New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-23

salute was fired. and announced to the waiting
millions that Her Majesty was on her way
through London. The Queen met with most
enthusiastic reception, and as soon az she
emerged from the palace gates she began bow
ing right and left to the cheering of her people
THE COLONIES AMI. THE ARMY.
A SPLENDID DISPLAY OF THE STRENGTH
AND POWER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
London, June %. The procession was
practically in three sections as far as
ST. Pauls, though the last two on the
way to the cathedral were consolidated as
they moved into Piccadilly. The first to take up
position was the Colonial procession. which
formed on the Embankment and moved via the
Mall thence past the palace. where Her Majesty
viewed It from window, over the route to st.
Pauls The march began at $40. and the great
cortege proved a welcome relief to the waiting
multitude The Colonies were living pictures,
presenting in tangible 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
Cuords Then followed the band of the same
corns playing the inspirting washington Post
March,"
Next came Lord Frederick Roberts, command
ing the Colonial troops, with Colonel Ivor Her.
ber, of the Grenadier Guards, the second IN
command; then the Canadian Hussars and the
IRA goons of the Northwest Police, as escort 10
the first Colonial Premier to win great rouhu
Of cheers from men and many welcome wa'eu
nv women. the Hon. Wilfrid Laurer.
The Northwest Police, men to whom eViueh'iy
q saddle has never been a novelty, MADE Il strik-
ing appearance; quite as brave and serViceap'e
looking as the New South Wales Mounted hihes,
with their gray senli-sombreros and plach coch'
plumes who succeeded them, escortihs .h'
premier of New South Wales, the Hon. H. H.
Reid In advance of the New South wares
Mounted Rifles were the New South wales
Lancers.
The Victorian mounted troops followed, smart
...o,,ho- h.,ten follows in unattractive brownsh
uniforms, succeeded by the New-Zeaiahu
mounted contingent. fine-iooking' suhouiheu
lot. drawn from almost every town OF i''Po'
lance in the colony, displaying UNIFORMS III
tended for the conflict rather than the parade
Ground. A number of Maoris rode with the con-
tingent.
Next came New-Zealand's Premier. the Hon.
Richard ]. Seldom. The Queensland mounted IN
fantry came next, in their kharkee tunes anu
scarlet facings and then the Premier OF QueehS-
land. Sir H. NJ. Nelson X. c. NJ. Il.
For the moment Australia gave way ana
Africa had a chance. The Cape OF Coco hope
Mounted Rifles, we'll set-up, wearing scarie''
with white helmets, rode to herald the COM
ing of the Cape Premier, the Hon. Sir j. Gordoh
Sprigg. X. c. NJ G. Attention was next Claimed
for the South Australian Mounted Troops, lean'
long specimens Of wlry manhood. They gave
nlace to the Premier Of Newfoundland, the Hon.
Sir w v. Whiteway, after whom came the Pre-
mier OF Tasmania, Sir Eric Braddon, K. c. NJ u.
Then came the Natal Mounted Troops. escort
ing the Hon. H. NJ Hescombe Premier OF
Natal, who was followed by Sir j. FORREST
X c. NJ Co. Premier Of Western Australia:
Then succeeded the mounted troops OF Ihe
Crown colonies the Rhodesian Horse, the Co
lonial infantry broken by three bands, typcal OF
the United Kingdom, those or 81. Eeorse >, VIC
London Scottish and the LONDON Ir, Isl. i iol.aG
Volunteer Corps. Next were noted the iocai
militia OF Hong Kong, Singapore. Ceylon Maurl-
thus Jamaica, st. Lucia, Bermuda ana tne
Royal Malta Artillery Corps; the Royal ia an
Submarine Mining Companies OF the Royai En-.
gineers the West India Fortress Company OF
Royal Engineers the West India infantry
Regiment the Hong Kong Regiment ana the
Royal Malta Regiment OF Militia. Ine'i Pe an1
the splendid contingent from Canada, infantry
175 strong uniformed somewhat ike the regular
service infantry, with Colonel Alymer leadlng.
Much applause was bestowed on the hne march-
Following them came the real oddities In the
ewes of Londoners, OF which the Zaptiehs from
cyprus divided the honors with the Dyaks OF
Borneo Both are military police; the Zaptens
were mounted on island ponies and naturally
| wore the Turkish fez; the Dyaks, yellow-colored
smallish men. were eagerly observed py the
crowd. Notable Also were the Hong kong po-
| lice Cinnamon with strange, saucepan-ilke mats
| inverted over their yellow faces.
The Trinidad Field Artillery, the Sierra Leone
Militia with their strange small blue turbans
and depending tassels and knickerbOckers; the
British Guiana police with their white-curtained
cans: the Haussas in the familiar ZouaVe cos
tunes of long ago, and the Royal Niger Haussas
men who fought at Ilorn and Bida- In uni
forms Of Kharki cloth, trousers, exposing the
| leg and shaved heads, were all blacks. me
Haussas, the blacklist OF the Dlachs, were ihosl
| enthusiastically greeted.
The procession ended with the remainder or the
Northwest Mounted Police.
The second procession passed the palace hfty
minutes after the Colonials had climbed Consti-
| tuition Hill. Formed in Eaton Square ana
| Soane-st IL eloquently represented Britain
| war strength 1t was made up IS follows:
| Captain o. Ames, I'd Life Guards; four troopers.
| Cd Life Guards naval gun detachment; a
| staff officer; Advanced Guard. I'd Life Guards;
| mounted band. Royal Artillery; Battery,
Royal Horse Artillery; Isl Lie Guarus ISL IRA
| COON Guards ID Dragon Guards; + Battery,
| ROYAL Horse Artillery; Sd Dragon Guards 9TH
agoon Guards: It'll Dragon Guards; G Bat
! terv ROYAL Horse Artillery; 1st Dragons; "a
Dragons: 9th Dragons: ! Battery, Royal Horse
! Artillery: Sd Hussars 9Th Hussars; Q Battery,
| Royal Horse Artillery; loth fiussars loth Nus
| sars: = Battery. Royal Horse Artillery; l2th
| Iancers; 18th Hussars; j Battery. Royal Horse
| Artillery.
THE ROYAL PROCESSION.