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tended by the members Of her family under
the escort OF q Guard Of Honor consisting
Of twenty-one OF the native Indian cavalry
Corps, and Immediately preceded by the
special Ambassadors n ENJOYS OF other
Nations and many native and Foreign
Princes. At Temple Bar the Lord Mayor
presented to her the city's official sword.
At st. Paurs Cathedral a stop was made
for brief religious ceremonies. Another
stop was made at the Mansion House, where
the Queen was received by the Lord Mayor, ,.
and accepted q bouquet OF flowers from the
Lady Mayoress. The return to the Palace
was BY way Of London Bridge, the Borough
and Westminster Bridge.
It was Queens weather." q bright day
OF sunshine, and the historic pageant
passed of without a marring incident.
Nearly so, 900 soldiers, representing all arms
Of the service and all sections Of the British
dominions, were. drawn up along the streets
and In the procession. Thousands in the
streets and squares waited all night in the
hope Of q good view of the procession, and
were amazing in their patience.
The decorations were without stint, even
in the poorest alleys Of the East End. In
the West End they were respondent. Along
the route Of the procession banners, feS-
ICONS and designs Of every description were
continuous. Red, white and blue were the
pISE6luuS COIOIS, uuNSh @ VI
action may be said to have spoiled to some
extent the general effect. At the clubs,
public buildings M bridges the displays
were especially lavish, many OF the gray
walls being entirely hidden. Private
houses, too, along the line OF march were
decked out Sayly, one OF them being GOV
cred from roof to basement with red plush
One or two of the West End streets were
converted into arbors Of colored bunting,
49, so,&oon,o, SDrppip0 q lonD uQ vino roof
The Queen %breakfasted at 8 o'clock and
Informed her physician that she was not
fatigued by the ceremonies OF the day be-
fore. A few minutes later the strains OF
che national anthem as q band passed the
place announced that the unique gathering
OF colonial troops had formed In line and
had begun the march toward buckingham
Palace. The colonial members in state
carriages Joined the cavalcade, each states
man taking his place at the head OF the
troops from his colony.
Then this procession, which was a section
of the days programme by itself, and the
first of the kind that ever trod English
ground, started over the regular route to
St. Paul's, there to await the arrival OF the
royalties, the foreign ENJOYS, the British
home escort and the Queen.
Next to the Queen herself the person
most cheered was General Lord Roberts.
the mOSC popular u1ou al tho ot"yb
such he was greeted. The General Eooe
alone, mounted upona white horse, holding
a Field Marshals baton. His breast was
covered with distinguished orders.
In the first carriage in the colonial diVi-
sion, surrounded by Canadian troopers, was
Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, Premier OF snada
and Mrs. Laurier. The Premier received
an ovation all along the line and waved bis
hat in acknowledgment.
The Canadians were followed by the New
South Wales Lapcers and other troops,
headed by Premier Reid, the Victoria
Mounted Rifles accompanying Premier Tur-
ner, and the New Z~ealanders, with Premier
Seldom.
The African section received a tremen-
dous welcome, especially in view. OF the
Matabeland campaign. They were headed
by the Hon. Maurice Giffard, who lost an
arm in the last fighting in Rhodesia.
Next came the Cape Mounted Rifles, fol-
lowed by the contingents from South Aus
tralia, Newfoundland and Tasmania, each
headed by the Premier Of the colony.
Then came the section embracing the
troops from Malta, Jamaica, Sierra Leone,
Bermuda, Hong Kong and Mauritius.
After these came the Halays. Sikhs.
Dyaks and others, the colonial part OF the
procession ending with the Hussars from
the Gold Coast, who took part in the recent
expedition to suppress slave trading.
The whole cavalcade presented specimens
Of the fighting forces In every corner OF the
Queens domhions. The enthusiasm OF the
millions OF Britons who cheered the col
| onials was largely born Of the pride OF EN-
' pire which these visitors represented.
The second procession passed the palace