THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 128, 25 June 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT.

♦ THK BBVIBW. GRAND MILITARY BPBOTACI.B. PKB PBBNS ABBCOIITIOB. Chbibtcuukod, Jane 24. The Christchureh review was aspectacle unique in the colony's history. It is estimated that 11,500 troops and 3600 cadbts took part. Tie Duke afterwards iuspootedtba veterans. In the morning I heir Riyal Highueeses attended a demonstration in Victoria Square at wh ch 8000 school children tookp.rt. Later. The paride of State troops at the i eview at Hagley Park to-day totalled 11,063, composed as fol'ows: - Headquarters stall - 7, Naval Artillery and Sub-marine mining Corps 467, Field [gantry 1191, Field Artill.ry 186, General Arti lery 136, South African Contingent 208, Euginters 60, Infantry 5481, Cycle Corps 64, Bearer Corps 85, Cadets 2915, Bands 254. Tne app arance of the cadets, mounted troopers and returned troopers evoked the wildest enthusiasm. The review was an unprecedented success, and an unique pigeant. It was the largest body of troop? ever gathered together in New Zealand. In ihn Art gallery, tho Governmtat enteitainerl the veterans and returned troipers at Juoch. Among the toasts i-onou'ed were "The Veterans," proposed by Mr. Seddon, on i the "K»turned Trr opera " by Sir Joseph Werl. Mr. Sedloa, in his spaicb, stated tha«i the Duke expressed bis pleasure a« d surprise at tbe number of troops prosent at the review. The Ouke had also stated that the cadets made the best display ho had yet seen, though the'r equipment did no' equal that of the Victorian cadets. Tbe Duke abk«d the Premier whether the cadet corps could not be fu'ly equipped, and the Premier had given ordure to the Defence Department for tbeir immediate equipment Colonel Robin, and Colonel Jowsey replied for he returned Contingents, and Mr. C. M. Gray replied on behalf of the ve'<srans. Af.er lunch Mapr Jowsey cal'ed the Third Contingent together >nd took leave of tbene. In the afternoon' tbe Duke at d Duchess held a reception st the Agrfa. ur.il Hall when a large number of ■ ues s <*oro present. The Duke went thiough 1 he ceremony of shaking bands. To-night the Savage Olub entertained the visiting English journalists at dicner. The Duke and leave for Dunedin to-morrow at 10 ».m. t'BAISB FOE THB OBNTBAL SCHOOL CADETS. Chhistcuohch, Jane 24. Capt.iu Dempsey, in aspec ; al telecr im t > ths Daily News, says : •• The reviiw t>-day was a brilliant spectacle, and held is beautiful weather. We 1 ave cu Wtdipsday. The drill, appearatc*, and conduct of the boys is excellent, and they are taid ti be the b>t trained company, as regaids cobiuct and manneis, in the camp. Ours was the only company, out of a bat-- *4 tilion of ten companies, that wu + lee'ed to lice the streets on the arrival of the Duke. At the review (Japtiin Dempey acted as Major of the a telioc, atdXieu*. Gray as Captain of the Company. lam inform:*: the boys morel ei past will. The weather m cold. Wo are going to Sumner tomnrow m< r.irg, and to the Museum in the afUineon. 1 he officers met on Mmhl .y bvtnim-, and had a jolly time. A simi'ar c mp is to bi he'd on tbe Auniveisa'V." PIIEPARATIONB AT DUNBDIN. ' |Dukedin, Jure 24. die hundred 'xtra men were at woik to-day on 'he street decoiatiocs,. * hi"b were rapidly advanced, and will viden'ly b* complete ti-naortow, so iv as the 1 u'e fr m he railway s'a■ion 11 the F rnl ill' I.b w oor.OTPed, and the line of pivicvssi n by Welneslny in iniii». Tho w ther is dry aod frosty, »nd if it (ontii.uoi the city will 00k vty wel. There are oily four trc' es, tl 0 (Jhir.ete, Mirire, CHcis, i> d tho Government. The bio k from Mo-ay Plnc.i to the Octegon appears to ■ g all one arch with festo >ns of colon and banner, ttes. DBPaRTUHE OK TROOPS. Ch* isTciiuKCH, June 24. The camps at Chtidtchurch are rapidly broking up. All the Otogo, Inverca gi 1, and Southland Connsgeii*slef< tonight. Five vesse'sparried 2000 'toops to the Nor h. The Gisb<rne cade's a-d all the southern <:adets left 'o-nighr, except Caveishaa School, whi h returns on Tuesday. I'hos9 f r Nap ; er nnd diatiict Kave toiinrrow, mid the Waupaoui and Wellington section on Wednetd«y. The Duku express d to Captain Lrveday his high appreciation of tbe cadets. Tt.e Duke took a kern interest in ea'hcops of cadrts in the march past, and >tited lis opinion that tbe Nnp-'er Dist ict School acquitted them'elv s best. Between ferty and fi'" y thousand pioplo witnessel the review. The only cases of sickness in the ad- ts are two who were sli.h ly ill, Lut are fcow teooverirg. T' oTiimo s of poisoning twenty cadets an a s,ilut*ly fa'se.