The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
THE KAISER'S VISIT
GERMAN EMPEROR CALLS UPON HIS
ROYAL UNCLE.
COMES ON IMPERIAL YACHT.
AND REVIEWS HIS OWN REGIMENT
AT sHORNCLIFFE.

ON His own Charger and in a Driv-
ing Rain He Reviews and Inspects
the DRAGONS of Which He Is Com
mander-LOrd Roberts Rides at His
Side-The Emperor Thanked for
His Magnificent Gift for the Bene-
fit of widows and Orphans of the
Regiment.
London, Nov. S.-The German i'm
rerial yacht Hohenzollern with EN-
peror William on board, accompanied
Nv the escorting German cruisers and
fotilla of British torpedo boats, reached
Port Victoria at o'clock this morn
ing.
The arrival of the German Emperor
was made the occasion of an imposing
naval display. All the warships at
Sheerness were dressed. their crews
manned the decks, and the usual sa-
lutes welcomed the imperial visitor.
After breakfast Emperor William
landed, the crew of the Hohenzollern
manning ship, and cheering Justify and
the British warships firing another sa-
lutte as the Emperor boarded a train
for Dover, on his way to his Shorn-
cliffe camp. Unusual precautions were
taken by the railroad officials. All
traffic was stopped along the route to
Dover half an hour before the imperial
special train was due. Large British
and German detective staffs were on
duty, and the functions and the ap-
proaches to the stations were closely
watched and cleared of spectators dur
ing the passage of the train.
1t was raining when Emperor Will
liam left the train at Dover, whence,
mounted on one of his own chargers,
he rode to Shorncliffe camp, accom-
panied by Lord Roberts and brilliant
staff.
Prior to starting for the camp EN-
peror William received three addresses
from representatives of local bodies,
10 all of whom he replied simply, II
thank you very much for coming to
see me-"
His majesty arrived at the reviewing
stand at the head of the cavalcade
with Lord Roberts at his side and re-
viewed some 600 men of his regiment.
The inspection lasted only ten min
utes, the Emperor passing down the
line while torrents of rain were falling
and in the teeth of gale of wind.
HIS majesty, however, keenly ,scrutin-
lzed the officers, men and horses He
then proceeded to the saIuting base.
After the march past the dragons
formed hollow square and Emperor
William briefly addressed the regi-
ment.
Emperor William and the officers
then went to the mess room of the
regiment, where his majesty had lunch.
Subsequently he was driven in a
closed carriage to Shorncliffe and took
a train for Sandringham.
With the exception of the Shorncliffe
review, the reception of Emperor Will
liam was everywhere remarkably lack
ing in formaHties, he having specially
requested that guards of honor and
similar attentions be dispensed with.
After the luncheon Lord Basing
toasted Emperor William and referred
TO the intense qualification felt by the
regiment at the Emperors speech on
the review ground, and to the munif
cent present his majesty had sent dur
ing the war for the support of the
wives and children of the men serving
In South Africa.
IN replying, the Emperor said:
am extremely honored and very
happy to hear that the sum 1 devoted
TO the wives and children of the Dra-
goons who departed for the war has
done so much good 1 think the hest
way OF marking this day in the history
OF the regiment is by adding another
sum thereto, in the hope that it NAV
10 an equal amount of good"
emperor William reached WoIfor-
Ton at p. m. He was met at the sta
tlon by King Edward and their maies-
drove to Sandringham.