KING'S JUBILEE

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21470, 11 May 1935, Page 15

KING'S JUBILEE

I * loyal addresses PRESENTED CEREMONY A 1 1 WESTMINSTER HALL j \s n AND S!MI'I,I( 11 1 { - - \' r; ' '• : •" „ jfr; I ?.!;>y 10. r>.:j p.m.) RUGBY, May 0. j;,,' t,..u;r. .-ciTinony al the Wesl- , ', L . sl ..r H;i!i t';u» King and Queen , ',g V „ t ; Buckingham Palace in { . a u<-. without military . a#t ,, •; ;i route lined not by rw'». taring pvoo*. The presentation i( j t ;. ? . loyal id:v-.- irom both Futui-s <>: Parli-m.cnt v as marked by lirt and moving simplify It v:j.i memorable for another jVivarkable .peeeb by the King, one n-< which was an eloquent j Vindication .»f the British Empire a commonwealth of pcdcc. ••|i; th*. days." the King. ►v;hi;rj arid preparation tor war sri a#nn a-.iir in the world, let us t*. ?iiankl'ui that quiet government jr.d peace prevail over so large a part of the earth's surface and that ,mdi.'r our !!;;« of freedom so many ~Jiioi»s tat. iht-ir daily bread in far i Jawis and climates with none jo' make tliern airaid." Th« Kir.;;'s voire almost faltered witeu. half-turning toward the Queen. •/.•ho -at at his side, he said, -I have been blessed in all my work m having bcs;ck> me my dear wife, .if win m vtui have spoken so kinriiv-'" A* the K.:''ended his speech the I !/«•<i High Chancellor (Lord SanJcej') called for three cheers, first foi th« King arid then for the Queen. IV- is and Commoners Tin- .H-rne in Westminster I-lall »«n<. unequalled in history; 464 peers 3j;ti 45a members of the House of Commons as-.ernbled to hear the addresses of the Houses, read by Lord Sankey on b ;half of the House of , Lords. ;>• d the SofiOtcr (Mr K. A F:urcy; on behalf of the House of CsmnionJ i:i the presence of reprewntatives of the Dominions, former Cabinet Ministers and judges. Their Majesties entered by St. Stephen's Porch beneath a scarlet and gold canopy, headed by the Ser-jeant-at-Arms and the Speaker in iull uniform. Mernb rs of the House ~,f Commons formed tours, the first of inern being Mr Ramsay Maca d Mr George Lansburv Sir I -'eraert and Major A. J. Hubert. Then came Mr Stanley 3aldwin. Mr C. H. Attlee, Mr I). Litivd George as "Father of the i,v.d-Sir Austen Chamberlain. •"Kir Mo jest it? wvre seated on f,. nr.d vld co'oured thrones, hv their four sons and frontparliamentarians' war meni- •!. Their sons sat on the trodi- ■ :! t'.o'f leather b-Miches. L'irrl Chancellor, offering ,■ -h coiiyratnlations-. s;iid: "In«o. :**, h.v.'e iie'Mi crowded the f •••(«• t.ru"<d uf the most desolating •■•ar m history, the toil of rebuild- : wmch had shaken the structure ».T iii.r common life and the slow, ;:duous endeavour to regain prosj/Titv and establish peace Ki;;l»ls and Liberties 'K.scwhere thrones and constitu'i.jWi have failed to last oilt the strain, yet in this realm the development of public rights and liberties hus not been arrested, but made vsder and surer. His Majesty rules over a nation of free citizens. The Throne stands more firmly than ever before as the centre of our national life. His Majesty's own personality hw made the Throne not merely a symbol, but a loved and living reality, and ha* a new meaning to th* name of King. "Her Majesty's unfailing interest ■ n the lives and homes of the people fsaj won for her a place of her own '« their affection. "In your sons, always active in '"very part of the world in the public service, we have sure confidence 'hat when this generation has passed &nd this week's bright pageant bea distant memory, the House f>{ Windsor will still reign over a loyal and united people. "From the depths of our hearts *<' pray that Grid will bless your Majesty." The Speaker followed a similar «rain and concluded: "By the gracious aid of the Queen you have won % sympathy and kindliness something warmer than allegiance, more profound than loyalty. To-day you Sfe more than a sovereign: you are 'he head of a family. We offer with deep respect and affection the homof a free Parliament, and pray tt.at by the blessing of Almighty God you may long continue as fcwereign of '-our proud and devoted People " itOOl) RECEPTION IN CHRISTCHURCH SHOK'i - WAV.K iJKOADCAST > ! i r " great«m part of the King's ~t Westminster Hall was ( • v *rr.t t; V listeners in Christ- ' 'jrtj'i. for, on the whole, conditions 1 *** s'ood I'ot tiie reception of the ' w-fJeally recorded addresses 1 i-iiea.:! ir ijT, the Empire short'i at Da,ventry and re- ? (kt/'asi by the New Zealand Board's principal t„ t . ss ijpectaculai' than the on Wednesday evening w- thanksgiving service at St. ' ajt * Cathedral, attended by the J*- a « ar.d Queen, last evening's was nevertheless a mem- , one, and thousands of lis- ??*** niust have welcomed the of hearing a speech that «*«ly to become historic. As was case with previous broadcasts this week recepConditions improved consideralter the first 10 minutes or T*** of an hour. The very brief HJwWn of the arrival of {heir iS? 1 * at Westminster Hall and assemblage of members nJ** House of Lords and the jmmons and statesmen iMaaeiy parts of the British Emclearly, the announthat this was the first

occasion on which a broadcast had been made of British parliamentary proceedings. The early part of the speech of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey, who presented the address on behalf o" the House of Lords, was marred to some extent by interference, but conditions had improved noticeably b* the time the address of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Mr E. 'A. was on the air. Practically every word of the king's speech was cleai and distinct. There was little evidence of the presence of a great crowd until, at the close, following a long roll of drums, the thousands of voices joined in the singing of "God Save the King."