WITH THE RENOWN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19994, 11 January 1927, Page 9

WITH THE RENOWN

LIFE ON BOARD. FIRST SUNDAY AT SEA, (Prcn Association—By Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, January 10. (Received Jan. 10, at 8.20 p.m.) A special message from the Renown states that considerable time is being devoted to exercising and recreation. The Duke of York and Earl Cavan, who is steadily improving, have daily lengthy conferences with the staff regarding details of the shore arrangements awaiting them at various ports of call, especially with reference to the interesting itineraries prepared for them in New Zealand and Australia. Continuous telegrams are passing, and the benefit of the direct wireless installation, which is now functioning more satisfactorily, is daily manifest. To-day was passed as a normal Sunday. After “divisions” the Duke inspected the port side of the ship, including the bakeries, galleys, and flats. The Duke and Duchess attended divine service, and afterwards together visited the compass platforms, the bridge, and the charthouse, where their sleeping apartments will be in the tropics, and other parts of the ship. To-night reports received from Las Palmas, where a heavy swell is now running, indicate the possibility of the whole programme ashore being abandoned owing to the risk of landing in small boats. The squash rackets court is now fully occupied. The Duke of York has played several games, as well as the staff and the ship’s officers.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

TOUR OF DOMINION. ITINERARY COMPLETED. TOWNS TO BE VISITED. (Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON, January 10. The arrangements for the conveyance of the Duke and Duchess of York through New Zealand have been completed. They will arrive in Auckland on February 22, and, after spending a day there, will proceed to Russell, arriving on the morning of February 24 tor deep sea fishing. They will return to Auckland on the Renown on February 26. and leave lor Rotorua by train. After spending Sunday. February 27, at Rotorua thev will motor to Taupo, and travel thence to the fishing camp at Tokaanu. They will be at the camp on March 1. The following afternoon they _ will leave for National Park ( where they will join the royal train. A night journey will be made to New Plymouth, where the train is due about 9 a.m. on March 3. After the pivio welcome the party will return bv rail to Wanganui, thenCc to Palmerston North with short stops at Stratford and Hawera. On March 4 a train trip will be made from Palmerston North to Napier, with short stops at Dannevirke and Hastings, arriving at Napier at 3.15 p.m. The Royal party will leave the following morning for Wellington, via Wairarapa, short stops being made at Woodville and Masterton. Wellington will be reached on the night of March 5, and the visitors will remain in the capital until the evening of March 8, when they will join the Renown, and leave early the following morning for Picton. Blenheim will next be visited, after which the party will motor to Nelson. They will leave Nelson on the morning of * T irch 10, lunch at Murchison, and stay the night at Westport. At about 9.30 a.m. on March 11 they will leave Westport for Greymouth, and join the train at Inangahua Junction. They will proceed direct to Hokitika, and return to Greymouth. It is understood that Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon has made her residence at Greymouth available for the reception of the Royal visitors there. Leaving Greymouth on the morning _of Saturday, March 12, the party will arrive at Christchurch about 5 p.m., and spend the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday there. On Wednesday, March 16. thev are to leave for Dunedin by sneeial train, and_ short stops will be made at Ashburton, Timaru, and Oamaru. Dunedin will be reached about 6,30 p.m., and the visitors will remain there until the Saturday, when thev will proceed by train to Cromwell, and thence by motor, via Lakes Hawes and Wanaka, to Pembroke, where the night and the following day will be spent. On Monday, March 21, they will motor from Pembroke to Queenstown, and remain there for a night, and they will depart from Queenstown about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22. for Bluff. An hour will be spent at Gore and about an hour and a-half at Invercargill. The same evening the party will rejoin the Renown anchored off Stewart Island, and sail for Australia. As far as the rail journeys in_ the South Island are concerned only dining accommodation will be provided on the train.

ROYAL RACE MEETING. A COMPLICATED POSITION. (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 10. Despite the alterations and exchanges of dates by the New Brighton and Timarn Trotting Clubs to suit the arrangements for a race meeting during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, nothing definite has yet been decided upon, except that the Reception Committee has resolved that there will be a race meeting. Consequent upon the refusal of the Government to grant a totalisaor permit steps will be taken to arrange for the changing of the date of one of the ordinary meetings to the date allocated, but at present the arrangements are a general mix-up. The Canterbury Jockey Club will meet, on Wednesday to consider a suggestion to change the date of its summer meeting from February 19 to March 15. and if this is agreed upon the trotting dluhs will presumably revert to their original dates. The decision to include two trotting events in the programme has further complicated the position for the Jockey Club.