THE JOURNEY SOUTH.
||By Oxtr Special Cojoiissioneb.J TIMARU, June 25. The Royal train arrived at noon. The Royal party were favoured with a glorious day for its trip south, and. got a magnificent view -of the,^ snow-carpped Southern Alps and fertile plains of Canterbury. All along the route enthusiastic crowds lined the wayside stations. On the arrival at ' Ashburton, where the station was really gracefully decorated' in pink andi blue,, with festoons of greenery, the Mayor Councillors and other local officials were presented; in the presence of an enormous crowd, and a body of. school childi-en sang the National Anthem. The enthusiasm and cheering were more energetic than at any previous point in the Royal tour.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7133, 25 June 1901, Page 3
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116THE JOURNEY SOUTH. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7133, 25 June 1901, Page 3
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