THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 98, 10 May 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

OPENING OF THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

THE DUKES SPEECH}

PER PRH"W ASSOCIATION. I' Received 9, 5 30 p.m. J' Melbourne, 9. ( The coping stir.e of Unitel Australia was hid to-:'-iy by t!n opening of th& Parliament by the Duko of York. 6<eat| crewds thronged the str.e's, whijh wtre lined with troops, iacluding those from New Zealand. Thi Governor-General pacerfed the royal • qnipage cintiking the Duke and Duchess, which, shelly after eleven, emerged from Government House. The proce-sion drove through the streets, amid cheers, to the Exhibition buildings, wh<rethe ceremony of opening the first Parliament of United Australia took place. The p.venu<3 tT the 83uthern door through which the Royal Parly approach ei the dais was carp«ted ] with rayal crimso -, borded throughout by banks of living flowers and ferns, surmounted by a dado cf royal blue Valvet pleated with upright panels t f crimson silk. A orchestra occupied the large plat'orm to the li ft of the royal da f s. Pi ir to the advent of the Royal Paity, the cl rk of Parliament read the pioi'l 'mat'on constituting the Pdilanent. The building > was filled to its utmost capacity. Oa the da : s to the left of the Royil party were th; naval officers and tha s'aff who out by the Opbir, on the right sr.t th<> Lieu l -.-Governors of seve-al Stats with their stafls, and Admiral Baaumont and stiff; and behind these wp; e Pms rep.-isentatives. At noon Lard Hopetoun arrived, and a few minute's liter a fanfare from ithe heralds at the sout' em entraocs 'nncounc-d the arrival of the Duke acc Dacbes o . The Duke and Duchess ad vanc.d to the dias, secomj aniciJ b] Lord and L dy Hrptoun, and th formal proc:edinps then comraeuc.d. Received 9, (i.tii p.m. Melbourne, May f. TLihsr of tho Black Rod summons

the Representatives lo a'tend Senate :md when they arrive'!, two vevses of rh - Old Hur.d ed'h w.ro rung, aft'i which Ljrd J ope'ouo read 'he prayw f r -he occasion. The reason for Lord Hops'.ouu carrying out the tererao'iy, was • hat tli > heads of th£ leadiag denominations f tilei to p.'jre'. as to whom of thoir i.umb rs s-iwuk perform the duty. Af.er > he Lfcttsi! Patent were reid by the Clerk of P-ir liaments, the Duke addressed boti Houses. He (iaid he was present a

the ilosiio of his beloved, deepli i.inr.enfrd Gr ndmother, whorecognisec I 'li >. opening of tha first Parliament bj gran'ing him a pp?cial commission foi th < purpose, and that commission bac bo?n duly signed Wore the sad event occu.iid which plunged the Empii'f into mourning. The Kit>g, his deal ftther, fully sharing her late Majesty's wishes decided to give effect to them Although His Maj-ty stated on tie occasion of the opening of bis firs! P.srl ament that separation from his son, at such a time, could not: be otherwise than deeply painful to him, His Majesty had been please! to conti Shis eepiration, moved by his sense of tha loyalty and devotion which prompted the generous aid afforded by all the colonies in the fouth African tvar, both in ite earliest and most recent stages, and of tha splendid bravery of the cjlohial trojps. It al-o w: s His Majesty's wish to acknowledge the readiness with wh'ch ships or the special Australasian squadron had been placed at the disposal for serviro in Chin\ and the valuab'e assistance rendered theie by the naval contingents of the sever il collies. His Majesty further d s : red in this way to testify his heart f e!t gratitude for tha warm sympathy extended by every pu-t of his dominions to himself and family in the irreparable loss they sustained by the de iih of his beloved mother. His Majesty had wa'chcd with the de?pe- J t interest the social and material progresj made by his people in Australia, and hjd seen with thank'ulness and heartfelt satisfaction the completition of that political union of which this Parliament was the embodiment. The King wag satisfied that the wisdom and pa f riotism which characterised the j exeivi e of the wide Powers of selfgovernment hitherto enjoyed by the colonies, would continue to ba disp ayei in tha exercisj of the still wider Powers with which united Australia had been endowed. His Mnjqsty felt assured that the enjoyment of thtsa Powers would, if possible, enhance that loyalty and devotion to the throne and Empire of which the people of Australia had al'Bidy given such signal pro®f. It was His Majesty's earnest prayer that the union so happily achieved might, under God's blessing, prove an instrument for still further promoting the welfare and advancement of his subjects in Aus'ralia and ttrergthening his Empire. " Gentlemen of the Senate a..d of tha Hous?," conc'uded the Duke, " it affords ma much p'e isure to convey *o you this message from the King. I now, in his name, and on h : s behalf, declaro Parlument open." DUKIS OF YOKK'S MESSAGE TO THE KING. Received 10, 12.27 a.m. Melbourne, May 9. At the conclusion of tha opening ceremony the Duke of York replied as follows to the King's cable :—" I have just read your message to the first UommoQweilth Parliament, which I hive just opened, and al-o read your kindly-wordsd telegram, which was received with immense enthusiasm by your living subjects in Australia. Tha op n'ng of Parliament was splendid, and a complete success. Twelve thousand people filled the great hall, SYDNEY PREPARATIONS. Recsivei 10. 1.2 a.m Brisbane, May 9. Prep-rations for the Royal visit ara w< 11 in hand. Venetian masts are being j s-recte 1 along the route, and other .decorations on an elaborate scale are beirg pushed forwaid. | Wellington, May 9. There has been a serious difference of opinion between the Government and the Citizens' Committee as to where the recep'ion of the R iyal Party shall take place. The committee propos id the spice opposite the Post Offite, and the Government hold out for t'ne space at Jervois Quay rotunda. At a mealing of thecommittee this morning the plans submitt d by the Minister of Works es to the latter site were considered imprac icable, and it was decided to insist on receiving the party as they leave the wharf, and that the Corporation address be presented after the arrival of tho procession at Government House.