The Royal Visit.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 155, 28 May 1901, Page 1

The Royal Visit.

Svi>nky, May 24. The Rsyal Visitors for Sydney this morning. The farewell cere* mony a brilliant one. The Acting" , Premier presented the Duke ans Duchess with several magnificent Queensland opals. May 25. The Royal train reached Honeysuckle Point station from Brisbane at noorn They were welcomed by Lord Hopetoun, Sir F. Darley, the Slate Premier, anij the Mayor of Newcastle. There was a large gathering oi residents. The Mayoress spras-.nteft a b-au/ifui buuquet with a gold end opal hcldci from the women of the city. One of the streamers bote the inscription, " Many happy returns of the day.*' To-morrow is tho Duchess' birthd-»v. One thousand two hundred chi'drer. safc.j the National Anthem, then the visitors drove through the wildly enthusiastic crowds, the route "boing beautifully decorated, to Newcastle station. Eti route 5000 children sang '" Rife Britannia." Tho party rejoined the train and reached Hawkesbury Bridge at 3 o'cl.i k, boarded the strain* General Gordon, and were conveyed to the OpViir, lving down the river, where they will orj \y a quiob rpst to-morrow, and come t j Sydney on Monday. 'May 25. About fifty of the Royal party, including the Duke and Duchess, went for a picnic to-day up the Hawkesbury in the steamer General Gordon. The cruiaer Juno fired a salute ife honour of the birthday of the Duchess, and B*lut«3 were also fired from the forts and warships, including the Ru-.* sian warship Gromoboi, at Sydney, in honour of the occasion. The outlook for to-morrow's functions is unpromising. The sky to-night is completely overcast. Rain tell for a couple of hours, and th<?re is every prospect of more. As there 'is no gr.'at rush of visitors from the country or other States, thfe attendance is not likely to he so great as at the Commonwealth fes'ivities. - The decoration* are p actically comoieie, leaving only a few final touched to-morrow. Auckland, May 24. The H.M.S Sparrow has arrived her 6 - -irora HiydrKy. She will remain for ths Royal celebrations. Wellington, May 9A. The Premier states that the mili'ary display which is to take place at Christ* church during the Royal visit will be oq a large than anything of tha kind over arranged in the colony. The parade will comprise troops from WeiHngl nh, Marlborough, Westland*, Nhl-o'n, Canterbury, Otago and South* land. The niemb-rs r.f eontins/ents wh6 have returned from South Africa will also be paradv d. The latest official riewa is to th'6 effect that it is quite possible that the Ophir will arrive at Auckland early id the morning of June 11th. The Premiet thinks tHat in this case an aquatic display is out of the question. In a telegram to the Premier it is represented by Cap'ain Gilbert Mair that the leading Maori chiefs at Rotoruaurge that no concessions should be given by the Government to natives who wish t'd make a demonstration on the occasion ol the Roy*l visit to Auckland. The mf-ssage is to the effect th*t the chieffc believe that the Auckland receptioE proposal is intended to embarrass th 6 Government and spoil the di*play at Rotorua. The chief* feat that it is a movement oc the part of the King native* to (strengthen their position, and that il they succeed in their intention offencfc will be given to naive 3 who have beeii consistently loyal, and who are doing their best to me»t the wishes of Hi* Excellency the Governor in carrying oul what has been approved by the Royal visitors. Chkistchttech, May 24. A number of local bodies in Weetlani propose erecting a stand in Chinstchurcfe. illustrative of Westland. It will contain trophies of gold, coal and timber, with * back settiug of ferns, etc., illustrative of West Coast scenery, Dcxedin, May '25. The Royal Exception Committee coui sidercd tae question of denuding Otagd of volunteers for the demonstration a% Christchurcb, which it Wis considered would produce most unsatisfactory results for the local demonstration, and materially interfere with the succefss the various arrangements, acd it wa4 resolved— A That this committee strongly object t 6 the Otago and Southland volunteers and cadets being withdfawft from Otage and Southland."