In spite of the long railway journey here, the Prince of Wales play- 28. fed tenn in the evening. After and, illumi coloured lights the star-sprinkled African sky. The whole floor had been specially converted from the wild bush two miles from Kano in the space of six weeks, though srily 130 whites are resident in Kano, Five hundred whites attended the dance, mostly uniformed officials from all parts of the Northern Te ritory. The guests included 25 /Europexn ladies, charmingly dressed, 19 of whom had travelled enormous Jdistances. The Prince shook hands with all, and danced practically every dance, Apr. 18, Crow's have been swarming into Kano al: the night long, blowing horns azd displaying sleep-destroy-jing enthusiasm. The scenes in the morning were amazing. Streams of plodding visitors were visible on fall the soads for miles, resembling converging armies of ante, The Emirs have already congregated for the Durbar, most of them having travelled hundreds of miles, accompanied by hosts of retainers. Many fof the latter have died on account of intense heat, disease and jungle accidents en route, Twenty Thousand Horses Later.
'The Durbar began at 8 o'clock this morning with a wonderful cavalry display. It was a case of horses everywhere. 'Twenty *thou-Jsand were ranged' in horse-shoe formation, all flaunting the gayest Jeolours, with British officers galloping and completing arrangements.
The commotion was hushed on arrival of the Prince of Wales, feomplete silence being the Haura token of respect.
Then the band of a Nigerian regiment crashed a stirring march, {followed by the rolling of hundreds native drum The Prince was seated on a dais covered by a multi-coloured canopy capture! in fighting 70 years ago.
'The Prince watched a parade of infantry and artillery, the latter Jcarrying the gun parts on their heads. "Then the Emirs' troopers jeharged with-lances and swords drawn, halting spectacularly two feet from the dais. Cavalry after that marched past, headed by bands playing ancient instruments, all the men clad in gorgeous uniform:
The concourse of spectators, their [blood fired by the contimious roll of the exultant drums, cheered Numerous riders accoutred in the Jage-long uniform of the Crusaders Jor in chain-mail complete with visor added a bizarre touch to the Jdazzling scene, The Devil Dancers Outbursts of frenzied cheering rent the air as the dense columns filed past the dais to the accompani ment of the deafening drums. Interspersed between files of cavalry Jat a walk appeared groups of dancers wildly gyrating and shouting. [They were perfect types of devi were entranced.
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