British Naval Review. GERMAN EMPEROR'S VISIT. London, August 7

Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 394, 17 August 1889, Page 5

British Naval Review. GERMAN EMPEROR'S VISIT. London, August 7

The Emperor of Germfiny is delighted with his reception in England, and prolongs his stay until Friday. In his speech after the lunch at the naval review, the Emperor -"William expressed hopes that the ancient fellowship of the British and German nations and armies would long continue. A deputation from the First Dragoon Guards of Germany has been warmly welcomed by the Queen. Major Baron yon Zedtwitz, on behalf of his brother officers, addressed Her Majesty, hoping that she would long be commander of their regiment, Her Majesty replied, heartily thanking the officers for coming from Berlin to convey their congratulations, and expressed her great gratification at being appointed to a colonelcy in their regiment. The Emperor William, of Germany, speaks in eulogistic terms of the facility with which the vessels were handled in the recent manoeuvres in the Solent, and the immense naval power of Great Britain. During the review a collision occurred between the Invincible, 20 guns, 6,010 tons, 4,830 h.p., and the Black Prince, 2B guns, 9,210 tons, 5,770 h.p., the latter vessel being temporarily disabled. The Black Prince was, however, slightly injured, and in a few hours resumed her place in the fleet. The British fleet taking part in the naval review has now left Spithead to carry out a series of manoeuvres in the English Channel. At the review to-day of 26,000 troops at Aldershot the Emperor "William, Prince Henry and Princess Alexandra were present, but the Prince of Wales, who was slightly indisposed, was absent. The weather was splendid. The Emperor William congratulated the Duke of Cambridge upon the excellence of the troops' evolutions, and at a luncheon, in the course of the after proceedings, said he was agreeably surprised at the progress of the British army since the review on the occasion of the Queen's Jubilee two years ago. It was now impossible to tell the volunteers from the regulars. He said the English fleet was unequalled in the world, and the same might be said of the German army, and the two together could dictate terms of peace to all the other nations.