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GOD SAVE THE KING.

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THE WESTHER AND THE PROGRAMME.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911.

THE CORONATION.

OUTLINE OF TO-MORROW'S CEREMONY.

A Pen-Picture of the Historical Event.

("pecially written for the "CHINA MAI") Amid the thunder of guns and the loyal cheers of countless thousands, their Major ties will be crowned King and Queen of The Executive Committee mist thisThe United Kingdom of Great Britain morning at 10.30 and decided that, as the and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Son," "Emperor and Empresa weather showed signs of improvement of India," in Westminster Abbey to questa at nine o'clock. At ton s'clock the India, Lont Aborieen that of Canada, Lurki

that has been handed down from the morrow, with, all the pump and ceremony

organ and the choir, the great assembly will remain reverently silent but as the Queen wakes her appearance, the boys of Westminister School will excrever, their traditional privilege of chouring the Monarchs before their Coronation and will 61X the air with their shrill crion of “Vivab Region Marin): Virat Reguim Maria 1- Vivat! Tivat | Vivati.

The Queen, with hersttendant, will then pass the Thrones and fake her sest on ens of the Chairs of Recognition. A slight pauso will follow, and then, the claniour of

that of New Zoiland, and the Earl of To recapitulate the official **form” and

A long column of surpliced chorister goklen banner with the rod linu of Sentland, the Abbey laclls and the appearance behind will then take up their positions and the by the Hereditary Standard-bearer, Harry Stato trumpeters of the Richmond Hemld the ancient in all his glory, supported by Rougia Dragon service will commence with a triumphal Seryngoour-Wedderburn; march, rundered by an orchestra and choir, "Leopard Banner" of England, by Frank

and Bluennutle Pursuivants, will aunounce numbering 500, under the direction of Sir 8. Dynicke, Hereditary King's Champion--|-

and the banner of Wales, by Lord Mastyn, that the King's pricussion bus atartod. Frederick Bridge.

The dours will be closed to ordinary Lord Curzon will carry the standari, of

NOTABLE FIGURES.

all preparations for the culebrations 'wers to go forward. A final decision will be

to be formed for the purpose of carry: Selborne that of South Africs, an innovation order of a procession so long is unneces full pomp of the ecclesiastical procussion is Northcote thist of Australia, Lord Plunkett

takon aziy to-morrow morning, and,

the Regalia to the vestibule to await the muy postponument is decided on, it will be

sary, beyoud" a: fow' words for the most The scene in the ancient Abbey, who arrival of their Majesties. To the strain announced at the meeting at the City Ball the Munarch and his Consort will seat of God our help in ages past the Following the standards, the Duke of important figures, First will walk the Should a postponcinent botheuncives on the Thrones, to receive the march down the aisles will begin and as Wallington will earth, beating aloft the Duke of Argyll and Burl Roxburghs, side tomorrow. necessary, a loug red streamer, 14 ft. by homage of the great and illustrious gather the clergy, fed by the Bishop of Londor Union Jack, and Lord Lanstowno with their side, hearing, the cut, the Sceptre with 4 ft, will be hoisted at following placering, will be brilliant in the extreme, And (Dean of the Chapels Regal) clad in daming Royal Standard. The Duke's train will be the Cres, and the other, St. Edward's will live for ever in the memories of thone scarlet, disappears through the western supported by two small pazes, and his Staff Behind these will come "Lord Groy fortunate enough to see it.

page-all members of the Wellesley family.ng the Gull Sparx Next the three The next section of the procession words, bloms of Merey, Punishment is to be led by General Sir Robert

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Leng before the sun has risen over the doors, the way will be prepared for the coronet will be borne on a cushion by le Ruthyn and the Farl af Landoun, carry-

great spires of Westminster, the streets will be filled with citizens seeking good positions for viewing the procession, and thousands of troops, mounted and foot police, will be marching to take up their position along the route. About fifty

Regal procession.

The thunder of drums outside will the arrival of the principal announce

actors, shortly before slaven o'clock. First, Keeper of the Crown Jewels and Protection, the two last-named uphold will como the foreign Princes and who will beat on, a velvet cushion by the two famous Field Marshals Earl the two ruby rings and a sword, and after Roberts and Viscount Wolseley, while the Princesses, clad in wonderful robes, in

first Curtani, the pointless binde, is ta bo

wers will be sheathed. carried by the Duke of Grafton. All tho

A public meeting will be held at the thousand troops in all will be engaged which Royal purple will predominate, their him will come the four Knights of the

City Hall to-morrow (Thunday) at 19.15

the whole to be under the command of corouts carried on silkon cushions by p.m. for the purpose of endorsing the either along the route or in the procession, long Court trains borne by pages and thuis telegram to be sent on behalf of the comField Marshal Viscount Kitchener.

ROYAL ARRIVALS: munity to His Majesty the King.

In the event of it being necessary to

The enormous military display is neces. sitateal by the shortness of the route and the wide thoroughfares between Bucking- ham Palace and Westminster Abbey, for, orderly as Londoners usually are, the

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the King's head during the anointing-Earls Cadogan, Rosebery, Canopy, over Garter-appointed to hold the Golden

After them the line of purple robes and Crowa, and Minto. They are to be clad in glittering insignia will be broken by the white satin dress of their order, Garter on splendül hveridic line of the four Kings-of- knes, and wearing the dark ruby velvat Arms-Norrey, Clarenceur, Ulster, sad imantles that denoto K.G.

"Lyon, -tabarded with the embleias of The Frime Minister. Bir Asquith, in his England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland

The Duke of Commught, in the full thu Rev. C. Thompson, Azdgar ED-postpone the Coronation Parade on account of bad weather, two guns, at two seconds

military glory of a Field Marshal undor interval, will be fired from the misting

bis Royal robes will take his sent as a simple Cabinet Minister's uniforma of blue respectively. Behind them will follow the battery at 3.30 s.m. The parade will then ordinary "thin red line" would be quite | Royal, duke in front of the benches re- and white, will be followed by Lord Ash-head of the Heraldic brotherhood, Siz be postponed till 4.0 p.m. If the weather powerless to keep back the thousands served for the highest order of the British bourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Alfred Scots Gatty, Garter King of Arms,

WAND CRAPSELL, 1 KrisL MART PARKER,

Parker, Hongkong.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. CORONATION DAY. Public Holiday. Kenny-Carlson Boxing Match.

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, June 23:- Public Holiday. Coronation Celebrations. Prince of Wales' Birthday (1994).

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is still bad and the parade cannot be held in the afternoon, two guns will be fired from the saluting battery, at two seconds interval, at 1.50 p.m. Commanding officers will then hold parades, to celebrate Eis Majesty's Cormation, an their private parade grounds. As it is possible that the signal guns ny not be heard at Stone cutter and Lycemun, s telephone mesango cancelling the parades will be sent to the Q's Cat those places.

THE CROWNING OF THE KING.

June 22nd.

desirous of witnessing the procession.

Immediately the doors of the Abbey are opened, at half past six, those privileged person possessing tickets of admission will commence taking their seats; and as the ancient edifice fills up, the eye will be dazzled by the sparkling jewels of the ladies and the brilliant and variegated uniforms and robes of the men.

Peerage,

At the Corension of King Edward the Itoyal dukes' sents and thres occupants, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Con- caught, and King Gorge, then Duke of Cornwall and York. Now only the Duke of Connaught remains. The Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia and Prince Arthur, will take their seats in the royal boxes.

IN THE ABBEY.

Trampeters and a few heralds, blazing in Over six thousand guests will be admitted crimson and gold, will announce the arrival in all, including forty members of the of the Royal children, the Prince of Wales, Royal Family and relations, over two Prince Albert Prince George, Prince hundred foreign Princes. Princesses and Hory: Trince John, and Princess Mary

the Archishop of York, the latter wearing

his splendid cope of gold and white, with the familiar figure of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Admiral Sir touched with crimson damask.

Henry F. Stephenson, on his left and the equally familiar figure of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Vezey Stroog bearing the City Mpos, on his right.

Lord Loreburit, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, and Dr. Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, will come next, the Primate's state restments being of cream, blue and gold. Then will come the Queen's Regalia, headed by a Herald and twy Pursuivants.

THE QUEEN,

Half a dozen Gentlemen-at-Arms, in carint tunics and nodding plumes, wil

The Lord High Constables of Scotland and Ireland, the Earl of Erroll and the Duke of Abercorn are to be followed by the Lord High Stewards of the same coun- tries, the Earls of Crawford and Shrows- bary.

Easy Payments. HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Jusz 21, 1911. Amid the pump and glory of an English special representatives from every civilised The two eldest boys are to be dressed in follow, and then, with the Bishope of the whole of the historie day's commitny

THE CORONATION.

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Empire will be turned towards the historic Abbey of Westminster, where

GEORGE V. is to be consecrated, anointed and crowned KING of the British Isles and the Dominions and Dependencies Overseas thereof, in succession to the ever-lamented

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Jane,

The year dras to its zenith-

All átly garnitured and somfy decked

Next will come the mau responsible for

country in the world, 1,420 Proms and their blus endet uniforms, whilst the others Norwich and Oxford as supporting prelates Heary, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of Pecresses, 300 Bishops, clergy, statesmen, will wear Court dress. They will be will come Her Majesty the Queen. Blaxing England. He will wear his Earl Marshal's and Ambassadors, 900 Members of Parlia

For that most solamu rite-the crowning went and their wives, and eight hundred escorted to their seats slightly behind the with jewels and wearing the ribbon of the uniform under his robes and carry his

of a King.

Within the time-worn walls of Peter's

hallowed fane,

Tho ancient Abbey church beside the

royal Thames, Speaking to all of the Confessor'a faith And now the grout Valhalla of the nation's

dead......

Westminster the Ring is crowned.

EDWARD VIL The gorgeous cere- Fair is the prospect spread before his gaze

As he looks forth beyond the borders of a imony, with all its mediaval trappings

fas-girt iale, and pageantry, which took place eight years ago will be repeated in every detail, for, whatever changes we may make in

our: Constitutional garments, cutting, chopping, and

and sees in risiun the wide-fang lands Where Britain's comely daughters rose to

gracious nationhood.

Great is the heritage, great the land Our King somes to-day,

representatives from India and the British Theunes. Colonien

Pours and Pecresca will be in full rebos of scarlet and ermine and will carry their coronats ready to den at the moment the crown is placed on King George'ü head, Bishops in crimson and lawn, High Court judges in seriet, ermine and full-bottomed wigs, Law Lords in black and gold, Army and Navy officers in red, blue, green, black, and gray uniformis, Cabinet Ministers in blue, white and gold, Members of Parlia ment in black Court dress, foreign officers in weird and wonderful colours, Extern potentates in flowing robes and turbans of every shade under the sun,--all these will form an assemblage which, despito the rint of colour, will be most pleasing to the oyu

The Royalties will be allotted specially

FASHIONABLE changing them to meet the varying Built up from little things, the fruit of constructed boxes, in front of which am to

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blood and tears,

be stationed long lines of scarlet-coated,

needs and moods of the moment, we The prayers and hopes, the thoughts and black-bashied Grenadiers alternating with

allow no departure from ancient ritual when it come to the crowning of our Kings. In this ceremony we children of to-day link hands with our fore.

douds of countless multitudes.

The storied walls and long-drawn aisles Mid which the King in crowned Tell of tumultuous days,

Of Kings, and Lords, and Commons,

the bede-roll of the nation's famo

and take their last long sleep within its

sanctuary.

fathers whose deeds went to the mak-With many a ons of lowliar degree, who ing of the splendid immemorial past, and thus

we pass again in the Coronation ceremony through some of the most glorious pages of our history. The bearers of great nanes will attend in Westminster clad in robes of

Many a name emblazoned in this abrine Recalls to memory those who nobly played

the man" Venturing their all, yet counting naught

the cost

Yeomen of the Guard in their quaint Tudor uniforms of scarlet and gold. Pears and Pecrensics are to be seated "in rows,” according to rank, along each side of the

The Thrones will have been placed in the "theatre," the space in front of the altar, at the junction of the choir, transepts and Communitin enclosure. The floor, which has been raised, is to be covered with the nagnificent Coronation carpet of blue and the emblems of England, Scotland, Ireland gold, emblazoned with the Royal Arms and

Wales and the Colonies.

The King Throne is to be raised on dis and approached by fire steps, whilst the Queen's Throne, placed alongside, will

velvet and miüiver, but it will be the To make the Empire what it is, voices of the boys of Westminster Others again, defending our chartered be alightly lower and approached by only School, representing the common liberties,

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acclamation at a certain point in the ceremony, convey the nations assent to the crowning of the KING, therein preserving the inalienable right ni| the English to choose their ruler and approve of his anointing.

In the case of EDWARD VII his consecration proyed a very real thing,

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THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY.

By that time s roar of cheering and the Garter over a shimmering dress, Queen Eaton of office, whilst his train National Anthem, played by the Guards Mary will make a picture calculated to im is to be supported by two pages. Band outside, will prove that the King and press even the high-born besutien occupy Beside him will march the Duke of File, Queen are alighting at the specially-builting the Peeresses sents.

King George's brother in-law, bearing the

anncze of the Abbey.

The Queen's train will be nearly biton of the Lord High Coustable of Eng. The orchestra will then strike up the eighteen feet long, of rich purple land, an office which in olden times would bywan "I was glad," and in a very few minutes the State procession will comelo burdered with ermino and shave made him supreme enmmander of the manca, In front will marchi the King's blasoned in gold with omhians of the armed forces of the Eingire. Between chaplains in ordinary, two by two, then will United Kingdom, the Colonies, and

*Kings Fren-men to come and go whers'er wo list, Freo-men to pledge out word 'twixt man

and was,

The Coronation Stone as it was Fres-men to serve the Right and oplift

originally brought from Livery.

Beone, Scotland. Between the Thrones and the altar will so

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ported by six noble rainbearers, the come the Marquis of Lasulvaderry, cry. the canons of the Abbey, in their other heldic devices. It is to be supe but attended by only one jage, will It may an antique phrsscond curiousrite be St. Edward's Chair, the ancient chair darker copes of crimson worked with gold Lady Mary Dowson, daughter of the Ealing the Sword of State. This will be the

the Dean bringing up the rụng.

no idle ceremony done to tickle the This is the story which to-day is told

people's delight in medieval pakean- A King From Free-man takes his Crown. try. And we believe that the suneAnd pledges faulty to God and man. - will be the case with his successor. Already he has given indications pon King George's brow to-day

In sat the circled of the British Crown, that he has assumed 'the cares of with all its burden and Its lonely atate, sovereignty with the most exalti Wiute in bis heute most Sacred Things are

placed, regard for the terrible responsibilities Emblems of Mercy, Justice, Foyer and which he bears towards his people. His Equity.

Coronation onthis will be for him no Aud fit this solemn hour, light things to be dismissed from When our anointed King takes outlì tố mind as soon as uttered, but some-

serve the People's good, In lande spre ud wide bonesth the canopy thing unspeakably precious in their hasson, contiguous weight and ever-present with loyal hearts a myriad millions pray sacredness. It is well for the nation a faithful people, and unbroken pesos.

This God will grant him length of days,

that such a man should stand forth

PICTURESQUE FEATURES.

and Countess of Dartrey; the Lady Babel fourth sword, but really it is not part of on which every king of England has boon crowned since the days of Edward the Con

Ogilvy, daughter of the Earl and Countess the. Regulis at all, being simply the of Airlie the Lady Victoria Carrington, personal property of the Monari. It is fessor, and beneath will be the legendary stone of Scone, on which the ancient

Bazely will the clergy have disappeared daughter at the Earl and Countess of Kings of Scotland used to be crowned through the choir seroun, than those Carrington Lady Eilom Eatler, daughter to be girded mund the King's waist before: Nearer to the altar, at one side of the gorgeous officials, fusoyatable from State of the Earl and Counters of Lanesborough, the crown in placed on his head. theatre, are to be two Chairs of Recog ceremonials, will enter the aisle heralds, Lady Eileen Knox, daughter of the nition, apon which the King and Queenursuivants and officialp of the three great will take their tests at the commencement orders of chivalry, the Garter, St. Patrick, of the ceremony,

And the Thistle, clad in Plantagenet pattern THE BEGINNING.

tabards of cloth of gold, emblazoned with

The Lord High Steward of Bugil, the Earl and Countess of Ranfurly; and Lady Earl of Chesterfield, will follow bearing Dorothy Browne, daughter of the Forl and the central symbol of the serno, St, Ed- Countess of Kenmare...

ward's Crown, glistening vú the cushimm Behind the tralabourers are to be the like a thing alive. On either side of him carrying The first sum of real business will be the the Royal Arms. Amongst them will be Duchess of Devonshire, Mistress of the are 10 march the Earl of Ind arrival of the Regalia and Crown Jewals officials bearing titles that are absolutely Robed, did for Dochemes appointed of the sceptro with the Dori

which, unid the solemn chanting of Taliis unknown to the avenge, citizen, such as. litany, ar to be borne from the Jerusalem the Gentleman Umber of the Groon Rodeir the

where they will have boon and his colleague of the Scarlet Rod Duchesn

Minti Babind will come the banner of the brought over-night from the Tower of

onden, and placed on the alter by the Kingdom the blue and gold standard of Ireland" borne by the O'Conor, Don; the

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