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Show CHELSEA NAVAL EXHIBTION Opened ley tho l'rinoo and PrineeM of Walee Today. London, May 2. The naval exhibition exhibi-tion on the Chelsea embankment opened open-ed today with great ceremony. Tho prince of Wales presided at the opening ceremonies. Ho wore the uniform of an admiral in the British navy. The entire passageway eight miles long, leading to the spot from which the prince of Wales declared the exhibition opened, was filled by celebrated naval j and military officers, to the rear of i whom a strong force of blue-jackets and marines presented arms as the royal party passed. The princo aud princess of Wales were conducted to a dais, after which the archbishop of Canterbury camo forward for-ward and uttered a prayer for the success suc-cess of the exhibition, the prosperity and peaco of the country aud the health of the roval family. The prince of Wales then replied to the address of the officers of the exhibition, exhi-bition, afler which tho princess of Wales f irned a tiny switch in front of a mina-tore mina-tore model of the F.ddystone lighthouse. There was a flash from the top of the lighthouse and the exhibition was for-, for-, rually dadared opened. |