THE KING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1530, 28 August 1912, Page 9

THE KING.

* VISIT TO WINCHESTER. THE MAN WHO SAVED THE . CATHEDRAL. 3noo more the King has shown his eymthy with and his personal interest in 3sa who do the hard manual work of a'world (says the "Daily Mail"). His ;it to Winchester on July 15 for the •vice oi'thanksgiving whicn marked tile ring oi tlie catn«nral lrora decay has d as its hero a wording man. I'h* danger to tho stabimy oi the cathcal was auo to tho foundations being laid ion ninvsny soil. VV'hon Mr. 1. u. Jackn, R.A., tne architect called-in to acivit© e Dean and Chapter, laid bare theio undations seven years ago, ho lound that -re was a great quantity of water under e church. Eight hundred years ago tne .stem arm ot tae cathedral had been lilt upon the trunks oi trees laiu len-tn-, ise upon solt soil. Gradually totse sank, id it was necessary to supply the supirt they had cea&dd to give by iinaernning the cathedral with blocks ot ncrete. .' This was work which had to be done in iter and under water by a diver. This ver, Mr. William Kobsrc Walker, figured rv honourably and prominently in tlio ■ocecdiuss. J.ll tna account or the prervalion of the cathedral which was sent i the Jiing the '• diver was thus • menon«l:— "Xho same diver has earned through to whole work of underpinning..For live id a half years he has been burrowing ider the catnedral, labouring in the u-k, tlio water being too discoloured to low of the use of electric lignt. No one una supervise, him, but no portion of tho ork was scamped'. Whenever Mr. i'ox, is engineer, put on diving dress and went ,<xu to inspect he found that tho divet id cdnscieiiuousiy aha'most ' eliectiveij ;rformed his Tne public owes Mr, 'alker'a great debt of gratitude." Tne Jiing, having read this tribute, said a would dike to make Mr'. Walker's aclaintance. After the service, when theii !aje'stie3 went to look at the now but ■esses oh tho south side of the nave, thi iver was presented. The liihg shook bin irdiaily by the hand." "How long hav< ju been at work here?" he inquired Nearly six years, your Majesty," was tflt :ply. "And.'how many hours a day wer< ;u actually in the water?" "Six hqurj day, sir." "E«ally ?" tho King said [ congratulate you upon your teat ii iving the cathedral." s The' total cost of this work up to thi resent has ' been .£114,01)0. This wa: lised by public subscription without aui ■eat dilhuulty, not in large gilts, but toi ie most part in quite small sums. Specia ravers were-included in the service witl li'erence to those who had contribute! id taken part in the operations. The King, wearing a, irock coat witl :ey waistcoat and hat, and a white flow :.. in his buttonhole, and the' Queen, ii ink, with a feathered hat, arrived a ie cathedral- after their visit to th uildhall at' half-past two. The servic as impressive and the music very fine toe felt the thrill of the legend on th aver or tlio order of service. Winohester Cathedral. Built to the glory of God 1087-1093. 'reserved from danger by the goodness o ' .God 1905-1912. lonsecration on St. Swithin's Day, 109J Thanksgiving service, St. Swithin's Day, 1912. After the cathedral came the schop; ritli an equal train of glorious associs ions. At.the big doors' the King was r* eived with,time-honoured ceremony, th onior scholar, in cap and gown, readin .Latin speech,'to which the King replie a .bngusn. The school song was sung, an ervid cheers were raised. Their Ma}esti< eft after having tea with the headmas'>; rod going through part of the schoo Phe King asked for an extra week's hoi lay for the boysj and the warden, S: venneth Muir'-Mackenzie,; granled it i >nce. ■ The King ha,s: J conferred:''the;honour < inighthoqd upon-Mr. 'Francis Pox, ti ivil engineer who planned and carrie hrough 'the work of strengthening ■it ouudations. of.'. Winchester .Cathedra fhich. had become submerged in Water. ■ The King's Garden Party. The King and Queen entertained 90 1 ;uests in the gardens of Windsor Cast >n July 18. Their Majesties passed nrocession from the castle between t! louble line of visitors, stopping here ai ;here to exchange a word with the 'riends. The scene on tho lawns was i ;ay and as.beautiful as a royal fe ihonld be. All down one side of the space whe: ;he garden party was to take place we iuge marquees, and on the other sii refreshment tents, the tables oharimng lecorated with vases of pink carnatior it ihe end of this quadrangle was eret 2d the royal tent, gorgeous with its I :lian decorations and twisted silver poles •Inside the royal marquee were arrangi x number of tea tables and lounges ai chairs, and close by was another opi tent, under which was stationed the bai of tho Grenadier Guards. By haif-pa three the castle gardens were very crow ed, and a double row of people_ quite f teen 'doen was .drawn up on either si leading from the terrace almost to t entrance to the. royal marquee. About a quari-er-.to four an airship, t Gamma, from Alde'rskot, was seen ir.ab its way towards the castle. There iv scarcely a breath of wind, and th? 803 Standard on the tower huns limply doi the mast. The airship. hovered over t castle aid then sailed away in the dir tion of London. A few mirmfes after four o'clock t strains of the National Anthem w< heard close to tho castle, the music 1 ing played by the' band of the Ist L Guards. Shortly afterwards tha EO3 procession made its way along the. t. races. In front came the gentlemen '11; f-rs. followed by various ?tate officii including Lord Chesterfield, the Lc Steward; the Comptroller of the Hon hold and the Vice-Comptroller; and t Lord Chamberlain, Lord. Sandhurst. Then'came the Kin? anrl Queen, 1 Majesty rearing a beautiful gown cream-coloured lace over satin. _ Her t of cream straw was almost entirely ci ereri -with pale shell-nink ostrich fcathe A touch of blue was noticed on 1 Majesty's bodice, and she wore a rope sunerb pearls. ; Next came the DnchefS of Devonshi Mi-trc;« of the Kobes, in a lovoly crown hand-painted muslin, and two Maids Honour, one in bl™ and the. other cream and white. Other members of 1 Hoyal Family present included Trine Ware, ■Princess Christian, who was dre ed in "rev, and her two daughters; Pr c.«s Hnnrv of Battentwrg. who wore "own of slate colour;.and Prince." AI ancter of who looked charming blno and whits. , \s their Mmcstaes paired along thrcn the double line of guests the-v ,stopi overv now and t>.?n to greet.thora U know,, and on arriving at the Royal m o'ii»» t-ook Ihoir seats. Various dial Wished cucsts were sent frr to win P-,val tea part.r, among them being (Vmfot; the French Ambassador. Co, B»nckendorff, Count Albert Mensdo the Austrian Ambassador, Mr. and J Whitelaw B«id, Mr. H. L. Borden, Premier of Canade;, and several other the Canadian now in Lnndo The band of the Grenadier Guard; 11 played a delightful programme of rou: and the gueits broke up into groups proceeded to the various refreshment m niiew for tea. The soectnelo was rea brilliant, for the weather had clearer and th-T9 was genial sunshine In ,rm s ]-.rge attendance of thf Kings dinn orderlies and several well-known man potonfates now on a visit to t country. Thev were very simply attn and '.o'uo mi-JM the gorgi-mis co'.ou rabes and iewels that were such a feat of- the Cofor.ntinn garden party at Bu in<?ham Palace .last yenr. The officers of the lit Life Guards ; «f or.o of the Gvenadi°r Guard? Int'cali now stationsd at Windsor were pre= wearing undrew uniform, and added th<? colour of tlw as did ,-i mini of the Knight; of Windsor, their c.nifc and r.-.fhoi' c ; uaint caps not Ming v o-aherallv Kccgniscd. In formc-r d.iys' t were called "The Poor Knight's of Wi sor," but the title has since been dropi On all sidas one saw rppier-sntative-law, music, the drama, Chnroh, the arts and sciences, and m bers of both Houses of Parliament. M'Clinton'a Colleen Soap beautifies mollifies the skin. Has a delightful 'ma.'Produces a lather like liquid veh Since 1000 'a branch of the Eoyal Ns .Reserve, has esisted in Newfoundland,