The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-26

! The procession was practically in three sec
| tions as far as St Paul's, though the last two
| en- route to the cathedral were consolidated as
they moved into Piccadllly The first to take up
| position was the Colonial procession formed
on the embankment and moved via the Mall,
then past the palace. where her majesty viewed
| It from a window over the route to St Pauls,
The march began at s;45, ant the great cor
| tege proved a welcome relief to the waiting
| multitude The procession vas headed by
OIL advance squadron of the Royal horse
guards. Then followed the band Of
the same corps playing the inspriting
Washington Post March" Close upon the
band came platoon Of the picturesque north
west mounted police as escort to the 1rst colo
NAL premier Hon Wilfred Laurier
The Northwest police, men to whom evident
ly saddle has never been novelty made a
striking appearance quite as brave and serv-
iceabe-looking was the New South Wales
mounted rifles with their grey semi-sombreoes
and black cockS-plumes who succeeded them
escorting the premier Of New South Wales
The Victorian mounted troops followed
smart, weather-beaten fellows in unattractve
brownish uniforms, succeeded by the New Zea-
land mounted contingent, a fine-lOokinP, sun
burned lot, drawn from almost every town Of
any Importance in the colony. displaying uni
forms intended for the conflict rather than the
parade ground. Then came New Zealand's
premier non. flcnard j. oeddOn.
For the moment Australia gave way. Africa
was allowed a chance ana the Cape Of Good
Hope mounted rides-well- men-wea r
ing the scarlet, with white helmets hearalded
the pc premier Hon. Sir J. Gordon Sprgg
K C.. NJ c. Hardly had he been noticed when
attention was claimed for the yellowish brown
kharkee lit with bright scarlet from the blaz-
ing puegaree on the spiked helmets TO The
double stripes down the seams Of tightly
fitting corduroy trousers, with large
chamos leather patches where the knee
Stripped the saddle which proclaimed the
South Australian mountain troops Lean long
specimens OF wiry manhood. they won applause /
Ike the rest and passed on to give place to the I
premier Of Newfoundland, Hon Sir William v /
Whiteway From Newfoundland one was trans /
ported 10 Natal by the Natal mounted troops. a /
similar In model and equipment to
heir Cape brothers in arms Hon Sir H N. /
Nelson, K. C.. NJ G., rode after them. the Of
icial personihcaton Of Western Australia.
The premiers being disposed Of, then succeed
d really most attractive display, mounted
roops Of the crown colonies. the Rhodesiau
lorse. the Colonial infantry, broken By three
lands typical Of the United Kingdom those
4 St Georges, the London Scotch and the
london Irish Rife Volunteer corps and
,thers- Then there passed the splendid
from Canada's infantry I75 strong
Uniformed somewhat like the regular service
Infantry, with Col Alymer leading Much ap-
'lause was bestowed on the fine marching Of
hese men, who in every way kept the Dominion
o the front Following came the read oddities
n the eyes Of Londoners. Of which the Zap
iehs, from Cyprus divided the honors with the
)yaks OF B0rneo. Both are military police;
he laptiehs we're mounted on island
'onies, and naturally wore the Turkish
ez with jacket somewhat sugges-
i've Of Constautinople and the minarats Of I
'tamboul The Borneo Dyaks. yellow-colored
maiiish caps Wela eagerly expected by the {
.sNa' owing 70 her pead-hunting procliWtiss {