THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 112, 28 May 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

SUNDAY OH THB HAWKESBURY. ;B FKXBS ASWCJATIOS. Receive! 27,1.5 a m. Sydsey, May 26. About fifty of the Royal party, including the Duke and Duchess, went for a picnic to-day op the Hawke<bury in the river iteamer General Gordon. The cruis*r Juno fired a salute in honour of tlw bit tbdaj of the Duchess. Salutes were also fired by tbe forts and warships, including the Russian Grcmoboi at Sydnay in honor of tbe occasion.

THE ENTRY INTO BYDNEY. AN ENTHUBIABTIO GATHERING. Received 27, 6.54 p.m. Syd-iky, May 27. The Opbir left the Hawkesbury about 7 30 a.m., and entered Sydney Heads about 10.30, escorted by the ' Juno and the vessels of the Australian Squadron in line of formation. As they proceeded up the harbour the boys of the training thip Sobraon lined the foreshore on the Southern Hoid. Coming abreast of Bradley's Head the Gromoboi, Ru siin worship, fi-ed a salute of twelve guns* The vessels of the Australian sta'ion task up a position in Neutral Bay, the Ophir proceeding to her moorings the flagship's buoy. Den<» crowds occupied every coign of vantage aLng the f< reghore whet e a view of the naval demon atr.ition could be obtained.

At daybreak there we e showtrs ( f rain, hut as the Royal y*i-hfc rrter-.d the Ho the c'ouds lifted ar d the eun shono out-, and throughrut the day no rain fell to mar the spa tarte. The stiee's were lined wi h crowds of fpectators. The enthusiasm was even greater than nt Melbource. The landing took pla<*e at two o'clock at Farm O've. As tie Roya party s'epped ashore the forts and war ships fired a salute. The Royal p\ir then proceeded to the Pavilion, erected rear the !an li»g place, where they wera welcomed by Lord Hopitoup, the Lieut.-Governor, and the Mayor, Hon. E. B-rton, Sr. W. Lyne, and other leading ctticials and citizens. Cheers broke out with renewed vigour as the Dak* and Ducibeu took their seats, and with th« iJew South Wales Lancers as a guard of honor, commenced to drive citywards, through dense crowds to St. Mary's antranc", over which was er ct#d a fine greenery arch bearirg in large letters the word " Welcome." *• Turning into George street the Town Hall made a brave show of bunting, and the Government tramways showed fine fligs grouped on tiansomes, with burnished shields in the centre. Many leading city firms alio handsomely decoia'ed their buildings.

THE PROOIBBION THROUGH TBE 6TRKKTB. "VICTORIA THK GOOD." Reodved 27, 8.6 p m. Sydset, May 27. * In soma rrsp - cts the narrow s'reefs of Sydney wtre of advantage, as they give the throng a deser view of the Royal guests, and t*e concentration of the crowds gave an apprarance of greater enthus : asm. As the procession pawd the Australia Hotel the balconies of tbat huge edifice were crowded with sightseers, who cheertd spontaneously. The groate«t dmons'ration was] made as the New South Wales Scottish Regiment passed. This fc rce was at Paardeberg prior to the capture of - Cronj\ and the Sydney puHic did not forget the prowess i f the B1 ick Wa l cl>, with whom L : eutenant G ieve (of the N.S.W. Scottish Regiment) was bsscciated at the t'me he was killed. In Melbourte the precession wra corfine l to mounted troop-, but here the infantry bad their opportunity, nra grratly addfdtothe imprfsfivene-s of the func ion. Col Pet,ton, repre-

anting New ■Zetland, rode with M . j >r- — General French and preceded the Royal OfriagG. At the George-strfet entrance to Mar! in Pl-ce ths profession p sse ■ under a grand rasrb'e archway b al- - „ th* word", picked cut in g"!d "An Emp : re gr-e'ing." Tne rjc p ioD wa-s esp-cially enthusiastic fiom a large ciowd occuiying a plat'orm seating, se eral thou Bird's fac'ng Mr.rtin Place. A s end , archway, Rimilar in design, with ihwords " Lang life and happiness to, pord and Lady Hopttoun" gave entry, Jo Pitt-Btreet,

j Through Uißtlere:«.f;h arid Kii.;.' streeth th«i procession passed amiost. jtho p'audi?n of tho pe0;.0.-, at d ent'-r i ing King s rem iridt with th:i citizen*-' tribute to iha dead Queen. Rjyal ' purple and white ware the prevailing i tones, and from every mast weie susjpendad beautiful wreaths from every municipality in the State, while a huge ! wreath across tbe roadway bore the inscription, "Victoria the Good." Right up the Queen's statue ware emblems of mouroii.g. | Turning into MuQuarrie street tie Royal pigeant pissed the whole length of the s'rret under a arcade of beautiful conception, and e'.trrjd Government House, SYDNEY AT NIGHT. Received 27, 8.11 p.m. Sydney, Way 27.

' Tho authorities conon'rntcd ti e'r energies on 4 ho- l;;au ! ifyirg of ths central portion t-ftle city, with the re3ult that to of tbe most brilliant spc.c'acles ever in tbe two hunifphe-es. M.ignificient il'u-.uiniit ons are *hown at the Gei.eral tost Offica and in l'ittstree*.

j MAORI PREPARATIONS. I Wasganiji, May 27. I A party o? 150 natives arrived from the up-riv-. r settlements cn Saturday an >1 Sundiy, and will bs j oil: el lieie by a 1-ke number from o her paita of tbe distiict. Tbey leave for Roterua on Friday. At prestnt the' aro rehearsing hakas and dances to be peifoimed before the Royal visitors. Auckland, May 27. At a meeting cf the Royal R>cepjtion Executive Committee a telegiam was read from the Pr<-misr, seating it j was impossible to alter arrangements so as to permit of King Mahuta presentirg a special ad divas to the Duka and Duchefs in Auckland, t Pjsbokhe, May 27. An effort is beiog'mida to arrange an excut sion to tbe Ophir as she s' earns pa it Povei ty Bay on the way from Auckland to Wellington. The steamer Taieri calls at Gisborne on Siturday to tike natives north for ths Royal reception.