THE NAVAL REVIEW.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 504, 18 August 1902, Page 2

THE NAVAL REVIEW.

A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.

MILES OF WARSHIPS,

INSPECTION BY THE KING,

BRITISH CHEERING

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (By Telephone from Napier.) London, Aug. 17. There was an immense inrush of visitors to tho Isle of Wight for the Coronation Naval Review. The cliffs were crowded with spectators. Mr Chamberlain, Lord Kitchener, Lord Roberts, Sir Edmund and Lady Baiton, Mr, Mrs and Miss Seddon were aboard the steamer Nigeria. Other Colonials wero aboard the Arcadia. Tho La Plata arrived at Spitshead early and steamed through the fleet. Admiral C. F. Hotbarn, aboard the Royal Sovereign, commanded.

Twenty battleships, twenty-four cruisers, fifteen gunboats, 10 training ships, 32 torpedo destroyors, 7 torpedo boats formed in four lines, each 34 miles long. On the arrival of the' Royal yacht Alberta and Victoria, with the King and Queen and Royal party at 2.30, they were greeted by manning ship, and tho ships fired a salute of 21 guns, The Alberta and Victoria, accompanied by the yachts Albort, Osborne, and Enchantress, steamed east between the gunboats, battleships, and cruisers, returning past a few foreign warships, including two Japanese, the OsomaandCokosapa, whoso reception was markedly enthusiastic. Then they steamod east again past tho the merchant steamers. These included the Ophir, which was crowdod with visitors, who paid fifteen guineas per head. Tho crew of each vessel cheered tho Royal yacht. The King, with the Queen and Prince of Wales, was standing on the bridge in an Admiral’s uniform, and saluting each vessel, tho whole fleet- chooring when tho Victoria Albert anchored near tho Royal Sovereign. , Later on tho King received the British and foreign flag officers while tho Review ground had been oponod for tho visitors’ inspection. 1 The illuminations at night were unfortunately completely spoilt by a violent ■ thunderstorm and torrents of rain.