LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE.
(RbCTER TELEGSiMS— COPYBIGHT) London, July 4. The foundation stone of the Imperial Institute was laid to-day by the Queen at South Kensington. Her Majesty was received at the Paddington station on arrival from Windsor by the Prince of Wales and the various officers < f State, and a procession formed to the scene of the ceremony. Her Majesty was received everywhere along the i line of route with tremendous enthusiasm by large crowds of people. On arrival at South Kensington, the Queen proceeded to the dais m a large pavilion which had been erected and W2S splendidly decorated with colonial flags and emblems. The pavilion contained fully u,ooo spectators. The AgentsGeneral of the colonies were accommodated with seats behind the dais, and the Ministers sat to the right of the dais. The assemblage was of the most brilliant character, and the proceedings passed off with complete success, no hitch of any kind occuring. At the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Imperial Institute to-day the Prince of Wales delivered an address, m the course of which his Royal Highness stated that the object cf the Institute was to give a broad and enduring representation of India, the Colonies,' and Great Britain, not only to exhibit their material resources, but to be an emblem of Imperial unity. In reply to an address her Majesty said she would recognise the Institute as a record of progress and the splendid results of the past fifty years, and the outcome of the Exhibition of 1851. She recognised that the aims of the Institute were to advance the arts and sciences, and to develop technical education, and hoped the fullest benefit would be derived from the labors of the Committee. Her Majesty added that she believed and hoped the Institute would aid and combine the resources of the Empire for the common good and conduce to the welding together of the colonies and India m one har monious and united community.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1602, 6 July 1887, Page 3
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331LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1602, 6 July 1887, Page 3
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