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TROOPS IN THE Trainbearers For Queen
CORONATION
32,500 To March Or
Line Route
In the House of Commons Sir A. Sinclair (Caithness and Suther- land, L) asked the Lord President of the Council whether he was in a position to make a statement re- garding the representatives of the forces taking part in the Corona- tion procession and lining the Streets, and what arrangements had been made for the accom- modation of those troops in Lon- don, states the "Times."
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Mr. Ramsay MacDonald (Scat- tish Universities, U.) replied:-The number of officers and men from home and oversea in the procession
and the lining of the streets at the forthcoming Coronation will amount to approximately 32,500. In the procession will be detach ments from the Royal Navy and the Naval Reserves, from all cornS and units of the Regular and Ter- ritorial Armies, and from the Royal Air Force and the Auxiliary Air Force, the Navy providing 4,000
and the Air Force 3,000 men re- spectively out of the total
FROM THE EMPIRE The Indian Army and Navy will also be represented. Contingents from the Dominions will take part In the procession, and alxo a
contingent representing the per-
manent and volunteer defence forces in the Colonial Empire. In
addition some 6,500 men will be re- quired for reserves and administra- tive duties in camps. &c.
Personnel required in, connection with the Coronation will be housed or in camp in London from May 10 to 13. The "camps will be in Kensington Cardens (processional Army troops and Royal Air Force). Regent's Park, Primrose Hill, and Olympia (Royal Navy, the Domin- lons contingents, and three Guards battalions), and at Hampton Court (Indian and Burmese contingents), The Colonial contingent, will be ac- commodated in barracks in Lon-
don.
A
At Coronation
King's Cousin To Be One Of Them
The Queen has invited six adtes to carry her train at the Corona- tion, states the "Daily Telegraph." It is understood that they include:
Lady Iris Mountbatten, the 17- year old daughter of the Mar- quess of Carisbrooke.
Lady. Ursula Manners, elder -daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, who is 20,
Lady Ellabeth Paget, second daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey, who la ANNO 20,
Lady Úrula Manners is a keen rider to hounds. She had a narrow cacape from drowning in 1935 when her horse slipped from a bridge in to a flooded ditch when she was out with the Belvoir. Lady Tris Mountbatten, who is a cousin of the King. was a bridesmaid to the
Duchess of Kent.
Queen Elizabeth is following the precedent act by Queen Mary, who had six ladies as trainbearers at the Coronation in 1911. Queen Alexandra's train was carried by pages.
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themselves behind the Queen us she takes her place on her Throne,
TELEPHONES IN ABBEY Work, is now nearing completion on the elaborate telephone system which Post Office engineers are iti- stalling in Westminster Abbey and at St. James's Palace for the Coro- nation.
When it is complete all the main points on the processional route. number of key positions in the Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the Earl Marshal's office will be linked together. Bix specially selected operators will be in charge of the main exchange at St. James's Palace, which will have the num- ber Whitehall 4422.
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Stands at the following points will also be connected with the switchboard: Houses of Parlia (may be viewed at the Officer of ment, Embankment, Parliament- Masara. Percy-Smith, Seth and
Fleming). square, Duke of York's Steps, the Mall. Constitution-hill, Hamilton- gardens. Marble Arch, and Gros- venor-gate.
One operator will be stationed at a special switchboard in the Abbey The trainbearers, with the Mis Itself. He will be able to speak to tresa of the Robes, take a pro-another operator in the Annexe at minent part in one of the most the West, Door, while a first aid sta- Impressive moments of the entire tlon outside the Abbey will be in- Coronation. After the Queen has cluded in the telephone network been anointed and crowned she also. walks slowly from the Sacrarium
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towards the King's Thrane and King's head the operator at the PUBLIC AUCTION.
makes an obeisance before him..
As she does so the Mistress of bow with her and then range the Robes and the six trainbearers
As the Crown is placed on the
Abbey switchboard' will telephone to St. James's Park, the Tower, and
for the salute to be fired. Windsor Castle, and give the signal
What Do You Know About
DID YOU KNOW-
Radium?
That the total quantity of radium in the whole world amounts only to a few teaspoonfuls?
That radium looks just like
table salt, but £1,000,000 would buy you less than half an ounce of it?
The length of the return proces- sion from Westminster Abbey will
That though radium atoms are he approximately 3,500 yards and constantly exploding at the rate will take 40 minutes to pass a given of 200,000 a second, the loss in point. Composite guards of hon-weight of the radium is imper- our from the three Services will
ceptible?
That the "radium" on watch dials is really zinc sulphide with only the barest trace of actual -radium ?'.
That the handling of radium is followed by peeling of the skin, blindness and speedy 'death?
That radium was really discover- ed accidentally by a Frenchman named Bécquer and that Mme. Curle only perfected his research? That radium la obtained from pitchblende.
be mounted at Buckingham Palace That if you could fill a furnace That thousanda" of different and outside Westminster Abbey with radium instead of fuel, it stages are gone through in the (West Door). Bands, including a
process would never need any more re- Service band from Canada, will plenishing
of redning, taking six 3
months to complete? take part in the procession and bands will also be stationed along
the route.
A party of 50 of the King's Com- pany Grenadier Guards will be present in Westminster Abbey.
WEDDING IN ENGLAND
Mr. J. G. Pilcher And Miss N. Blaker
SECRETARY TO SIR WILLIAM PEEL
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CLAN CHIEF IN EXILE
Sends Greetings To Rally
DEMANDED MONEY FROM SCHOOLBOY
Clan tartans in the form of the Appearing before Mr. Williams
kilt, sashes and ribbons, the at the Central Magistracy yester-
strains of the bagpipes, eightsome day L4 Hing, 17, was charged ́with'
reels and country dances, exhibi- demanding money from Yu Nam Mr. John Giles Pilcher, only son tion Highland dances, songs and Fung, "schoolboy, on March. 3. of Mr. J. H. W. Pilcher, D.L, J.P.. recitations from the Struan coun- Det-Bergt. Allan said that the and Mr. Pilcher, of Sandylands, try made the annual gathering of complainant was playing football | Englefeld Green, Surrey, was mar- the Edinburgh branch of the Clan on a vacant ground of Gascoigne ried at St. Mark's Church, North Donnachaidh Society (Robertson Road when the defendant came Audley-street, recently to Miss Clan) a typically Highland func up and snatched the ball and Nancy Blaker, elder daughter of tion. said that complainant had as- Mrs. "W. F. Blaker, and the late
The gathering took place recent- saulted him sometime ago and Colonel W. F. Blaker, D.8.0. O.B.Ely In M'Vittle's Rooms, Princes that if he did not give him some RA, of Gaveston Place. Nuthurst, Street, Edinburgh, and the guests, money for compensation he (de- Sussex..
who numbered about 120, were re- fendant) .would assault him. The officiating clergy were Pre-ceived by Mrs. Robertson Mathe- Complainant then handed the de-bendary W. G. Pennyman, the Rev. san, hon. Clan secretary; Col. Wil- fendant five cents which he said Arthur Buxton, and the Rev. G. C. llam Robertson, V.C., chairman of
not sumclent." The
com-Harding.
the gathering; Mrs. W. R. Reid, plainant then, borrowed" another The bridesmaids, were Miss Janie
and Mr. Norman V. Reid. five cents from a friend and gave Blaker (her sister), Miss Mary
The principal guests were Lord It to the defendant, who told the Blaker (her cousin), Miss Richenda Robertson, Senator of the College complainant that he would have| Buxton, Miss Elizabeth, Murray. of Justice, and Lady Robertson, to bring a further afty cents with and Miss Coode.
and MF. W, A. Robertson, manager and actuary of the Central In- surance Company and a well- known Rugby football referee, and Miss Robertson.
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him the following day." Com- Mr. A. W. Parker acted as best plainant reported to the police, man
and defendant was arrested. His Mr J. G. Plicher was Private Worship passed sentence of Ave Secretary to Bir William Peel, for weeks' hard labour,
mer Governor of Hong Kong.
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Electric Goods," Paints, Facking, Hardware, etc., etc.
also
The dance, with time-honoured custom, opened with a picturesque & Electric Motors grand march led by the clan piper, 1 Botary Pump with Motor
12-Month Sentence On Vicar's Pipe-Major James Robertson. Dur-
Son Was "Idiotic." H.G. Wells Declares
"It was an idiotic sentence; on an imaginative-boy," "declared Mr. ILG. Wells recently, when he supported the appeals made for Ronald Hugh Phillipe. Phillips. eighteen-year-old student,, son of a Leeds vicar, was gaoled for twelve months when, at Leeds AB- sizes he pleaded guilty to a tempting to seduce a member of the RAF from his allegiance,
The Bishop of Bradford (Dr. A WF Blunt) commented
OF VIEW From THURSDAY; THE 8TH APRIL, 1987.
ing intervals the clan gathering. poem" was recited by Mrs. Hubert Paton; Gaelic songs to he accom paniment or, her clarsich were sung by Mr. Neil Orr; Bertie Ro bertson Rave solo Highland dances, and Mr. Charles Guthrie, WB, the EdinburghTM honorary" secretary. | TERMS :--Cise on Deliverr.- sang two songs,
LAMMERT BROS..
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"The boy la a young" ass, but
NEW CHIEF'S: VISIT It is a savage sentence for a The annual report revealed that youth of eighteen. I consider the Lord Lyon King-of-Arms bad that he should have been put on granted warrant to the now Chief of the clan Strizan Robertson, who probation or, bound „over, It
resides in Jamaica, to matriculate would have been far better to the Arms of the Robertsons of from William Anderson, and Son, treat him leniently "
Edinburgh Union of Studenta has offered to support Lende University Union in pressing for Home, Onice intervention.
Struan. A greeting to the gather, which knowed: the red Robertson, ing from the Chief stated that and what believed to be the next year he hoped to visit the olan's dress tartan, lately found in eian country and meet the clan. the book The Clans of the High
An interesting exhibit in the lands," which was published in ball was a display of clan tartan, Glasgow about 1850,
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