LORD DUDLEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 11

LORD DUDLEY.

WELCOMED TO AUSTRALIA.' [FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] . ( ? Sydney, September 12. ■ W[o grcoted Lord Dudley this week—that is, the-people of Sydney and Melbourne did; and tKey . comprise tho hub of the Commonwealth, of course. "Tho now Govemor-Gen-eral is of' , well-proportioned figure, above medium, height, and with handsonio dark faco, with heavy moustache. His geniality impressed everyone at once, for ho gave the coUviction'that lio was glad he had como hore, :aiid .that'lie certainly intended to. enjoy hia stay.amongst such a fino people. "Over 20 years;" said he, : in reading his reply to tho-, .address from tho citizens of • Sydney, " have elapsed since I was last in this city, but ,1 have always retained the liveliest recollections of 'the beautiful scenery by which it is (surrounded, the splendour'of many'of" its '.buildings/ and above all :.pf tho kindly hospitality of its inhabitants." Lord Dudloy, who . walks ywith a limp, the result of'.an accident , lie met with in the cricket field as a boy,'; stumbled when he was gotting out of .the' pinnace at the landing stairs on the first day of his arrival. '• "Not a good beginning,''he airily romarked. '

On the second day, when-tho official receptW took place, he was received by tho Federal and state Ministers, at the landing ■ stage . 'at *Farm Cove.. Hundreds of pcoplo had; congregated hero, and in the Domain, whoro the-' swearing-in ceremony took place on a'pavilion in tho open air, there wero, it is estimated; about 15,000 spectators. It was at this pavilion, which: hacf been Greeted for tho 'reception of_ tho .Admirals during the visit.of tho.American-vFleot, that tho address from: presented by tho Lord Mayor.' who invariably cuts a good figure in his robefe tad chaiiuof office. Lord Dudley had onCliis -Windsor uniform, with varioUs orders; and, medals;, and Sir Harry Rawson, the, State; Governor, -worotheV uniform of a naval officer.';'-tho Chief' Justice of the High Court of.'Australia (Sir Samuel Griffith, wno administered tho oaths of office) and tho Chief-Justice of the State (Sir Frederick, Darley) iwere-in; their gowns and full-bot. tomed-':)VigS ; .Admiral Pooro had his naval uniform,';- and . scores of military and naval were in helmets and plumes, or cocked hats, and gold lace. Hence the scene was qiiite. brilliant. - Tho-route by which the Governor-General drove to Government House was decorated' : with "remnants of the adornments used for the Fleet Week. There were no'festoons' of greenery, in Macquarie Street such'- as I there were during those hilarious seven , days those which had been in position hkd faded, and were when taken down not replaced. But flags were flying in profusion., 'Aii\ enormous crowd lined tho route, and in,'Macquario Street, near the gates of Government ' House, the crush was great. As the. people poured out from the Domain, and/into.Maequario Street, where they might see the last , of tho procession, they wero met .by an empty hearse; making its way across the' Domain Road-for some funeral. It was: ait. unexpected reminder of the jostle of life and doath.

At tlie Melbourne reception to the Gov-ernor-General oil Thursday a touch of past century .fashion was introduced in the costume; of.-the two outriders, who were arrayed in. early ; English style, while the two postilions ; had; grey wigs, velvet caps, blue jackets .with yellow sleeves, collar and band, arid,gold lace. •On alighting from the railway train:,by'which he had arrived from Sydney, Lord Dudley-drove to the Town Hall, where he was'i presented with an address from the citizens jby> the Lord Mayor. One of tho-first acts of Lord Dudley, on arriving rin . Sydney, was to send for Constable .Gonley, of the Sydney Police Force, and; 'compliment him on the bravery and presence/"of mind he exhibited in stopping the-horses attached to Lord Northcote's carriage :when they ran i away:in, returning j&omi the railway station on Tuesday afternoon. Lord Kortncnte. drove to' the - Central Railway'stationjtb: take ..a-special-train for Brisorder to-cat'ch the.steamer-Kumano, Mara at Pinkenba for Japan. - After he and those with him had left the carriage, the horses.ibecame fractious, and.startled by the snapping of the pole of the carriage, startedoff down .the roadway, which descends sharply into' George, Street. Constable-Conley, one of those: deputed to keep the traffic clear, the reins, and though -the .horses plunged'forward, he. refused to lot go, notwithstanding that he was dragged off his feet. lie pulled them up ns they ran down on to the level ground of Grer-e Street, and just in .front, of a., stationary tram car. Though; somewhat exhausted, ho"escapcd injury, .arid was cheered by the crowd. But for what; he had done, a serious ■ accident might .have, occurred, as there were hundreds of people in-the streets. ,