For grandeur and show it about equalled the procession of the Czar and in many ways it was more interesting because it was concerned with our own people and with our own part of the world.

Next to the Queen, Lord Roberts got all of the applause.

He rode a little white pony that had been with him in six campaigns and had carried him on his march to Candahar.

It had all the campaign medals presented to it by the War Department and wore them in a line on its forehead, and walked just as though he knew what a great occasion it was.

After Roberts came in popularity a Col.