The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-09-13
STOkK TO INTERVENE.
Worlds Tour Of the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and
York Must Soon End.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 31.-The Duchess
of Cornwall and York is not expected to
tlavel extensively in Canada, and this
announcement is causing a great deal Of
disappointment. 1t was at first ar
nounced that the duchess would accom-
pany her royal husband from Quebec
to Vancouver and back to Halifax, rail-
way journey of about 5000 miles, It is
now said that an important event is ex-
pected to take place in December, and
that the duchess medical adviser has
announced that it would be unwise for
her to undertake long journey.
The ladies of Ottawa who were named
to choose gift for the duchess have
decided upon fur cape.
The worlds tour of their royal high
nesses is being carried out we'll up
to schedule time. The royal yacht
Ophir with the royalties aboard sailed
from Africa on Friday, August %, and
is now well under way for America,
where a fve-weeks' visit to Canada
brings the actual tour 10 an end before
sailing for Europe on the return voyage
on October p.
The Ophir will only cast anchor twice
before she rides into Quebec harbor on
September 16-that is, at the Island of
the Ascension and off Cape St. Vincent
From the programme of the festivities
in contemplation. Canada's sons and
daughters will not be one whit behind
their colonial brethren in the antipodes
and other British dependencies which
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 feet under the command Of Vice
Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford. The
feet 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, at
noon, so that the official programme can
be gone through with as arranged. The
duke and duchess will be officially re-
ceived by the .governor-general. the men,
bers of the federal and provincial gov
ernments and the civic authorities of
Quebec. After the presentation Of an
address Of welcome and the fTt:edom Of
the city on the landing steps. the cortege
will proceed to the citadel, where their
highnesses will be the guests of the gov
ernor- general. AS court mourning for the
late Queen Victoria will not have ex-
PRED, there will be no balls or public
banquets, but official dinners, concerts.
receptions, games, ETC., will be held, and
this rule applies to the whole itinerary,
which is as follows:
Arrive at Quebec midday, Monday,
September 1G; leave Quebec Wednes-
day morning, September 18; arrive at
Montreal Friday morning, September 20;
arrive at Ottawa midday: leaving Otta-
wa Tuesday morning, September "a; ar
rive at Winnipeg Thursday morning, Sep
TENDER 26. leaving late the same day; ar
rive at Vancouver Monday. September
30: arrive at Victoria. Tuesday, October
1, leaving there October 3: arrive at To
ronto Saturday. October II; arrive at st.
John, y. B., Tuesday. October Is; leave
Halifax for England OH Monday, Octo-
Der p.
A grand naval pageant has been ar
ranged as the farewell at st. John. It
has been planned by Commodore Clifford
and 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 partici-
pate. Vice-Admiral BEDFORD, with
squadron Of seven warships, will attend
the royal yacht Ophir and her consorts.