The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-20
A ROYAL PROGRESS.
Queen Visits London and Will Gc
to Ireland.

LONDON, March AT no time since
the Diamond Jubilee has the Queen
been so conspicuous an object in the
public mind as she is tonight. This
promises to be even more strikingly
the case tomorrow. Her Majesty's
visit to London, for a drive in semi
state from Paddington Station to Buck
ingham Palace, would be sufficient in
Itself to create great public manifesto
| tion of loyalty, but the announcement
tonight, that for the first time since
the Jubilee, she will tomorrow drive
from Buckingham Palace along the
| Embankment, to st. Paul's Cathedral
and back, through Holborn and Picca-
dilly, to st. James, synchronizing with
the new success of Lord Roberts, is
bound to make tomorrow a gala day
| in the annals of London.
| Beyond all this is the announcement
of the Queens intention to visit Ire
land for the first time, it Is said, since
the death of the Prince Consort. This
is regarded as one of the most remark
able acts of the Queens life. No Min
lister of the Crown has ever dared to
suggest such remarkable under
| taking.
"The trip" said a well-informed
official this evening, lis the spontane-
GUS suggestion of the Queen alone and
| the enthusiasm it Is bound to create
when known in London tomorrow can
scarcely be estimated. 1t Is wonder
| full proof of her intense devotion to her
people and her sacrifice in making the
| trip at such a season OF the year, is
renewed evidence of the keenness of
her mind In the selection of the proper
act at the proper time"
Qualification in Dublin.
DUBLIN, March Earl Cadogan
announced the Queens intended visit
| this evening at the drawing groom. The
news had previously been telegraphed
| by the various newspapers, and was
already known throughout the city,
! causing much good feeling. Her Maj
eSty's visit will be of a private char
| acter, such as she Is in the habit of
| making periodically to the South of
| France. 1t will probably extend for
more than "A fortnight, ner last visit
was in 1861.
London's Welcoms.
LONDON, March S.-The scene today
in the quadrangle of the Palace upon
the Queens arrival from Windsor
when the Lords and Commoners joined
| in singing the National Anthem, was
unprecedented. After Dowing acknewi-
edgment of the official greeting, the
Queen quickly turned to Lady Butler
with a grateful smile. Then, in the
presence of the legislators of the United
Kingdom, drawing the wife of the re-
lever of Ladysmith closer to her, she
whispered words of thanksgiving.
| After scarcely two hours of rest, the
Queen made a tour of the city proper,
amid the greatest excitement and en-
thusiasm. She reached the city's con-
fines at about 4 o'clock. Her Majesty
was welcomed by the Lord Mayor and
corporation in their robes of state.
The route was thronged with people,
and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
everywhere.
| A quaint ceremony occurred when the
Queens carriage stopped at the Temple
steps. The Lord Mayor, Mr.. A. N. New
ton, solemnly handed Her Majesty the
sword of state. With smile the Queen
touched it and returned 1t to the chief
executive, saying, "fhank you for all
that my city has done"
To this the mayor replied: Your
| Gracious MaJestys words VIII forever
be treasured in my heart"
Then the Life Guards trotted and the
Queen drove quickly along the embank-
ment which was black with cheering
people. The streets of the great city
were everywhere thronged, but so
quickly were the horses driven that
the crowds scarcely had chance to
cheer before the constantly bowling
monarch had passed out of sight.
Comment of Press.
LONDON, March 9.-Editorlals in
the morning papers admit that yester-
days demonstrations were quite with
out precedent and they TEEN with pa
triotic expressions of qualification at
the Queens opportune and tactful con-
trlbutloR toward the unity OF the EN-
pire.
The Times says the Queen has had
many royal greetings, but It is doubt
ful what her the spontaneous and exu-