Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-25
To Be Made by Pres
FaI|ieres to King Edward.
The French Executive viii Ar
rive Today II London.
English People Plan an Ehthusias'
tic and Cordial Greeting.

London Nav 24.-PreSident FalllereS
will arrive in London tomorrow to re-
turn the visits which King Edwards
VII and other members OF the Brltlsh
royal have paid to the head OF the
French Republic in Paris. The honors
to be paid the President cannot equai
those bestowed upon the German En-
peror during his visit last year, Tor the
Presidents stay will be but snort
one. But what is lacking in great en-
tertainments will be made for in the
enthusiasm of the public welcome. M.
Fal,iercs will cross the channel in the
French cruiser Leon Gambetta, accom-
panied by fleet of destroyers and will
land at Dover There will be great
naval display in his honor, a fleet OF
53 warships under the command Of
Lord Charles Beresford, having been
ordered to the channel port for the oc-
casion. This fleet will consist OF the
battleship squadron of the channei
fleet the first cruiser squadron ana
the western destroyer division. Inc
ships will be moored in two long lines
from Shakespeare Cliff to Dover pier
and as the Leon Gambetta, with the
distinguished visitor on board steams
through the lines the guns on all the
ships and those in the forts will boom
a salute The destroyers Will accom-
pany the French cruiser to D1TIr dock
where the President on landlng NIL pe
welcomed to England by Prince Arthur
Connaught and other nGtdb.es on be-
half of the King and also by Paul
Cambon, the French am oassat'or
The trip to London viii lie made in
a royal car At Victoria station King
Edward, the Prince of Wales and rep
resentativcs of the government will be
on hand to greet NJ. Fallieres and
from that moment four days round
of entertainment will commence, COM
bined with the usual formal exchanges
of calls.
A state banquet at Buckingham pal
ace will bring together the public men
of England and the members of the
diplomatic corps; Tuesday the PreSi-
dent and King will visit the Franco
British exhibition: Wednesday, the
busiest day of the visit, will begin
with reception to the diplomatic
corps at st. James palace, followed by
visit to the city and luncheon at
the Guild hall. In the evening by
command of His Majesty the King,
a gala performance will be given at
Covenl Garden at which the King and
Queen, President Fallieres and a large
number of specially invited guests will
be present To do honor to the Presi-
dent selections from French operas
have been chosen for representation,
namely, the first act of BiZetts s
'L'Pescatori Di Perle" and the second
act from Gounod's Faust"
Probably in no previous gala even
ing have so many English-speaking
artists been engaged. Melba will sing
Margueritc's role in Faust" Siebel
being represented by Miss Hatchard
and Martha by Edna Thornton, while
John Mccormick, the promising new
Irish tenor is cast for Nadir in
BiZettS opera. Madame TetraZzini will
appear as Leila in the latter work, 50
that in one evening the two foremost
operatic singers of the time will be
heard.
President Fallieres will stay at
York house during his four-days visit
in Loadon, and there and at the
French embassy, receptions will be
held. In the meantime the crews of the
Leon Cambetta and the French de-
stroyers will be entertained by the
British sail )rs at Dover and will be
brought to London to visit some of the
theatres.