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THE CORONATION.
A COMMAND" PICTURE OF THE CEREMONIAL,
STATE PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN.
Mr. John H. F. Bacon, A.R.A., has respired
TAE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 26т, 1911,
come to us intact from cat the past. The bage ruby which glowed in the front of King Edward's crown is the samo which the King of Castilla gave to the Black Prince, and the diamonde and pearle used in the arches once dgarod in the diadam of Elizabeth.
THE CULLINAN DIAMOND.
a
LAUNCH OF THE "TITANIC."
official veremonial within Westminister Abbey her own profe misfortunes of others to of seeing slmost Bida he did the two largert
the King's command to paint a ploture of the
on Coronation Day.
Mr. William Llewellyn, A.B.C.A., London, has been commanded to paint the Slate portrait of the Quson. As has already been announced in The Times, Sir Lake Fildes, R.A., is to paint he State portrait of the King.
A CORONATION IN CHINA.
HOW THE "KING OF HEAVEN" IN
ENTHRONED.
The English ragalia owed much to the acquisitiveness of the Virgin Queen, who had knack of
The matchless pearls, strang like a rosary, on which Mary Queen of Scots was said to have marmurod kot Avon, were cb. ligingly parehased by Elizabeth for one-third of their value; but as one of her counsellors subsequently pointed out, had she rat beon over hasty in paying, she sight have had tho pearls for nothing by the simple expedient of waiting until she had stored the slender neck they had once adorsed from the fair head of their owner. The pennrions leaders of the Huguenot movement also had recoarso to In the course of a description of Coronation Elizabeth, with whom they pawaed their finest ceremonies in foreign countries, Christopher gems, but as the same lent on thom were never St. John, in the Lady says:-In China thora repaid they went to enrich the Royal jewel casket.
King George's ja some show of sorvility on the part of the
ia practically the same Monarch when he assumes his throne, but as that of his predecessor, except that the great
hase African diamond, the lesser Callinan, is apparently this springs rather from a base
not in terror of the forces of Naturs than from a hos
Queen Mary's crown, however, from a holy the front. foar of some divine boing, The Emperor bim differs
worn by Queen solf is the divine being
which was of gold, thickly studded King of Hoaren
in theory his power eztonds with diamonds. Her present Majesty's crown
his styled Alexander, from that and the disposal of appears
of the precious to be entirely compound the world is his. WhoL Chinese stones, so cunningly have the grafismen dis Emperor dios, proclamation is issued sembled the monating. by the Council of Princes, announcing that as the late Sovereign has departed on the great journey," the new Emperor has received the government of the world from Heaven and volving Nature.
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The newly-selected Emperor, who has to be of divine" descent that is, to be able to trace his ancestry book to about 2114 nc-comes before the Council and declares himself un. worthy to relga. He refuses three times to Recept
opt the symbols of monarchy. When at last be consents, the astrologers fix a day for his in. stallation. The coremony ia called Ascending the Summit," and it takes place in a great ball aiawn ins
ans the Hall of Fences. On the top of platform with uine stops-symbolising the ring heavens of Chiness religion logo-is | placed a gold throne encrusted with presions stones. The Emperor's relations on the distaff side are present, but not his relations on his
father's side. (Corions, this !)
"GOVERNOR OF THE WORLD." Before arriving at the Hall the Emperor visits the altar of his dead predecessor, and bowing nine times to his shade, informe it that it is decreed that be should be. Governor of the World The Emperor next visits the Empress Dowager. Nine how again. Then he enters a golden chariot, and is conveyed to the Ifall of Pence, where he is received by the President of the Bourd of Bites, and Latially entreated to
maunt the throne.
When the Emperor is seated on the throne, the great book containing the privileges and rights of Emperors is brought to a table set be- fore the throne, and extracts from it are read by the President of the Board of Rites. The Chief Officer of the Imporist Gaard gives the word of command, and the throne is struck three times with a beszon rod "the whip'), A ball rung outside the palace drums beat; within the hall thers are prostrations, and bowing, and sealings of the proclamation, which is afterwards carried in procession to the Gate of Celestial Repose. And the Chineso Emperor retiroa installed, if not crowned, never to relax his diguity to the hour when he, ton, takes the "great journey."
CROWNING THE STAHL
The Koh-i-nor, so long the pride of the English regalia, was not set in the crown of King Edward, nor will it aders that of King Georgo.
Since it has formed part of the Crown jewels the wonderful Indiau diamond has A curious only been worn by acous superstitiou is connected with the stone, which is said invariably to bring misfortune when worn by a man, but to be harmless in the case a woman. Certainly its blood-stained aaroor up to the time when it came into the hand of Queen Viatorin would go to strengthen the legend. The story goes that so acute was the feeling on the subject in India that when King Edward ascended The Thrones His late Majesty
In brilliant weather, and in the presence of thousands of spectators, tho now White Stax liner Titanic was successfully launched from the yard of Messrs. Harland & Wolff (Limited) a fow minutes after noon on May 31st. Hor sister ship, the Olympic, left for the Mersey in the afternoon, so that the
there was an opportunity vessels aflost, which have between them, when loaded to their full draught of 34ft 6in., an aggregate displacement of about 120,000 tons.
Particulars of the vessels, are 882ft. 9in. long oror all, or 850ft, over perpendiculare, and they have an extreme breadth of 92ft. sin, with a depth moulded of 73ft 6in, from the keel
the top of the beams of the bridge deck. Their gress tonnage is about 45,000 tons. 12,000 tons moro the Mauretania, which had hitherto hold the first place in regard to site. They are pro- palled by three screws driven by two sets of four-orant triple-expansion reciprocating engines of 50,000 i.hp, and an exhaust turbine giring 16,000 shaft h.p., sad they are designed to maintain a continuons so speed of 21 knots. Steam is supplied at a pressure of 2151b. per aquare inok under natural draught by 29 boilera, having in all 159 furnaces. All of them arg 15ft. n. in diameter, but 24 are doublo-endod, 20ft. long, and the remainder single-onded, 11fi 9in, long
The launching arrangements for the Titansc were similar to those in the case of the Olympic Just October. In the hours immediately pro- ceding the launch men were bully engaged in removing the shores, until the vessel was retained only by a hydraulic trigger, which was allowed to fall clear at the appointed time reliaring
by the water pressure in the
attrobod cylinder. Another hydrantic apparatus for giving the vessel a thrust should she show any celactance to more down the launching ways was in readi. ness, but was not required. For checking the
were provided, three on each side, connected with her hull by 7in. stool hawsers and in addition there were two piles of cable draga each weighing over 80 tons, placed in the bod of the river and attached to her by Ein. steel
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was petitioned by loyal Indious not to allow the laser to the vessel being in a somewhat less
Koh-i-nor to be set in his crown, and it accord- ingly figured in that of his consuci. No mish untoward prejuilina attaches to the Cullinan, that parvenu soong gems that can traco their history for centuries back. It is not stone with a past...
FAVOURITE JEWELS OF QUEENS. The individual tastos in jowole of Quena Victoria, Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary have
somewhat divergent. Quoon Victoria's
faney in personal jewellery was characterised by that curious mixtare of magnificence and homeliness which was so distinctive a trait of Her late Majesty. Side by side with the exquisite little diamond crown specially designed for her, and than which no mora perfect had ornament exists, is the Bootch for which she had so great an admiration-
a cairngorms, pebbles, river pearls, which command themselves bat little to the taste of those horn south of the Trood.
Queen Alexandrs has a great liking for amethysts, and possessose some of the most beautiful in the world. Her Majesty is also fond of fond of pearls, and was seldom seen on Stato occasion without the splendid ropes whose soft sheen toepered the colder lustre of her dia monde What might have boon a serious accident once befell the famous six-strand neck- lace which haugs almost to the Regal wearer's knees. It caught in the handle of the gilded ocach as the Sovereignt were entering the vehicle on their way to a Slate
opeaing of Par carpet, many rolling into the mad. The present Duke of Devonshire,
thon Mr. Victor Cavendish, was among
the most active in collecting the scattered treasures, greatly to the detriment of his immaculate gloves.
A very minute and interesting description of crims4nd the pearls fell in a slower on the
the coronation of the Shahs of Persia exists in the works of Sir John Chardon, a famous 17th century traveller, who saw the coronation of Solvman III., a Persian Rovereign terap. Chariss II. The ceremony takes place in a square room known as the "Hall of the Stables," which is hung for the occasion with crimson linen cur- tains. gandily painted. The floor is covered with the finest Persian silk carpeta; the Stab's platform, or "Balcony of State," with
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of silver and gold. A little square cushion stool, three foot in height, serves for a throne the feet of the pillars that support the corners being fashioned like great apples. It was of massy gold, very thick; the four pillars and the fee! beset with rubies and emeralds, The same stool at etlier times is kept very care- fully iz the Royal treasury, which is a dangeon in the fortress of Ispahan.
is so weighty that two men can hardly lift it."
Queen Mary's favourite stones are said to be diamonds, and since coming to the thron Her Majesty has appeared to indicato her proferenos by rarely wearing any ather gem.
HISTORIC HEIRLOOMS.
at the Coronation
Many of the stones that have played a role in the pagent of history have pussed out of Royal keoping, and are now owned by private indivi- duala. Of these are the Sanor, the Nassak, the Port- landstone, and the now acattered French regalias
bad the The Saucy las perimps
more variel career, as ons episode included the swallowing of the stone by a messenger to whom it had been ontrusted, and its
of dead body. It fiuent recovery from his Louis XV, but disappeared from the treasure of In this same tronstry at Ispahan ara kept the Bourbons at the time of the Revolution, to jewels valued at seven millions sterling, Hore reappear once more at the French Court some is the Kaianian Crown, shaped like a fower-pot, threescore years later, worn by the Russian and mounted by nu uncut ruby as large as a
Domidoff millionaire
at a fancy ball at the hon's
Ito have come from Siam. Tuileries. The severely simple black velvet egg, supposed There are lambs; in caps with diatond uigrottes, dross of the Muscovite nobleman appearod and sworde with scabbards worth a quarter of a rather too plain in contrast with the gandy million each. There is also the frost turqacise attire of his fellow guests, nutil one caught in the world, thres
without
The of the Suncy blazing in bis sap a Baw, aud of that incomparably which the Persian poots are Davor tired of world-famed gems have found praising. portant functionary at Persian coronation. After the King has mounted the Balcony of State, where the throne (the stool described above), the orown, the sword, and the dagger are placed, he has to wait until the Chief Astrolog er announces that in twenty minutes' time the auspicious momont will have arrived.
or
Bighi
four inch ovely colour stone is now in Eagland, whither so many other
their.
Way.
The Chief Astrologer an im. Among well-known heirlooma which will
At a signal from the Astrologer, the General of Musketeers, after many prostrations, presents to the new Sovereign a document conveying the nays of his predecessor's decease and his own selection as Sovereign. The King hands it back, and it is read alead by the "Ancient
make their appearance in the Abbey on the day of the Coronation is
is the flawless gom known as the Portland stone, which in this generation ina found so worthy a wearer in the tall and stately Duchess of Portland. The Nassak, which came into the Grogrenor family in 1837, was worn by the first Marquis of Westminster in the hilt of his sword at the Birthday
bold Drawing-room by Queen Victoria after her accession. Thors are magnificent diamonds in the ecria of the premiere Duchess, but most of the splendid jewels which belonged to the late Dachess of No folk wore presented by the Duke. to tho
of the Law." Then comes the Investiture. Church after her death. The priceless Orloff
The crown, sword, and dagger are uncovered, and prayers are said over them. After the
crown is placed on the King's head, a great and learned docter delivern a homily.
CORONATION JEWELS,
Ever since kingdome havo boen, says a writer
pearle, which the statosan lover offered to his mistress, Katherine the Great, now
Imperial mist of the Duchess of Marlborough, adorn and other pearls from an Imperial casket are the Black Tichealers, which were once wori by the Empress Engenie,
Whon banka and strong-rooms give up their glittering treasures for the adornment of their
in the Observer, the symbol of kingship trans-owners at the Coronation, all the kings of the
mitted throughout succeeding ages bas bean the world could be ransomed with their worth, and It conveys in a desued and immutable it will seem as though there could be ne more
crown.
form which no more language could adequately diamonds hidden in the earth, and no more pearle
express the idea of regal power yet this glitter- at the bottom of the een.
ing emblom of gold and precious stones, the
outward and visible sign of all that kingship
the life-time of a monarch.
came
stands for, plays a part once and cuce only in
Whon King
Edward Throne three generations bad sprung into being sinea
accession of Queen Victoria, Bad few then living had seen her
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advanced condition, the launching weight was less than Ost of the Olympic, being between 24,000 and 25,00 tone, as against 27,000 tons. JOHN The time occupied by her in sliding down the ways was 6Zao, and the maximum speed abe attained was 12 knots. On becoming waterborno she was brought to a
a standstill in about her own length. The ware preduced as bor stem dropped into the water was much smaller than might have been expected con sidering the mass of the structure The rossel was taken in charge by a number of tags, which were waiting to Low her to the barth where she will be fitted out.
This launch was personally supervised by Lord Pirrie, the chairman of Messrs. Harland Wolff (Limited), and among others who witnes and it were Mr. Bruce Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Line, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. B. C. Grenfell, Mr. Charles F. Torrey, Mr. John Lee, Mr. W. S. Graves, Mr. Harold A. Sanderson, Mr. II. Concanon, Mr. P. F. Carry, Mr. E. W. Bond, and Commander Holland,
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