KING’S REVIEW.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 502, 15 August 1902, Page 4

KING’S REVIEW.

THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

By Telegraph—-Press Association —Copyright

London, Aug. 13.

After receiving the Premiers, the King, attired in his uniform, and looking well, in the presence of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Indian Princes, the Premiers, Mr Chamberlain, Lord Carrington, and King Lewanika of Barotseland, Lord Roberts, and Lord Kitchener, reviewed 1900 colonials, including 16 Australian officers and 219 men, six New Zealand officers and 127 men, one Fijian officer and 20 men. The Grenadiers Band played. The parade ground was a tree-bordered lawn facing the west terrace, the varied uniforms of the colonials picturesquely contrasting with the background of rich green foliage. A crimson carpet was laid from the terrace down the steps of the lawn where the Sovereigns occupied chairs under an Indian canopy. The colonials paraded in seven lines, the Australians in front.

The King presents! Sergeant T. Lawrence, of tho 17th Lancers, with the Vic toria Cross.

The Prince of Wales presented Coronation medals to the colonials, who filed pasl him.

Meanwhile King Edward, who was seated, allowed tho recipients on returning to the ranks to lounge and sit on the grass and light their pipes, as if off-saddled on tho veldt. When the parade was resumed a Royal salute was given, and cheers for the Sovereign. The King, in a speech, said it gave him great pleasure to see tho members of the contingents from his dominions beyond tho seas, and to have tho opportunity of expressing his high appreciation of their patriotism and tho way in which they had distinguished themselves in South Africa. The service they had rendered the Motherland would never be forgotten by him. It would cement more firmly than ever the union of the distant colonies and other parts of the Empire. Owing to his illness their stay had been prolonged. He hoped they had derived pleasure from their visits to various parts of the land of their ancestors. His Majesty added “ God bless you all.” Enormous crowds cheered the colonials on arriving and departing at Buckingham Palace.