THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 3 June 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT.

' THE CANADIAN TOUB. / pkb pnusa association. ! lteceived 2, 4.53 p.m. j London, June 1. i The Times states that the Ophiiu with the Roy«l visitors is expected to reach Ounoda on September 14th, the landing taking pbee at Halifax or Sydney, Nov* Scotia. They are to arrive at Qu»beo on the 16th, when Lord and Lady Mento and Sir W, Liuiier will officially welcome them. Piepaiu ions for tbe welcome ire being made on a scale of unequalled magnilicence, Tbe Royal party will speed two days at Montreal, where they will be the guests of Lord Strathcoca, and four days at Ottawa, the Duke leaving fur tha Oar ad iin Pacific cost on September 24th, spending ten days at Manitoba and the Dorth we»t territories anl Columbia, returning via Toron'.o, Hamilton, Viagra, Thousand Isles and St. I.aur nee, and embirking at Halifax for Newfoundland on October 11th.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. lteceived 2, &.t> p.m. ,' Sydney, June 2. The Duke; wearing the Uniform, of the 7th Royal Fusilier*, on Saturday presented war medal*, on the law*, at Government House, in tte preseoce of Lord Hopetoun, the Sttte Governor, tbe military h< ads, the Premier and a stlect gathering. About fourteen hundred medals were distributed, and the b.lane3 will be forwarded to those eutit led to them. The Duke briefly conversed with Captain Watson, the Bret man to enter Pretoria, and Captain Robertson, a medalled veteran.

The Royalties afterwards inspected the Baden-Powell presentation sword, and held a reception. T«e members of the two Houses gave a dinner at Government House at night.

Auckland, Jane 1. The Northern Club has been placed at the disposal of the York*' suite. Members of the Club will be acoommedated at the Auckland Club.

INVITATION TO VETKBAIM. The fact that a number of vefrraoi residing in New Plymouth and otbet parts of the Proviuce of Tattm-ki not having received invitations to visit Wellington on the cc sion of tie R iyal visit having been bronght under i he notice of i he lion. W. T. Jennings, he a* onre made it bis business to find out as far as passible bow many had been ov>r ooked, and then wiied totntf Hon. the Pr.mirr clling bis attention to th-» omission and forwarding tM names of those win had not reotivea invitations. la reply on Saturday j afterno n he recaived the following telegram :-»-•''

Hon, W, T. Jenn-ngs, M.LO., New Plymouth. The fault does not lie with Captain Alexander, who is daaling with the veterans, but the v teraos thenselvea, Thi-y should each have stnt in their applicatiors and qualifications. The names you have s*nt will be submitted in due ourpe. If there are any others their names skcu'd be cent on. R. J. Seddou.

In connection wi'h this matter we once b.f'iie poin'ed out that the voterats in Tarannki should form a branch of t v o Ne» Z> aland V. terana As'oMatiori, when nil these masters would go through the bands of the local gscretory, as is done els (where. la the m«Bn'ime, ve'erans who lave not rece'ved thtir applications should oominiunicafce with Mr F. L, Wwbeter, who wi 1 doub'lfsi see that they art I fo waided to the proper quaitera.

maori celebrations at rotobua* the Second suuthkrn oontinQBNT. [By oub Spicial.] The seeoLd batch of Maori* who cimo up by special train on Sunday mnrniog and -went forward by the Rotoiti, comprised about 475 all t Id. / Excepting about lulf a-dozen wbocime from tie Middle Island, thee natives were all v> a dent* of the district* between 0 aki and Patea. T'<e Otaki com pi men t was in strong force, and was in charge of Ropata te Ao(exM.ff.R. for Western Maori electorate), with whom I noticed Hem a te Ao (the g«oial secretary ofjtle OUki Kaoiog Club), Kip* Whatariu', and Rev. Sana (Church of England Missionary). They were accomj anied by a good number of young Maori maidvnr, wbo aie beiag ak- n to Rot-rm to peifi rm in the poi dances; and tbe renown*d Otaki B.ass Band, of right en paiformer*, wire also included in this contingent. The P.ingitikei natives also S'emed to be a iepifs"iit»tiye lot. Those fiora Parewantii (Lew r R.ngitikei) wreuadcr the charge o' Ratira Ngahina, who was one of the Maori* Sfnt over to Sydney with the New Z.aland Contingent to the Cominoaweilth c kbiationa ia January. With him, on Sunday, I noticed Wareni Hunu, of Horowbeuua fame, and Tiraua and ctht-r coni.eotions of th=i late chitf (J'iku Idarama, ard a goodly numbjr if rtridett Parewanui native*. The northern part of the R ngitikoi dutrict oontrillmtod a fair pieport'on, h'adei by [ Uiiku Potaka (.mo of the leading mi*n in the Awarua Bl ck). From |Turakini ctme a fair quota, in charge of 1£ ne Wnitaraand K.m«n\ te Menu. Rouhing *tho Wanguehu divisioc, I which was s'rng in numb* re, jtl e 'easing men were found to be Um tH Wui.u and Wi Ratim. doming |u> tfcenei'. lit, undtr the guidance of Eruera Whakihliua, I saw a fino body of toDio forty odd men ai.d women from the Matatara settlement, in | the Upper Wangaebu. Next to ti osj wore the Wanganui contingent, and in the Fa tiki division I noticed TVkanmgi Meto Kingi and Waata Wiiemu Hipango, two of Ibe tbies recently elected m< mbeis of the new Muoii Lands AdiuinistratioQ Board for tbe AoteidViict (covering the aret fiotu SVaiwetu, new We'lington, to Paianinihi, or Wbita CI ffs in Teranaki). There was also Mr and Mrs Uu Hewiti—the li't r a daughter of thj lato Mi-jjr Kemp, who will be rouierahewd ns one -of the strangest allies of pukt'ln du'irg tbe trouMous times of the Maoii want; i and Ho i Kore ; , another powerful JK no enn siipimter of the same times. Hori wa* nlsj for sims time acting as i»ide-de-camp to Btc George Grey. | Tho Putiki natives showed up in goodly I numbers. Prom the Upper Wanganni [districts were mustered a large force, | Prominent among them was the patriarchal Topia Turoa, who made a characteristically -fine Maori speech on bahaf of his tribesmen when he was

presented te Colonel Wyndbam, of the Imperial troops during the virit tr> Wanganui -in Februa- y last. Te Aobau Wikitini, of P*rakino, the third member of the Maori Lands Administration Board fir Aotea district, and other chiefs fiom the difl'eient parg on the Wanganui River, were all journeying north with thtir respective people* to see and take part in the gratd neloome to "Te Tuke." The Wanganui and other southern natives were u 1 under the management of Mr. W. E, Gofie, of the lands Purcta'e Department. North of Wanganui, the natives do not seen to have been seized with the rame enthusiasm as tbtir Eoutbern brethren. Thus frem Waito'ara and Okutuku there were o'ly twenty people makiog the trip, shepherded by Mr. John Hand ley, of Okehu, Waito tara. Fiona Whenuakura and Patea the roll embraced eleven Maoris only, under the care cf Rtv.T. G. Hammond, Wetleysn Missionary. Tbe only persons to j in the train at Haueia were . the Rev. Ropata Tahu Potiki, tbe re-cently-appoin'ed Wes'eyan Mis.vonuy for the district, end Heni Piripi (sister of Sophia, the we'l-known Maori guide St Rotorun) and her » n, who npefent'd tbe Waigrongoro natives. ' Ae )n the eaee of the large number of Maori* gent forward by Mr. Webster in the Northern 8 S. Company's Ng pubi on Saturday mornirg, the arrangements, in c-nnection with the bane-prat ef Sunday's eoitirgent w-ero ctrried out without a hicb, and r. fleeted grrat credit oa all cor cened. Mr. 'AC Walker, local agent for tha Union 88. Company, accompanied by Mr. Wifleston (private secretary to Hon. J. Carroll), and Mr. T. W. Fisher (Na tives Reserves Agent) went down to Haw era by the 4 o'c'ock train on Saturday, ard came back by the epeckl, ar/d bad all steamer p- ss«ge tfekets issued before New Plymouth was reached. The Breakwater was reiched at 3.40 am., and the natives at once hoarded the Rotoiti. The orderly conduct of all was a most noteworthy feature, and' came in for a good deal of favourable comment on all ridep. Indeed it is doubtful if a rimilar number ef Eu-o pcans would have gone through the ordeal of embarking in such dirty weather with mch equanimity as was displayed by these natives. The whole number were aboard and a large quantity of luggage stowed away and the vessel cast off from the wharf by 5 . o'clock. Ws have to thank Mr. Fisher for valuable assistance given to our rerortt r io getting information conce'ning tbe natives during the trip,