CORONATION DAY.
The warships and merchantmen in port "dressed eliip" this morping in honour of the anniversay of 'the coronation of Their Majesties King George V. and Queen Mary. Flags were also flown from several of the public buildings. It is only twelve years since the splendid ceremony of the coronation waa performed in Westminster Abbey, but so much has happened in the interval that it seems double that.length of time. 'Die war made eueh an unbridgeable frap and cut off things Victorian so effectually that it ia hard enough for us to clearly visualise the Edwardian reizn without tryinz to fro back to the days of Victoria. An Empire and Kinjrdome have ?one the way of mortal things, and several once-R.oyal heads now wear bowlers inetead of crowns, but the BritUh Throne is more firmly established than ever in the affections of the people, one of the chie-f reasons being that the King and Queen and their family are so genuinely popular with nil classes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 7
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166CORONATION DAY. Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 7
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