THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 115, 5 June 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

DUKB OF YORK NARROWLY ESCAPES A RAILWAY At OIDENT. [PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] Received 5, 1.7 a.m. Sydney, June 4. A bad a' cident was narrowly averted rn the Duke* i journey into the The Royal carriage ctaslud into a truck laden with 1 ay, but was undamaged.

Wellington, Jure 3. It is expee'ed by the Premier then- will be 4000 troops at Auckland and about 8000 at Ohribtcburch during the Roy*l visit to tfce;e centres. Mr R. A. Lcughian hss been comm'ssicned by the Gover went to write an account cf th<s tour u r 11i Duke and Dnchesi of Cornwall throughout the colony. The present intention is that on T hur day, 20 h intt, the Royal pwty ■wi'l make a railway excursion from Wellington through the Wa rarapi to WoodT'lle, retujfling to this city via Fa'mirston North. The TJsited States srroed cruiser Br. oklyn anivad here to-d.y, and wi'l remain a we?k, sailing hevce to Syduiy. | MEDALS FOB SCHOOL CHILDREN. I WELLINGTON PREPARATIONS INDEFINITE.

"Wellington, June 4. Th° Education D.par'ment has began ihe distribution of capper medals to be jiiven to Sta'e schorl children in •he colony to commemorate 'he R y*l visit. The me'-A is a li'.ila larger • h'.n a shilling. On tht front is a represeoitation ft the R yal y-n hj% with tbe in'crip'un " H.M.S. Ophir, in which their Royal Iligt-n sses cune to New Ze land, June, 1901." Onthebickare ■ i.e words " chil I en's s uvenir; visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall to New Zealand." One hundred and fifty thousand mrdalsjiave be-n s'ruck. Another finarcial difficulty has arisen over thestretdews tins. The deviation Ccmmi'tee applied to the Reception Committre for another £2OO, but tbat body hr.d ahead y iucu'rei liabilities f m >un<irg to £I4OO, and bad only £I2OO at its disposal The committee resolved to vote £IOO cni tonally on it being subsci ibed by the public. A further ctnvass is to ba made. It is sta'ed that unites further subscriptions wo made tbe work will have to be stpped. THE CHKWTOUHRCH REVIEW. Ddnedik, June 4. Owing to tbe probably in dequa'e representation of Otago corps at the Christchurch review LieuvCol. Smith h*a reported to Colonpl Webb recom mending the fbindomnent of the programme bo far as Otago is concerned.