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CORONATION
OF THEIR MAJESTIES
KING GEORGE VI QUEEN ELIZABETH
OFFICIAL SOUVENIR
PROGRAMMP
AN Edition of the Official Souvenir Programme of the Coronation has been produced for His Majesty's subjects overseas.. It consists of thirty two pages of text and illustra- tion, and a cover bearing the Royal Coat-of-Arms printed in full colours and gold.
The contents include:
SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHA - OF THEIR MAJESTIES. KING GEORGE VI-
QUEEN ELIZABETH
AND
PHOTOGRAPHS OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCESS : ELIZABETH THE PRINCESS MARGARET
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOYS, FAMILY
A CORONATION ODE
BY JOHN MASEFIELD, POET LAUREATE
THE KING'S MAJESTY
THE MONEVIDANOR OF TÜB· CORONATION TO *DE EMPIRE BY JOHN. DRINKWATED.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CORONATION PROCESSION
A PICTORIAL MAP OF THE BOUTE OF THE PROCESSION
.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
BERVICE
BY HIS GRACE THE FORD ARCHBISHOP
CANTERBURY
THE CORONATION SERVICE
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IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY AN EXPLANATION OF THE CORONATION CEREMONIAL WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY BIRU ORNALD WOLLASTON, “. GARTER PRINOTPAL KING OF ARMS
A GENEALOGICAL TABLE SHOWING THE DESCENT OF
THE CROWN
The Official Information contained in thle Souvenir Programme will enabla, those who will be listening to the Coronation broadcast from London to follow the historio ceremony word for word. The Programme will be treasured as a lasting record of His Majesty's Coronation. It will be on sale on Friday, April 28rd. The public are advised to order their copies in advance from newsagents: or booksellers.
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nderemoved anxiety from French minds, although the ef-
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This morning, with the rival of the Hong Kong Clipper from Manila with the first direct jair mail from the United States, another important milestone is passed in aviation history. It menns much more than just the
Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 28, 1937. development of a new service,
AMERICA'S GOLD
PROBLEM
the establishment of a shuttle line between Manila and Hong Kong The significance to Hong Kong is the endorsement of the Colony's status as the aerial Far Rumours of impending action Clapham Junction of the by the United States Govern- East. From Hong Kong services ment to check or control gold now. radiate to all parts of the movements continue to agitate world, so that there is no point financial circles, despite repeated in the globe with established denials that America's gold services that cannot be reached policy has undergone any change by air from Hong Kong. To Suggestions are made of an in-day's flight from Manila, first tention to return to a gold stan-journey in a regular service for dard or of placing a heavy im- the future, completes the round port tax upon gold. Behind these the world chain which has been reports there is probably little the dream of all commercial substance beyond the knowledge aviation pioneers and the occa- that Mr. Morgenthau and the sion is being fittingly commem-
orated. His Federal Reserve Bank
Excellency the ceedingly worried by the increas-Officer Administering the Gov- ing influx of foreign currency ernment will be present to ex- into
the United States for tend a personal welcome to the speculative purposes. It re pilot and crew of the Clipper, presents the so-called "floating blazers of the new trial which capital of the world, which opens up such immense pos- drifts from country to country, sibilities for the future. One of causing trouble on arrival and the greatest regrets of Sir An- greater trouble on its sometimes drew Caldecott, who contributed
A so much to the creation of the- hurried withdrawal.
By opportunity for to-day's · func- It is this special feature of America's problem to-day that tion, was that he would be unable to be present personally to see has given rise to the rumours of
the happy culmination of hig action. Mr. Morganthau feels
high hopes. such funds create an element of unstability in the American sys-
are ex-
tem. They enhance recovery ab- Bold Coal Legislation?
£66,000,000 is to be the imme- diate cost of the new British coal
normally and, therefore, unsafe- ly. Suppose, when the bloom has worn off American recovery, or after stability has been restored legislation. The dispute over the compensation to be paid to the elsewhere, the owners of this
owners of foreign money take it into their
the introduction of heads to sell their holdings in America, and repatriate the pro- that will come
the bill ton nationalise them, but now that the ceeds. The consequent gap in arbitration award has been an- the American markets might
has held the mining royalties
easily precipitate an abnormal nounced and accepted.
The announcement refutes
recession.
Govern-
For these reasons much study suggestions that the has been devoted in Washington ment is running away from the Mr. Runci- to possible measures at least for reorganisation bill
man's measure of last session, stemming the inflow. In France, whence much of the money has which was to have given compul- been going the same kind of sory powers for the amalgama- tion of collieries to the Coalmines study has been in progress to Reorganisation Commission. The discourage the outflow. M. Blum hit upon two remedial devices: complete coal legislation, when it first, the restoration of a free finally dispose, of any charge of is produced, so it is claimed, will gold market in Paris; second, timidity in the Government. We the raising of an internal loan, shall see. Boldness is a relative
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growth and
as the reach- -Dr. Ales Hrd-
in foreign currencies. The rea- soning behind the measures was simple. As soon the French money-holder ⠀ who had been frightened by the social legisla-development of the body are not |tion of ^ M. Blum, as American fully accomplished by what is
financiers were frightened by generally regarded the social legislation of the Newing of maturity.' Deal in 1983, were assured that licka. they would be repaid in cur- rencies in which they have con- ZEAL: “Christianity must as- fidence, or in gold, they were sume a new aggressiveness, müst readily persuaded to lend their cease pink-tea attitudes and with capital to the French Govern- moral boldness undertake to show ment. The French loans were, the way out.”
E. Stanley indeed, remarkably successful Jonës.