THE ROYAL VISIT.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 114, 23 May 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT.

A BOAST FROM SUNNY NEW SOUTH WALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, May 22. The illumination of Sydney next week will be the finest spectacle witnessed in tho Southern Hemisphere. The efforts of the Government and citizens are directed almost entirely to that end. „ Brisbano, May 22. The oliief event to-day was the laying of the foundation stone of the Anglican Cathodral by the Duke. In the afternoon thirty thousand attended tho Agricultural Show at the Exhibition Ground. The Royalties wero present.

DAIRYMEN’S ARCH. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) Auckland, last night. Plans for tho Dairy Association arch, to be erected in honor of tho Royal visit,' have been completed. The arch will bo built up to a hoight of 35ft by 2ft square, the towers having castellated tops. The towers will be bridged by a 25ft span, tho crown of the arch rising to tho hoight of 21ft 9in, and having across its front some words .of welcome. Tho foundations will bo solid, and tho walls of the towers will be composed of heads of butter boxes. Along the top of the span will run a platform, upon which will be made a display of foliage, and tho tops of the towers will be surmQuntod with staffs- of flying streamers, and flags, etc., will ornament the other portions of tho structure. •

PRINCE OF GREATER BRITAIN, London, April 13.

It has boon repeatedly asserted on tho best authority that there was a strong movemeut on hand to induco the King to confer some Australian title on the Duke of Cornwall and York in commemoration of his tour. It has been pointed out that any such distinction would bo inevitably l-egarded with loyal jealousy by Canada and other colonies. There aro excellent reasons for believing that his Majesty is inclined to commomorate the travels of his son and heir by giving him . the title of Prince of Greater Britain. It seems, to those who have been questioned on the subject, that the designation is in every way appropriate, and would meet the inclinations of the whole of the British Empire beyond the seas. Prince of Greater Britain is even better in sound than Prince of Wales.