CORONATION DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1153, 14 June 1911, Page 8

CORONATION DAY.

0 THE WELLINGTON CELEBRATIONS. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. To-morrow week, his Majesty King George V will be crowned ot Westminster Abbey. Vnder midsummer skies the brilliant pageant will furnish a magnificent spectacle. Here, in New Zealand, the occasion will be celebrated under the somewhat uncertain conditions of midwinter weather. The progrnmmo of events is as follows:— AT THE CHURCHES. ANGLICAN SERVICES. In accordance with the request, by the Acting-l'rimate (Bishop Julius) there will bo special services in the .Anglican Churches throughout New Zealand on the morning of Coronation Day, and, of course, all the Wellington Churches will fall in with this arrangement. The service will consist of the "Form of Prayer with thanksgiving to Almighty God commended by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for general use on Thursday, tho 22nd day of June, 1011." After Psalm CXXII, or a hymn, the minister says: Brethren, I desire you # to pray for our Sovereign Lord, King George, and for tho Church and people of this land wherein God has called him to bear and rule; remembering especially the King's great need of God's most' gracious favour of continual . help. Then follows the Litany, and after an anthem or hymn shall b.e read a recital of the solemnities of the Coronation as set out in the form of. service, which begins as follows:— Brethren in the Lord, we thank God tint this day, in the Abbey Church of St Peter at Westminster, our Sovereign Lord, King George, is anointed and crowned, and the Queen, with him. And this is the manner of the service that is there performed. Then follows a simple and dignified description of the Coronation service, concluding with the following words;— ' At the end of this great and solemn service tho Te Deuni is sung as a hymn of praise to Almighty God, Who has shown mercy to our sovereign and his people in' thus setting him on tho throne of his ancestors. Pray we, therefore, brethren, uotn now and in tho days to come, that the same Lord God Almighty will, by the continual assistance of His heavenly grace, onablo him Id l'ullll the high responsibility of his sacred trust. Then follows tho Lord's Prayer; a prayer for tho King that *'as Thou dost this day set a. crown of jure gold upon his head, so let Thy wisdom be his guide, and let Tkino arm strengthen him"; a prayer for "Thy servant Mary, consecrated in Thy Name this day to oo our Queen"; a prayer for unity, and the blessing. The Bishop of Wellington will conduct tho service at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, which will commence at 10.15 a.m. It will be attended by the Governor in State, with his full staff, and invitations to be present have been issued to vai'ioun official people, such as Ministers of the Crown, members of Parliament, the Mayor and Councillors, and others. I In many of tho Anglican Churches there will-also bo an early celebration of tin.Holy Communion on Coronation Day. The Presbyterian Church. . ■ At the meeting of the Wellington Presbytery .yesterday, it was resolved to cujoin congregations to arrange for suitable services in celebration of the Coronation on tho Sunday preceding tho ceremony. In accordance with this suggestion, a special Coronation service will bo held in St. John's Church, conducted by Dr. Gibb, and it is almost certain that a service, will also be. held in St. John's on the morning of Coronation Dai". Dr. Gibb has. received a copy of- the form of service.-which lias been drawn un l.n- tho Church of Scotland, and tho services at St. John's will follow largely on (he same lines. It rests with tho authorities of the other Presbyterian Churches to decide whether or not to hoVl similar services on Coronation Day. It is understood thai,' after consideration, it was decided by representatives of the Evangelical Church not to hold a goirit service on .Coronation Day,, it being left to the various churches to take what aeuoc. they think best in tho matter. Roman Catholic Church. The intentions of the Roman Catholic Church are set out in- the following circular issued by the Archbishop and -Bishops of New Zealand: —lt is right and proper that as loyal and grateful subjects of his Majesty King George V tlio Catholics in New Zealand should heartily join their fellow-subjects throughout the Empire in duly celebrating, his Coronation Day by taking part in the 'Public festivities and by religious services in order to bring down tho Almight's copious blessings on tho new reign and all the Empire. It is also becoming that ucuormity should prevail in our celebrations throughout tho four dioceses of this ecclesiastical province. Accordingly, we hereby request every priest in each diocese to celebrate a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost pro re gravi on Coronation Day for the purposes aforesaid. We also recommend that the exact hour in -,ew Zealand, corresponding to the hour of tho Coronation at Westminster be ascertained, and that for at least half an hour t7ie church bell in each locality be rung in token of joy and thanksgiving. THE MILITARY REVIEW. DISPLAY AT NEWTOWN PARK. The principal, and, from the spectacular point of view, tho most interesting event of tho celebrations will he the grand military review, which is to take place 'at Newtown Park at noon, when it is expected that over 3000 of all ranks will parade for ceremonial and review by his Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington). Anion" those taking part in the .review will be n lauding party "rom H.M.S. Cambrian and H.M.S. Pioneer, with field guns, the Amokura cadets, and six battalions of infantry. The review is to be preceded 1 by a combined civic and military procession from the city to the Park. The civic portion of tho procession will consist of representative detachments of the various friendly societies, sports bodies, and so * on, and will be marshalled by Captain Hall, who is now awaiting replies from the various bodies before arranging his assembly points. It is requested that these Teplies should be forwarded to Captain Hall as soon as possible, in order, to facilitate his arrangements. The procession wilV leave the vicinity of the Basin Ifeservo for the Park at 10.45 a.m., and by 11.30 a.m. the troops are expected to bo drawn up in review order at the Park. Past and present juvenile members of the Navy League having been allotted the front place in the Coronation procession, the secretary (Mr. Cecil Palmer) has sent out circulars to headmasters of schools where there are branches of the League to ask for their assistance in the matter. Those desiring to take part arc to assemble in Cambridge Terrace, opposite St. Patrick's College, at 10 a.m. Each child should wear either tho Navy League badge or red white and blue colours. Mr. Palmer adds that it would bo an advantage if a member of the staff of each school were present with the boys and girls. The order of ceremonial will then lie as follows:—At 11.J5 a.m. the officers and colours will "lake posts" in review order, and the troops will stand at attention, with arms sloped. At noon the Governor will arrive at the I'ark, and will be received by the Acting-Premier (the Hon. J., Carroll!. Ministers,'the Commandant of the New Zealand Forces (Major-General Godley, C.li.). and his Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.), and take up his position at. the saluting base—"Royal Salute," by the Battery and the National Anthem by the bauds. Then, to tiie accompaniment of the bauds, tho ceremonial insneotion of tho brigade will take_ place, followed by an inspection of the Veterans. Then will come the march past in column, and finally the advan'ce in review order, at 1 p.m. Tho function will conclude with the singing of Psalm 100, the Lord's Prayer, and short, addresses by his Exreliency, the Acting-Premier, and the Mayor, after which the troops will azain

give the "Royal Salute," and remain at attention while his Excellency takes his departure. . The troops will then march to the Garrison Hall for dismissal.

THE EVENING'S PROGRAMME. A FREE CONCERT. Tho municipality has arranged with -Afi'. Maugh an Barnett to , organi-e, lor the evening of Coronation Day, a grand concert which will be tendered t'o the public free of charge. A magnificent programme is being drafted that will bo in keeping with the character of the occasion, whilst maintaining all the elements of a popular concert. The special-ly-organised choir (which is to support the Sheffield Choir) will sing tho "ilallelujah Chorus," "Zadoc the Priest" (Long Live the King), and the National Anthem. The Municipal Orchestra will play the festal music incidental to "Henry VIII' 1 by the late Sir Arthur Sullivan, the Prelude to Act 111 of "Lohengrin" (Wagner), and Maughan Barnott's "Empire Song."' The concert will not last much more than an hour, as it is recognised that peoplo-will want to view the decorations in the city the same night. Military Tattoo. A display of a unique kind will be the torchlignt procession and grand military tattoo which is being organised by the Tifth Wellington Hides, assisted by other corps. This will take place at Newtown Park, where a representation of the Battle of Waterloo will be given, with appropriate celebrations by the massed bauds. State Banquet, His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington) will give a. State banquet at Government House ill the evening. The State ball in honour of the Coronation has been fixed for .June 27.