, 1888-11-21

tlcular pitch and then repeated the words
a tone lower, keeping up the alienation
continuously and in regular time. 1t prov
ed indeed to be a good morning aud a good
day, for the day was fine and pleasant
throughout. At daybreak a royal salute,
of q guns, was fired from the fort, and
shortly afterwards the streets were gay
with flags, hOisted on the public and pri.
vate buildings, while one house, the resi-
dence of Lawyer Stakemann in Kings
Street, was handsomely decorated with
green wreaths. In the afternoon a few
masqueraderS appeared in the streets, but
these contributors to the public amuSe.
ment were not so numerous as on many
former occasions. The festivities closed in
the evening with a display of sky
rockets and blue lights from the fort,
the military band playing on the
ground from 8 to 9 O'Clock. The1 Club
house and the residences near the wharf
and in the lower part of Kings street, be-
sides here and there g lSewhere in the.tOwu,
were Illuminated, chiefly with Chinese Ian
terms, Mr.. Gautier'S residence being specially
noticeable for the number and tasteful ar.
rangement OF the lanterns used but the
chief sight of the evening was higher up
Kings Street, where Lawyer Stakemann's
large residence was Illuminated from ton
TO bottom with Chinese lanterns. we'll
arranged in the windows aud gallery. down
the sides of the steps aud on cords FROM
the flagstaff. The whole made a very
pretty display and attracted an admiring
crowd, until the fireworks from the fort
presented a diversion, and then there was
a general drift in that direction. At nine
o'clock, the last rockets having been dis.
charged and che last notes of the band
played, a COntented and gratiied crowd
dispersed from the wharf in all directions.
with hurrals for their MajeStieS. Al hone
later the pretty bright lanterns were beCOm-
ing blanks III rapid succession and the
Jubilee rejOicings had come to "a close.
1t is gratifying to be- able to add, that
although the Jubilee rejoicings are over,
the occasion is not to be allowed to pass
without an effort to keep it in local memo.
re-. From a special fund raised by sub.
ScrlptiOn it is intended to provide street
lamps throughout the own as % lasting
memorial ofthe happy event which has just
been celebrated.
Jubilee Celebrations tN Hest End.
To sleep, or not to sleep 7-that was the
question which | asked myself rs | retired
for the night "wednesday after Str0lling
around hearing the CariSoS and Quplbey~,
theSe are phOnetically spelled as | ann
ignorant of the correct photography in
Free Gut and Pond Bush, and the hurrah-
ing OF small boys who were gathered about
the corners.
Putting on a light night cap don't mis-
take what mean) | lay me down to sleep
and was soon "safe in the arms of Nor.
phenS", from whose loving embrace | WAS
rudely torn away a couple Of hours after
by the Squeaking tone Of Il sickly accOr-
deon playing the National Air accom-.
panied 10y a demOniaCal voice singing to the
above air the song composed for the occa-
SION %(authOr unknown) beginning with the
words
To-day is King Christians Jubilee
Hurrah, Hurrah. Hurrah,
Of course he thought the "hurrahs" were
not enough, so he gave a few extra rah.
Fah, rahS, as a finishing touch.
Now | knew the affair had begun in
earnest, and soon | heard the distant drums,
singing, and the loud hurrahs
About 4 O'clock am. Mr.. Helms, our To-
Cal v%iolinist, with IA few other musicians,
afforded us some music, going around, fol-
lowed by All immense crowd.
AT 6 O'Clock a Royal Salute was fred
from the Fort. AT IL O'clock there was a
Regatta, IL boats taking part, which was
witnessed by a great number of persons.
Mr.. Faucets boat was the winner among
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