The Archive · 1896

THE QUEEN'S STATUE

The jubilee statue of Her Majesty is now all ready for unveiling, and the ceremony has been fixed for Thursday, the 28th inst, The function is intended t0 be a brilliant one, and I hope the weather will be Queen's weather so that the spectacle may lose none Jofits splendour. The invitations are out, and a huge matshed has been erected on the Praya to accommodate the spectators. Upwards of two thousand of the troops—as many as can be got into the show—will take Partin the proceedings, and wil fro a fou de joe, while a royal salute will be fired by the artillery. All the colony will be assembled on the occasion if the elements prove propitious.

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