THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 129, 26 June 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT.

PREPARATIONS AT HOBART. (Bt Blkcthio Tblbgraph.—Oopybiqht.) pub pbbßs association. Hodabt. June 25. Preparations for the Royal visit are being pushed ahead. The sheets are spanned witli arches and lined with , lecorations in various stages of proegression. DEPARTURE FROM CHRHTCHOROH. THE PROGRESS 800THWARD. Chktstchukch, June 25. The Duke and Duchess left for Dunedin at 10.2 this morning. Grea» crowds in the streets cheered them "ntbusiasticilly as (hey drove to tip stitioo. A large gatheru gof prominent cit ; zen« on the sta'ion platform 4'ive hearty cheers when their Highnesses appeared. Mr. Robert Allan, one of the Royal Oomnvssioners, wishtd 'ha Duchfss a s<fe return to Old Enghcd, and their Highne-ses expressed to him the great p'e«Bure the trip to Chris church had given to them. The Duke and Ducbrss remained on the carriago platform till the train passed out of the station, tnwing acknowledgements of the hearty cheers which were given. Before tbeir Highnesses left they wera presented by Mayor Rhoihs and Mrs. Rhodes with a jewelled walkidg stick and a jewelled scent-bottle respectively. Later. With regard to a statement th«t owing to tbe postal holiday many invitations to the Royal reception en Mon •lay »f ternoon were not delivered, the Chief Postmaster at Ohristchuroh 1 explains that there was a delivery on Monday, and of five hundred in vita'.ions posted oa Sunday evening, all but four or five were delivered on Monday morning. Some were addressed to country t esidents who were in town, and ' difficulty was experienced in finding 1 them; but every effort was made, and all the invitations but three were ulti--1 mately delivered. Mrs. Rhodes, wife of the Mayor, ! hat received a letter of thanks for the presentation by the women of Canterbury tithe Ductus* of York fur her • ldeht son on the ccras'on of his seventh birthday. Odonel his issued a genoral order expr, ssing apprecia io-.' of the excellent manner in which all ranks acquitted themselves at the review, The Royal yacht Oph'r was thrown open f)r public inspection to day, en.3 many thousands of persons wont through to Lytteltdn. In consequence of th* great; number of carriages sent to Dunedin the rolling stock was greatly taxid, but m seruus accidents occurred. Timauu, June 25. The Royal party had beautifully 1 e'ear, sunny weather for the run through North Canterbury. A large crowd assembled at the Timaru station, where the party baltelf "r lunch. Th' Duke and Duchess were we'cooied by the Mayor and and Mayoress (Mr. Ann Mrs. Mcintosh) between the linos of » guard of honour. A few pres< n's were presented by the Premier. Their Royal Highnesses walked along a special pasage to a pin form in the street, where many hundreds of s^heo 1 children Wtr»i massed atid sang the Nationil Anthem. Bmquets were presented by fchool girts, whi wer* immensely pleased at the Duchess'* ktcdly reception of them. The whole' proce-.dit gs listed bu f . a few minute?, a'.d the train hfs for Dun-din at 1.20 o'clock. DUNEDIN PREPARATIONS. Dunedin, Juno 25, Though there are shnp fros's m nigh? it is excjfdingly plow a-, t in the iky time, ai-d the sun is b i«h*; and warm. Everything is in a fo'ward stite, and by ti-tight Dunedin wili be in her brightest erray, fur exoe'lirg any previous display. NARROW ESOAPrf OF AO(!IDEST TO THE PUEMIER. Dunedin, June 25. Immediately after leavir g the station the che ring startle! the horses drawin? M> S d'oo, Mr* SecMon, and tre Misses Seddon. The horses bol-ed, and turned down Princes-st-eet siuih, inst ad of c.n'inuingsloug High stie t to the Grind Ho*eU There wa* eeriou-dangt-r to the crowd, and the o?cupar.ts of the carriage. Mr Siddon r-houted for somebic'y to ge". to the hors s h-sds Mr Bl irkwoxl rushed from thcrowd snd s- iz d tbe trace?, and sived t ecarri»ge from going oxer the crest o c Piio e's-str et, who e seihm cnsequence might have hippenel. The horses vn-re p,ot wder control, and the carriage returred t) the Grard Hotel, the occopauts b ing heartily entered. ROYALTY AT DUNEDIN The Royal patty reached Dunedin at 3 o'ekek, and received a ve>y enthusi-a-tic wifcom'; bu thepartjculr s.anin th ough too la'e f or inser-i ion this in ruing-