PAGEANT ON THE THAMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1919, Page 5

PAGEANT ON THE THAMES.

TRIBUTE TO MOSQUITO CRAFT, AND MERCHANT SERVICE. By Telegroph.—rress Assn.—Copyright. Received August fl, 12 p.m. London, August 4. The Thamcsaidft was the tuntre of attraction for all holiday makers in London. Every bridge was gay with streamers. There were dense crowds between the Tower Bridge and Chelsea. Their Majesties drove to Customhouse Quay. A royal salute was fired from the Tower. Their Majesties boarded the Royal barge, and headed the great procession of boats towards Chelsea, whereof the last left the Customhouse as the King reached Chelsea. The Lord Mayor, as Admiral of the Port of London, followed the King, launches, representing the Navy, the Ministry of Shipping, the National Lifeboat Institution, Trinity House, training ship Worcester, the Warspritc, and the Aretlnu followed.

The coastguards, fishermen and sea scouts were repreHented. Finally there came seventy boats, representing tha shipping companies, manned by active service seamen.

War vessels were present, including several destroyers and a mystery ship capable of submerging to its deck; the motor boats which destroyed the German vessels on Lake Tanganyika, and a picturesque red gold barge containing the King and Queen Alexandra, and Princess Mary, pulled by red-coated ,oarsmen. The party were everywhere greeted with prolonged cheers. The proceedings were happily without incident. The whole pageant was a well-earned tribute to the mosquito craft and the merchant seamen, whoss unquestioned gallantry saved the Nation from starvation. A lightning strike of six hundred • drivers and firemen held up tens of thousands of holiday-makers at Waterloo. There were extraordinary scenes, angry fathers and mothers denouncing the strikers. Children wept at finding their day's pleasure spoilt. A prominent Trades Unionist describes the strike as "a dirty trick" to play upon ,the trippers. Aus.-N.is. Cable Assn.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING STRIKE. i «» GOVERNMENT STANDS FIRM. I By Mejraph.—Tress Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, August 0. Senator Millen has received a letter from the president of the Seamen' 3 Federation stating that a settlement can be j arranged if the four cardinal points in the claims are conceded, Walsh released and a conference summoned immediately to consider the other claims. The letter concluded that any alternative Government proposals would be considered. Mr Millen replied that as it was clear the seamen rejected the terms approved by the interstate Conference, the Government would not submit any alternative proposal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SEAMEN'S OBDURATE ATTITUDE. Received Aug. 0, 11.10 .p.m. Sydney, Aug. G. A mass meeting of seamen discussed the latest developments, including Walsh's message (previously cabled), and resolved not to resume or negotiate until Walsh was released.