THE 'CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1937.
LONDON GOES WILD
WILD WITH
ENTHUSIASM
Buckingham Palace Scenes
Gay Revelry By Night
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THERE WERE SCENES OF ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE EN- THUSIASM OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE AFTER THE KING AND QUEEN HAD RETURNED FROM THE ABBEY
YESTERDAY.
THEN THE YOUNG PRINCESSES APPEARED AND WHILE THEY WERE WAVING TO THE CONCOURSE BELOW, QUEEN MARY, A STATELY AND REGAL FIGURE WITH A CORONET OF DIAMONDS SET IN HER SILVER HAIR, STEPPED FOR- WARD BETWEEN HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTERS ON EITHER SIDE.
Part of the huge crowd which thronged to Happy Valley carly yes- terday morning for the Coronation Parade. ("Mail” photo).
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RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Two Thousand Guests
Throng Terraces
Meanwhile the London rail ter- mini were crowded with visitors re- ENORMOUS CROWDS CHEERED AND CHEERED UNTIL turning to the provinces, many of sleep for 48 THEIR MAJESTIES, IN THEIR HEAVY ROBES AND WEAR-whom had had ING CROWNS, ACKNOWLEDGED. THE DEMONSTRATIONS hours.
Trains steamed out from many FROM THE BALCONY...
ten- platforms at Paddington at
but seemed to minute intervals make little impression on the slow-
A fitting finale to Hong Kong's ly moving procession of people.
It is estimated that the crowds first-day celebrations was the recep- departing from Paddington, Eus-tion at Government House where His ton, St. Pancras and King's Cross Excellency the Officer Administering during the night numbered 200,000. the Government and Mrs. N.
Smith were hosts to over 2,000 of --Reuter.
the Colony's leading residents, con- sular, naval, military and civilian.
The grounds were gaily decorat- ed with hundreds of flags, bunting and coloured lights and the terraces where the company congregated provided a vivid spectacle of colour.
The Queen Mother was almost her hand, whereupon the crowd re- on the verge of tears as the doubled its cheers. crowd indicated their deep affec- After the pomp and pageantry of tion for her.
the Coronation procession, London
B.B.C. MAKE HISTORY · For the first time in history the After their withdrawal the last night gave itself up to im-Coronation procession was seen by area of 7,500 crowds lingered for a long time. promptu and unrehearsed rejoic-television over an
square miles and from distances of of enthusiasm ings.
fifty miles from the actual scene, watchers saw the whole procession pass across the screen.
Renewed scenes
were witnessed after the King and} Occasionally the rain drove the Queen and other members of the crowds to shelter and a mackintosh Royal Family appeared on the balled and rather weary crowd moved cony of Buckingham Palace. Dense round the procession route. crowds thronged the approaches to the Palace and clamoured for the crowds converged on the West End, King's re-appearance.
CROWD OF 50,000
Their Majesties again appeared; on the balcony at 9 o'clock and the crowd, estimated to number 50,000, sang the National Anthem for two minutes.
The Royal couple stood side by side and waved acknowledgments to the tumultous cheers.
According to tradition,
The sight and sound were picked
instantaneously by the up
cameras at Hyde Park corner.
where Eros in Piccadilly Circus was safely encased in a barrier.
As the evening advanced the re- Velry grew steadily and more un-away as Brighton. Reuter. restrained and later the revellers
returned to Hyde Park to partici- pate in celebrations there.
CARNIVAL SPIRIT
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His Excellency and Mrs. Smith received the guests in the. ballroom from 9.30 p.m., while the band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers played incidental music on the lawn. The B.B.C. was later inundated
Among those present were mem- with messages of congratulations.bers of the Executive and Legisla- The television was seen as far tive Gouncils and their ladies, the Consular Body and their ladies, made Their Majesties
their Army, Navy and Royal Air Force fourth appearance on the balcony officers, with their ladies as weil as of the Palace at 11 o'clock and prominent. Chinese and European were tumultously cheered by the citizens representing every walk. huge crowd which was still waiting of life in the Colony. Among visi- in spite of the pouring rain. tors to the Colony present were Dr. After this the King broadcast Saltaio, Colonial Secretary of Macao his message and Their Majesties and Cmdr. Oliviera, of the gunboat
Macao.
Thousands flocked to London to participate in the night celebrations Earlier, Princess Elizabeth thrill- and a carnival spirit prevailed, the ed the crowd when she appeared at crowds singing the old Wartime retired for the night. an upper floor window and waved songs.
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A chain of bonfires from Land's End to John · O'Groats ended the day's celebrations.
First-Aid Stations
Busy
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SUN CHUAN-FANG FORTUNE
Sensational Shanghai
Rumours
London, To-day. As hundreds of thousands of eager spectators had waited for 36 hours,
Shanghai, To-day: exposed to the inclement weather, so
The Chinese community are as to catch a glimpse of the King greatly excited over rumours cur- and Queen, over 100 first-aid sta- rent alleging that the Yokohama tions had been installed along the Specie Bank and the Korean Bank: procession route.
are planning to turn over the Over 10,000 persons, the majority | $7,000,000 deposits of the late Gen- of them women, had to be treated.eral Sun Chuan-fang to the East Many were suffering from nothing | Hopeï Regime. The late general worse than exhaustion and faint- was the Governor-General ness, but several hundred caught Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhwei be- severe chills, and had to be taken fore the formation of the National to hospital.
Government. Chambers of com- Even among the 35,000 troops merce are demanding action by the who lined the route of the proces- Nanking" Government. Our Own sion a number fainted from the Correspondent, long strain, and first-aid・stations became busier and busier as the foot lift shaft at the residence of afternoon wore on
Lord Bearsted and died in hospital, the father being present at the bed-
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TWO. TRAGEDIES
of
Two tragedies were reported. The side. first was the death of Charmian The second fatality occurred in Joan Hamilton-Russell, ___ the four-one of the stands along the route year old daughter of the Hon. Hamil- where a man who had waited all ton-Russell, heir of Viscount Boyne night in order not to miss the pro- and relative of the Earl of Hare- cession, was so moved by emotion wood.c
at the gorgeous sight that he died The little girl fell down a 60-|of heart failure-Trans-Ocean.