HIGH JINKS AT INVERCARGILL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2494, 18 March 1881, Page 2

HIGH JINKS AT INVERCARGILL.

HOW HIS EXCELLENCY WAS RECEIVED. POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. [By Telegraph.] Invercargill, March 17. His Excellency and part}', including a Fijian chief, readied the Invercargill station shortly after four this afternoon. A mixed crowd assembled, prominent among the spectators being the local powder consumers who formed a guard of honor, care having been taken that their weapons should contain only blank cartridges. Several gushing addresses from the local bodies were presented, and cheers were given for His Excellency. “ Bob Miller,” the leader of the Invercargill liberals, immediately mounted the platform, and at his suggestion loud cheers followed for Sir George Grey. The Vice-Regal party looked on astonished, but did not weep, and the Premier wore an expression that would have done honor to Bailie Nicol Jarvie when he heard his doom. The political demonstration was cut short by the formation of a half-musical, half-military, half-civic procession, in the centre of which the Governor was placed and driven round the town. On arriving at his destination, the Albion, there was another mixed display of popular feeling, cheers for His Excel lency, being followed with faint groans for the Premier, who by this time had recovered his accustomed composure and faced the radicals with an air of disdain. The town was lighted up in the evening and the Governor was banquetted.