We are naturally somewhat disappointed here that our royal visitors only propose to allot _us one day of their homeward tour, but their visits have been flying ones ever since they left Bombay. They started from Bombay in the Kaisar on the 13th of March, and made a fine run to Colombo, which was reached on the 17th. Here they had a most enthusiastic reception; in the morning, the royal party spent some considerable time in viewing the sights, and later in the day the party proceeded to Kandy and dined at Government House. The following morning a visit was paid to the fine Botanical Gardens in Colombo. and afterwards his royal highness held a reception at Queen's House, which was attended by a large number of native chiefs and headmen armyed in their gorgeous dresses, lending a very imposing grace to the proceedings. About 11 o'clock the sume night. the party re-embarked in the Kaisar, and enjoyed a fine run down to Penang.
'At Penang they arrived at half-past six in the evening, and left again the same night at eleven, so that there was no opportunity for' a loyal demonstration. After dinner on board, to which the Resident Councillor was invited, thei highnesses went on shore and saw much of the place as possible, and it is said that during their brief stay in Penang, the Duke and Duchess visited two Chinese theatres, and both seemed highly amused at the peculiar antics of the Chinese actors.
The Kaisar dropped her anchor at Singapore at twenty minutes past eight on the morning of the 25th ult., the Governor and Lady Clementi Smith going on board at once to welcome the guests. The pier had been crowded for a long time with the rank and fashion of the colony, European, Malay, and Chinese, and at a' quarter to nine the launch came alongside the pier, and the royal party stepped on shore, There were two addresses at Singapore, one from the Municipal Commissioners on
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