The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28
BRITISH ROYALTY
To VISIT AFRICA
Duke of Connaught Will Open
the First South African
Parliament.
STOP OF TWO DAYS TO
BE MADE AT ST. HELENA
Stay of One Week Will Ne Made
at Cape Town, Then a
Tour.
BY LADY MARY MANWARING.

BY LADY MARY MANWARING.
Special Cable to The Tribune
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Duke Of
Connaught will travel in state filing
his high mission when as representa-
tive Of the king he goes to South Af-
rica in October to open the first South
African parliament. Tho royal party
will sail from Southampton on the I'm
ion Castle liner Balmoral Castle, and on
the outward journey the Duke of Con
naught will call at st. Helena. 4 stay
OF almost two days will bo made at the
island, where the duke and duchess will
be the guests of the governor Cape
Town will be reached on October 81,
and stay of about a week will be
highness will perform the cere-
mony of declaring the first parliament
open. At the conclusion of the week
the royal party will board the train
which has been specially built by the
Central African railway for the royal
tour and proceed to Bloemfontein. After
brief stay in the capital of the Orange
ceed direct to Victoria falls, reaching
there about November - A few DAYS
viii be spent here, after which the
Journey will be continued to Salisbury,
where the royal party will remain a
day or two. and then go on to Bulu-
wayo; Leaving Bnluwayo on Novem-
Der 90, Pretoria will be reached on the
following day. In the Transvaal cap
itel and in Johannesburg, where the
duke will carry out numerous public
engagements, practically q week will
be spent IN sight seeing and visiting
places of interest. 1T is proposed to
leave the @'golden city, at the end of
\ ,l1r ell
spent in visits to Pietermaritzburg first
ly and Durham lastly. Here the royal
party will re-embark on the Balmora
Castle, and England will be reached
shortly after Christmas, probably In the
first few days of January
Long Tour Is Involved
The itinerary of the tour will involve
between 5000 and 1000 miles of rail
way journeyIng. For the convenience
and comfort Of the royal travellers,
special train has been built by the Cen
trail South African railway. The con
structIon of the train has been carried
ont at the Pretoria works of the Cen
trail South African railway, whilst the
fitting up and upholstering of the royal
saloons has been primarily done in Eng.
land The royal train will be composed
of ten coaches. each sixty feet in length.
All the ears are accessible to each
other by means of corridors.
Car for the Duchess.
The general arrangements of her
roval highness's saloon will be primar-
lily in blue. The day portion of the
coach. which will be the rear half, will
be furnished with large settee, two
large divan chairs and several small
chairs. The structural design of the
settee and divan chairs is simple, but
one which is very much favored by
nf tbn RIVAL TnO,ilv and Tho
chairs will be upholstered in fine light
blue and cream silk brocade. The
smaller chairs will be covered with un-
cut silk velvet of color TO match the
easy chairs. Structurally. the coach is
solidly built. with double roof, IN or
daytime, and every attention has been
given to harmonizing the internal fix
lures, The wall paneling is of South
African walnut and Rbodesian teak, and
the writing table and other small tables
are made of the same wood. Lighted
1y electricity, mercurial fittings Of late
Georgian design have been used. Soft,
leep velvet pile carpet of light color
las been laid. The coverings and hang
nes are also treated in light blue, IN
,rder to lessen as much as possible the
Intensity of the South African light
The bed chamber Mt the front of the
coach is elaborately fitted with. ward
ODpS ana ultSSluS aHo 40 SSA
rally treated in white, with the excep-
ion OF the carpet and hangings, which
ire Of blue. A bath room adlolns the
ed chamber. whilst adjoining this again
s the maid IS apartment.
Gar for His Royal Highness,
His ROYAL highness' coach is built on
he same principle as that of the duch,
ss', The day saloon IS composed or
he rear half of the coach, and the
leeplng saloon the front hall. inc
-eneral scheme OF color treatment is IN
reen silk and morocco. The furniture
onsists Of couches at the front and
,ack end of the saloon, and dlvan
hairs in the corners. Along the side
T the saloon large writing table has
cen fixed. and by its side Is placed
mailer writing desk, whilst the center
occupied by table.
Made Confession.
Sir William Gilbert made a naive
onfessiou recently at the Wealdstone
city Sessions. He had before him the
ase of alleged assault on one or his
,holars by a schoolmaster who beloved
nd i SPOIL i the child.7s AS evidence of
haracter the boys quarterly report
-as put In, which brought from Sir
iilliam tho confession that he did not
ave such a good report at the boys
mes, but never had the pleasure of ex-
mining the results. Sir William was
lucated at a private school at Ealing
I'd London university. He was callod
the bar, but did not practice, and
amcdintely afterwards launched into
ny.writing. which has made his name
ld fame OF world wide interest.
Royal Cipher and Crown.
His majesty has now sanctioned the
,rm of the royal cipher and crown
hich are to be engraved or embroid-
cd upon service uniforms instead of
e Edwardian monogram. The designs
esent u very handsome effect, while
,ery effort has been made to Sc
re simplicity, and in that way to