New-York tribune., 1908-06-11
THEKING LEAVES REVAL
Tert Of Speeches Of British and
Russian SOuereigns.

heval. June 1.-THE meeting between King Ed
ward and Emperor Nicholas ended last night in
accordance with the programme. 1t has been in
every way successful. The King and the Emperor
had luncheon on the Russian imperial yacht Stand
art and dined together the Victoria and Albert
no speeches We're made.
King Edward who appointed q Russian ad-
mira had conference yesterday with the Russian
Foreign Minister NJ. d'Iswolsky, and the latter
also had another long conference with Sir Charles
Hardinge. Permanent Under Secretary of the Brit
fsh Foreign Office. the Macedonian. Persian and
other important questions.
The weather continued fine and after repeti-
ton of the serenades dancing kept up both
decks Of the Victoria and Albert until nearly
midnight all of the members of the royal parties
remaining deck
The Emperor, who will remain here for another
day. pressed King Edward to delay his departure.
but at O'Clock this morning the Victoria and AL
bert. with the escorting fleet. sailed homeward. No
salutes were fired
Reval June 1O.-King Edward and Emperor
Nicholas spent the morning in receiving delegations
from the local nobility. the municipality. and the
peasants OF the districts board their yachts
This afternoon the Emperor paid informal visits
TO the British cruiser Mnotaur and the royal yacht
Alexandra. He chatted with the officers and in
spected the ships. At the special request of King
Edward. the serenade of national folk songs was
repea ted tonight before his yacht the Victoria and
Albert.
sand boxes Of candy and large number of photo
graphs of himself for school children who well
coined him on his arrival here and also sent pres
ents to the leaders OF the singers last night.
The text of the toasts exchanged last evening
between the King and the Emperor has been Issued
after careful revision. The sovereigns expressed
wishes that the meeting would have the result OF
drawing the countries closer together ana pro
noting the maintenance of the peace of the world
king Edward intima ted that this meeting in RUSSIA
would be followed by visit of the Russian
Emperor and Empress to England. Among other
courteses King Edward appointed Emperor Ncho-
las admiral of the British fleet Emperor Nicho-
las said in his Speech:
1t is with feelings of the deepest satisfaction
and pleasure that L welcome your majesty anu
your majestys Queen to Russian waters l trust rust
that this meeting. while reaSserting the many ana
strong ties which unite our houses, Will nave the
gether and promoting the maintenance of the
peace OF the world In the course of the forego-
both Russia and Great Britain have been salts
tain that Your ma a. iesty appreciates as highly
do the value of these agreements. for. notWith-
mutual GOOD %ifi and confdence drink to the
and that Of the British nation.
In his reply King Edward said:
I thank your, majesty most heartily behalf Of
the Queen and myself for the cordial manner in
which you have welcomed US TO the waters of the
you have proposed our healths 1 have the happi-
est recolections of the welcome which / RECEIVED
on the occasions of my previous visits to Russia
at the hands of your illusrious grandfather. your
beloved father and yourself. and it is source of
the sncerest qualification to me to have this OPP
portunity of meeting your ajesties again L most
heartily ndorse every word that has fallen from
your matesty's lips regarding the convention re-
Gently concluded between two governments. L
believe II will serve to knit more closely the bonds
that unite our people and our two countries and
am certain that 1t will conduce to satisfactory
settlement in amicable manner of some momen-
touS questions the future / am convinced that
1t will not only tend to draw our two countries
more closely together. but that it Will help very
greatly in the maintenance of the peace of the
world.
| hope this meeting may be followed before long
by another opportunity of meeting your ma jesties
drink TO the health of your majesty. to that Of
the Empress Dowager Marie Feodorovna and the
members of the imperial family. and. above all. TO
the welfare and prosperity of your great empire.