THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 116, 1 June 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

A SECOND ROYAL REOBPTIOtf. FIB PREBS ASSOCIATION. Received 31, 9 46 am. Sydney, M*y 31. The second Royal reception last night was very largely attended. The Opbir ypterday was thrown epen to the public, and thousand? visited her. A VIBIT TO THB UNIVERSITY. Received 31,10.'9 p nt. Sydney, May 31. "" The Royal party atterded the University Commemoration today, and received an uproariously rnthusipstie welcome from the stud<nts. Proceedings opened with th conferring cf the jr. ad eundem degree of Doctor of 1 aws "" upon theDnko, to whom the successful students wer<» present ed. Tb e Duchet s was presented with a Morocco album of views from the Universitv Setatr. Afterwards there was a large and brilliant gathering s>t a garden party in the TJnivemfcy Grounds. The Duke und Dachees in the afternoon visited (be Art Gallery,

ROYAL QUARTERS AT AUCKLAND. Dunkdin, May 31. Mr Waid has ir.s'ructed Mi' Donne to secui e the Northern Club at Auckland' if p'isuble for the ducal tuite. [Tbis has been necessary owing to the desti uctiou of tbe Grand Hotel by the fire on Friday morning.] THE MAORICELEBRATIONS AT ROTORUA. A L4.RGR CONTINGENT FROM HAWKE'S BAY. Gisborne, May 31. About 70 natives leave by the Taiet i en route to Rotorua. Others go from further up tho coas*. At out forty were unabta to go by the Taieu from Giebortie. Woodville, May 31. B?twfen 400 and 500 H awke's Bay and Wai'awpi natives Uft htre this afternoon by special trniii, en route fori llotorua. |

A spscial train with the Maori Contingent r'ached New Plymouth at 3 a.m. this (S it urcUy) morning, and were immfdi'twly taken on to the Breakwater. There they were put on boird the Ngapuhi, which hid returned ah 10.30 o'c'oek las'; night after a very smirt run down from Or.ehungn. ■ Arrargements for tbe embarkation were vary comple'e. Mr. W. D.Webster, local agent of the Northern S.S. Company, and Mr, Will' ston, private secretary to the Hon. Jas. Cairoll, Native Minister, went to Hawora by tbe 4 o'clock train yesterday and met the special, so that all details were attended to on the train, and delay avoided at the chip's side. The Con'ingent included the following influential chiefs :—Tamahau Mahupuku (Wairarapa) and TaDgata Kei Hapuku (Hawke's Bay). Mr G. P. Donnelly and Captain R. T. Blake, of Hawke's Bay, accompanied the-natives.

Mr. T. W. Fisher, Native Agent hrr.», went down to Hawera with Mr. Wehster, and assisted in the somewhat difficult work of get'ing passage tickets fixed up for the dusky celeb ationifcts.

In th<) anended orders issued from headquarters relative to the military programme m connection with the Royal visit, no time is mentioned for the departure of t he variousYoluuteere and cadets for Wellington ; but it i* stated that the Royal landing wi ! l take p'ace at 2 p.m.on the 17th. A'l available troops from the Well ; £tu district will embaik on transports fcr Ohristrhurrh between 4 and 9 pm. on June 19th, and be encamped at Addington till the afternoon of the 22nd, when they return to Wellington.