THE ROYAL VISIT.
PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION. Received 22, 0.37 a.m.
London, April 22,
The Duke of York has granted the crews sixty hours leave at Melbourne and Sydney, andotdnrcd the cruisers to make every effoit to hnd r.he press correspondent at Me'bourne by noon on May 6th. j
Free Mantle, April 23,
Arrived : TheGerrnan cnuser Hansa, Rtar Admiral Kirkcboff, en roiito to Melbourne to participate in the Federal ctlebra'ions. (Keceired 23, 7.58 p.m.) Sikpapork, April 23,
The Duke and Duel-ess of Cornwall sails to-day for Melbourne. The cruisers are only oiling at Albany to take eufficisntcoal to complete the run. A long programme of bril'iint festivi-ti-s was entirely successful, twelve addresses in costly caskets being presentsd by British subjects and nativo Stages of all nationalities. The Royal visitors are in the best of ho.lt!>; and received an entliusics'ic send-off with an a:j,u,at : c tet'e. ]
DEPARTURE FROM SINGAPORE. Received 24, 1.10 a.m. Singapore, April 23. The Ophir, with tbe Royal p»rty and escjrt of two warship", left for Albany at tsvo o'clock this afternoon.
Auckland, April 23. The Committer of lidies engaged in arranging a memento for the Duchess of Cornwall, met this morning wh-n a te'eg'am was received from the Governor saying he would submit tbe proposed design of a greenstone catket to Princess May. A house to house collection was decided on.
Wellington, April 23
It ba9 been finally decided that MsjorN. L. D. Smith, who commanded tbe Hotcbkiss Battery in South Africa, shall command the Federal Contingent. The Maori King Mahuta said he was not inclined to go to Rotorua on tbe occasion of the Royal visit, though prepared to meet the Duke and Duchess at Ngaruawahia and have them convoyed in state in canoes to Huntly. This, however, has been ruled out of order.
It is the intention of the Government to give a luncheon to veterans of the Army and Navy and returned men from Sjuth Af.ira, in the four chief centres on the occasion, rf the Royal visit. There will also be a Parliamentary dinner in Wellir.gtoa,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 79, 24 April 1901, Page 3
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342THE ROYAL VISIT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 79, 24 April 1901, Page 3
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