Card addressed to Belguim to a dealer or collector with a message in French on the reverse.
from the collection of Partick Kwan and reproduced here with permission, Partick has
also provided the transcript and translation to English.
Note one writer claims 5,000 produced, the other 40,000.
A 10 page document was issued by the Governor General of Mauritius
outlining the arrangements and protocol for the visit. Here is an extract...
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and York will probably arrive in the Harbour
of Mauritius on the 5th. August. Arrangements should
be made for berthing the
Ophir between the Forts. The
other vessels and all men-of-war should be berthed
between the
Ophir and the shore.
The Merchant vessels in the Harbour should be
requested to dress ship and all Flags should be hoisted
and displayed in the Town.
His Excellency the Governor will go on board at
2.30p.m. to pay an official visit to Their Royal Highnesses.
The Governor's barge in tow of the steam launch
Nina will be used for the purpose.
The Address of the Municipality will be presented
in Government House immediately after the Address of
the Council of Government and alll the Councillors will
be presented by the Mayor.
Deputations intending to present Addresses will
assemble in the Council room at Government House
before 3 o'clock.
The Addresses will be presented and will all be taken as read.
The Processions will assemble in the Rue de l'Eglise
in the following order:
1. Schoolchildren
2. Creoles.
3. Mahommedans.
4. Hindoos.
5. Chinese with their Dragon.
and will march past the Pavilion about 4 o'clock.
About 4.30 p.m. Their Royal Highnesses and suite
will drive up Pope Hennessy street to the fountain in
the Champ de Mars, back down Pope Hennessy Street
and out to Le Réduit by the Chaussée and Moka Street
in the same conveyances as that in which they arrived
at Government House and in the same order. i.e. Their
Royal Highnesses will start first in the Landau. The
members of the suite proceeding to Mr Ireland's house
and the Military Officers quarters will travel by a
special train leaving Central Station at 5.15 p.m. and
will not go by road.
Three conveyances will be provided at Mount Peveril
and will be at all times at the disposal of the Mount
Pervil and Villa Warsy parties. Inspector Ward will
see to this.
The grounds of Le Réduit will be regarded as
strictly private during the Royal visit and no unauthorised
persons will be admitted thereto. Ladies and
gentlemen specially invited will bring their cards of
invitation.
Ladies tickets have been issued for the balconies of
the Treasury and the Colonial Secretary's office. It is
requested that gentlemen escorting ladies will not go on
the balconies. They can either remain inside the
windows or can stand on the roof so long as space
permits, as every gentleman standing on a balcony
displaces a lady.