher, and the afternoon was kept free for personal enjoyment of the beautiful weather prevailing.

DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY. STREETS LINED WITH CHEERING CROWDS. WELLINGTON, March G. The entry of the Duke and Duchess of York into the Capital City of New Zealand resembled more the triumphal homecoming of two beloved but wayward wanderers than the arrival of a Royal son and daughter from the Motherland. They came as the sun was sinking behind the tops of the hills, tired out after much travelling, and weary with the strain of their official duties. It was the third time since 8 o’clock that morning they had been called upon to face the cheering crowds and participate in public receptions. No wonder a considerate authority had limited the Wellington proceeding to the briefest possible description. • The public, which lined the streets in great numbers, had only the merest glimpse of the Royal couple as they drove past on their way from the station to Government House. There was no return drive through the streets, as there was in Auckland, no national civic reception, and no sight- • seeing trip afterwards. The hour was too late for any of these favours, and the best that could be done if Wellington were not to appear selfish and inhuman was to hasten the pair to bed as quickly' as possible. And it was the ordeal entailed in the drive through that one and a half miles of streets must have been trying to both of them. His Royal Highness invariably salutes enthusiastic people at frequent intervals as the Royal car threads its way through the crowded streets, and “the little darling,” as the Duchess seems to be popularly known, especially to men, bows and waves her hand with equal consideration. Ask any man who has been in the train all day to doff his hat 264 times in the course of a mile and a-half drive. It is unlikely he will view the proposal delightedly, -nor would most women as tired as was the Duchess incline her head a similar number of times. Yet at the end of yesterday’s long drive her Royal Highness was still wearing a smile that suffused and lighted up her whole countenance, so that the spectators, eager with curiosity, were lost in admiration, and could only murmur vague terms of endearment. The other members of the Royal party were looking far more ex- • bausted than the Duke and Duchess when

they stepped off the train at Lambton stat ion as the sun went down. • The Royal pair were bright and cheerful as they warmly shook hands with the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr and Mrs G. J. B. Norwood, and the members of the City Council, and beamed amiably upon those standing by. The Duke was in grey and the Duchess in pale blue from the tips of her toes to the crown of her head. They made a pretty picture as they stood, their eyes riveted on those of Mr Norwood, listening eagerly to his explanation of the arrangements that had been made for the drive through the city. That drive for the Wellington people only served to whet, the curiosity. It was such a fleeting glimpse—they had just a peep at a goodlooking young man raising his hat, and a dazzling girl in blue. What a perfect picture was the general exclamation, and in the soft light of growing dusk it was indeed. Wellington cheered all through those narrow winding streets, and roared, perhaps with moderation and refinement, at every street intersection, but its appetite was stimulated but not satisfied: People seemed to be restless at the thought that the following day was Sunday and an official day of rest, but what was the use of worrying? The King’s son and his beloved wife were asleep in the city’s heart, and the sentry kept watch at Government House gates. The young man in grey and the dainty little figure in blue must remain but a dream until Monday. No incident marred the Royal progress to Government House. The length of the route for one thing effected a better distribution of the crowds than in Auckland, and" the police had little difficulty in preserving the traffic lines. Foresight had also been shown in roping off the si do streets and awkward corners, with the result that order was maintained over the greatest part of the way. Only in Kent terrace was any trouble experienced. Here

the crowd was denser than was anticipated, and the half mile of road rendered any £ rea -t concentration of police impracticable. The result was that a portion of the crowd got through the rope barriers and crowded on to the Royal car. The contretemps was not serious, however, and the car had no difficulty in xnakinv its way through the throng. It is’ doubt° ful whether the crowd as a whole was greater than the huge numbers that turned out to witness the arrival of the Royal guests at Auckland, this, in spite of the fact that the weather was perfect and not marred by rain as in the northern city. Saturday’s indeed, was most fortunate, considering the unfavourable predictions of the past few days. A moderate northerly breeze, however, seemed to gain strength during the day, and gave warning to.the approach of rain. To-day broke fine, and there is a reasonable hope that the big outdoor functions to-morrow may yet be favoured with summer weather.

A PERFECT SUMMER DAY. DIVINE SERVICE ATTENDED WELLINGTON, March 6. It is a perfect summer day, a cloudless sky, and a light breeze from the north giving a delightful holiday air to the city. The predictions of rain and bad we°ther have not so far materialised. After the fatigue of Saturday’s travelling to-day' came as a welcome day of rest. It was the second Sunday the Royal couple have spent in New Zealand, and was set apart strictly as a free day in which official receptions and functions had no place. At the request of their Royal Highnesses it was kept even more quietly than the first Sunday at Rotorua, for beyond attendance at Divine service in the morning the day was spent in the delightful seclusion of Government House. There, amid the cool and shady surroundings, the Duke and the Duchess rested from the feverish activities of the past week. Somehow the public sensed their need for quiet and freedom from interruption, for -the gates .at Government House were clear of <’ie public all day. Several hundred people who had heard rumours of the intention of their Royal Highnesses to attend Divine service gathered ’ in Mulgrave street at 11 o’clock to watch the Royal pair enter St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral. The police had taken the precaution >.f roping off the carriage way, but the crowd was not large enough to cause any uneasiness. The church was packed • to the doors. The service, which was conducted by Bishop Sprott, was specially devoted to emphasising the needs of the Melanesian Mission, the preacher predicting the growing importance of the mission as the Pacific and its neighbouring countries attained to first-rate importance in the comity of nations. One little incident as the Royal party was leaving the church impressed those who witnessed it with the keen sympathy and interest displayed by the Duke and Duchess in the sick and suffering. As they walked down the aisle at the close of the service they noticed three maimed soldiers from the Red Cross Home in Hobson street lying in their wheeled cots near the baptismal font. Their Royal Highnesses had looked in their direction as they entered the church before the service commenced, and on coming out the Duchess turned to the Duke again to call his attention to them. Thus the Royal pair stopped beside the cots and greeted the three unfortunate patients with a smile, in which compassion was writ large. The smile was returned, and with a bow in their direction the Royal pair passed on out of the church where the crowd greeted their appearance with cheers. t RENOWN AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, March 5. H.M.S. Renown arrived nt Wellington at 10.10 a.m. to-day from Auckland, via Gisborne and Napier AUSTRALIAN ARRANGEMENTS. COUNTRY INTERESTS NEGLECTED. WRANGLING IN SYDNEY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY, February 24. Sydney is already getting into something of a flutter over the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York. One idea is to sell for some good public cause or other a million large poster flags to be dsiplayed during the Royal visit.’ It is pointed Jut, however, without wishing to discourage the persons making the suggestion, that if the public makes a generous response to this appeal, the Duke and Duchess may not be able to sec the city or the citizens for the flags. Then there is the question whether the Government should not be compelled to hide a blot in the city occasioned by the underground railway work, while the Royal couple are here. There is the wrangling also over the question whether or not the democratic Lord Mayor (Aiderman Mostyn) should grace the occasion in the robes of that high office. If the recommendation of the Finance Committee of the council is adopted, then the Lord Mayor, if he is going to dress for the part, will either have to purchase the robes of .office out of his allowance, or borrow the robes of another alderman of similar stature. Then there is the fear that if the Lord Mayor, his orderly, and the town clerk dress for the occasion, and the alder men go down with them to meet the Duke in their everyday attire, they will not make for uniformity. The Federal Govern-

ment, it is understood, wilt make arrangements for the speeches and proceedings at Canberra to be conveyed by land line to every A class broadcasting station in Australia, and placed on the air simultaneously. Motorists travelling from Sydney to Canberra for the occasion are being warned by the National Roads Association to mind the bumps, and reminded of the fact that, although miles of new surface have been laid in the last 12 months, considerably longer stretches of rough and faulty road remain to be attended to. The Federal authorities have paid the Scout movement a signal compliment by calling upon its young members to under : take patrol work at Canberra during the visit of the Duke and Duchess. One hundred Scouts, representative of all the States, will play their part in the ducal festivities at the Federal Capital, and will be the guests of the Commonwealth Government during the Royal visit there. They will go into camp alongside the military forces. The usefulness of the movement has also been recognised by the police, who have sought the services of Senior Scouts in guarding the barriers during the Royal progress through Sydney. Discussing the Royal programme, the Melbourne Herald says that the people of Australia are keenly disappointed with it. “It is a parade of State Capitals and Canberra,” the Herald says. “Country interests, and even provincial centres, are for the most part , entirely neglected. Great producing .communities are ignored, and, even in the State capitals, exclusive, instead of popular, functions are paramount. “ We do not believe that- the Duke or his staff have had a hand in these curtailments and unwise preferences. We believe that a little junta of officials and politicians in Melbourne is responsible. A normal person tackling the job of arranging a programme would see to it that, even if all else had to be eliminated, the Royal visitors would see the country, but the committee has carefully caged the Duke and Duchess in the cities. When Government Houses and Federal and State Parliaments are eliminated from the programme there is little of it left. Several of these engagements, which .ire designed to enable a few to do themselves proud, could be cut out.” The Herald adds that “the Royal visitors will barely arrive at the Flemington race meeting before they have to leave,” and declares that “its scheduling appears to be nothing but an excuse to give punters an extra day on which to practise their art.” The probability is that the Duke and Duchess will become so heartily sick of the solemn antics of the few people they will be permitted to see that they will go away with the secret impression that Victoria is a State peopled only by elected persons, their families and friends, and that nothing exists outside Melbourne but a strip of road to a place called Ballarat. The whole programme is a grave disappointment to the people of Australia, and requires drastic overhaul.” Widespread criticism from representatives of every class in the community is expressed at the programme and the lack of imagination on the part of those responsible for its framing is severely condemned. It is pointed out that the Royal visitors will see few of the main streets in some capital cities, will eat at many public banquets, and dance at a number of State balls, and they will renew acquaintance with many officials they have previously met in London. Further, it is stated that if the purpose of those responsible for preparing the programme was to keep the Duke and Duchess-from contact with the real people of Australia, including the soldiers, the arrangements could not have been better made to achieve that object.

DUNEDIN PROGRAMME. QUESTION OF CLOSING SHOPS. At the annual meeting of the Drapers’, Clothiers', and Boot Retailers’ Association, consideration was given io the observance of holidays (luring the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York. It was decided to close all day on Thursday in accordance with the Mayor’s request, but to remain open all day on Friday. PREPARATIONS WELL ADVANCED. In a few short days Dunuf.hu will have the pleasure of extending a characteristically whole-hearted welcome to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. As the various parts of the programme are carried out smoothly and naturally few of the public will give a thought to all the labour and planning that have been going on for months beforehand. Only those actually engaged in the preparations realise how much is involved in it all. Fortunately the burden is widely’ spread over many capable shoulders. To begin with there is the big central committee, with his Worship the Mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley, M.P.), and councillors at its head. Then there are the Entertainments Committee, the Routes Committee, the Lighting and Decorations Committee, the Children’s Demonstration Committee, the Finance Committee, and these again are working in conjunction with any number of specialised sub-centres appointed to take in hand some special section of the work. The names on the main committees probably number quite 100, and these again are informally in touch with a much wider circle still of those who are working in one way or another to make the Royal visit the happiest possible success Already in such circles the atmosphere is thick’with rehearsals and preparations down to the smallest detail, and the indications are that on Wed-

nesday, -March 16, Dunedin will be wholly prepared for her eagerly-expectant visitors. A handsomely illustrated and complete official programme will shortly be ready for publication. THE CHILDREN’S DEMONSTRATION. Perhaps the most important event of their Dunedin visit in the eyes of the Duke and Duchess, will .be the children’s demonstration, which is to take place at Logan Park at 10.45 a.m. on Friday, March 18. It is being planned on the same lines a « w i c,nldren ’ s welcome to the Prince or Wales that was given at Tahuna I hrk It is expected that 7000 children of Standard IV. and upwards will be on parade, and about 2500 standard 111. pupils will be mustered at the side of the grounds to watch the proceedings without actually fr^’ ng p l i art ' . The chi3dren are to come fiom Palmerston in the north to Waiwera , ®°. uth >. eluding the Owaka district <-nd taking m Central Otago as far as from bl th S e h ’R 'h'* 11 I th !- exce P tion . of those m , Roxb " rsh d,str i c t all the children will b e able to make the trip and return in the one day 1 The return trains will leave in the vicmrty of 2 p.m. The Roxburgh ehildien will arrive here on Thursday afterOtago Board is responsible for their care and supervision Abon? tn r i tin Saturda y morning. About u4O who have no friends or relatives here will require to be billetted, and in response to the board’s. request for hospitality for them about 250 Dunedin homes i pre opened to them, many of the hosts being willing to take two. It is evident, therefore, that all who have volunteered to assist in this way will not i C lavc chl,dr eu allotted to them, and the Billetting Committee is going to distribute the children as satisfactorily as possible, giving preference to homes conPark nt t 0 the Railway Station and Logan 1 he Royal Party will be stationed on a small dias in front of the centre of the grand stand at Logan Park, and the children will be drawn up by their schools in long rows four deep. At a given signal the front rows will march inwards from left and right, and then wheel in the centre and march in column of eight straight to the royal dias, where they will wheel to left and right again and return to their former positions. This manoeuvre will be repeated by each succeeding row. ■ When the march past is completed the presentation of mementoes from the school children of Otago will follow. It consists of a very handsome example of local jewellers’ craftsmanship, which has been purchased by penny subscriptions gathered in all the schools. In addition there will be the further gift from the children to the baby Princess Elizabeth of a Mosgiel rug manufactured here from locally grown wool and beautiembroidered. The pennies received from the children so far have totalled in value about £5O. The presentations will be made by a group of 10 girls selected from various Dunedin schools who are being.carefully trained for their important part in the ceremony. The presentation will be followed by the Duke’s inspection of the ranks, alternate lines being turned about so that he may inspect the double lines simultaneously and reduce by half the walking necessary.' The children will then be moved into close formation. The National Anthem will be played by the bands, and sung by the children, and the whole ceremony will conclude with cheers and the waving of the small flags with which every child will be provided. The important matter of dress is agitating the minds of head masters, teachers, parents, and children not a little. It will probably be found that in most cases where it is at all possible the chidren will be uniformly dressed in the colours of their school. It is to be clearly understood, however, that in no case is such uniformity to be in any way insisted on, and no child is to absent itself from the historic ceremony merely for lack of some particular garment. Doubtless in many schools there will be nc attempt at uniformity, and a general “jazz” pattern will be the broad result. Mr A. P. Roydhouse, the Education Board’s physical instructor, will be in charge of the whole spectacle. Ambulance tents are to be erected in case of emergency, and the conveniences necessary for the children. A large volunteer staff of teachers from all the Dunedin schools will be on duty for a considerable part of the day, preparing and serving out lunches to approximately 3000 children from a distance, who are not being billeted here, but- returning the same day. For such country children a lunch will be provided immediately after the ceremony, and to all those who will be late in reaching their homes in the evening a second meal will be given for them to take with them LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS. The arrangements for special lighting and decorations during the Royal visit are in excellent hands, and are now well advanced. From Knox Church to Manse street, Princes street and George street will be hung with Jive thousand coloured electric lights, giving a total increased lighting . of about 100,000 candle power. These lights will be intertwined with tastefully hung greenery, suspended the whole length of the street. Plans are being made for erecting two miles of decorative festoons. At the Town Hall 800 coloured lights will pick out the windows and parapets, and the tower, will be brilliantly lit up with flood lights from below. The present flag pole is to be removed from alongside the War Memorial in Queen’s Gardens early this week, so that there will be no interference with ‘he general effect. Four concrete boxes about two feet high round the base of the column will each contain a flood .light of 1000 candle power, these providing to-

gether a brilliant night illumination of the handsome memorial column. ENTERTAINMENTS. lhe citizens’ ball on Thursday evening is to take place in the Art Gallery and Early Settlers’ Hall, which have been combined by the opening up of a new archway between them. The applications so far are coming in quite well, but it may be necessary to extend the time of receiving them a little later than had been intended. It is estimated that 250 couples < -® ll be accommodated in the space available, and it is desired that the full number of tickets be taken up. Music will be provided by a jazz band, and the decoration of the halls is being carried out .under the direction of a strong committee of ladies. The public reception in the Australian court at the Exhibition buildings on Friwlshe'^Tn^h" 111 b<? ° pen to an >’one who wishes to be present. A musical programme will be provided by a large choir under Mr W. P Gale and bv the Orchestral and Philharmonic Societies. A special committee is entrusted with the task of arranging seating^ accommodation for the K' C ’ an “ are Panning to provide for / 000. TWO HANDSOME GIFTS. The two principal presentations to be made to the Royal visitors are very fine examples of local craftsmanship in wood, greenstone, and the precious metals. The casket, which will contain the illuminated address of loyalty and welcome from the citizens, is based on a rarely beautiful knot of mottled totara. On two large slabs of rough greenstone stands a sixlegged carvel model of a Maori whare. The carving is very finely executed and finished down to such details as the characteristic pawa eyes of the figures. The legs are of grass tree. On one side of the whare is the Dunedin coat of arms, and on the other the presentation place with the following inscription:—“To commemorate the visit of the Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of Dunedin and New Zealand, 17th March, 1927.” The roof of the whare is hinged on one side, and lifts to contain the address. The other notable gift is that from the school children of Otago. It is a tray of mottled kauri, with Maori-carved border and corner posts. The words Aroha, ake, ake” (“Welcome for ever and ever”), the Duke’s erest, “Otago, N.Z.,” and the city arms all worked in gold are set into the tray. There is also an inlaid greenstone tiki and koropepe. On a rough slab of dark greenstone in the centre are two kiwis of solid silver supporting a silver book, whose pages contain the brief address of welcome engraved in blue enamel. r ”he words are: “To their Royal Highnesses th Duke and Duchess of York, with loyal greetings and loving wishes from the pupils of the Otago Schools, Dunedin, New Zealand, March 18, 1927.” The book is symbolical of education, and the whole original design is strikingly effective. Both pieces of work have been executed by Messrs Dawson, and will be on view in their window next week. THE APPROVED PROGRAMME. WEDNESDAY, MARCH IG. The Royal train will arrive from the north at 6.30 p.m., and the Royal party will be met at the railway station by the Mayor, the mayoress, city councillors, and town clerk. When the formal welcome is concluded, the Royal visitors will motor to the Dunedin Club, taking the folowing route:—

Stuart street, through Octagon, Princess street, and Manor place. Bands will be stationed at positions cts route. THURSDAY. 10 a.m.—-The Royal party will leave the Dunedin Club for Logan Park, reaching the park at 10.10 a.m. A guard of honour will be provided at the park. The route to be follcwed will be as follows : — Manor place, Princes street. Lower High street, passing railway station to Anzac square, entering Logan Park by main gates. Loyal addresses of welcome will be presented from the grandstand—(a) ‘■ha Mayor of Dunedin, on behalf of the citizens of lsunedin and the surrounding boroughs; (b) by Mr J. S. Douglas representing the Scottish Societies of Otago. 10.45. —Their Royal Highnesses will inspect the Girl Guides, < 1 Citizens* Corps, and Boy Scouts on the playing areas in front of the grandstand. 11 a.m.—Visit to Otago University, after which the return to the Dunedin Club will be made, leaving Logan Park by Union street to the University, thence into King street, passing the Hospital to St Andrew -.street; thence via George street and Princes street and Manor place to Dunedin Club. 2.45 p.m.—His Royal Highness will unveil the citizens’ war memorial in the Queen’s Gardens, where a parade of returned soldiers and other ex-service men will assemble, returning to the Dunedin Club about 4 p.m. The following route will be taken to and from the Queen’s Gardens: —Via Manor place, Princes street, to Anderson’s Bay road ; thence via Crawford street to the Gardens; returning to club via Princes street and Manor place. 9 p.m.—Citizens’ ball at Early Settlers’ Hall. The route to the hall will be via Manor place, Princes street, and Lower High street. FRIDAY. 1C a.m—Visit to Early Settlers’ Museum and meeting with the pioneer settlers of Otago. 10.45. —Children’s demonstration at Logan Park. At the conclusion of the children’s demonstration their Royal Highnesses will proceed to the Art Gallery in the park, where his Royal Highness will formally open the Public Art Gallqry, and present to the city a statue of St. George as a memento of British participation in the late New Zealand and South Seaa International Exhibition. He will ba asked to do so by the British Trade Coms missioner, Mr L. B. Beale. The route to and from Logan Park will be as follows:—Manor place, Princei street, High street, to Early Settlers’ Hall, and thence down Anzac avenue to Logan. Park, entering by the-main gates; returning via Union street, George street, Princes street, and Manor place. 3 p.m.—Visit Montecillo’Red Cross Hospital, returning to the Dunedin Club by 4 p.m. ; the route to be traversed being as follows:—Up Melville street to Stafford street, to Eglinton road, returning by the same route. 9 p.m.—Public reception in the building used as the Australian court at the lata Exhibition. Logan Park. The route to and from the nark will ba •v? follows : —’Manor place. Princes street, Georvp street. Union street, returning by same route. SATURDAY. 9 a.m.—Train conveying their Royal Highnesses to the south is timed to leave ;?>”'odin at 9. a.m. 1710 route from the Dunlin Cb’’- to die station will be via Manor place.

• Princes street, through Octagon, down Stuart street, to railway station, THE HOY AL TRAIN. CENTRAL OTAGO ARRANGEMENTS. The Royal train, conyeying their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York will leave Dunedin at 9 o’clock on the morning of Saturday, March 19, for Gromwell. According to the running schedule drawn out by the Railway Department, Ranfurly will be the only official stop between Dunedin and Cromwell, although there will, of course, be watering stops along the route. A stop of ten minutes will be made at Ranfurly, wheye the train is due to arrive at 12.54 p.m., and Crom- ' well will be reached at 4.3 p.m. From Cromwell, the Royal party will motor to Pembroke and will join the train again at Kingston on Tuesday, March 22, for the journey to Invercargill. Owing to the longer tablet sections on the Central Otago ’ line, the interval between the pilot, Royal, and emergency trains will be 45 minutes instead of 15 minutes, as on the Christ-church-Dunedin run.

THE NIGHT OF ARRIVAL. To prevent congestion at the railway station on 'the evening on which the Royal visitors are due to arrive at Dunedin, the express which usually arrives from Invercargill at 6.23 p.m., will stop for half an hour at Caversham, where passengers, if they so desire, may alight. Arrangements have been made with the Tramways Department for a suitable tram service to be run from Caversham to the city on the arrival of the express. SCOTTISH 'SOCIETY'S ' ADDRESS. The following is the text of the address of loyalty and welcome which will be presented by the combined Scottish societies of Dunedin to their Royal Highnesses:— As representatives of the Scottish societies of Dunedin, New Zealand, we ‘ extend to your Royal Highnesses a hearty welcome, and desire to convey, through you, to his Majesty the King our continued loyalty to the throne and the Empire. It is with feelings of the greatest . joy - and pride that we welcome her Royal Highness, and the fact that she is a descendant of one of the noblest and oldest families in Scotland gives to your visit an additional interest to Scotsmen resident in this part of the British Empire. We wish your Royal Highnesses every happiness and success, and trust that your sojourn in this Dominion will be pleasant tn yourselves and beneficial to ‘ the Great Empire to which we all belong. We pray for Divine guidance and protection in your progress, and a safe and happy return to the Motherland. We remain, with the greatest respect and loyalty, your Royal Highnesses’ most dutiful and obedient servants. There will follow the signatures of the president and secretary of the Caledonian So .iety of Otago, the Gaelic Society of ’ New Zealand, the Dunedin Burns Club, ■ the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band, and the Piping and Dancing Association of N.Z. • ,(Otago ’ Centre). The address, which is being prepared by Messrs Mills, Dick, and Co., is being done on parchment, and treated in the heraldic style. It will be finished with a morocco leather, back.