Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-25
ROYAL PARTY WILL
HAVE LARGE SUITE
specia, caoiesram to The Star.

Special CabIegrsm to The Star.
sIMLA, September 25.-The party ac-
companying the Prince and Princess
of Wales on their forthcoming tour
through India win be of considerable
size. though not so large as that taken by
bis majesty in 1878. Apart from Indian
attendants there are likely to be 123 per-
sons to be accommodated. In traversing
the Indian railways three trains are to be
employed. The first will contain the cor
respondents of the press, of whom there
are likely to be an unusually large num-
Der. about a dozen native newspapers hav-
ing applied to be represented, as well as
London and Anglo-Indian journals. The
second train will hold the royal party.
and the third will be taken up by baggage
and servants
/ Lahore at present arranged, will be
the first place of formal arrival in the
Punjab.- and 1t will be reached by the
Prince and Princess of Wales at pm. on
Tuesday, November %. At the railway sta
ton the principal officers will be presented
The party will then drive to government
house by way of the fort and the Anark-
ali Gardens order to afford the people
a first general view of the royal cavalcade,
and In particular for the benefit of the Pun
jab chiefs and durharis, who will be
sembled near the fort to greet their royal
highnesSes. The procession will be stop
pea TO allow the municipal committee TO
present an address of welcome. At 8
o'clock state dinner will be given at the
government house, at which only gentle
men will be present, and after dinner the
prince will drive to Montgomery Hall,
where he will hold a formal reception of
the Punjab durbaris.
Ceremonial Visits.
On Wednesday November 20. the Prince
of Wales will receive ceremonial visits with
full .honors from the Punjab chiefs. AS
each chief will have the privilege Of making
his visit alone, the visit will occupy the
whole time between breakfast and lunch.
After lunch visit will be paid to the Duff
fering Hospital, and at night there will
be small dinner party, to be followed by
drive out to the far-famed Shalimar
Gardens. where there will be gorgeous IL
Illustrations.
On Thursday. November 80, the Prince of
Wales will ceremonially return the visits of
eight of the Punjab chiefs. In the after
noon the Princess of Wales will attend a
purdah party. and later a formal visit will
be paid to the Aitchison's College. After
state dinner at the government house
grand ball will be given at Montgomery
Hall. This will be the most brilliant public
function of the entire visit.
On Friday, December l. the prince and
princess will visit the fort and will proba-
bly, extend the morning outing to other
monuments of interest grand garden
petiy Will NC given III the AFTERNOON, ana
after dinner the royal visitor will leave La
hore for Perhauer
Their royal highnesses, after their trip to
the northwest frontier and to Jasmu, will
arrive at AmritZar on Wednesday morn
ing December 6, and after breakfasting in
the train will receive at the railway sta
ton the principal local officers, each of
whom will be informally presented From
the railway station their royal highnesses
will drive to the khaiaa College, the center
of Sikh education in India, and on return
Ing to the station will lunch in the train.
Drive to Golden Temple.
In the afternoon a drive to the Golden
Temple will be the principal event. followed
by tea in the Ram Hagh. The royal party
will leave Amritzar at 6 pm, dining on the
train.
The dates Of the visit to Burma of their
royal htghnesses have been definitely fixed
according to note issued by the local
government to the press. The arrivals at
Rangoon on January l band Mandalay on
January 16 will be public Other arrivals
and departures will be private. The royal
visitors will arrive at Promo from Manda-
lay on January 20, returning again to Ram
gCon on the 21st.