THE ROYAL TOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 13 May 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL TOUR.

United Press Association—Per PXc Telegraph—Copy rignt. Received 11.55 a.m., May..,lllb. Melbourne, m,«j- : In the march past tho New /.cabin particularly tho Maoris, received an tion. Eighty thousand witnessed th view, rain preventing a larger attend Lieutenant Byron, of Western Aust while conducting tho massed baads-a review, fell dead. Received 12.16 a.m., May 11th. The Hon. Sir F. M. Darley, Chief tico arid Lieutenant Governor of South Wales, has been created tv K Grand Cross of St. Michael and St.Goc Sir J. S. Dodds, Lieutcnant-Govomt Tasmania, Knight Commander ; Dr Gra Mayor* o' Sydney, and Mr Gillott, J of Melbourne, Knights Bachelor ; tho N. K. Lewis, Premier of Tasmania, tain. Wallington, private secretary to Hopotoun, tho Mayors of Adelaide, banc and Hoba.rt," and Mr Forrest Mayor of Perth, Companions of St. Mi and St. George. Received 12.26 a.m., May 11th. Tho Dnke has received the,, folh cablegram from Mr Chamberlain: cerely thank your Highness for your kind message. I rejoice with you i most auspicious inauguration of the liament of Australia, with ccrcrnoni which tho presence of tho Duchcsi yourself so greatly contributed, splendid enthusiasm evoked by your i marked another important step ii union of the Empire, and strikingl monstrated tho loyalty of the Aust I people to the Throne. The Britin tion join in earnest wishes for the I pcrity of the new Commonwr.-.l'J tba.r.k your Highness for the eh im'; prcnt'icn you have given to thei. • ' The Hon. E. Barton, wired to ' '■ bc-rlain. that his message wc'.c0.,.,. Parliament of Australia was receivi the members of the Howe of B«pr< tives and Senate with much gratift Received 5.5 p.m., May 12th. The programmo to-day oponod « great procession, of friendly societie trades, one of tho finest of trades p sions ever he'-d in Australia. K< viewed it from a pavilion on the «t( Parliament House. The Duke and cesß were greatly interested in the vi tableaux. Amo:.gst the most elal were those reprciinling the ftoldicn (tailors of the British Empire. Thi carried out with stiicv uiletilh-u U details of the various 'uniforms o/ lu-kih'.i Army ..mi Navy. in unoth iji.-.;'.i ulii'.ii a.nutted notice was (ioj AMhiiaiian j'.ji.i, a. lcunt of real liuiiiig oft' ii.o rocks having a most ihlic elfec. TJie coal-miners' tableau si tiio men blasting coal in. the rnino; i above on the grass boys were pi cricket. Tho Farriers' Union had a at work. A. line si Ivor horsc-shoi thrown, from the car to tho Hoyai lion, an emblem of good luck, mul lit to tho IJui.hovii, wi;o bowed hor ncl lodgment to tho workmen. Tho p sion took about two hours to p«.«-s. Received 5.19 p.m., May ii; h. MELBOURNE, May Tho annual commencement of tho versify was graced by Royally. It ■i. lii'Ctu hkiction, admirably uirangei ...irried out On tho dais wore repi tavives of tho various institutes of .car including tho vice-chancellor of tho ] Xoalaml University. Thu undcrgrudj maintained tho time-honoured custom enlivening tho proceedings with dog verse, sot to popular airs. Tho pro ingn commenced with the academic pi sion escorting tho Duke and Royal p At the head were tho Senate of bourne University, followed by the bei's of othor Australian Universities tho exception of Sydney, which wai represented. When the Duko uppen great roar went up, and the Nalionn. them was sung. Aftor conferring ordinary degrees, tho special! list wn chief feature. Tho following wore mitlod "ad cundom":—Master of Mr Barton, tho Bishop of Tnsmanii Rev. Mr Andrews, Vico-Chancellor of Zealand ; Doctorship of Letters, Lor nyson; Dootorahip of Laws, Sir 8 Way, the Duke of Cornwall and (When tho Duke received his degn cheering was tremendous, His IV>ynl ness being moved by the :.;wio.) function concluded by the prcscntut an address in Latin to the Duko, c sivo of th© hope that the fcderatioi established might have tho greatos fluenco for strengthening tho Britis! piro. Tho Guard of Honour wa nished by the New Zealand infantr; their regimental bond (Wellington son).

The journalists engaged at tho ' ceremonies wcro entertained on bou Royal yacht by Sir Donald Wallace Duke and Duchess expressed regret being ablo to be present, owing to engagement. In tho evening ono of tho most ing ceremonials of tho scries was vestituro of titlos awardod to thorn v played a prominent part in ibis . movement. In England such fuuet; exclusive, and only a privileged i permitted to witness tho ceremony Ward and the representative of th Zealand Press Association wcro \ The noble ball-room of Government was the scene of tho ceremony. A a Privy Council was summoned a Australians members of that body in. This was dono privately, tlio afterwards entering the ball-room tr icipate in tho investiture. Ad oi of tho room was tho Royal dais in gorgeous canopy, in the contra of lin was a table on which reposed llio r and insignia of the various orderi, conferred. Around the table woit ;-J '.he recipients of honours, togclhiv Hher members of (ho Order of St. J and St. George. Guests wcro sen llio lolf and right of the dais, f m avenue up which thoso to bo ii ipproachcd the Royal presence, minutes before lli'u Duke ■ nppoari Duchess, with her Ladien-in-Wa.ilit ereii and joined ilia vi'dloni. The .'XDiiijinnied by Lord liopelnrn ami Ucrrandcr of Tuck ami suite, to •"heir position on. llio dais. Kir private cer-ro ary, lend tlio [ "ommissioninif tho Dulte to hold -ostiluro. Sir John Forrest wi>. i ■<> bo invented. The Duke of Ho: arrying (h e crimson vol vol cush which reposod tho insignia, ndvnr 'ho dais. Sir J ( ,l m if, )Tr cnt,, su] by Sir Frederick Snrgood and Sir Fysh, followod, all bowing low thru till thoy reached tho dais. 11 ore S Forrest knelt, and the Duko, Ink sword from ono of Ids suite, toucl John first, on tlio left shoulder nn on the right with tho blade; Sii arose, and iho Duke placed tho c<i tlio Order round his neck, pintioi Grand Cross on his breast,, and shook with tho reoipion'R Tho party backwards, bowing thrco times, ceremony finished, tho same proccdv lowed with Sir .1. McMillan, Sir moiiN, and with those- receiving Coin] ships, except in tho lattor caso tin panions wcro accompanied by thcil brethren and tho Companions did not tho star boing merely pinned on breast. Sir John Quick and Sir I Gillol't, who wcro crontod Kniglitf belonging to any Order, walked dais unuccompuuicd; kuelt, and.

touched -with the sword; arose and retired.

The brilliant uniforms of the military, the uniforms lavish with gold lace of the Admiral and his suite, Tn iT| with the evening dress of the civilians, with # the glowing setting of the rich crimson carpet tinder the radiance of magnificent electric candelabra, made a picture which will remain long in the memory of those privileged to witness it.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 12. Communications are now passing between the Government and King Mahuta and Henare Kaihau, in reference to the canoe demonstration, etc. Mahuta is strongly in favour of a welcome after the Maori style. He says that his grandfather (Potetau) and his father (Tawhiao) both revered Queen Victoria, and he considered the most important thing on the Queen's grandson landing is to make appropriate reference to the death of her Majesty. Accordingly he proposes that a select party of Waikato women, attired in native costume, with their hair dressed with sprays of lycopodium, the Maroi emblem of mourning, and bearing green boughs in their hands, should be assembled in some suitable place when the Duke lands, chanting a tangi, a song of lamenting, for the passing ofi "Kiuni Wikdtoria." The women would also perform a "powhiri," the customary song and dance of welcome to the visitors.