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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1937.
CORONATION CEREMONY
MEDALS BESTOWED ON EMPIRE MILITARY CONTINGENTS
London, To-day.
The King and Queen, helped by the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent, yesterday hand- ed Coronation medals to over 1,200 troops from In- dia, the Dominions, Colonies and Protectorates, who are in London for the Coronation.
The troops were drawn up on three sides of a square on the big lawn behind Buckingham Palace when Their Majesties, with Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret Rose, Queen Mary, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent, appeared on the balcony.
INDIAN PRINCES AND DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTA- TIVES OF THE EMPIRE AWAITED THEM.
HDUNOLD BRITISH MINT
BUYS COINS
Honorary Degree
For Queen
London, To-day.
The Queen will receive the honarary Degree of Doctor of Law from Edinburgh University · when Their Majesties go north to visit Scotland in July.
The King and Queen, with their daughters, are spending a quiet week-end at Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, and äre probably leaving for London on Saturday morning-Reuter,
SHUNTER WHO FORGOT TRAIN
Collision Due To Lapse Of Memory
FROM RUMANIA
Use In New Currency
Many of the new George VI, silver coins will be struck at the British Royal Mint from coins which have recently been circulat- ing in Rumania.
The Mint has bought from the Rumanian Government silver coins, which have been withdrawn from circulation, to the value of £82,000. An official of the Mint said:
"These coins were made in Bri- tain about five years ago. They are of the alloy which is used for Bri tish silver coinage-a complicated Jalloy, and one which takes great experience and skill in manufac- turing. · The new Rumanian Mint could not possibly cope with it, and will have to use some simpler sil- ver-copper alloy."
He added that the coins are in
A collision between an empty elec-excellent condition. They are all to tric train and a light engine at be melted down. Ebury Bridge sidings, Victoria, in]
THE KING, WITH GENERAL SIR HARRY CHAUVEL, THE which the driver of the electric train AUSTRALIAN WARTIME LEADER, WALKED THROUGH AND|was killed, was attributed at the NEW BATTALION OF INSPECTED THE LINES OF TROOPS AND THEN RETURNED Westminster inquest to a lapse of TO THE STEPS OF THE PALACE.
TANK CORPS memory on the part of a shunter.
The jury returned a verdict of The officers fell out and m rch-entering in procession, led by the accidental death on the train driver. Forming At Catterick ed up to receive their medals Lord Chamberlain, walking back-William Nicholls, 57, of Foley-place, from His Majesty.
wards and flourishing his wand of Wandsworth-road.
It is notified in a Special Army office. Reuter.`
Arthur Herbert Floyd, a yard Order that the King has approved inspector at Victoria, said that. the the formation of an additional bat- signalman at Victoria "B" box was talion of the Royal Tank Corps, to not allowed to let any train into be designated 7th Bn. Royal Tank the sidings without the permission; Corps. This was foreshadowed by by telephone, of the leading shunter. Mr. Duff Cooper in the Army Esti- London, To-day.
When the signalman at "B" box mates. Coronation enthusiasma. is un received permission from the shun- diminished and a huge crowd wait- ter, he would accept the electric Catterick.
It was a colourful scene. On the left of the King were troops from India, their gorgeous uniforms and many-coloured turbans standing out vividly. Further along were South Africans, Rhodesians, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders.
RED TARBOOSHES
On the King's right were colour ed troop from the Colonies and protectorates, many of them wear- ing red tarbooshes.
NO SLACKENING OF ENTHUSIASM
at
The battalion will be stations on
ed for hours outside Buckingham train and put the shunt signals at the 4th Battalion, the nucleus be- Palace and frantically cheered Their Majesties when they appear-
danger.
ed on the balcony shortly before midnight.
The King and Queen waved to
five crowd for
minutes.-
When the officers had received the their medals, the King and Queen Reuter. and the two Dukes walked through the ranks distributing medals. The Queen was followed by the two little Princesses,
Queen Mary and the Duchess of Gloucester watched from the steps of the Palace.
CENOTAPH SCENE
Many Wreaths Laid By Empire Contingents
London, To-day.
Signals At Danger
It is being formed
ing drawn from all the battalions of the Royal Tank Corps în· this country. Later the 4th Battalion The signalman in Victoria "B" will move to Farnborough. box, Albert Edward Cooper, stated
The King has also approved the that before accepting the electric formation of the following new units train he rang up the shunter, who in the Territorial Army in Northern told him to let it through. He Ireland, to be designated:
188th (Antrim) "Heavy Battery, placed the shunt signals at danger,
set the points. as was necessary before he could R.A. (Territorial Army), and
Antrim (Fortress) R.E. (Terri- Joseph Harbour said he had been torial Army).
They part of the Bel-
fast Defences.
a shunter at Victoria for 29 years. †... He had been in control for about. Afterwards the troops, led by the Rulers and représentatives of eight years, and this was the first Indians, marched past the King Em-the Colonial Empire at the Coron-accident he had ever had. peror to the strain of martial music ation placed wreaths on the Ceno- from the bands of the Guards.- taph Reuter.
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Foreign Office Banquet
London, To-day.
Coronation visitors were enter- tained at two successive social functions last night.
The Dominion Premiers and other overseas guests attended a dinner given by the Foreign Secre tary, Mr. Anthony Eden, to the King and Queen at the Foreign Of fice.
SAP afternoon..
On the morning of the collision he told Victoria “B” box, to let the military contingent into his hut to consider other duties electric train through and then went marched to Whitehall, where Co- he had to perform. When he came lonel Fowkes, Officer Commanding out he saw the light engine and the King's African Rifles, placed a waved the driver on with a white wreath on their behalf.
hand signal.
Other wreaths were laid by the Sultan of Pahang, the Sultan of Trengganu, the Sultan of Lahej and the Tuan Muda of Sarawak
Over forty wreaths of red pop- pies and bearing the names of the Colonies, were laid.
"I forgot the electric train for a moment and it was all over” he continued. "I also forgot that the signal would be against the engine."
William James Riley, driver of the pilot engine, stated that after receiving the hand-signal he pro
After the ceremony, Mr. Ormsby Jceeded. Gore, Secretary for the Colonies, who watched the laying of wreaths, entertained the contingent and other participants to tea in Foreign Office fanadrangle. Rou- ter.
The King sat between Mrs. Eden Eraze and Princess. Chichibu.
"the
7 M. Zay, the French Minister of From 11 o'clock onwards, 2,000 Education, arrived at Athens by air to guests danced in the great State attend Athens University centenary ∙Ball.
The scene of colourful splendour was opened by the King and Queen, Queen Mary and other royalties
celebrations,
Bleak
Wet
Days
"When I got nearly to the signal-on
are dangerous days unless you ade- some box," he added, "I heard
quately safeguard yourself against shouting, and the next moment saw coughs, sore throat and other respira an electric train was upon me and tory troubles. - Therefore during bad the collision occurred.”...}________
weather periods you should never be without Respiroids, the bronchial The Coroner, Mr. Ingleby Oddle, tablets from which you breathe in pro- observed that Harbour was doing a tective and curative vapours, whilst complicated and difficult - job. He the saliva, impregnated with healing was a highly intelligent and honest soothing and quickly easing any sore- essences, gently flows down the throat, man, and had told his story with a ness frankness that did him credit.
“In a moment of pressure,” he added, “he completely forgot that Princess Rahidja, younger sister of he had accepted the electric train. King Ghazi of Irak has become engage We are all human, and liable to ed to Tit.-Lt. Abdul Jabdar Mahmoud, of the Iraki Air Force.
make mistakes."
RESPIROIDS
Obtainable from chemista.