May He who givoth salvation
spirit of wisdom and understand
lural dwell securely and may the
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 23 1911
Following was the state parade:--
Royal Navy. 613 Royal Marines..... 176 R&A.............. 407 H.K.S.H., R.G.AT. 2005; Royal Engineers... 175 KÖYLI
422 8th Rajputs..... 708 120th Baluchis..... 713
...Total
,408
and bond, of unity of the whole lation will be read by Mr. Chan subjects and all Chinese residents The Crown, which this day give guns, signalling the postpone--Royal Engineers, comman unto kings and dominion unto Empire in the historic building Kai Ming. The Pars community in Hongkong, whoso good fortune him, crowns his roige ment of the review till Inter in the der Major G. R. S. Chalfoild, No. princes, Whoso kingdom in an whore a long line of British live submitted a telegram which it is to partake in this great As the spring-season crowns the day, bunged off one after the 25 Coy, R., No. 10 Coy. R.E. overlusting kingdom, Who do Kings have been crowned with all they desire to send and which is ritual, being as it woro spectators youthful year:
other.
||||||| D.---Infantry Brigade,comman- livered His servant David from the pompandritesofold timeritual as follows: The Parsi Communi- and bystanders, for those of us And, where the sunshine of his Meanwhile, the troops, wlio were dor, Lieut. Col. L. . . Hamil the hurtful sword, Who ukoth and tradition. We in this colony ty of Hongkong desire, on the who dwell bere abide in the presenco smiles,".
to guon parado, wors ull in readj- ton, 1st Bn. K.0,Y.LL, '8th, Raj- away in the sea and a path in of Hongkong yield to no British occasion of the Coronation of King's City living peacefully Joy thunders out a greeting, toss at their various headquar- puts, 120th Baluchistan Infantry. themighty waters-may Ho bless, community in our loyalty and wo His. Most Gracious Majesty the without fear, while those of 113
Therefore, we,
tors. The Volunteers Bustered The field guns were formed up protect and oxaft our Sovereign are celebrating this historic event King-Emperor of India, to renew who travel pass along the King's Raising pure hands in homage, in strong force at their Drill Hall, on both flanks of the huo, in no- Lord, King George, Our Gracious with rejoicing, and with prayer. thoir assurances of loyalty and highway journeying safely and
pray that all
but, like the rest, had to disband. tion on the sand track, those of ron Mary, Alexandra the We desire to transmit to His attachment to the Throno, to offer in comfort, we who this long time The inmost fragrance of delight] As the weather cleared up in the Naval Brigado on the right Queen Mother, Edward; Prince of Gracious Majesty the loyal their respectful, congratulations past have yenrued to express
may, plonso
the course of the day, the und those of the H.K.S.B. R.G.A. Wales, and all the Royal Family, congratulations and heartfelt, and to wish Their Majesties a our gratitude for your sheltering The Mighty Prince, our Monarch: review, as pre-arranged, took on the left of the line of the quar-
May the Supreme King of Kings good wishes of his subjects long and glorious reign. protection, now avail ourselvOR
- Even we,
place at four o'clock in the after- tor columns, facing outwards. in His mercy preserve the King, fore and all the residents in Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure of this day of good omen to Who dwell upon this Isle of Frag-woon. By this time the ram hund}
State of Parade- gaurd him, and olivor him fromall this colony.. I have asked you that the expressions of loyalty Your Majesty, in order humbly rant Stroame
censed and although the sky was trouble, sorrow and hurt. May He therefore to meet together in this and the sincere wishes for a long to invoke upon our Monarch And gaze upon His splendour and overcast by heavy black clouds, make his onomies fall before him; | public hall that you may hear life and prosperity, which these blossings such as those which · are near
the atmospheric conditions wore and in wintsoover le tundertakelli and ondorse the telegrams and telegrams and addresses convey came of old from the Sang and the To His compassion, now invoke almost ideal for a teview of tronpa miny ho prospor. May the Supreme addressen it is proposed to send meet with the cordial approval of Wa mountains, roverontly pray i song
At the afternoon muster, the Vol- King of Kings in His moroy put a First tho Legislativoand Executive levery member of the community, ing that Your Majesty may onjoy The fulness of all blessings on junteers did not assemblo in sulli-
who represent the Government, I will ask you to raise your hands a reign of unruffled tranquillity His roign...
- ciont strength and the Command- ing into his heart and into the official and unofficial, have in in tbken of consent. I will ask and a long life of unbrokon hay.. All the Chinese subjects and out reluctantly decided that the Ironrts of all his counsellors, that joint session with his Majesty's Mr. Ng Kon Sz to rond the address piness.
Chinese residents in Hongkong Corps should not take part in the they may uphold the peace of the judges agreed to the following in Chinese and Mr. Uhan Kai All the virtue and all the wise with uplifted hands and bowed review. realm, advance the welfare of the form of words:"The Executive: Ming to read the translation, dom of Her late Majesty your heads dutifully present this nd- One consoling fact about the nation, and deal kindly and truly and Legislative Councils and The translation Was as grandmollier Queen Victoria, dress,
postponement was that it gave full with all Israel. In his days and julges of Hongkong, on behalf of follows:-
who was extollod alike by those
Dr. Ho Kai then formally pre-opportunity to the public to wit in'ours any Judah be saved and Your Majesty's subjects in the To His most Gracious Majesty within and thoas without Her sonted thoneroll, which was hounds most inspiriting and impos
ARRIVAL OF THE Colony, beg most humbly to offer George the Fifth by the Grace of empire, and all the glorious in a handsome red morocco covering military spectacle ono of the GOVERNOR Releetner cone unto Zion, that their loyal and respectful con- God, King of the United King-achievements of your Imperial with heavy gold corners, to His finest ever seen in Happy Val- At four o'clock His Excellency: this may be His will, and let us gratulations to you on the occasion dom of Great Britain and Ireland father King Edward the Soven, Excellency with the request thatley. The spectators numbered the Governor, Sir Fredoriok of the Coronation of Your Majesty and of the British Dominions be whose skilful diplomuey gave the be would lay it before the King five or six thousand. The re- Lagard, attended by Captain os King and Emperor and of Heryond the Sons, Defender of the world peace, all this is Your at Delhi.
gimental detachments began to Taylor, A.D.C., and Captain Sim- Majesty Queen Mary. We pray Faith, Emperor of India, Supremo Majesty's inheritance and the The meeting closed with Haurrive on the Race Course about son, P. S., rode up to the saluting. that the event which is celebrated Lord in and over the Colony in policy of your Ancestors will Excellency calling for "Three three o'clock, the Indian battalions base and was received with to-day may inaugurate a long and Hongkong and its Dependencies, develop in your hands and be Cheers for the King" which were being the first to make an ap- Royal Salute, the naval gans Immodistoly following the soralorious reign for Your Majesties Wherous upon this 22nd day of bequeathed to posterity: The enthusiastically givon, vico in the Cathedral, meeting and in or of happiness, pro- Juno in the year 1911 Your policy of Great Britain at home! was lield in the St. Andrew's Hallsperity and honourable peace for Majesty George the Fifth, has and abroad has always aimed REVIEW OF THE TROOPS. to ratify the tolograms, that it was
Your Majesty's Kingdom and been crowned King of Great Bri-nt progressive improvement in a proposed to sond to their Majes Empiro.
thin with a ritual' most august; the welfare of the people and the
The Union Jack was broken on.. ties on behalf of the different The Coronation Commitleo on and with ceremonies most perfect, security of the Sinto; therefore sections of the community.
behalf of the whole community of wo now de hongs to Your we hopo it Your Majesty
the flagstaff us the first round of It had been arranged that
the artillery saluto was firou. On the proposal of the Chief every race and nationality have Majesty, whose brilliant genius laving now ascended the Throne, grand review of the Naval
Then followed the orderto present Justico, Sir Francis Piggott, H.Esubmitted to me the following and inspired wisdom have in will soon reap the reward of gov-: Brigade and Garrison troops Brigade and Garrison troops wero
arms while the minessd band play- the Governor took the elair being telegram for despatch to the herited the royal diadem in wide erneut so good and so virtuous, should be held at Happy Valley drawn up in line of quarter col- of the first six bars of the National supported by his two Aido do King-His Majesty's subjects in empire over dominions in Europo, securing to Great Britain blessings at eight o'clock in the morning,
Anthem At the saluting bado Camps. The meeting aras it Hongkong present their loyal Asin, America, Afrien and Aus- without end, and setting the whole but owing to the unpropitious mus facing the grand stand in His Excellency was met by Major tonded by a very large number of homage to the King, and the talin, to the great comfort of your world the highest example of pro- state of the weather on the pre- the following order. from loft General C. A. Audorson, Com- Hongkong's principal inhabitants, people of other nationalities with subjects of red and yellow, black gross. Pleasant to Your Majesty rious evening certain provisions to right, with the massed both Chinese and European.
in the borders of the Colony join 'and brown, as well as of the white must be such homage, and glad had to be taken in view of i
manding the Forces, who was band and pipos in the roar His Excellency said:-Lurlies with them in offøring respectful, raca, World-wide is such an will your people be to sing your possible, postponement. It was of the centro of the line accompanied by Colonel W. R. and Genticmon-To-day in both Congratulations to Their Majesties influence therefore He who, boing praise: nay, we cannot but utter arranged think, if the mote-
A.-Naval Brigade under the D.A.A., Q.M.G., Captain Gretton, St. John, C.R.E., Major Fullock, hemispheres, in every part of the and in wishing them a long and Sovereign, draws forth its inmost our praise in song:-- orological prospects in the morn-command of Commander L, A. BAD.C., and Commodore: C.G. world and on every sun, where the happy reign,
essence and uros it to the utter Heav'n made the multitudes of ing wore unpromising,
Donaldsón. Detachments from British Hug flies, the subjects of The Chinese community pro- most, cannot be rivalled or mon, and Hoar'n
guns shoud be fired in rapid ships in harbour of seamen and Eyres, R.N. Accompanied by the staff, His Excelloncy rods down the our king unite to do him homage pose to entrust to my hands to be matched in his glory and Appointed Kings to rule them. succession at ton minutes to Royal Marines. to testify their loyalty and to re-fail before the King Emperor on splendour by any prince or
ranks & inspected the troops, after aix o'clock. Just at the stated B.--Royal Artillery Brigade, which he returned to the saluting verently and earnestly express the occasion of his corunition at potentate. On this day, there is Britain's empire, wherein Li-time, the rain was coming down commander Lient. Col. G. D. base to witness the march past. thoir hopes that his reign may bo Delhi which I an invited to loro, which witnesses the core-
in torrents and a high wind Chamier, C.M.G., No. 83 Cos: This movement was carried out long and prosperous and peace-attend-abeautifully embroidered mony of Coronation and bus in Sach as the world has rarely testified to the near proximity of t.G.A., No. 87 Coy. R.G.A., No. with much précision, the Naval ful. To-day the Crown of his scroll expressing their loyalty and very truth been ordained by known abounds!
ja typhoon of sorts.
88 Coy. R.G., No. 1. Coy Brigade leading the way to the ancestors is placed upon his head good wishes. It will be rond by Mr. Heaven as the birthday of high God save King George, our new It was not, therefore, a mutter H.K.S.B. R..A., No. 4 Coy strains of the massed band and
that crown which is the symbol Ng Hon Sz and an English trans- sovereignty, we, your Chinoso thron'd Emporor!
of much surprise when the two HK.S.B. RG.A., No. 6 Coy.
pipes,
Bay, Amen.
The Ark was then closed.
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