Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

THE PRINCE OF WALES

_ *. VISIT TO MARLBOROUGH AND NELSON RECEPTION AT NELSON The Renown, carrying H.R.H. the • Prince of Wales and Staff, left Wellington at 5.35 yesterday morning, and Arrived at Picton at 10 o'clock after a smooth trip. Tho visitors made a brief J stay at Picton, then went on to Ulen- t helm, leaving later for Nelson. v FROM BLENIifTO NELSON { JOYOUS DEMONSTRATIONS ALL 1 THE WAY. - ■ „ " e By Telegraph-Press Association. fl Nelson, May 10. From Blenheim the Royal party set a out in motor-cars for Neison, 80 miles 1 distant. Every homestead passed put l out its bit of bunting to welcome the I Prince. Then the mountainous region on the borders of Marlborough and Nel- « soh provinces was enteved. 1 The roads t were in Rood order, though Tather dusty. * Havelook assembled all its people opposite tho Post Office, the roadway being T spanned by flags and welcoming stream- J ers. An address of welcome was pre- * eented, and the children cheered their J future King right lustily. Then tho J journey was resumed along the road, , following the windings of the Pelorus , River. Through little patches of native ltrash, past the isolated homes of backo ( blocks settlers, and across streams still £ innocent of bridges the long procession ~ of motors went forward. It was some- j times astonishing to come ivpon a small j oabin with flags flying, and little children by the roadside waiting to wave j and oheer. Beyond Pelorus Bridge tho ( party waited for luncheon in a seques- ( tered spot with grassy cleared 'slopes on j one side, and on the other native bush, , with the river curling down over its j rock bed. I 1 Here half a dozen.residents of a ham- ] let a little way off came on the 6cene, ,( end His Royal Highness beld an im- i promptu Teception. A couple of infants 1 in amis were among the party, and two \ proud mothers wended their way home- i wards a little later, for Royalty had i taken special notice of their offspring.. A 1 kinema man got a picture of the Princo chncMng the first youngster under the ' chin, and displaying keen interest in i the family's life and doings. „. Luncheon over, a start was made to ' cross the 6tcep Rai Saddle, the long, i tortuous ascent and the even steeper and more crooked descent -affording ' plenty of momentary thrills. A s&etch : of level, and then another hill—the ! Whangamoa—had to be negotiated. A couple of cars were delayed by, punctures. These were the only casualties of the trip, and as the Toads in the hills cannot be described as good, the record is creditable. At, Canvastown and Wakapuaka, everyone turned out to see the Prince go by. As the party drew near to Nelson, the people began to line the road in_ knots and car-loads, cheering and welcoming his Royal Highness. The city boundary was crossed under an archway of flags and . greenery. Then the Post Office bells pealed j a welcome as the Prince entered Trafal- ! gar Street fwhieTi was attractively deco- ( Tated and filled with cheering crowds), ; and guns boomed out ,a Royal salute. ; Primary school children and college girls lined part of the street. Cadets furnished a guard of honour. During his inspection of the guard, the Prince was : cheered again and again. He _ then mounted a dais at the steps leading to , the cathedral, and a civic address was presented. The Prince then inspected returned troops and pinned.decorations on the breasts of two or three men. Cheer after cheer burst forth, and as the cheering was taken up hy the -irowd along the street it resembled a billow of sound rolling along. .When tho Prince moved to the School of Music, where' a brief Teception was held,, enthusiasm reached-a high pitch, and the cheering , was continuous. ' Eventually-the Prince came out on a balcony and acknowledged the acclamation, which redoubled in fervour for some minutes. Nelson's welcome to hor future Sovereign was one to be proud of. a tqiichTnglncident By Telegraph—Press Association.. Nelson, May 10. . Tho Prince attended a citizens' ball this evening in- the Provincial Hal, which was tastefully decorated and presented a brilliant spectacle. Trafalgar Street had been transformed into a glimpse of Fairyland, the decorations consisting of columns draped with flags and greenery, with an ordered system of greenery and flags strung between them, and Chinese lanterns set along the lino. The effect when the tonterns were lighted was enchanting. A fireworks display added to the light and colour of the scene. A touching incident was witnessed just before the Royal car reached the city boundary this evening. A very old lady strewed the roadway with flowers, and as the Prince drove past she endeavoured to throw a bouquet" into the car. It fell short. The Prince, observing this, ordered the chauffeur to stop and drive back. His Royal Highness accepted the bouquet from ths old lady's hands and spoke a few words of kindlv appreciation. Whereupon the good lady, in an ecstacy of joy, burst into tears, invoking blessings upon his head, for his man&y good nature and gentlemanly consideration, , The view along Trafalgar Street, filled with its cheering thousands and en<Eng with packed terraces at Cathedral steps, was one to linger in the memory. Thoso who have followed the tour right through are agreed that no place, in proportion to its population, has done better than Nelson in honouring tho Princo. • AN INVITATION FROM JAPAN Honolulu, May 9. According to a dispatch from Tokio, the Prince of Wales is expected to visit Japan next year as well as India, and to go to Australia for the second time.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.. -.'■ oil forlhTrenown (Rec. May 11, 1.50 a.m.s Sydney, May 10. ' The oil tanker Waricrishna has arrived from Texas with a cargo of oil for ths Renown's bunkers.--Press Assn.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200511.2.36

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 193, 11 May 1920, Page 7

Word count
Tapeke kupu
978

THE PRINCE OF WALES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 193, 11 May 1920, Page 7

THE PRINCE OF WALES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 193, 11 May 1920, Page 7

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert