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took up their places about Her Majestys
carriage. and the later took its place In
the procession.l
TIE GREAT PARADE.
Gorgeous Military and Heraldic
Display in London's His
torie Streets
IBy Gable to The Associated Press.

with the reports of the cannon, which
We're firing a salute of sixty guns in
Hyde Park
The procession was practically in three
sections as far as St. PauTs, though
the two last en- route to the
Cathedral were consolidated as they NOV
ed into Piccadilly street. The first to
take up position was the Colonial pro-
cession, formed on the embankment and
moved via the Mall; thence past the Pal
ace, where Her Majesty viewed it from
a window, over the route to st. Paul's.
The march began at 3:45 and the great
cortege proved a welcome relief to the
waiting multitude For the Colonies
were living pictures, presenting in tangi-
bic shape the growth of the Empire, the
far-reaching extent of the Queens sway.
The procession, after some police, was
headed by an advance party of the Royal
Horse Guards. Then followed the band
of the same corps, playing lively
march. Next came Lord Frederick Rob-
erts, commanding the Colonial troops,
with Colonel Ivor Herbert of the Grena-
dier Guards, the second in command;
then the Canadian Hussars and the
dragons Of the Northwest Police
In advance of the New South Wales
Mounted Rifles were the New South
Wales Lancers.
The Northwest Police, men to whom
evidently a saddle has never been
novelty, made a striking appearance,
quite as brave and serviceable looking
as the New South Wales Mounted Rifles,
with their grey semi-sombrercs and black
cockplumes, who succeeded them, escort
ing the Premier of New South Wales,
the Hon. s. H. Reid
The Victorian mounted troops followed,
smart, weather beaten fellows, in unat-
tractive, brownish uniforms, succeeded by
the New Zealand mounted contingent,
fine looking sun-burned lot, drawn from
almost every town of any Importance in
the Colony, displaying uniforms intended
for the conflict rather than the parade
ground.
The Premiers of the various colonies
followed, escorted by various picturesque
troops, the Cape Mounted Rifles, uniform
ed in scarlet with white helmets; the
South Australian Mounted Troops, the
Rhodesian Horse, and the local militia
from Hong Kong, Singapore, Soudan,
Mauritius, Jamaica, st. Lucia, Bermuda,
and the Royal Malta Artillery Corps;
Ceylon, Jamaica and Royal Malta Sub
marine Mining Companies of the Royal
Engineers, the West India Fortress Com
pany of Royal Engineers the West India
Infantry Regiment the Hong Kong Regi-
ment. and the Royal Malta Regiment of
Militia. Then there passed the splendid
contingent from Canada infantry, 175
strong, uniformed somewhat like the
regular service infantry, with Colonel
Alymer leading. Much applause was be-
slowed on the fine marching of these men,
who in every way kept the Dominion to
the front. Following came the real oddi-
ties in the eyes of Londoners, of which
the Zaptiehs from Cyprus divided the
honors with the Dyaks of Borneo. Both
are military police. The Zaptiehs were
mounted on island ponies and naturally
wore the Turkish fez, with a jacket
somewhat suggestive of Constantinople
and the minarets of Stamboul The
Borneo Dyaks. yellow colored, smallish
chaps, were eagerly expected by the
crowd, owing to their head-hunting pro-
clivities, of which, however, no trace
could be noticed in their Dress
Notable also were the Hong Kong po-
lice. Cinnamon with strange, saucepan
like hats, inverted over their immutable
faces.
The second procession passed the Palace
fifty minutes after the Coloniaps had
climbed Constitution Hill. Formed in
Eaton square and Sloane street, it more
than eloquently filled up the picture of
Britain's war strength; more than mag
nificently completed the carnival of gor-
geous costume and color. Scarlet and
blue and gold; white and yellow, shining
cuirasses and polished helmets; plumes
and tassels; furs and gold and silver
spangled cloths; bullion embroideries and
accoutrements; trappings for horses, and
more splendid trappings for men, sashes
and stars crosses and medals-medals for
the Crimea, Indian, Seringapatam the
Nile, Ashanti, Afghanistan, Chitral South
Africa, China and dozens of others and
here and there the finest of them all,
the finest and most highly priced the
world can show, the Victoria Cross;
death dealing weapons swords and re-
volvers; carbines and cutlasses; batteries
of artillery; men of splendid physique
and horses with rare action fully entered
into the spirit and meaning of it all, the
fondly carried colors for which these
| men would die and over all the rich
strains of that music they best loved to
hear-the sight was one to stir the blood
as only soldiers have stirred it since the
dawn of time. These were the regular
trops, including the guards and numerous
regiments of the line, horse, foot and
artillery
The Royal procession proper was
formed as regards its military portion in
front of the Knightsbridge Barracks.
Hyde Park, and marched round by Bel
grave Square to the Palace, where it
| took up position at ten minutes to eleven
| and was interviewer with the crowd of
| waiting dignitaries of all sorts. When
ready 1t moved to join the rear of the
| military procession. First came the aides
| de camp to the Queen, these being, apart
| from the Prince of Wales and the Dukes
of Cambridge and Connaught, the Earl of
| Weymss, London Scottish; the Earl of
| Derby, Sd Royal Lancaster; the Earl of
| Home Lanark Yeomanry; the Earl of
| Mount Edgcumbe, I'd Volunteer Battalion
| (Devonshire); the Earl of Cork. North
| Somerset Yeomanry; Earl Percy, Sd
Northumberland sFusliers; the Earl of
| Haddington, Lothians and Berwick Yeo-
| SEX Lord c. ]. Hamilton, 9th Royal Innis-
| Artillery; Lord Belper. Motifs Yeomanry;
| Lord Blythswood, so Volunteer Battalion
| Highland T. l.; Sir r.. Ogilvy, Forfar
| and Kincardino Artillery, and a host of
| other notables. There were nine naval
| aides de camp headed by Sir Algern0n
! Lyons and including Lord Charles Beres-
| for and Captain Beaumont, who married
| Miss Perkins of Boston.
Then followed alone the Lord Lieuten-
| ant Of London, His Grace the Duke Of
| Westminster, X. G. in Lord Isieutenant's s
| dress. The Duke was followed by a gilt