SILVER JUBILEE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12543, 3 May 1935, Page 5

SILVER JUBILEE

MONDAY’S CELEBRATIONS TN . LONDON NO POSTPONEMENT THROUGH lUIN MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS ' COMPLETED (British Official Wireless,.'). RUGBY, May I. , It is announced that- the program mo for Monday’k Jubilee celebra tion,s will ho carried: out as arranged regardless flic state of the Weather. If it rains, however, the King and. other members of the Royal Family will travel tq St Paul’s Cathedral in closed, instead' of oocn, landans. The weather today tya ß cheerless and: iwet, hut there was very little diminution in th e crowds thronging London streets, particularly the pro cession routes to see the decorations, and there, was an exceptionally large number outside Buckingham Palace throughout the day. The final military arrangements i°f th e Jubilee Day, including the drafting of contingents to the mini her of 14,000 to line tile procession route, were approved hy the King. Nearly 12,000 police will he on duty in Central London on Monday. Thei Mites for London’s 27 bonfires, of which one in Hyde Park will he lighted; by the King at 9.55 p.ni., have been chosen. Altogether, in the complete chain throughout the country there will he 1750 fires. Four thousand guests, representative of all parts of +fie Empire, have been invited to take part in the St. Paul’s • thanksgiving service. ROYAL TOURNAMENT AT OLYMPIA. MILITARY, NAVAL AND ATR PAGEANTS ON MAY 9. 'British Official /Vireless.V, RUGBY, May 1. The London season opened at the beginning of tlii s .week. Tt will contain an exceptional number of social and spectacular events. One of the earliest and most popular of the annual items i s the Royal Tourney at Olympia, when brilliant entertainment is invariably provided by contingents - from the navy, army, and air force. This begins 'in .May 9. The Prince of Wales will deputise for the King at the opening ceremony. AMAZING SCENES IX WEST END. CROWDS BRING TRAFFIC TO STANDSTILL. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.' (Received May 2, 8 p.m.) LONDON, -May 1. There were amazing sceues in the West End at midnight., when hundreds of thousands of people were still thronging the streets to see the decorations Traffic for one period was at a standstill along the whole length of Regent Street and along Oxford Street as far as Marble Arch.

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STREETS DECORATED

Gladstone road took on a carnival air yesterday when festoons of flags were strung across the thoroughfare •by members of the Borough Council staff. Much of the material used was that utilized at the. time of the visit by the Duke of Gloucester. The Power Board staff has also placed strings of colored lights in position and individual firms are being invited to dress their own premises in readiness for the Jubilee celebrations on Monday. Shops, offices, Government departments etc. are all to observe a full holiday. d'be order of the service at the Trafalgar Rotunda, on Monday has been finalised as follows: The singing of the National Anthem ; opening address by the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson ; address by Miss A. L. Rees, representing the Victoria. League; a hymn, and Scripture readings by the Rev. E. W. Batts and Air. F. J. Marshall ; hymn; address by the Rev. IV. S. C. Stephens, vicar of Waerenga-a-liika parish; prayers by Canon A. D. Hall, folowed by the Benedicltion and the National Anthem. The service will coipmence at 10 a.m. Arrangements have been made with Mr. 11. J. Kerridge to hold. the service in the Opera House in the event of the weather being unsuitable for an outdoor gathering. SEATS FOR. THE JUBILEE. i It will take five weeks and 2,000,000 ft. of tubular steel—requiring 50,000 joins—to complete the stands for silver Jubilee spectators in the Mall just in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Nearly three miles of stands are being built in the neighborhood of the Palace for the Royal procession on May 0. .They, will flank both sides of the Mall from Admiralty Arch to Bupkinghani Palace —the 'r.oute -of the King’s return. The : stands,)will, have four decks and go hack 13ft- The Office ef Work's will spend, a total; of, £12,500, on the ' stands. They will hold 26,000 spectators. Twenty thousand; of the seats will bo reserved for the Government’s .guests, foreign potentates, State officials, aud members of the services. rSis thousand seats will be placed, at the disposal of London hospitals, who may chargo what they wish for them. The Westminster and City of London • councils (’say’s the ‘ ‘Daily Express’ ’) 'are trying to arrange,,with, the Office of .Works for a uniform; scheme of decoration all along, the-King’s route.