The Royal Visit.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 169, 29 June 1901, Page 3

The Royal Visit.

Lon no ', Juiic 26. .“uter’s correspondent at Capetown .es that the Cape squadron proceeds !fa'tl to escort the Duke and Duchess Joruwall to Sane s bwh. Wellington, June 26. ha Mayor of Wellingb’h received ti the Duke of Cornwall, as a nento of the Royal visit, an autoph photograph of their Royal Highw. 'he voluhteers returning from Christrch generally express their satisfaci'w th tne arrangements and the iriag in the south. Nelson, June 26. ’he volunteers and -cadets reached ne this morning after a good trip. DU.’ItWN, June 26. i he weather is superb, and the decorais are m ignificent. The arches have iibslantial and solid appekranbe, -knd play gr. at artistic taite. The streets gaiianded with green ribbons and inera.

Last nigh* the Duke and Duchess “were enaded at the Fernhill Clflb by the sdertafel. Their Royal Highnesses peard at a window and wished the Jdertafel to sing again, it 11.30 a.m. their Royal Sigbnetses t the Fernhill Club and proceeded mg the route to the Octagon, ■arriving we at noon.

They received an.enthusia-tic Welcome >m the vast ciowd, and the whole me, with two arches, g.vrlands, lyco-; idi.m, and flags, was most picturesque., a the Duchess arriving at the dais, her oyal Highness was presented with a ffiquet by Miss Fannie DennistOn. The anedin Engineers were drawn up ih «'VVon, and the Governor and ith ■ Sir Joseph Ward, the Denniston, ahd btherS ’ere present on the platform.

Addresses were presented from tbe Dunedin’Corporation, the local bodies, Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland, tbe Catholic Bishops, Scottish societies and friendly societies.

The Duke replied. He then-presented Nurse Boss, ot Otago, with a medal. Mrs Seddon presented the Duchess with an address from the women of New Zealand The returned troopers received their medals and the Duke reviewed the, veterans, chatting with several of the bid soldiers and examining their medals.

The Government entertained the returned troopers and veterans at lunch in the Choral Hall.

At the lunch Mr Sodden read a letter from General Hutton to Colonel Robin, congratulating the latter on his decoration of C.B. General HuttOh described his contingent as the most gallant of all gallant mounted troops, bis old comrades, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles. General Hutton would always recal the discipline, steadiness, dash and gallantry upon all occasions of Colonel Robin’s battalion; he would always associate Colonels Robin and Cradock and the New Zealanders as being connected with the best work done by the first mounted infantry'brig’ade. The Duke was presented with a stone chair, and laughingly satin it. While the Duchess was waiting an old lady rushed up to her and kissed her hand. The Duchess smiled and gave the old lady a flower from her bouquet. The Royal pa> ty paid brief visits to the agricu tural and horticul ural shows. In the evening the city was illuminated and a firewo-ks display held.

The Royal reception was held at the Agricultural Hall. There was a brilliant attendance, and all the guests ware presented.

Sir H Miller, Speaker of the Legislative Council, was invested with the o;der at the Club to-night. His Royal Highness sent for Mr T. Donne and thanked Hinder the excellent work done in connection with the tour. Mr John Holmes was also thanked. His Royal Highness expressed himself highly pleased with the arrangements, decorations, etc.

’June 27

In splendid weather the Duke and Duchess took their departure from the Fernhill Club through dense crowds of cheering people. At the Triangle the Duke laid the foundation stone of the Queen’s merhorial statue.

His Royal Highness sai l he would remember with pleasure that his last cremony before leaving New Zealand was laying the fou idatioa atone of a in .numeriti to our great and everlamented Qa en. “ Yes, we are glad to be thus unite 1 with you in doing honour to the memory erf her who, during a reign unparalleled-in history, ever strove for the welfare and prosperity of her people. It is right to perpetuate that memory by the highest powers of the sculptor’s mind and hand. May each of us strive to raise in our hearts and heads a national ideal based upon thej nob;e exunple of he l- life. In bidding farewe 1 we sincerely thank the citizens of Dunedin and the people of Otago *»or their warm and f.iendly welcome. We shall le-we your beautiful and hospitable islands with deep regret. We shall go ■vway wilh the hearty cheers of your people still ’ridging in our ears, and bearing in our hearts grateful and unfading recollections of happiness elxperi-; cuc?d at their hands. Kia ora.” The two children who tramped from Invercargill to see the Duke and Duchess were received by their Royal Highnesses •and given presents and autograph photographs.

Major Perry, bf the Salvation Army, who had a contract to kinematograph the R yal tour through New Zealand, used 5000 feet of film, securing 260 pictures, mostly at Rotorua. Before the Royal party left Fernhill Club the rhembers of the Imperial Troops Billeting Committee presented three copies of the sohvenir issued in connection with'the scheme, one being for the King. Mrs- Denniston (wife of the Mayor) the Duchess with a set of gold-mounted greens’one Randle teaspoons, which Her Royal Highness said woul 1 be in constant use in ner own home. Miss Alice Karetea made a presentation on behalf of thfe Otago Maoris. Mr A. Hamilton, on behalf of the New Zealand Institute, presented the Duchess with a copy of “ Maori Art ” and Dr Hocken presented a copy of his “Eaily History of O ago’’ ani “Abel Tasman and His Journil.’’ The Royal couple made a number of presents, including one to Sir Joseph Ward, autograph photographs to tne Maybr, Mr Chisholm (chairman of the Reception Committee), and to Mr, G. E. Bird (steward of’the Fernhill Club), who was specially thanked, and in addition to autograph photographs received a silver ash tray embossed with the Royal arms.

As the train *ras moving away *the Duke,, in a loud voice, thanked the Mayor for the cordial reception they had met with from ths erbizens Of Dunedin. OhHlSTC3ubch , June 27.

The Royal train did not stop at Christchu-oh, but went right thiough to Ly telton, where their ft ghriesses and suite embarked bn the Tutanekai, which took them to the'Gphir, lying out in the stream. The Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Sir J. Ward, and the Hoa. J. Carroll to k leave of Royalty On the Government steamer. Before it left tho wharf there was a display of fireworks from the ships and the shire, but there waf no other cereShony.

At Ashburton the guard. (Mr Fowkej. who was in charge of the Royal train, missed his footing while boarding it, but caught the guard-iron and hung oh. At the engine shed crossing his foot caught, in - cattle-stop ahd Ms shoe was totn off. Mr Hill (the driver), Sir J. Ward and Lord Crichton came to his assistance And palled him 6n -.Abe train, which was stopped by the signal cord* No injury resulted to Fowke, who Was more concerned About the stoppage of the train than his loWflfihafehg; . ; The Ophlr sailed from Lyttelton for Hbbkrthtft) 40 p.m.