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CANADIAN GUARD AT

THE PALACE

King And Queen Return From Windsor

London, May 9. For the frst time In history soldiers from the British Domin- lons took over the guard at Burk- Ingham Palace and St James' Palace to-day.

Despite the wet weather large crowds watched 30 Canadians, with two officers, march to St. James' and then to Buckingham Palace, relieved the Welsh where they Guards

Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister. Was among the spectators who watched the Canadians take over the guard.

Meanwhile, the King and Queen received the biggest and warmiest pre-Coronation reception they have yet experienced when they re- turned, with the Princesses Eliza- beth and Margaret Rose from Windsor this afternoon.

CAR HELD UP Traffic was so dense that the

royal car returned to London by

an unusual route. The police had great difficulty clearing 21. way through the dense traffic, and several times His Majesty's car was held up momentarily owing to the crush of vehicles and sight-seers.

CORONATION MEDAL

Souvenir From The King

The King has approved the issue, in commemoration of the Coronation, of a silver medal to

burst into cheering for no apparent be known as "The Coronation

reason.

Medal," states the "Times." Some 90.000 medals will be struck for issue as a personal souvenir from his Majesty to persons in the Crown Services, and others in this country and in other parts of the

TAXI COMMANDERED Police commandeered a taxicab, in which three girls were riding. in order to escort the car contain- ing Queen Mary and Queen Maud, her guest, along Constitution Hil The policemen jumped on the run-

Individuals selected for the ning-board of the taxi, waving and

award in the United Kingdom will shouting, and managed to force a receive the medal shortly after the way through on the wrong side of Coronation. Medals the road through a stream of pri-duals selected

vate cars.

At the Coronation service in the evening the Archbishop of Canter- bury declared that the Coronation ceremony representa the whole course of British national history. He was broadcasting, over the BBC network

ARCHBISHOPS PLEA

In these times of revolution and restless confusion, he asserte many nations of the civilised world

when raust be impressed

they

years.

Empire.

for indivi- elsewhere in the

this country, in bulk, about the Empire will be dispatched from

time of the Coronation and the dates for issue will be settled locally.

The following is a description of the medal, which has been design- ed by Mr. Percy Metcalfe:-

Obverse-Conjoint busts of their Majesties the, King and Queen, crowned and robed and looking to the left.

cipher

Reverse. The Royal realise that a King of Britain Is G.R.1. surmounted by the Crown: being crowned at the same cerebelow the cipher the inscription many which his predecessors had "Crowned 12 May. 1037"; the whole experienced for over

a thousand surrounded by the inscription "George VI and Queen Elizabeth." TRICOLOUR RIBBON The medal will be in. in diameter, and will be worn -gus- pended by a ring from a ribbon itin. wide with a blue centre stripe, fin. vide, and two white stripes and one red stripe on either side.

The Archbishop pleaded that all must regard themselves not there- The vast crowds at Buckingham | ly as Leteners and spectators, but Palace cheered for several minutes i should acknowledge God's sover- when the King's car entered the eighty and submit to His rule.- zates, and afterwards frequently Reuter.

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS

SUSPENDED

Berlin, May 9,

FRENCH MILITARY

PARADE

Maid Of Orleans Remembered

The Coronation Medal has been classted as an official medal to be worn on all occasions on which decorations and medals are worn, on the left breast after War It is officially announced here.

medals and all Jubilee, Corona- that the Zeppelin Company sus-

Paris, May 9. tion, and Durbar medals, in order pended all further flights of the

No political Incident occurred to of precedence. Ladies will wear airship. "Graf Zeppelin" until the

mar the big military parade that the Coronation Medal on the left result of the Investigation into the

took place in the early hours shoulder of the dress the ribbon in Lakehurst disaster is known,' in of thuis morning in front of the this case being in the form of a order to allow General Goering, statue of the Maid of Orleans in bow. Ladies who are already in 'as Minister of Air, to take the

the French capital. Earlier in the possession of official medals worn final decisions. Much will depend week Popular Front groups had on a bar may, if they wish, add upon whether the US Govern-threatened a counter demonstra- the Coronation Medal to the bar ment will sanction the bill per-

tion. The parade was attended instead of wearing it separately on mitting helium gas to be sold

by M. Edouard Daladler, War Min- commercially, a bill which was

a bow. ister and M. Max Dormoy. Minis- brought Into the House Imme-

ter of Interior, diately after the disaster and al- ready approved by the Military Commission of the Senate. It is considered certain that Germany will not resume the transatlantic, Hights without being able to pur- chase helium.--

Tranacean News Service.

SPANISH PLANES

LAND IN FRANCE

Application from individual On the other hand it is report-members of the public cannot be

Lentertained.. ed from Toulouse that a crowd.

The other medal composed of 400 members of the

which has also been prepared by

Popular Front attempted to rush the Royal Mint, in accordance the portals of the Cathedral at publie, is a commemorative medal with precedent. for sale to the

the time when a mass was being celebrated in honour of the Maid of Orleans. Disorderly scenes oc- curred, during the course of which some 40 persons were hurt... Pranencian News Service.

DELBOS APPEALS FOR UNITY

Paris, May 9. With one exception, the 16 red

Paris, May 9. Spanish airplanes,

which had

Yves Delbos; French Minister of landed in Toulouse and had re- Foreign Affairs, made a stirring ceived the order of the French appeal for domestic discipline Government,

addressed leave France with- when he

a Radical

COD-

Daly, and may not be worn.

It is also notified that commer- clally manufactured ́medals," "of whatever origin, which may be on sale on the occasion of the Coro- nation should not be worn in such a manner that they might be con- fused with the official medal awarded by his Majesty.

stress the value of Anglo-French friendship. Never, M. Delbos zald, were France and England more united than now, and the friend-

of

In 24 hours, took off in the direc-gathering at St, Didier to-day. ship with the United States on the tion of the Spanish border to-day. Emphasising France's devotion to one side and the pacific intentions One plane had been slightly dam- peace. M. Delbos said that the of Soviet Russia on the other, were aged when landing, and had to nation must be strong and not fall of inestimable value in the scale remain behind, An accident oc- in anything if it wants to

the moral forces of demo- curred during the take-off. One tribute its part in maintaining cracy-Transocean News Service. Spankh airman, was struck by a peace. To this end the co-opera- propeller when starting the en- tion of all Frenchmen was neces- gine and was taken to hospital. 'sary. Reforms must go hand in His shoulder was larcerated. A hand with a certain regard for French air squadron escorted the discipline and wisdom must be the Spanish planes to the border. companion of liberty as there can' There was a Non-Intervention ob- be no progress with ordered con- server on board one of the French

ditions. planes.

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REARMING OF CUSTOMS VESSELS

AND GUARDS URGED

London, May 9.

The re-arming of Chinese Cus- toms vessels and guards was urged to-day by Sir Frederick Maze. chief of the Chinese Customs, interviewed, by

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China in the demilitarised are effectively restored, and the Customs preventive service per- mitted to resume its normal func-

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"That is." Bir Frederick explain-

and Customs guards ashore are re- armed."

on his arrival for the Coronation | ed. "untii preventive vessels äfloat celebrations to-day. Ee accom- panies the official party of Chin- ese delegates, headed by Dr. H H. Kung, the Minister of Finance.

Japanese, civt authorities and some of Japan's military leaders Sir Frederick declared that the had lately signified their willing- accumulated stock of illicit cargo ness to support the Customs off- at Tientsin had greatly increased cers' efforts to end smuggling, and letely owing to the fact that the this sympathetic attitude would Customs had organised preventive undoubtedly prove useful, Fur- services on the railways and roads thermore, the local provincial au- in the vicinity of the seaport which thorities, under instructions from largely impeded the circulation of Nanking, were rendering the pre- the smuggled goods,

ventive services wifective He said it should be clearly operation, which had also con- understood that the door. of East siderably strengthened their posl Hopel remains unguarded and tion.

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