The parade of Colonial contingents held in front of the
Horse Guards on Tuesday morning passed off with brilliant success. After the inspection of the parade had taken place —the Queen leading the way in her carriage, followed by the combined Staffs of Army Headquarters, the Royal entourage, the Home District, and the Duke of Connaught—twenty-three officers, non-commissioned officers, and men were called out to receive decorations (including five Victoria Crosses), and finally the march past took place. No fewer than twenty-seven Colonies and Dependencies were represented, the Canadians leading the way. Australasia and South Africa were admirably represented by detachments of the finest Colonial corps who have fought in the war, but the world-wide character of the Empire was most strikingly illustrated by the coloured soldiery from Fiji, British North Borneo, Haussas from West Africa, Sikhs from Uganda, negroes from Jamaica, and Chinamen from the Wei-bai-wei Regiment. The best com- mentary on this remarkable display was the remark of an "ordinary citizen " recorded in the Times; "It's a grand sight; it is a pity be ain't here to see it."
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