ROYALTY RECEIVE A STIRRING RECEPTION.
iSS* ' (H'jcoivod August 5, 2.5 p.m.) | LONDON, August A. ' The crowds, gathered at Buckingham Palace at 10 o'clock. The King was in a i^ield-Afarshiil's khaki (iniforiu. The Royalties were greeted with an immen.se cheer and by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs. The open carriage was. preceded by a single galloping constable. Crowds gathered at St. Paul's at 8 o'flofk. The thoroughfare's wore barricaded, and the police were assisted l»y bundled.-, of special constables. Six thousand people were .admitted to the n;;\e. The Royalties wereseated under the dome. <- Thousands of people remained in the streets during tho service, despitv showers, and joined in the National Anthem, which concluded the service. The Stock Exchange suspended bnsi- ' m-hS at noon and sang the National ,Ajith< in. " • . ',1
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8209, 5 August 1915, Page 4
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