PRINCE OF WALES’ TOUR.
SAILS FOR NEW ZEALAND
(By Electric Telegraph—Co >*• rigid.> HONOLULU, April 14. The Prince of Wales has sailed for New Zealand. The day’s programme included surf riding piloted by Duke Kahanamoku, the world’s swimming champion.
! PRINCE GOES SURFING. (Received this day, at ‘J.3O a.m.) HONOLULU, April 15. One day only was spent in Honolulu by the Renown, but enough romance interest, find imihsunl entertainment was compressed into the brief visit of tli Prince to suffice foi: a week. A whisper went round early in the day that the Prince proposed to try surf riding at Waikiki beach quietly by himself, after a public exhibition of surf riding by experts. It- was concluded that everybody in the city heard the whisoer within half an hour as if it
; lutd been shouted by San Diego’s mugna ■ vox. A largo proportion of the entire j population of Honolulu assembled in I bathing costumes on the beach in the. j afternoon, bathing being entirely sus- . pended. The jetty from Mamma Hotel | was packed from end to end with cam- ‘ era men and cinema operators; who j erected machines on native outrigger canoes and waited in the surf in imminent risk of a catastrophe, for the shore was obscured by the crowds of rainbow colours of (bathers. Cheers went up when the Prince' emerged for a little quiet enjoyment from the new wing of the hotel. He wore an ordinary swimming costume of blue edged with a red stripe. Duke Kahanamoku, the famous Hawaiian swimmer, attended with a native outrigger canoe. Amid enthusiastic cheers the Prince and party shoved off, the Hawiian taking the, steering, ■paddle. The Prince occupied thwart taking the paddle next the Hawiian. The party paddled out a mile, coming back at the speed of an express train surrounded by cinemas and camera men and observers with powerful glasses. Frequent runs were made the same way, the membrs of the crew declaring it was like tobogganing. The surf riding afternoon was a huge success.
SOUTH ISLAND TOUR. WELLINGTON. April 15. Sir William Eraser lias announced the following holidays to be observed bv the Government in the South Island centres visited during the Prince’s tour :• —
Picton, Blenheim, Havelock, Monday, May lfltli. (.whole clay) ; Nelson Monday May 10th (whole day); Tuesday, May 11th, Government Offices to open at 11 a.m; Westport and Reefton, Wednesday. May 12th (whole day); Hokitika, Greymouthfi Otira and Healey; Thursday, 3lay 13th (whole day); Christchurch, Friday, May 14th and Saturday May 15th, (whole days) ; Monday May 17, offices to open at 11 a.m.; Ashburton, Timaru, and Oamaru, 31011day, May 17th (whole day) ; Dunedin Tuesday, May ISth and Wednesday May 10th. (whole days) ; Thursday, May 20th, offices to open at 11 a.m.; 3filton, Balclutlia and Gore, Thursday, May 20th (whole day); Invercargill, Thursday, May 20th. (whole day): Friday, Jlay 21st, offices to open at 11
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