Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-14
ST0RK TO INTERVENE.
worlds Tour of the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and
York Must Soon End.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 3l.-The Duchess
Of Cornwall and York is not expected to
travel extensively in Canada. ana this
announcement is causing n great deal Of
disappointment. 1t was at first an
neunced that the duchess would accom-
pany her royal husband from Quebec
10 Vancouver and back TO Halifax, rail-
way Journey Of about COCO miles 1t is
now said that an important event is ex-
pecteu to take place in December. and
TEat the duchess medical adviser has
announced that il would bc uuwise for
her to undertake long journey.
The ladies Of Ottawa who were named
10 choose a gift for the duchess have
decided upon fur cape.
The worlds tour of their royal high
nesSes is being carried out well up
to schedule time The royal Yacht
OphiF with the royalties aboard sailed
rom Africa on Friday, August -. and
IS now We'll under way for America,
where tive-weekS' visit II Canada
brings the actual tour 10 an end before
Sallng for Europe on the return voyage
on October n
The Ophir will only cast anchor twice
September l6-that is at the Island Of
the Ascension and off Cape ST. Vincent
From the programme Of the festivities
III contemplation, CanadaS sons and
daughters will not be one whit behind
their colonial brethren in the antipodeS
and other British dependencies which
nave been visited in this memorable tour.
in the enthusiastic and splendid character
of the welcome they will accord TO their
royal guests.
The Ophir will be met in the Gulf of
st. Lawrence by the British North Amer
lean fleet under the command of Vice
Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford. The
fleet will act with the warships Juno and
ST. George. which have accompanied the
royal yacht as consorts during the whole
trip. as the naval escort To the port Of
Quebec, where the duke and duchess and
suite will be landed. The yacht and her
consortS leaving them there. will proceed
to Halifax and await the arrival of the
party at that port.
The landing of the party will be timed,
whatever day it happens to take place al
noon, so that the official programme can
be gone through with as arranged. The
duke and duchess will be officially re-
ceived by the encouragement the mem-
bers Of the federal and provincial gov
ernments and the civic authorities of
Quebec After the presentation OF an
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the city on the landing steps. the cortege
viii proceed to the citadel. where their
highnesSes will be the guests of the gov
ernor-gencral. As court mourning for the
late Queen Victoria will not have cX-
pired. there will he no balls or public
banqucts. but official dinners, concerts.
receptions. games, "tN., will be held. and
this rule applies to the whole itinerary,
which is as follows:
Arrive at Quebec midday. Monday
September 10: leave Quebec WcdneS-
day morning September Is; arrive at
Montreal Friday morning, September 20;
arrive ut Ottawa midday; leaving Otta-
wa Tuesday morning, September "a ar
rive at Winnipeg Thursday morning. Sep
tember 26. leaving late the same day; ar
rive Mt Vancouver Monday. September
80: arrive nj Victoria Tuesday. October
i. leaving there October ,; arrive at To
ronto Saturday. October L.: arrive ut St
John. y. b.. Tuesday. October -: leave
Halifax for England on Monday, Octo
Der 81.
A grand naval pageant has been ar
ranged as the farewell at st. John. Il
has been planned by Commodore Clifford
;esrir,i Commodore Montferrand, command
ers of the British and French fishery
squadrons in those waters. -Four Brit
ish and three French warshipS, compos-
ing the fishery squadrons- will particle
pate. Nire-Admiral Redford. with Il
squadron of seven warships, viii attend
the royal yacht Ophir and her consorts.