The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-25

mooel and Equipment to their Cape
brothers-in-arms Hon. III. ~. Nelson,
X. c. Nj. c., rode after them, the Of
fetal personiiication of the western Aus
tralian. The premiers being disposed
Of then succeeded a most attractive dis
play. mounted troops OF the crown
colonies, the Rhodeslan horse. the
colonial infantry broken by three bands,
typical Of the United Kingdom, those of
st. Georges. the London Scottish and
the London Irish rifle volunteer corps
and others.
Then there passed the splendid con-
tingent from Canada, infantry 175
strong, uniformed somewhat like the
regular service infantry, with Colonel
Alymer leading. Following came the
read oddities, of which the zaptiehs from
Cyprus, divided the honors with the
Dyaks of Borneo. Both are military
police; the Zaptiehs were mounted on
ponies and naturally wore the Turkish
fez. The Borneo Dyaks, yellow-colored,
smallish chaps, were eagerly expected
by the crowd, owing to their head
hunting proclivties. The Trinidad field
| artillery, the Sierra Leone militia, the
British Guiana police, with their white
curtained caps; the Hausas, in the
familiar zouave costumes of long ago,
and the Royal Niger Hausas-men who
fought at Ilorin and Bida-were all
blacks. The Hausas, the blacklist of the
blacks, were most enthusiastically
greeted.
The second procession passed the pal
| ace fifty minutes after the colonials had
climbed Constitution hill. 1t more than
| eloquently filled in the picture Of Brit
aims war strength; more than magnif-
| Gently completed the carnival Of gorge
Gus 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
nnd accouterments, splendid trappings
for horses and more splendid for men,
sashes and stars, crosses and medals
medals for the Crimea, Indian. Ser
| ingapatam, the Nile, Ashanti, Afghanis-
tan, 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 revolvers, carbines and cut
lasses, 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 those 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 SOL
| diers have stirred it since the dawn OF
time.
Then came her majesty! Wherever she
| appeared in the six miles of procession
there the British cheer-which had been
keeping the air a-shake for those who
had preceded the royal carriage-swelled
louder and louder until the very earth
| trembled. Her escort was composed Of
the flower of European and British no.
bility, and the military and civic officials
| of the British empire. At historic Tenn
pie Bar the carriage stopped a moment,
for this is the gate of the City, and the
lord mayor in the ceremony of old gave
his obeisance to the queen. At ST.
Paul's another stop was made and here
| brief religious service was performed
the singing of a re Deum, the offering
of prayers and the benediction by the
archbishop OF Canterbury. The service
took place at temporary altal built
| outside Of the church.
And then st. Pauls bells, which had
been ringing from the time the process
sion started until 1t stopped for the SER
vice, broke out again and Joined the roar
of cheers from the masses Of tens of thou
sands of loyal Britishers-packed solidly
| as far as one could see. in street, in
windows, ON balconies, on housetops-ina
grand swelling cyclone Of sound that
was enough to lift one off his feet. The
roar kept pace with the procession
round the whole route. until the queen
was again at buckingham palace, when
the throngs looked forward next to the
| festivities of the night.