MILITARY REVIEW BY THE KING.

West Coast Times, Issue 12281, 14 August 1902, Page 2

MILITARY REVIEW BY THE KING.

(Received Aug 13 at 11.12 p m.) London, Aug 11

After receiving the Premiers', the King attired in uniform and looking well in the p-e^nt-e of Uij Queen, Prince and Pii icess> of W<ue*, In liun Princes, Premiers, Clvitubjr!a : n, Cirriny on, Lewanika, Robert and Kitchener reviewed 1900 Colonial?, which included 16 Australian officers 219 men, 6 New Zealand officers 127 men and oue Fijian officer 20 men-

The^ Grenadiers held tha parade ground a tree bordered lawn facing the wes t fcerraca. The varied u niter oia of the Colonials picturesquely coutrastel wirh the background of rich green foliage and crimson carpet from the ten ace down the steps of the lawn whet c the Sovereigns occupied chairs under an Indian canopy.

The Colonials paraded in seven lines, Australians in front.

The King presented Sergeant T Lawrence of the 17 th- Lancers with the Yictoru Cross. Tho Priuce of Wales presented Coronation medals to the Colonials filing past. Meanwhile King Edward seated, allowed the recipients on returning to the ranks to lounge and sit on the grass and light their pipes as if off saddle on the veldt. When parale was resume! a Royal salute was given and cheers for the sovereign.

The King in a speech said it gavo him great pleasure to see membors of the contingents from hid dominions beyond the seas and to have an opportunity of expressing his high appreciation of their patriotism and the way they distinguished themselves in South Africa. The service they had rendered the Motherland would never be rorgotten by him and would cement more firmly than ever the union of the distant Colonies and other parts of the Empire. Owing to his illness their stay had been prolonged. He hoped they had derived . pleasure from their visits to various parts of the land of their ancestors, tie added God bless you all. Enormous crowds cheered the Colonials on arriving 'and departing.