The Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920. COMING EVENTS.

Southland Times, Issue 18825, 19 May 1920, Page 4

The Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920. COMING EVENTS.

To-inomnv the Prince of Wales will be in Invercargill, the most southern town that he will visit in the whole of his journcyings through the Empire. Invercargill, too, will mark the conclusion of the New Zealand tour. There will still remain the btate dinner to be held on board H.MS. Renown at Lyttelton, but we may say that the people of Southland will be the last to pay him homage officially, and that should make us careful to live up to the distinction. ILs stay in inveicargill is brief, much shorter than was first intended and far too short for the wishes of Southlanders. We can, however, make up in concentrated enthusiasm what we will lose in the matter of time anti while we may not be able to offer him scenes as spectacular as some that have greeted him in the larger centres, we will be able to show him that there is •no lack of warmth in our affection for him. The programme arranged for these important events to-morrow is simple, but should none the less be effective and the presence of huge crowds from the country should assist in proving to our Royal visitor that Southland though last in the order of his lour is not last in its desire to demonstrate its loyalty to the Crown and its admiration for the Prince who embodies all that is best iu the young men of the Empire. It has been [imposed, and we heartily recommend the suggestion, that the people from the outside centres should group themselves in the vicinity of the banners expressing their welcome and thus make those emblems something more than more painted signs. We can expect large crowds in the streets and. wide though they are, they will not he large enough to meet the requirements of the occasion if the public docs not maimaiu orderly array and leave clear the passage for the Prince’s progress. We read that His Royal Highness was impressed by the warmth of his welcome in Dunedin only slightly more than by the behaviour of the dense crowds that thronged the streets. We may anticipate a similar experience for the Prince when ho visits Invercargill. It should not be necessary to remind people that those who are closely associated with the Prince declare that he does nut like the use of confetti. In this matter we should be careful to consider the feelings of our guest. In every town so far some confetti, in a diminishing quantity as he lias come south, has been thrown over him. We hope that Invercargill will be the first town to observe this rule without qualification and to refrain from marring His Royal Highness’s enjoyment. Already lhe streets are beginning to to wear a gala appearance and a great deal more in the way of decoration will be clone to-day. The Reception Committee has been very receptive of ideas ami has been assiduous in its efforts to prepare a welcome to the Prince that will bo worthy of our feelings, and it only remains now for the public to do its share lo make this historic function a lasting memory for the pro'/incc and also, we hope for the Prince of Wales.