Charlottetown, June 14, Their Majesties, who arrived here today, crossed the Strait of North-cumberland, from Cape Tormentine, in the destroyer Skeena, which escorted the Empress of Britain on its arrival in Canadian waters at the beginning of the tour.
It was the first occasion that His Majesty had. sgt foot on a ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
All along the route to the Province Building, Their Majesties were given an enthusiastic welcome by hundreds of spectators, many of whom were drenched to the skin by a heavy downpour earlier in the day as they were taking up positions.
An address of welcome was read by the Prime Minister Mr. Thane Campbell, in the historic Confederation Chamber, where in 1864, the first steps were taken towards a Federation of Canadian colonies.
The King used the table at which the delegates sat,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.