Evening star., 1919-08-18
HALIFAX GREETS
PRINCE OF WALES
Demonstrative Welcome Ex-
tended as He Passes Through
Decorated Streets.

HALIFAX, N. s.. August 1s.-wel.
coined by a royal salute from the
citadel. the Prince Of Wales. who ar
rived here yesterday from st. John.
N. b.. debarked from the battle
cruiser Renown at 10 o'clock this
morning to be formally received by
a guard of honor from the royal Ca
madam garrison artillery and escort
ed to the provincial building.
Addresses from the government of
the province and from the city of
Halifax were presented to the prince
At exercises in the Provincial build
ing. He made brief replies of accept
ance and then. with his ofiieial party,
began tour Of the city.
Streets Banked by Crowds.
Through decorated street. and
banked by crowds that occupied every
point of vantage. he rode to q demon
strative welcome. He was loudly
cheered. After visiting that portion
OF the city which was devastated by
the great explosion In 1917. he called
at tho military hospitals and later
Inspected orsanisations Of British
The Prince of Wales arrived at i:S0
o'clock yesterday on board the cruiser
Dragon from st. Johns. N. F. Halt an
hour later he returned to the battle
snip Henown. upon which he crossed
the Atlantic and which came here
from st. Johns, N. F.. after the
princes visit to that city.
Speaks Of "Modest Part" in War.
When the Prince came ashore today
ana stepped on the marble slab which
nj hA l.t
Edward VII. the royal standard was
broken out from the landing stage
mHastnSAd. Premter Murray, Lieut..
Gov CO... Grant. ohicials Of the city and
ships greeted the royal visitor.
made In behalf 81 the provineiai and
Halifax governmsnts. referred to .'the
nsoU moSeis \, Par part which he was able to
can assure you that I value no
part Of that experience 20 highly "a
the close contact into which il
brought me with the splendid troops
1a sa S.ncs g. ranks - sent on. by the dominions
In. paying tribute to the services
rendered by Nova Scotia he recalled
the part which the province had
played In other historic struggles: He
H.lifsx because o{ the los loss Des'if Of iivSa 81
which followed the explosion of .
munition ship in the harboF during
the war.
Thousands at Water Front.
Thousands Of people were at the
waterfront to watch the Dragon and
her eacorting cruiser. the Dauntless,
come up the harbor. Canadian ayia :
tors circled overhead. A flotilla of
naval launches escorted the Dragon
to her anchorage OF the dockyard-
The Italian battleship Conte de ca.
YOUR fred . salute n the Dragon an
chored. This was followed hy sa-
ships.
During the afternoon the prince
came ashore with several members of
his STAN and strolled through Point
Pleasant Park. He was in civilian
dress and was recognized by few,
Tne prince gave q dinner aboard
the battleship last night. Amonr DC
guests were Sir Robert Borden. ure-
mier OF Canada: Lieut.. Gov. Grant and
Premier Murray Of Nova Scotia.
Princes Democratic lTannerisms.
Several stories were told today to
illustrate the democratic mannerisms
OF the prince. One concerned his in
formal visit ashore yesterday and his
pleasure in helping a young woman
win ten-cent wager.
Strolling along the beach at North
west Arm. attired in civilian dress
and attended by members OF his stan
he watched three young woman
bathers- One emerged from the shat
lows and advanced toward him. saw
ing:
Are you the Prince Of Walesr'
He replied with q smile that he was.
but this did not quite convince his
fair interrogator. who followed with:
Are you sure you arer'
When he had solemnly reassured her
with a second affirmative, She con-
hded to him that her name was
Daphne. and that when she saw him
and his party coming toward the
beach she had wagered 10 cents that
he was the prince.
After a few moments Of pleasa nj
chatting he bade her good day and
politely expressed the hope that they
might meet again. to which came me
quick response:
"Sure, well sec you tomorrov"