[英文] 親王巡幸相關安排

THE PRINCE'S COMING.

Details of Arrangements.

As each day brings the hour of the Prince's arrival nearer, the arrangements for the reception of His Royal Highness are being brought more and more to a state of completeness. This morning several of ... wore the first ... of ... decorators' hand, and there is already a general atmosphere of interested preparedness.

Over the week-end a party of local pressmen had an interesting chat to Mr. Rice, H. E. the Governor's Private Secretary, who is acting as Secretary for the Prince's Visit, during the course of which was gleaned the following information regarding the details of Thursday and Friday:-

The Arrival and Landing.

The Renown will enter the harbour at 8 a.m., not 7 a.m. as previously intended. His Excellency will pay his call aboard at 9.15 a.m. probably in the launch Victoria from Blake Pier. The Admiral goes on board at 9.30, probably in his barge from his yacht Alacrity. The Prince lands at 10 a.m.

Blake Pier will be closed from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Prince will ride to the Pavilion and to Government House in a special chair. The Admiral and the General will walk to the Pavilion on either side of the Prince, while His Excellency precedes them and will await the Prince at the private entrance to the Pavilion.

The ornamented addresses which will be presented to H.R.H. will have handsome frames and mountings and were on view in Messrs. Kelly & Walsh's window to-day.

The Scouts.

The Prince's view of the Scouts and Girl Guides at Government House as soon as he reaches there will be of an informal nature. H.R.H. wants to see the young people untrammelled by a crowd of onlookers, and beyond His Excellency and party, parents of the Boy Scout who is to receive a medal, and a few others there will be no public audience. The public will not deny the Prince this: that he asked for it confirms the impressions given us of the human side of him.

St. Andrew's Church Messenger publishes the probable programme, which, we understand, may be varied a little. It is as follows:

"Cubs and Brownies will be lined up in horse-shoe formation on the lawn facing the Main Gate, and Girl Guides and Boy Scouts will be hidden in the trees behind the lawn. Troop colours will be set at intervals behind the horse-shoe line, with one bearer only. On the arrival of the Prince the Brownies and Cubs will give a grand howl and all colours will be dipped. At the end of the grand howl colours will be raised, and at a whistle signal all Guides and Scouts will run out from their hiding places and form up in patrols beside their respective Troop Colours and stand at "alert." Patrol leaders will be at the head of their patrols, on the right of the leading scout, and the Troop Colours will be on the right of the leading patrol of each Troop. On a further whistle signal being given all staves will be raised in the right hand above the head and all will shout in a clear voice "Kung Ying" which is the Chinese expression for welcome. On a third whistle signal all Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts will sit down on the lawn.

His Royal Highness will then speak, and finally will present the Gilt Cross to Patrol Leader Lo Kwok Chung, 7th Hongkong Troop, for Life saving. On the order "Alert" being given all will stand and sing the National Anthem, all Guides and Scouts being at the "Salute." Cheers will then be given and when the Prince has left the grounds Troops will march away, starting from the right."

The luncheon at Government House will also be a quiet one.

The Ex-Service-men.

The Prince meets the ex-Service men at 2.30 p.m. on the first day at Government House. We understand some 500 will be present, including men who saw service on every front in the War, France, the Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Palestine, Africa, etc. They will all be "ex," i.e. none of the regulars will attend. They ... who ... active service, and a body of Indians from Macao. Also about 20 men from Canton, some 50 from the mercantile marine, whom H.R.H. has expressed a desire to meet, and 20 members of the French association, the Groupement des Anciens Combattants Francais de Hongkong. All will wear mufti, with medals. As far as we can gather, there will not include a V.C., the President of the Active Servicemen's Association, Lt. Mallesen V.C., being still in the Naval Service. But there will be plenty of other decorations, including many M.C.'s.

This function also will be informal. There will be no review, lining up, or presentations. The men will sit about the lawn and the Prince will move among them and chat with them as he wishes.

The Polo Match.

At 4.30 H.R.H. motors to Causeway Bay to play polo. There have been many offers to lend cars, including those of the Automobile Association; but the Prince will ride in a Government car with its regular driver. The offers of cars may be availed of for the staff.

The teams for the polo match will be:

Hongkong.- Mr. J. Bell Irving, Mr. J. E. H. Bibby, Capt. R. Neville, Mr. C. S. Fisher.

Prince's team: The Prince of Wales, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Capt. E. D. Metcalfe, Lieut. the Hon. Bruce A. A. Ogilvy.

Umpires.- Major General Sir John Fowler and Brig.-Gen. E. B. Macnaghten.

Time-keeper and Scorer.- Mr. Fiddes Wilson.

Six chukkas of eight minutes each with 15 minutes interval.

Banquet and Night Show.

About 170 people have been invited to the banquet at Government House in the evening. Everybody will be presented to the Prince. The Hawkins Band will provide music.

The Prince comes ashore to view the Chinese procession. This will take the route Happy Valley, Queen's Road, Murray Road, Praya, passing the Pavilion, alongside which will be the Prince's special stand.

The Ball.

For the ball at the Pavilion on the second evening, it is particularly urged that guests be in the Pavilion by 9.15 at the latest. The Renown Band will play then, but dancing will not commence until the Prince arrives a short time later.

There are two cloak rooms for ladies on the seafront side of the Pavilion. Motor cars will drive there first and then around to the Supreme Court, where gentlemen not using the Hongkong Club will find a cloak room.

There is a second dais, facing the ballroom floor, for the use of the Prince and party. As mentioned, half the Pavilion floor is being preserved for dancing.

The Hongkong Hotel Band will help that of the Renown with the dance music. There will be 16 dances. The Hongkong Hotel will also cater at the buffet, under Mr. Taggart's supervision. The Prince will probably take supper in his private room behind the main dais.

When H.R.H. signifies his intention of leaving the ball, it is proposed that the National Anthem be played. H.R.H. will stand on the dais and as a farewell to him the anthem will be followed by a verse of "God bless the Prince of Wales," after which the Prince will say good-bye.

Other Arrangements.

As the Prince passes from the school children's gathering at the Cricket Ground to the Pavilion on the second day he will pass through lines of the 102nd Grenadiers (Indians), and will inspect them. This is at his own special request, the Grenadiers having had King Edward as Colonel-in-Chief. They are called King Edward's Own. When in India, the Prince told them he would see them in Hongkong.

Laying a Foundation Stone.

There shows ... in which the power of electricity can be put. On Friday when His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales lays a stone in the new St. Stephen's Girls' College, which is now in course of erection, a clever labour and time-saving device, which is a novelty to Hongkong, will be brought into use.

His Royal Highness will be on the dais in the Prince of Wales Pavilion. There will be present the College Council, building committee and the girls, their relatives and friends of the St. Stephen's College. On a table beside the Prince will be a small model of the proposed new building. His Highness will pull a gold chain, which is connected by an electric wire, leading to the school, with an apparatus for releasing the stone. When the current is switched on, the stone will be released and will slide into place. At the same time a miniature stone in the model beside the Prince will slide into a similar position to the model to that which the larger stone will do in the real building, showing those present what is happening.

The new college is being erected next to the playground, which the pupils of the school are using at the present time, situated at the junction of Lyttelton Road and Breezy Park. The new college will extend from Lyttelton Road to Park Road.

An illuminated address, the work of the girls of the school, is to be presented to His Royal Highness. It will be enclosed in a blackwood and silver case, which is specially made for the purpose in Canton.

The Illuminations.

The Illuminations, so far as the city portion of the island is concerned, promise to be on a most lavish scale. We were informed this morning that 140,000 lanterns had been applied for from Mr. C. Montague Ede and that up to Saturday 105,000 had actually been taken delivery of. There are still plenty of lanterns for all who care to apply, and we are asked to drop a hint to residents on the Peak that the illumination of their houses is most desirable. It is thought by some that owing to the likelihood of fog it is useless to worry about illumination; but it would be a great pity if Hongkong's splendid possibilities for a night show were not taken advantage of. Even assuming there is fog, there is a possibility that it might rise and it would somewhat spoil the scheme of things to see the Peak in comparative darkness.

Regarding the lanterns and candles themselves they are extremely well made and serviceable. The lanterns are large and of pleasing lines, whilst the candles are strong and stout, guaranteed to burn for eight hours. The Committee hope that residents will obtain their supplies through the medium of the special depot which has been opened in Des Voeux Road Central.

School Children's Rally.

Owing to the Ching Ming (ancestor worshipping) festival, which commences on Wednesday, there will probably be very few Chinese present at the rally of school children on Thursday. It was originally thought that the number to parade before the Prince would be somewhere in the neighbourhood of three thousand, but owing to the Chinese school holiday it is doubtful whether more than about twelve hundred will be present. This latter number will represent British, Portuguese, Japanese, Indian and other non-Chinese races.

Lining the Route.

This morning there was a parade of naval officers and ratings on the Praya in connection with lining the route on the day His Royal Highness arrives. The men, in white duck uniforms, marching order, with rifles and fixed bayonets, were lined up on either side of the road on the route the Prince will take when he lands on Thursday morning. A procession formed of naval ratings, headed by a Marine band, then marched along the route, the manoeuvre being watched by a large number of interested Chinese and European spectators.

Correct Dress.

We are officially informed that dress on the occasion of H.R.H.'s visit will be as follows:-

For the Reception, April 6 - Levee Dress or Morning Dress.

Banquet at Government House, April 6 - Mess dress for Naval and Military Officers; evening dress with decorations and miniature medals for civilians.

Reception to ex-service men and officers of mercantile marine on April 6th. - Mufti with decorations and miniature medals.

April 7th. - For those attending the ceremony at the Pavilion, not taking part, morning dress will not be necessary.

Chinese Banquet, April 7th. - For Naval and Military guest mess dress; for civilians guest evening dress with decorations and miniature medals. (The same will be worn at the Ball on the night of the 7th.)

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1. 中華民國11年4月3日（星期一）《士蔑西報》第1頁、第7頁

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2. 中華民國11年4月3日（星期一）《孖剌西報》第3頁

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