Show KINGS KliNeS SON STARTS ON TO TOUR UK OF WORLD Portsmouth England March 16 Among the firing frins of a royal salute by the te assembled fleet feet and hearty heary cheers from the concourse pf of people gathered at all al points poInt of vantage vante the steamer Ophir with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on board bar started at about 4 this afternoon afternoon on the voyage voye which Is not to terminate until their royal roya highnesses es have made a tour of the world including the British empire Troops and bands playing the national anthem athe lined the quays and andall andal andall all al the ships were manned manne and dressed brilliant brilant groups of naval and civil offic talc mIs in full ful uniform with masses mases of the public forming a combination show ing lug both bt the state and popular char character character acter of the te sendoff King King Edward and Queen Alexandra on board boad the royal yacht cht Victoria and Albert with eight torpedo tor do boat bat destroyers destroyer accompanied acom accompanied the Ophir a few miles mies out The day was wa a busy one for tor the mem hers bers br of the royal family In Ia spite sie of the cold old and wet weather large crowds s Journeyed to this place from the sur surrounding surrounding surrounding rounding towns to view the ceremonies connected with the departure The har bar ships was wa were gay gy dressed with wIth bunting and ad all al the te Before noon the duke and and duchess duche left I the Ophir and joined joine King Edward and Queen Alexandra on board the royal ryal I yacht Victoria and Albert Albert where their majesties passed the night The royal ryal I party soon afterward landed at the I jetty jety where King Edward Edwar conferred the Victoria Victora medal on n the the blue jackets I of H M lI S Excellent who dragged the I funeral gun carriage of Queen Victoria after the horses ores became bece unmanageable I Itt at tt Windsor railroad station staton The mem members oem bers oer of or the tte the royal roya party had luncheon on the Ophir After luncheon the king toasted the I Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and wished wish d them a prosperous I voyage His majesty said sd that one of ofte I Ithe the te objects object of the tour was wa to express appreciation of o the te royal rO 1 help rendered by the British colonies in the South African campaign te i iThe The Duke of Cornwall and York pro proposed pr proposed I posed the kings kings health The guests gess at atthe at atthe atthe the luncheon who numbered about abut sev seventy se seventy i enty included Joseph Josph Chamberlain After their majesties returned to the I tote Victoria and nd Albert the preparations for the te departure of the Ophir were I completed The royal ro al yacht left the harbor shortly shorty in advance a vanc of the he Ophir I and as they passed passe the historic flagship I 1 Victoria Victoria the crews of the warships ti i i port manned sides side and a nd rave gave ve the travel travelers ers era er a parting cheer Simultaneously the naval guns fired fre a a royal ryn salute sute This was wa taken taken up by b the the shore batter batteries ins ies and ad repeated by the cruisers in the roadstead The sky was vas wa overcast hut but otherwise otherwise the weather wether was fine when the Ophir cast off of her moorings and started on her long voyage Eight torpedo boat destroyers detroyer steamed astern and re no remained r in close attendance until the te Ophir and royal yacht parted company at whence the the cruisers criser Dst Dia Diadem Di I Idem dem and escorted the Ophir to tosea tosea I Ise sea se while the destroyers detroyer carried cared the royal yacht back bak to port Their majesties majesties ties tes then returned to London The last farewell signals were ex exchanged exchanged exchanged changed between their majesties and the Duke and ad Duchess of Cornwall and York near ner the Nab lightship though tough I their vessels remained in sight of each other until the the Ophir rounded tho end of the te Isle of Wight and entered the te I channel bound for Gibraltar |