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Show MISER IN ENGLAND German Emperor Given Royal Welcome. REVIEWS HIS REGIMENT Makes a Visit to Ills Uncle, KlnR Edwnrd VII. Reviewed the Titst Hojal Dragoons, of Which Regiment Regi-ment He Is Honorary Chief Colonel Unusual Precautions Taken by Railroad Officials to Insure Hint n Safe Journey All TialUo Stopped Along; tho Route London. Nov S Tho German Imperial Impe-rial yacht Hoheniollern with Emperor William on board, nccompanled b tho escorting German cruisers nnd a flotilla flo-tilla of British torido boats, reached Port Victoria nt 8 o clock this morning. The arrival of the German Hmpcror was made Ihe occasion of nn Imposing navnl dlsplas All the warships nt Sheerness were dres.ed, their crews manned the decks and the u.unl salutes welcomed the Imperial visitor. The llmperor wore tho undress uniform uni-form of u British Admiral The German Ger-man lhnbassHdor. Count Wolff-Metter-nlth, soon Joined his Mnjcelv, who subsequently sub-sequently received tho British court officials sent to attend him nnd the other members of tho German embassy After breakfast Hmperor William landed the ciew of the Hoheniollern manning the ship nnd cheering lustily and Ihe British wnrshlps firing another salute as the Emperor boarded a trnln for Dover, on his way to Shorncllffc camp, where he will review tho Plrst Rojal Dragoons, of which regiment he Is honorary Colonel-ln-Chler. L'NUSl'AL PRECAUTIONS. Unusual precautions were taken by the railroad oftlclals All trnfllc wns stopped along the Itiutc for over half an hour beforo the Imperial special train was due Largo lirltlsn nnn uer-mnn uer-mnn detective staffs were on duty nnd Ihe Junctions nnd npproaches lo tin stntlons were closelj watched nnd cleared of spectators during the passage pas-sage of the trnln. It was raining heavily when Emperor William left the train nt Dover whence, mounted on one of his own clinrgers, he rode to Shorncllffe camp, nccompanled nccom-panled by Lord Roberts and a brilliant staff. Prior to starting for the camp, Emperor Em-peror William received threo addresses from representatives of local bodies, to all of whom ho replied simply. 'I thank ou very much for coming to see me" IN'SPECTEU THE REGIMENT. His Majesty arrived nt the review ground at the hend of the cavalcade with I.ord Roberts at his side, anil re-viewed re-viewed some COO men of his regiment. Tho inspection lasted only ten minutes, the Emperor passing down the lino, while torrents of rnln were falling nnd In the teeth of a gale of wind Ills Majesty, Ma-jesty, however, keenly scrutlnlxed the nUlicrs, men nnd hnrseH He then pio-(ceded pio-(ceded to the saluting base. After the march past, the dragoons formed n hollow hol-low square nnd Emperor William briefly addressed Iho regiment ns follows, fol-lows, KAISER'S ADDRESS. It gives mo great pleasure for th first time since the death or our late Queon, m beloved grandmother, to have the, honor of being able to Inspect you. 1 rongrslulato tho regiment on Its uppenr-iineo uppenr-iineo and nn the way in which It conducted con-ducted Itself In South Africa I congrntii-late congrntii-late sou on jour return home nnd on the arduous duties ou have Mllllled with honor to jour country and to the gritllll-cation gritllll-cation of jour king It Is owing lo my visit to jour King that 1 am pleased In he able to Inspect you today nnd I think the best a of thinking his Majesty for tho kindness I uti r celling is to order Iho regiment to give llireo cheers for their sovereign CHEERS TOR KINO EDWARD. "Threo cheers for his Mnjesty. King Edward," cilcd the Emperor, who led tho salvo of hurrahs. Emperor William and the ofllccra then icpnlred to tho mess room of the regiment, whero his Majesty had lunch. f.ubcquently bo was driven In n dosed carriage to Shornclirro stntlon nnd took u train for Sandrlngham. With tho exception of tho Shornrllffo review tho lecentlon of Emperor Wil liam was ovcrywheic romarkubly larking lark-ing In formalities, ho having especially requested that guards of honor nnd slmllur attentions bo dispensed with. After the review the Emperor presented decorations to Lord Basing, tho officer In command, and to other olilcernof tho regiment, TOASTED THE EMPEROR. After luncheon, Ixird Basing toasted Kmpcior Wllll.un und referred to tho Intense gratification felt by the regiment regi-ment nt iho Emperor's speech on the review ground and to the munificent present his Majesty had sent during the war for the support of tho wives nnd children of the men serving In South Africa. Lord Busing concluded with declaring that tho fact that Emperor William was Colonel-ln-Chlef made tho regiment tho most popular 111 the army and calling on those present to drink n bumper to the health of his Imperlol Mnjesty, "With three times three" In reply tho Empeior saldi . WILLIAM'S REPLY Gentlemen let me again assure ou how great a pleasure this djy Ims given me 1 am extremely honored und verv happy to hear lhat the sum I devoted tn the wives and children of the dragoons who departed for the war has done so much good 1 think the best way of murklng this dnj In the hlstor) of the nalment Is by adding another sum thereto In tho hope ihiu It maj do nn equal amount uf "The Emperor concluded by calling for cheeia for tho uglment. Tho Emperor rem lied Wolferton ut P in He 'as met at the station by King lid mini .nd their Majesties drovo to Snndrlnghain |
