THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 100, 13 May 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

MR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 11,11.35 am. Melbourne, May 11, t In the march past the New Zealanders, pirticularly the Maoris receivel an ovation. Some 80,000 persons witnessed the review, rain preventing a hrg?r attendance. There was a fine di=p'ay of fireworks given in the Domain last night. Lieut. Byron, Westralia, while conducting the massed binds at the review fell dead, Received 11,12.5 a,m Melboubne, May 10. There was an enormous attendance Bt the raview to-day in spite of showers of diiving rain. At 2 o'clock the Duke, in the utiferm of_ a colonel of the Grenadier Guards, arrived. The Duchess ai d suite rame in a carriage. The Duke rode down the lines and inspected the different ngiments. After this was accomplished tr.e Royal , patty took up a position in front of Royal pavilion to wi'ness the march past. Both arms of the service, naval and military, numbered 15,000 men and cadets. With the exception of the Victorians the infantry was under the command of Colonel Pole-Penton. The Whole of the Federal troop 3 were under the supreme command of Major-Geaeral French. The Royalties attended the Mayor's reception to-night.

HONOURS CONFERRED. Received 11 12.16 p.m. Mklbouese, May 11. Sir G. Diriey, Lieut. Gjvtnior of New South Wales, Lao been created a Knight of the Grand Cross of Bk.8 k . Michael and St. George ; Mr. Dodds, Lieut.-Goverpor of Tasmania, a Knight Commander of St. Michael; Mr. Giai- ham (Mayer of Sydney) and Mr. Gil'lett (Mayor of Melbourne), Knights I B thelors ; Mr. Levis (Premier of Tasmania), Captain Wallingtcn (Private , Secre'ary to Lord Hopetoun), the Mayors of Adelaide, Biiabine, and Hobatt, Bnd Mr. Forrest (ex-Mayor of JPorth), Companions of St. Michael. Received 11,3.16 p.m. Melbourne, May 11. To day there was a great procession of Friendly Societies, one of the finest ever held in Australia. Royalty viewed it from the pavilion on the sfrps of Parliament House. The Duke and Duchess were gieatly interested in the various tableaux, amongst most elaborate of which were those representing the soldiers and sailors of tbe British empire. Another tableau d'picbed Australian flora and fanna, with real \t?«r falling off ■ rocks in a most realistic manner. The coal miners showed men blasting coal in a mine, whiie above, on tho grass, boys played cricket. The Farriers TJcijn had a forge ai work, and a fine s : lver hcrseshoe was thrown from the cart to the royal pavilion as an emblem cf grod luck and banded to the Duche 8, who bowed an acknowledgment. Received 12, 5.13 p.m. Melbourx. l ?, May 12. Tre annual commencement of thß University was graced by Royalty. There were representatives of the various institutes of learning, including the Vice-Crance'lor of the New Zealand University. The undergraduates maintained their time honoured custom of

enlivening the proce dings with dog- _ gerel versa set to popular airs. Toe proceedings commenced' with an acidtmic procession escorting the Duke and Royal prrty. When the Duke ap'peared a great roar went up, and the National Anthem was sung. The special degree list was the chief feature, the Duke of Cornwall and York receiving t-ho degree ef Doctor of Laws, amid a tremendous outburst of cheering. The guard of honour was furnished by the New Zealand Infantry with their Regimental B-ind. In the evening one of the most imposing ceremonials of the Feries was the investiture of titks awarded to those who played a prominent part in the Federal movement. Mr. Ward was amongst those preseot. The Australian members of the Pi ivy Counci! were sworn in privately. The fable, on which rep Deed ribbon 3 and in-' sigoia of the various oders to be conferred, was in the centre of the room, and round it grouped the recipients of the honours. A few minutes before the Duke ftppeired,the Duchess, with her ladies-in- waiting, entered and joined the visitor?. The Duke was accompanied by L.crd Hopetouo, Prinre Alexander of IVck acd suito. Sir Arthur Bigger, Private Secrftary, read the charter commisTioning the Duke o Jiold the investitude. The usual procedure was adopted. Sir John Forrest was first to be invested.

THE MAORI WELCOME. Auckland, May 12. Communications aro now pa l sing between the Government and King Kahuta and Htnare Kaibau in reference to a demo-js'rution. Mahuta is strongly in favour of a welcome after tbe Maori style. He says bis grandfather (Pota'au) and his father (Tawhiao) both revered Qseen Victoria, and he considfrs tbe most j important thing, on the Queen's grandson larding hete, is io make, an appropriate lvferencs to the J death of her Majesty, Accordingly ha propo:es to se'ect a par'y o? Wi.i- J kato women, at'ired ir. native costume, with tlKir dressed *iith spiavs of . lycopodium ('he Mao»i emblem < f mourning) atd bearing gren boughs in their hands, should be assembled in r'me Mrtaole phi e when the Duke Lmd.-, chaoticca laiiji song g the Kiwn,; of "Kuini Wiki'.oriii." 'J h vo».i--n would slso perform the •' -- the customary song and o. v " coi?; : to visitors.