to take part in the Royal Pageant. Within the space of a couple of minutes one raw the uniforms of all the armies of the civilised Powers of the world. China, Japan, America, Australis, the whole Continent of Europe, and (most gorgeous of all) India, all were represented and all were cheered. One wondered how the people found voice tacheer, and cheer, and cheer again but they didst. The Australian contingent were very loudly applauded, and rightly as they are a very fine race of men and specially sent over fox the purpose. Among rode very fine horses, all of which were the contingents on foot the Haussas and Sikhs came in for special applause; they marched splendidly. The Chinamen and Dyaks likewise attracted a great deal of notice; the latter are a very warlike-looking race, and were great favourites at the military tournament. To my mind the great feature of the day was the wonderful way in which everything had been or: ganized. I should think nowhere else in the world could such a pageant have been arranged and carried out with such:
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