New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-28
KINGS VISIT TO KEEL.
Luncheon on Battleship-Decora-
tons GiUen to Germans.

KIel, June 27.-The elaborate naval review
which 1t was planned to hold here to-day and
tomorrow has been abandoned at the request
| of King Edward
Emperor William and the King spent the
morning visiting the Gerrnania and the Imperial
Shipbuilding yards. inspecting the battleship
Braunschweig and the mems recreation rooms.
Subsequently their majesties were the guests of
Admiral Won Ktster, In command of the First
Active Squadron. at luncheon on board the bat
tleship Kaiser Wilhelm II.
King Edward conferred the Grand Cross Of
the Victorian Order on the Foreign Secretary.
Baron Won Rchthofen.
The same decoration was also conferred upon
Admira! Won Tirpitz, Secretary of the Admiralty.
and Admirals Won Kiister and Buchsel, chief
of staff of the German navy.
The Emperor has conferred the Order of the
Red Eagle of the First Glass upon the German
Ambassador TO Great Britain. Count Wolff
Metternich.
After witnessing procession of boats. the
Emperor received the winners of the Heligoand
race board the Hohenzollern and presented
the prizes.
Late this afternoon King Edward attended
reception given by the Empress board the
Hohenzollern, which tastefully decorated.
His majesty chatted with many of the EN-
presss guests, who numbered over two hun
dred.
This evening King Edward Emperor William
and the members Of the royal party attended
dinner given by the Royal Yacht Club in
honor of King Edward. who is honorary
member Of the club
The dinner, the preparations for which were
most elaborate. attended by large num-
Der OF prominent persons. including all the
members OF the royal party. The gold cup which
King Edward presented to the club formed
part of the table decorations In the course of
the dinner Emperor William. proposing the
health of King Edward. said:
A decade ago. in 1894. the commodore of the
Royal Yacht Squadron came here with some
English gentlemen and offered his good wishes
for sport, which was then just beginning to
flourish. After ten years we have the honor and
the great pleasure of being able TO welcome his
majesty King Edward VII. admiral of the
Royal Yacht Squadron. and. indeed. member
OF our own Royal Yacht Club VIII your mai
esty permit me. commodore of the Royal
Yacht Club. TO express 10 your majesty my
heartiest thanks in behalf of all the members?
We know how to value fully the high honor OF
welcoming 10 midst the admiral of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, from whom the sport has for
many years derived its development and us
impulse In England the country In which l
served my apprenticeship. May l also express
my most heartfelt thanks for the wonderful cup
which your majesty presented TO this cluoT We
will give expression TO these feelings and TO the
thanks which are in our hearts by raising three
cheers for his majesty. King Edward VII. Hip!
Hip! Hurrah!
King Edward I'm reply said:
MAY express to your majesty my most sin
cere thanks for your friendly words? 1 have
been greatly pleased with the reception pre-
pared for me. I proud to be member OF
this club and hope that your majesty or an
other OF the gentlemen here will win the cup,
which Is open 10 all thank you thousand
times for your good wishes I drink to the
health OF the admiral Of the Imperial Yacht
Club Long 1--we the Emperor. Hoch! HOch!
Hoch!
The warshlps assembled In the harbor fired
salute of thirty-one guns as the toast TO King
Edward drunk.
The return OF King Edward TO the Victoria
and Albert. and of Emperor William 70 the
Hohenzollern, made the occasion for
brilliant torchight procession.
The Nominations OF the harbor tonight are
most brilliant. and as their majesties left the
banqueting hall the spectacle at its best.
AS King Edward assembled the ladder
of the Victoria and Albert the iuminations
eXtinguished.