Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-01
The Colonial Procession.

The procession was practically in three sec
ti0us as lar as St Pauls, though the last two
en- route to the cathedral were consolidated as
they moved into Piccadiily. The first to take up
position was the Colonial procession formed
on the embankment and moved via the Mall.
=eaeR past the palace, where her majesty viewed
n frsza n window over the route to St. PauIs.
Tae march began at s:45 and the great cor
Zege proved a welcome relief to the waiting
EnaKJit.de- The procession was headed By
an advance squadron OF the Royal horse
guards. Then followed the band of
the same corps playing the inspiriting
washington Post March" Close upon the
band came platoon of the picturesque north
west mounted police as escort to the first colo
aiaI premier, Hon Wilfred Laurier.
The Northwest police. men to whom evident
II q saddle has never been novelty. made q
striking appearance. quite as brave and serv-
Eccabse-IooSing was the New South Wales
mounted rifles with their grey seni-sombreoes
and black cocxS-plumeS who succeeded them,
.sScorting the premier of New South Wales
The Victorian mounted troops followed.
rzmart, weatheT-beaten fellows, in unattractive
brOSpiSh uniforms, succeeded by the New Zea-
Land mounted contingent, a fne-lOoking, 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. Hon Richard J. Seldom.
For the moment Australia gave way. Africa
was allowed chance and the Cape OF Good
Hope mounted rihes-well-seJ-up msa-wea r
ing the scarlet. with white helmets, hearalded
the ca Pc premier. Hon Sir J. Gordon Sprigg.
* c., NJ Q. Hardly had he been noticed when
Sttsntion was claimed for the yellowish brown
tSharkee, lit with bright scarlet from the blaz-
I5nE pOggaree on the spiked helmets to the
double stripes down the seams of tightly
Sting corduroy trousers, with large
scAzGROiS leather patches where the knee
sTipPcJ the saddle, which proclaimed the
:ss1aih Australian mountain troops Lean. long
specimens OF wiry manhood. they won applause
Like the rest. and passed on to give place to the
2Temier of Newfoundland, Hon. Sir William V.
Whiteway. From Newfoundland one was trans
ported TO Natal by the Natal mounted troops, a
contingent similar in modal and equipment TO
their Cape brothers in arms. Hoa. Sir Il y.
Nelson, h C. II c.. rode after them the Of
Nficial pcTSoaia1Gtio1 o. Western Australia.
The pragnisrs being disposed o. then succeed
ed n really most attractive display. mounted
yrsogs o. the crown colonies, the Rhodesian
h0rSe, ttls Colonial infantry. br1s.sa hy three
bands. typsssl OF the United Kingdom thoS,
~ 81 Georges the Lo25o0 Seoseh aE.d tn,
London Irish Eids Volunteer corps cnl
sesAerS Taen there passed the spinn lid
contingent from Canada's infantry, I75 strong
uniformed somewhat like the regular service
infantry, with Col Alymer leading. sfGch ar-
rsfaG1se was bestowed on the fine marching OF
these men. who in every way kept he Dominion
q, the frcat Following came the read oddities
in the eyes OF LoncOners. OF which the Zap
tichs- from Cyprus, divided the honors with tbs
Dyaks OF Borneo. Both are military police
pennies, and naturally wore the Turkish
Fex with . jacket somewhat sugsss
&Fess OF ConStantinople and the minaratS o
<SsazbouL The Borneo Dyaks, yellow-eoio-e'
v1rysalifSh caps were eagerly expected by tn
4eroue. owing 70 their head-huntinG prostitutes