The Prince’s Visit.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1921, Page 2

The Prince’s Visit.

THE ROYAL PROGRESS. REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. DELHI, Dee. U>. Lucknow is laughing over one result of the hartal proclaimed in consequence of the Prince’s visit. Tonga drivers declared a strike to prevent the people following the Prince’s activities. It being held to be a stigma on a respectable Hindu to walk where be can possibly drive, the authorities established a service of all the available motor lorries, each liearing placards “Come and see the Prince.” These were packed with delighted free riders. Despite official efforts to prevent it, the non-co-operntors are organising the reimposition of a hartal, when the Prince returns to Calcutta on the 21th. Au interview between the Governor and his Piesident Elect ot the Indian National Congress revealed the impossibility of reconciling the extremist and Government viewpoints. A communique issued to-night states in of the deliberate flouting of orders Government are forced to takw tnoasuies to protect law abiding people. I his was followed by the arrest of sonic four hundred malcontents, including a number of leaders among them.

OLD SCENES AND MEMORIES. DELHI, Dec. 11. The Prince of Wales greatly increased his popularity in Lucknow, by riding in the races. He piloted two winners and two seconds. To-day, lie visited the old Residency and spent a considerable time in wandering among the crumbling, shut, jagged remains on this scone ot the Epic defence during the mutiny, now religiously preserved alike by British and Indian sentiment. The Prince descended to Tykltnna where women and i luldreu sheltered and lingered a while in players house in which Sir Henry Lawrence, the defender of the city died. He also made a tour of Hailey Guard Gate so heroically held hv loyal Sepoys, the Sedan, and Cawnpore batteries limes and German posts, and was deeply interested in tracing tha now nearly obliterated routes by which Havelock’s relief columns'fought their way'through into Pegiim Kot.lii. The Prince was visibly a fleeted by the realisation brought home to him so vividly amisdt the perfect peace in tliis hallowed spot over which the Union .Tack flies every day and night, and where the only sound save the drowsy distant hum of the city is the cries of peacocks strutting aboat the exquisitively kept lawns. Later, tile Prince left for Allahabad.