THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 99, 11 May 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

- PER. PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 10, 1 p.m. Melhourne, May 10. A sight never (o be forgotteu w 3 the assemble which greeted the Duke of York yesterday. As the Duke prorounctd the Parl'Rmcnt open Ihs Duehess pressed an electric key which gave the signal for hoisting the Union Jack and sending a mr ssage to England declaring that tie Royal envoys had accomplished their mission. Lieut. TJru and sixteen M oris took part in tho Royal Escoit, and were cheered i>t v»ri. us points. When the Royal vi-i----tors cr ssed Princes Bridge into the city the ttands were black with people, and mighty cheers rarg out. The military sitht of Hie day was seen at the st ps (f Parliament House, whre Navy and Army veterans of Britain, numbering 250, were surrounded by 4500 boy soldiers of Victoria. In front tho fonior cade's formed a guard of h/.nour. Most of tho veterans woie m'duls fiom the New Zealar d war, tut he: e and there weie Crimea vete-ar s. The visi ing warships, berthed at Port Melbourne, were visited by 20,000 people } e.-tei d«y. The State Concart in (he evening was a most brillimt spectacle, arid was a'tecded by tho Roy.il vit-i f ors. Wellington, May 10. The French Consul has been instructed by M. De'acasse, Minister of Foreign Aflir'r-, to expws regret that s it will be impossible to send a French warship t-i New Zeal-nd during the visit o f . the Duke of Cornwall.