PRINCE OF WALES TOUR

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14127, 27 May 1920, Page 6

PRINCE OF WALES TOUR

ARRIVAL AT MELBOURNE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, Wednesday. A fog—the densest for years which descended on tho city and bay during tho night, enshrouded the whole landscape, seriously interfered with the arrangements for the Prince's arrival. The Renown arrived on tiuie, ( to find mist, which delayed the entrance. The anticipatory reports whiclr were circulated in tho city, to the effect that she had entered on schedule time, proved to be premature. Instead of entering sho stood off, awaiting a clearing before negotiating the narrow channel. Meantime, destroyers had proceeded down the bay to escort ' the waraliip, and ae.roplanes were aloft, but Luled to locate her through the dense mist. As this showed little signs of clearing and there were prospects of a lengthy delay before the Renown was able to come through, the naval authorities arranged to transfer the Prince to a des-

trover. ' At a later hour jt was reported tha the Prince had been transferred to the destroyer Anzac, which was spce< ni«r up the bay, ''to enable the Pnm-e to arrive in time to carry out the delay ed programme. . As the day wore on, the tog, m t ic city grew thinner. The Prince proceeded to the landing place at St. Kilda, which was reached shortly before four, 90 minutes behind schedule time. Owing to the lateness ot the hou , an d to enable the procession through the streets to be carried out, most ot the ceremonial arrangements tor the official landing were cut out, ami the procession commenced wihtout By the time the procession started tho '.sun lintl framed tl.o asc-emteney over the mist, »«1 the people light of their long, weary vigil m the excitement of trying to can eh a glimpse of the Prince. It is roughlv estimated that something like 1/100,000' people viewed the procession. BAILWAY AND TRAM EMPLOYEES. SYDNEY, Wednesday. A meeting .representing 1200 railway and tramway employees decided to enforce double pay during the Vimce s visit.