The Coronation Celebrations.
THE GREAT NAVAL REVIEW.
AN IMPOSING DISPLAY
ILLUiYINATIONS SPOILT BY RAIN.
Press AssocLutioii'—Tele,graph—Copyright. Received Augus* 18, 1.13 a.m. LONDON, August 17. There was an immense inrush of visitors to the Isle of Wiight for the Coronation Naval Review. The cliffs were crowded with spectators. v • ', . Mr. Chamberlain, Lords Kitchener ; and Roberts, Sir Edmund.' Barton aaid wife, and the Seddons were aboard the steamer Nigeria. The other colonists were aboard the Arcadia and La Plata. : . They arrived at Spdthead early, ; and steamed through the fleet. . : Admiral C. F. Hotham, aboard the I^oyal Sovereign, commandietd 20 battleships, 24 cruisers, 15 gunboats, 10 training sh«ps, 32 torpedo tlestiroyersij and 7 tortp^^doboatsi, formed into four lines, each 3£ miles long.
The arrival of the Royal yacht Alberta and Victoria-, with the King and Queen and Royal party aboard., at. 2.30 was greeteid by the manninigof the stops, and tlie firing of salutes of 21 guns.
The Alberta, and Victoria, accompanied by the yachts. Alberts, Osbome, and Enchantress, steamed. east between the gunboats, battleships, and cruisers, returning past fhe fefw foreign warships, including two Japanese (the Asoma and Tokosajo), whose reception was markedly enthusiastic. They then steamed1 east again past the merchant steamers, including . the Opliir, which was crowded with visitors, who paid 15 .guineas per head.
The crew of each cheered the Koyal yacht, the King-, with., the Queen and Prince of Wales, standing on the bridge in admiral's uniform, and saluting each vessel. The whole fleet cheered'-when the Victoria and Albeit anchored near the Royal Sovereign. Later the King received1 the British and foreign flag officers, while the review ground had been opened for visitors' inspection, pending', the illuminations at night. • , ; The illuminations were* unfortunately completely spoilt by a violent thunderstorm and torrents of rain. '
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11713, 18 August 1902, Page 5
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