The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-17
LORD MAYORS DAY.
How It Is Still Observed In London
With Quaint Particularly.

With Quaint Particularly.
Lord Mayors Day was observed
on November 9th, in London in the
traditional fashion. The greater
part of the procession was similar to
what has done duty in previous
years The City Police, the boys OF
the Warspite and their band, a fully
equipped lifeboat set upon car and
manned by real crew-the men
came from Walton n-the Maze
fire brigades and fremen, carriages
containing representatives of City
companies, and bands of Regular
and Volunteer regiments are objects
which the .Londoners expect and
would not be happy if they did not
get. All these things and other
familiar ones were there, but besides
there were a number, an unusually
large number, of special and inter-
esting features. Tue new Lord
Mayor has done we'll to make much
of the two great events of this year
the greater feeling Of kinship be-
tween Britous and Americans which
the Spanish American war has
brought about, and the conquest of
the Sudan by he British and Egyp-
tan forces. OF these two the latter
was Immediately before the public
mind, but even with this advantage
OF freshness "Cairo to Cape Town"
hardly caused greater enthusiasm
than Blood is thicker than Water"
The cars which put these two ideas
into picturesque shape deserve some
little description. The Imperial
scheme suggested by the words
Cairo to Cape Town" was symbol
lied thus. In the centre of the car
upon a pedestal sat an Egyptian
sphinx. Before the sphinx were
grouped figures wering the uniforms
of the regiments that won glory I'M
der Lord Kitchener at Omdurman,
while, behind, others represented
the industrial progress of South
Africa. A palm stood for the fer
tility which British administration
is about to bring to the wastes of
Sudan. At either end OF the car
were shields bearing the names of
the men who have made, and are
making, African history - Gordon,
Grenfell, Kitchener, Macdonald,
Hunter, Livingstone, Moffat, Spoke,
Grant, Cameron, and Rhodes. Be-
fore this interesting car went most
fifty the band of the Grenadier
Guards, who distinguished them
selves at Omdurman, and whenever
the drums and flies were heard the
enthusiasm of the crowd broke out.
After war, peace, but even peace in
warlike guise. Nothing could he
more peaceful than the idea sug-
gested by the closer drawing to-
gether of the English.speaking
races, yet picturesqueness necessi-
tated that "Blood is thicker than
Water" should be typifed by the
British and United States navies.
On the car devoted to this subject
Britannia and Columbia sat side by
side and the car itself was formed
with bows and stern of ship EN-.
blematical of the navies of the two
kindred nations. The flags of the
two countries were also displayed,
The Stars and Stripes being borne
by British bluejacket, aud the
Union j ack by an American sailor.
The third car illustrated technical
education. 1t was neatly equipped
and showed great care in detail, but
it was inevitably thrown rather into
the background by it's more exciting
fellows. Motor cars have not, as far
as we know, appeared in Lord
Mayors show before.-London Times.