COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 247, 14 December 1900, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

i -o > [PRU PTITSS ASSOCIATION.] I Received 13. S.3i) £.m. Loxtjon, December 12. Renter's C'irretpondio.t reports that Sir Wi.fi'ed Lmrii'r sUten in reply to the orlis'l'tl invitation to be present at 'h'.? innti.?nr.»ticn of thoCom nonwedth tint if tie ceiv.moi.y' is postponed to M-iy Oinaiia will tend a tvpresinUi'iV'i datamation befit 1 in;> tha importance of th" occssiui. lie hinudf will be delighted to attend personally, Received 13, 0.10 a.m. j Sydsky, December 13. j It is ofßcally announced fh;.t the Earl of Hnpitouu \vi 1I:.n 1a 1; hr.h'-pust eleven oa Si'u day. In considuraiion of the 'Gowri.or-Qenerai's h' aUh thre is a possibility of. procession b-;ing abandoned. The Premier will decide the matter to day. A feature of the arrival will bo a marine display. The Admiial y bsiH given his consent to a proposal <-v!gin&ted by tha SSeamship O.vucW Association for some twenty steamers to, accompany tbe warships fivs nrles out-, side the Heads to escoit the Ituyal Arthur to fcho landing p'ace ia Farm Cove. Arrar-gsments have r.l<o boon made for all steamers and sailing vessels in port that can b3 shifted from their moorings to be anchored in the vicinity of the'landing, and a'l the vessels will be gaily decorated and so arrange 1 as to make an effective a display as possible. (Received 13, 10.31 p.m.) Colombo, December 12. Mr. C. P. Liyard, Attorney-Go iwral for Ceylon, is a pssaengo!" to Aus'.raliu by the steamer Piowe, and will ac L . as representative at the Commonwealth inauguration. Sir West Ridgeway is unable to attend. (Received 13,10,55 p.m.) Sydney, Decamber 13. The Royal Arthur hss reached Je> visßay, where she remains till early on Saturday morning, b-iog limed to reach Sydney at 10 a.m. (Received 14,1.7 a.m.) Sydney, Decambor 13. In reply to Sir W. J. Lyno's enquiries, Lord Hapctoun wired from Jervis Biy that ho ie improving in health but is much crippled by a bad knee. He hoped to be able to bear the heat and fatigue of the proc-ssion on ! Saturday. The Waikare participates in the shipping display. Her depirturo for New Zealand is consequently postponed till 8 p.m. on Saturday.