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Glittering Abbey Ceremonies

London, To-day.

At a half hour after noon yesterday to the peal of bells and the thunder of guns, George VI., by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defen- der of the Faith, Emperor of India, was crowned in Westminster Abbey and later with his Crowned Queen acclaimed for miles through the streets of his capital by multitudes drawn from every class and creed,

British Journalist Ordered Out Of Italy

Rome, Ta-day.

The correspondent in Italy of the London "News Chronicle," Mrs. Mackenzie, has been or dered by the police to leave the country.

Reason for the expulsion, says an official announcement," is that Mrs. Mackenzie' has been. "spreading false news about.. Italy."-Trans-Ocean.

VON BLOMBERG GOING AGAIN TO ITALY

LYEEMUN BUILDING TRAGEDY

A few hours after re-union with her husband, who returned to Hong Kong from leave in England in the "Corfu," Mrs. Jean Kathleen Young, ended her life by taking a fatal dose of Lysol in the early hours of this morning.

Little is known concerning the tragic affair, but it is understood that Mr. and Mrs. Young were visit- ing a friend in Lyeemun Building, and that Mrs. Young, who had left- the room for a short while, return- ed and made the announcement that she had taken the poison. -

THE EXTRAORDINARY CROWDS, LIKE THE DISTIN- GUISHED CONGREGATION IN THE ABBEY INCLUDED RE-

Within a few minutes she had PRESENTATIVES OF EVERY PART OF THE VAST TERRI-

collapsed and had become deeply un- TORIES OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

Berlin, To-day. conscious. Medical aid Was un- WHICH THUS PROCLAIMED THEIR UNION IN ALLIANCE TO

The German Minister for Defence, availing and Mrs. Young passed THE CROWN AS THE SYMBOL OF THEIR FREE AND ENDUR-Field-Marshal von Blomberg, will away at about 1.30 am. ING ASSOCIATION.

visit Rome at the end of May.

Mrs. Young did not accompany THE LONG AND COMPLEX PROGRAMME FOR THE

Immediately after his Italian visit her husband to England, but went CORONATION CEREMONY AND PROCESSION WAS CARRIED he will go to Budapest, where he is to. Shanghai, where they were mar THROUGH WITH A PUNCTUALITY AND PRECISION FITTING expected on May 28, to reciprocate ried, and returned to Hong Kong, TO THE MILITARY POMP WHICH PLAYED SO LARGE AND the recent visit of the Hungarian it is believed, only a few days ago. COLOURFUL A PART. IN THE PAGEANTRY OF THE DAY.

War Minister, General Vilmos Rae She registered at Knutsford Hotel. der, to Germany. Trans-Ocean.

She was only 27 years of age. LUSTRE AND GLITTER

Solemn ceremonial, rich in the associations of ten centuries, com- And through the eyes of commen- bined with the jubilant welcome of tators, they, in some manner, saw millions to assert the continuity the lustre and glitter, the colour and continuance of the loyalty, and movement and lights, the trust and service which bind to-magnificence of the robes and uni- gether the British Monarchy and forms and the splendour of coronets the British peoples.

and turbans and of the plate and

A replica in so many ways of his insignia and the gleam of medals father's and his grandfather's and orders. -

Coronations, the crowning of King Messages reaching London from George VI was made. unique by a every part of the globe show that difference. Not only the few not only British communities but thousands of guests and the bril-large numbers in all countries fol- liant company in the Abbey but lowed the Coronation broadcast millions who awaited him in the with interest and enthusiasm. streets, tens of millions în their

SHARP SHOWER · homes or assembled in Churches or

The weather was overcast but it halls in every town and village of remained dry until nearly the end Great Britain and hundreds of mil- of the return. procession from the

lions of his subjects overseas par- ticipated in the ceremony by means

of the broadcast.

MIGHTY SHOUTS

They heard the anthems and prayers, they heard the “recogni- tion" of the King with shouts echoing in the ancient vaulted arches and the fanfares of trumpets and

heard him

take the Oath in the new form modified to conform with the constitutional changes of the Statute of Westminster.

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PARIS ANXIOUS ABOUT

ROYAL VISIT

Many Precautionary

Arrests.UN

Paris, To-day.

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The French police are busy tak-

They listened to the descriptions ing precautions in view of the im- of the anointing, the investiture pending visit to Paris of the Yugo- with bejeweled and glittering re-Slav Regent, Prince Paul. galia, the putting on of St. Ed- Two Croats, officially described as ward's crown and heard the mighty"terrorists,” have been arrested, shouts of "God Save The King". while dozens of Yugo-Slav detectives how His Majesty was have arrived here to co-operate

ensted on the Throne of his an-with the Surete.

cestors and heard the homage of A list of suspects, containing over the Peers Spiritual, the Princes of 500, names, has been handed to the the Blood Royal; and the Peers Surete by the Yugo-Slav police.--- temporal.

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