The Prince of Wales, after seeing something of the rural
life and sports of the vast Argentine plains, crossed the Andes by train and reached Santiago, the capital of Chile, on Sunday night. The " English of the South," as the Chileans are often called from their national vigour and daring, gave the Prince a hearty welcome ; it was noted that the cold and rainy weather was typically English. We may be sure that the Prince's visit will strengthen the old friendship that has subsisted between Great Britain and Chile since the days, now over a century ago, when Admiral Lord Cochrane and many British sailors and soldiers volunteered for service in the Chilean War of Independence. The Prince's long tour is now in its last stage. As the Ambassador of the Empire he has once again done great work for the nation. We could have wished that he had had time to pay a brief visit also to Brazil, the third of the great South American Republics, with whom we have had so long and true a friendship. But doubtless it was thought that the Prince's journey was already unduly prolonged. Brazil, too, is not for the moment engaging in any State functions.
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