Identifier: webofempirediary00wall (find matches)
Title: The web of empire : a diary of the imperial tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in 1901
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, 1841-1919 Hall, Sydney Prior, 1842-1922, ill Martino, Eduardo de, d. 1912
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
Publisher: London, New York : Macmillan and company, limited
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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of the Corps de G*ed.On the narrow space between the mou stands the capital of the island, Port Louis, shioned little town. As we enter the long, harbour, the Highflyer (Admiral Bosanquets hip) and the Cossack fire a salute ; and this an- ncement of our arrival takes the inhabitants and horities by surprise, for we were not expected till rural, v/honi we met >ard ot gaawcm ^Md w3£cliih3-joohd8 3vitavt %% 2S3/1HD1H JAYOfl #3H il kind to Govern- ment 3 ited streets are lined ntry in red tunics and enormous pug-ies, assisted by native policemen smartly dresseakhaki. In the reception-hall the Duke the proceedings by announcing that His Majgraciously pleased to confer on the Governor, Siruce, the grand c of St. ael and on Dr. Edwards and M. de Chazal theip of the same order; and on the Chiefr Delafaye, the honour of knighthood,)elafaye kneels down and receives thes addresses are then presented,tistically designed caskets ; and then offer the Duchess a, finelycarved f the ebony for wh:
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x MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA 335 island was formerly famous. In reply to the addresses,the Duke speaks of the beautiful island, rich inhonourable traditions and proud of its association withnaval achievements which shed equal glory on Englandand France. In front of Government House a statue is to beerected to the memory of Queen Victoria, and theDuchess lays the foundation-stone. Then a monsterprocession files past. First come 4000 school-childrenunder the direction of French priests and sisters. Thelittle ones are of all the colours that the human skincan assume, from the Nubian black of Africa to thepink-and-white of Northern Europe. The number ofthe intermediate shades and the extraordinary mixtureof ethnological types far surpass anything of thekind I have ever seen. In most countries whichhave the misfortune to possess a half-caste populationthere is a mixture of only two races—the conquerorsand the aborigines, or the Europeans and the importednegroes. In Mauritius there were n

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