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HONGKONG, PHIDAY, JUNG 23, 111
THE KING IS ON HIS THRONE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
MANILA'S GELE- BRATIONS.
BRILLIANT GATHERINGS.
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|[TH] "TILEGUAYE” COMHUSPONDENT ·
Manila, Juno 23, 0.25 a.m. The streets in Manila were gay yesterday with Union Jacks,
In the morning a special service was held in the Episcopal Church the officiating clergyman being Bishop Bront.
At noon a reception was held at the Manila Club attended by a body of forty East Indians. The toast of "Thoir Majestios" was:
proposed by Consul-General E. A, the Wileman and heartily responded
to.
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REUTER'S"
TELEGRAMS.
CORONATION MORN IN
LONDON.
JUNE 23 1911
PRINCE OF WALES CHEERED.
SERVIOR TO THE TELEGRAPH." Durban, June 23rd, 3.30 am.
While thousands were throng-
In the second procession which The King sitting upon the left Buckingham Palaco, were Tirono, recolved the homage of five carriages boaring members of his subfoots firstly from the the Royal family who were grooted Archbishop of Canterbury repre with popular neulanations. The senting the Church. Thon fol- last carriage contained the Prince lowed the Prince of Wales, who of Wales, Princess Mary, and touched the Crown and kissed. Princes Albert and Georgo, ell the King's cheek. The Kinging the approaches of Buoking of whom were enthusiastically drow his son towards him and ham Palaco in the evening, the [ŠERVICE TO THE “TELEURAPH." Sheered throughout the length of kissed him affectionately. The Prince of Wales, ia Naval uni-
the route.
Princes of the Blood and the form, waved his lund again and London, June 22, 2.40 p.m. Salutas fired from St. James that their Majesties had left in the
The booming of gunsannounced nobility followed.
again from the top windows in Park and from the Tower an- third procession and by a happy afterwards anointed and crowned orowd. He went from one win- The Arechbishop of Canterbury response to the cheors of the. nounced the Coronation morn. coincidence as they left the palace, Queen Mary who then with the dow to another.
The weather promised well at the rain censed and the sun broke King partook of Holy Communion. The crowd lustily sang "Rule four o'clock, although the sky was
The final scenes in this impos- Brittonia" and "God Save the Thoir Majostios wore greeted by ing ceremony was the observance King." overenst.
tromondous waves of chooring of thonncient custom of the royal The weather forecast was "cool, which wore acknowledged by offering of a pall and wedge of DIGNIFIED PROCESSION. windy, showery." This caused a rush at Lloyd's yesterday to insure smiles.
gracious bows and the happiest of gold. against weather risks.
SERVICE ENCHANTING.
[SERVICE TO THE." TELEGRAPH."]
Durban, Juno 22, 6.50 pm. The first Royal procession.
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royal procession re-formed in superb setting. It was ono con-
Emerging from the Abboy the Palace yard and comuonead the inuous stately moremontas continuous loyal greeting which rotura journey to the Palace amid gust, dignified throughout. were continued all the way.
There was nothing tawdry'; in- Leusoly dramatice, but nothing theatrical.
Tho solemn ceremony being There were clouds in the early-Lords Kitchener and Roberts completed their, Majesties retired morning, high in the air, but the appeared to be great favourites into a side chapel where they were
and were also treated to anrobed in purple velvet, weather was dry.
ovation,' UNSLEPT LONDON.
On their reappearance and be-: So great was the continuous fore leaving the abbey they In the evening a ball was given London apparently had not thunder of applauso along the word greeted with an ovation which ontorod Westminster Ab- at the same club and was one of slopt during the night. The whole length of the route, that of donfoning cheers. the grandest functions of the ually quiet city streets wore alive the volume of sound drowned the
boy was a superb picture in a your. It was attended by hund-all night long with singing orowds sound of the guns and the ringing rods of all nationalities among wending their way towards tho of joybells. whom wore Governor-General route of the procession, and with. Forbes, commissioners, justices, the police and the troops moving thoughtfulness which was much One mark of their Majesties' generals and consuls.
into their positions.
The doors of Westminstor Ab-appreciated, was the fact that the by were opened at half-past six state coach was so constructe} o'clock. The route was thronged
that the Royal occupants were
The Archbishop of Canterbury still with the greatest animation, always clearly visible.
[SERVICE TO THE "TELEGRAPH."]oliviated with remarkable - offi- There were streams of pedestrians! Lord Kitchoner and Lord and carriages. Now the sun broko Roberts rodo immediately behind
London, Juno 21, 3.40 p.m. cioney, He know the whole through the fleecy clouds upon the Royal conchi.
The crowds in London yostor- vico by hoort. the docorntive scheme which land The Colonial and Indian escorts day and yostereve, viowing the been fully completed,
Tho gown of tho Quoon was The were loadly cheered and the illuminations, word unprecedent surmounted with diamonds at the
docorations and rehearsals of the decorations convoyed the idea of Indian cavalry gave a touch of an untarnished "Fairyland," bo- magnificent colour to the proe. In the evening, movement neck, but she woro no oraments flowered, faslooned," garlanded cession.
was practically impossible. in her hair. and spanned by splendid trium-
decorations arranged by the City recalled pictures of the Tudor In the processional area the The King, in his cap of state, phal arches. Evorywhere thore
authorities aro novel and original. Kings. wore flags flying.
The decorations of private liousos are unisually costly.
FIRE AT CORONATION RECEPTION.
IN SINGAPORE.
(Ton "Tixmobafu" CORRESPONDENT.) Singaporo, June 23, 1.20 p.m. During tho Coronation reception at Government House yesterday evening, fire broke out in the cus todians quartora, in the roar of the building. Two children wore sloop in the quartera at the time, the parents both being engaged at thic reception.
The polico rushed into the burn- ing house and rescued the child, ren, after which the building wra burned to the ground.
DAY BY DAY
The King has boon crowned, and the day which has been eagerly looked forward to, for which preparations liavo boon nado, las passed, and with the passing of the week end will como again the ovon donour of our way. Of the coremony in Wostaninster Abbey, of the brilliant gathering of monarchs and their reprosentatives, and of the huge onthusiastic sighit-300ing crowds in England, A grand froe Coron seanty information will come to hand, but we know, full well, antince will be given at that the king went up to the high places of the templo to receive at Victoria Theatre to-morrow the hands of the servants of the Mastor, thesymbol of kingly dignity4.30 p.m. ausid the plaudits of a loyal multitudo. This is all wo know, savo that our home mails have told us of the rojoicings that have
In'itio widor spaces there wore forests of white masts, bearing banners and noble designs, the whole a glorious
FEAST OF COLOUR. Amidst this sea of buuting the groy Abboy in its more austere surroundings, struck a distinctive note and made an appeal of its
own.
As flicy neared the Abboy the sun went behind a cloud but
happily no rain fell.
The various envoys attended by their suites entered the encred odifice bended by the German Orown Prince and Princess who wore conducted with great state to seals in the Choir.
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SCENES IN LONDON..
"SHAKESPEARE BALL"
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As the King passed the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Con- Daught exchanged bows.
When he passed the Queen,
attended the Ball after the State ANOINTING THE KING.
the Albert Hall was attended by verenco one to anothor,
A "Shakespoare Ball" hold of husband and wife made deep re four thousand people all in Tudor The King made his responses They were followed by the or Shakesporean costumes, re-in a loud resonant voice, Prince of Wales in the robes of the calling the costliness and splen Order of the Garter, and his four of the most famous-masques was onchanting.
The musical part of the sorrico brothers who wore attired in of the past. Despito precautions, the pres- Highland costume. These Princes Royalties and foreign Envoys tonsure at Trafalgar Square was headed the procession of British the intense. The surging masses royalties.
Banquet, broke through the cordon, but The Prince of Wales who came a the-police-were-reinforced-underince of Land
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feathered hat and in the other Field Marshal Lord Kitchener his coronet. He walked up the ebo ut Poking, has had conferred Mr. Max Muellor, British Attu- was a conspicuous figure in the
special chair, while the the Bath The troops mado a gallant show.
It was a novel sight to see Peers rost of the royal procession passed and Peorosace, who, attired in him, Princess Mary coming first their robes, had proceeded by ed velvet, bearing her coronet in with a long train of gold border- od on the Terrace of the House of her hand. river from Chelsea and disombark-
As each passed, Commons, walking in procession across the Palace Yards to the Abboy.
[SERVICE TO TUH TELEONAYU,”]
The second and last essentials Durban, June 23, 2.30 p.m.
boon planned and announced in every town and hamlet throughout/will be exhibited in the Victoria | vicinity of the Palace and the Mallave and was conducted to a upon him the Companionship of to the service were the annointing
the kingdom, aye, and the empire also.
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Coronation events in Hongkong
Theatre at Sunday's nutines, 25th inst., Sunday night, Monday and. Tuesday, 3 days only.
We, in Hongkong, as His Excellency the Governor quid at the public meeting yesterday, yield to no British community in our
The ponies in the lantern pro- loyalty to the Crown, and every nationality has enthusiastically
cossion last night were greatly joined with us in our day of gladnoss. Communition differing in tastes frightonot by the firing of the and roligions, have joined in common messages of loyalty and con- rockets in the Public Liardone, gratulation to the Throne, and then, with a charming idea to emphasize and nearly throw their fair riders those messages, have submitted others of their own to the Governor to the ground, to be sent forward to the King. Not the least pleasing of all was the graceful thought of the Chinese community, who decided to make
New Matron.
of the King and his crowning The rites were performed with ox traordinary solemnity.
His Majesty's demeanour was dignified in the extrome.
their address, one of gorgeousness, befitting the occasion. The has been pleased to appoint Miss rounding sky when the Abbey bearersandladies of the Household of Canada; Hon. Andrew Fishor,lowed by a prolonged, cadence
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II.K.II. the Duke of Counnught specially Princess Mary, the and his son Prince Arthur of
It was a glorious rogal spretnolo roprescuted His rice of Wales bowed low nok-Connaught nowledging obeisanco.
Majesty at the state banquet at, us the. Sovereigns wore robed The stands were densely pack- Abbey, preceded by a procession attended by foreign royalties and and glittering goms added to the Their Majesties entered the St. James Palace, which was and crowned, and gold circlets od shortly after eight o'clock, when a shower came on, but there of clergy, to the accompaniment envoys. Que hundred covers word splen tane. We learn that H.E. the Governor were bright gleams in the sur
of the singing of the choir. laid. Amongst those present The Queen with her girl train tvore Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier
As they sat side by side tlicre Mather (Sister Edith) Matron closed upon a nemorable assom first passed the great doors. Then Promier of Australia; Sir Joseph Long Live the King.
was a great sustained shout ful- picturesque wording of their loyal message of congratulation, was in the Medical Department, in blago of seven, thousand people flowed the King, preceded by Ward, Premier of New Zealand: beautifully embroidered, and bound in regal red and gold, nieot for succession to the lato Miss Barker, Amongst the crowd wore easily the Regalia, the Heralde, and the General Louis Bothu, Premior of presentation to a King, by his Chief representative in Hongkong.
A consensus of opinion is that distinguishable judgós, Bishops, well known Poors, representatives groat officers of state, followed, United South Africa; Sir Edward everything was perfect. Equally pleasurable was it to sea the manner in which other
There was a memorable scana In spite of to heavy rains, of art, science, litorature and theat in the chair of state, and Morris, Premior of Newfound-altor thoir Majesties reached the
received recognition amidst land; Maharajahis nationalities joined in the colony's rejuicings, and it was an agreeable which fell on Wednesday evening, drama; also members of the
Gwalior, Palace. They re-appeared on the Kuchbehar the Chinese band played outside House of Commons who in Court scene of the utmost grandeur and Bikashir, sight to see the American delegation join, with those present in the tlie Central Market in convection dress or uniforms of local regi-
solemnity.
Pratapsings Prince Thaichen ; balcony and acknowledged the St. Andrew's Hall, in giving three rousing cheers for the King; not with the Coronation celebrations ments, were eented in the north immediately faced the altar, Jamatolikassa, Ethiopia,
In the Abbey the King's Throne Mohamed Ali, Egypt: Des joyous patriotic cheers and shouts
of the multitudes. cheers of mere courtesy but real olamorous vociferations, such as and attracted a large crowd of transopt..
Prince Arthur of Connaught will nover be forgotten, officers only friends know how to give. The meeting, at noon was fully spectators.
Thoy received an ovation which The north transept of the wheroon on was placed an immense Abbey was filled with Feorosses, gold crown, with candlesticks and led in Princess Higashi Fushimi; raised their swords sloft and the representative of the colony, and wo feol sure that, the well chosen
wearing their tiaras and holding ass, whilst to the right of the Prince Chakrabhongs of Siam words of His Excellency, reported in our columns, will be read with Hongkong residents, the older the comparatively clumsy coro-altar wasalongtable on which was took in Princess Alexander ofen joined in the cheers of the great interest, and endorsed by til loyal subjects. More especially ones especially, have for a few nets in their laps.
plead superb gold plate for the Teck Prince Higashi Fushimi populace. The Peers who sat in the south of state in red leather stood upon Prince George will the aunouncement that the King intends to present to the weeks past complained bitterly of
Two chairs the Grand Duchess of Mosso; of Urceco We do not suffer alone. Chicago under their seats like hate, favour that might well please the inhabitants of the colony, and we records the 17th of May as boing. There was a great congestion of blno carpet. In the open space of the Crown Prince of Gresco, hope that a fitting position will be found, where they will be of easy the hottest on record in that city, traffe outside the Abbey and the where the transepts meet were Mrs. Botha; Prince Henry of the access for the general public.
Is Halley's Comet responsible for police had a difficult task in the choir, who shortly after all Netherlands, Mrs. Fisher; Grand this touch of the burning brand? clearing the roadway. The press chestra, "O God, our help in ages George of Saxony, Mrs. Haye shop was shut."
were seated began with the or- Dake Michael, Lady Ward; Princo
is Being holiday, the beggar's was grontest outside the White- The tennis match between the ball, and though the day was past," whilst the Regalia was animond, Hongkong Cricket Club and the plonsantly cool and a brisk wind solemnly conveyed from the altar. Ladies Recreation Club will be blowing, many women fainted to the robing room.
After the religious ceremony, played on the Cricket Ground at and had to be attended to by the Archbishop of York preaching
pan. on Saturday, 24th Juno,
At lulf-past eight o'clock the the sermon, the King took the route was closed, Shortly after oath and was anointed, There The Teams will be:long-wards the first procession started, after the Archbishop of Canter- We hope amid this merry making that the profound solemnity kong Cricket Club-Licut. Day, consisting of Royal Princes, and bury conducted the crowning cere of the day was not lost, and we venture to ask our readers to give a KO.YLI., Mesara. II. D. Stewart, Envoys, in closed carriages, owing mony, placing the Crown upon
R. Hancock, II. Hancock, C. T. to a fine rain. sympathetic thought once and again, to a man, who neede their Hose & R. d, Saunders. Ladies
the King's head.
WORLDWIDE TELEGRAMS, sympathy as muoli as the knowledge thuit they are happy in his Recreation Club-Capt. G. T difliculty in recognising
Consequently the crowd had Thereupon the Abboy rang with
the cries of "God Save the King. [SERVICE TO THE "TELEGRAPH."] The police have every reason' toi accession. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a Crown "is a proverb Brierlay, R.G.A. and Messrs. M. guests, but warmly choored Trumpets sounded, the guns on Durban, Juno 23rd, 3.30 a.. bo proud of their work yesterday. all too true. Harassed by cares of state, hampered by the limitations R. Harris, C. E. 11. Beavis, H. Rthe German Crown Prince, the Tower Gred a salute, and joy Telegrams have been received Seven cases of pocket picking of etiquette, he still has power for good and evil, and it is the exercies Halifax, R. F. O. Master & Admiral Jonquiores of France, bells rang overywhore. When from all parts of the globe telling were reported, and in six of these of that which makes the lot of King unenviablo. The King
Hoa. Hays Hammond of the the pesla of the bells announced of this rejoicings at the King's arrests have been made, be is on his throne, "all's well with the world" and in the midst of our games each pair playing its op Austrian and Italian represents the crowds upon the stands
The matoli is to be decided by: United States, and the Japanese, the crowning of the King, Coronation.
St. "Andrew's Now Organi On his return to Buckinghom: Javitations have been sent out gladness, amid the noise of revelry, one thought should be turned ponents 6 gameseach side the net. tives. Most of the guests wore in Parliament Square started Palace the King touched the but by ale Rev. 13. O. Spink for the to the man who, upon his shoulders, bears the burden of Empire. Ono On the conclusion of the match brilliant uniforms. There were a singing the National Anthem, ton which connected the cable to opening coremony in connection? thought of this nature will make the cry of "God Save the King
**Miss Tomes has kindly consented number of Princes wearing robes, which was taken up by the Newfoundland and thereby laid with the new organ at St. more pragaant with feeling, then all our loyal gaiety and rejoicing. to present the prizes to winners with the Orders of the Garter or crowds on every ride and sung the cornerstone of the Newton Andrew's Church, Kowloon, a
in the recent Tennis Tournament, of the Bath over uniforms, “ throughout London.
and Deep Son Fisherman's Home | 4,30 to-morrow afternoon,
Colony portraits of himself and his queen. Such is a mark of royals for Juas unprecedented boat.transopt placed their coronots the dais which was covered with a Lady Morris; Prince Georgo, son
The decorations suffered greatly because of the assiduous attentions of Jupiter Pluvius, and bold, blustering Borots. However, much was
done yesterday morning and, towards night, the City began to assume a gay appearance. As night fell lanterns began to glow and some very striking effects were produced. Cloneral festivities were kept up and those, who failed to attend the reception, kept the day in their own style.
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Their Majesties the King and Queen and Prince of Wales dinod alone at Buckingham Palace..
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KING LAYS CORNER- STONE IN NEW- FOUNDLAND.
DAY BY DAY,
A Chinese company is drawing crowded houses nightly at tho | Empire theatro,
A stowaway was brouglit before" the court this morning and re- auded until the Kitano Maru, the boat on which he gained a free pasango, returns,