The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-09

navy yard, and over the inner harbor
Colonel McKat dismissed all parade for
the day of A Company, r. c. r.
Among the officers of the Imperial
forces perhaps none took greater salts
faction out Of the news than Lieutenant
French, RE-, who only last week Joined
the garrison in Victoria. Lieutenant
French is son Of that dashing cavalry
officer who has been one of the first fig
lished in the present campaign his right
to be classed as perhaps the most sue
cessful cavalry officer in the British ar
my today. Lieutenant French, when on
his way to Esquimalt last week. had an
interesting experience. The relief of Ma
feking occurred while en- route here and
the young officer was dragged from his
berth to celebrate what was believed at
that time to be another achievement of
his illustrious, sire. Lieutenant Pitcher,
of the navy, who is a nephew of Colonel
Pitcher. also took more than ordinary
| interest in the latest development of the
campa' gn.
| The patriotic committee met this fore
noon and decided to organize the patri-
otto forces, which up to that time had
lacked intelligent direction, for both the
! afternoon and the evening. After some
discussion the following program OF
| events was decided upon:
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
! 1. Assemblage of citizens at Beacon Hill
Park at 3 p. m.
| 2. Singing Of patriotic songs by the
children of the public schools
3. Band music suitable to the occasion.
4. The hosting of the national ensign at
{ p. M, followed by a salute of field guns.
5. Bicycle parade. Prizes given for the
best-decorated bicycles.
EVENING PROCEEDINGS
| 1. Grand illumination of the city.
2. Immense bonfire on James Bay flats
3. Setting off fireworks and electric
| lighting OF Government street, which will
be closed to traffic.
! 4. PhantaSmagorical exhibition at Bank
s. Illuminated bicycle parade.
| g. Band music in different parts of the
1 city.
The employees at the City Hall at the
| Legislature, and at the customs were
| given a half holiday in honor of the
| event. At the schools the children dis
persed after singing the national anthem
and other patriotic songs.
The decorations of the city are on q
par with those employed on Ladysmith
| Day. All the business houses, the City
ment, etc., have, been neatly adorned in
honor of the occasion. The J. b. A A
will again illuminate their club house to.
night, and II. Dallas Helmcken will il
Illuminate his grounds and set off fire
works. Indeed, the celebration tonight
promises to eclipse anything yet seen in
the city in the way of patriotic demon
| strations. which. in view of the recent
achievements of Victoria in that respect
4 is saying much.
The Mayor this afternoon dispatched
the IoliOWiHB teieSldi1 W i$OTu
ITO His Excellency the Governor Gener
al, Ottawa:
Citizens of Victoria. Il. c., celebrate
with unrestrained delight surrender OF
Pretoria, and desire to extend to Hei
Majesty their profound congratulations
upon success of British arms in South
Africa.
"CHAS. HAYWARD, Mayor"
One of the first vehicles to make its ap
pearance this morning was wagon from
| the Spring Ridge sandpits, filled will
workmen armed with flags, and full o
q enthusiasm. They drove about the prin
: cipal streets of the city, singing patriot
ic songs, and receiving an ovation al
along the line.
for the Victoria theater tonight was ad
not to interfere with the events of thi
evening.
? The Government meeting at Esquimalt
which was called for this evening, will
also be postponed until the sth of June
A Lord Captured.
+ LONDON. May 31.-Lord Cecil Man
: ners who Is acting as a newspaper cor
respondent. was among the prisoner
: captured by the Beers during Lord Rob
: erts' advance on May q.
The Boer Envoys
BOSTON, May 3i-Messrs. Fischer
Wolmarens and Vessels. the Boer en-
voys, were received at the City Hall to
day by Mayor Hart The interview wa,
short and Formal