MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS AND INCIDENTS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 160, 23 June 1911, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS AND INCIDENTS.

KING’S GIFT TO THE DOMINIONS. (Received 23, 8.5 a.m.) London, June 22. The King is presenting the various Governments of overseas dominions with a copy of the State portrait of himself and the Queen.

THE GOODWILL OF NATIONS. French, German, Austrian, and Russian newspapers are warm in their expressions of goodwill to King George and the nation. THE KING’S FIRST ACT. King George’s first public act after leaving the Abbey, on reaching Buckingham Palace, was to touch _the electric button laying the corner-stone of the Fishermen’s and Sailors’. Home at St. John’s, Newfoundland. • NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE ABBEY. The following- New Zealanders were allotted seats in Westminster Abbey:—The Primate and Mrs. Nevill, -Messrs. and Mesdames Turnbull, 8. Verret, Bowen, Rhodes, Mills, Smith, Rutherford, Kirker, Moss, and Davis;. Sir W. HalKones and Lady Jones, Lady Stout, Mesdames Seddon, Collings, Perry, and Rhodes, sen.; also’ a large number of representative visiting Australians. (Received 23, 8.45 a.m.) London; June 22.

It transpires that it was Capt. MacCoran, commanding the Canadian Mounted Rifles, escorting the King to Westminster Abbey, who was thrown from his horse. He suffered injuries to his body and was conveyed to the hospital. Owing to the rain to-night the fleet illumination at Portsmouth has been postponed. Charles Radford, a prominent townsman of Lime Regis, was firing a salute when the cannon exploded, killing him. Forty-seven Crimean and Mutiny veterans were banquetted at Birmingham, and 100,000 children received medals. The children atßournemouth and other places organised Empire pageants, including representatives of every colony. Groceries were distributed to 14,000 .Bristol aged poor-, ~ There was a Lady. Gpdha>proccs sion at .Coventry... i . z r At Liverpool 545,000* Georgian halfpencpiesv ■ were . distributed 1 among the. children. /

Celebrations * in Scotland and Ireland wnre"Hms elaborate, as they are awaiting their/Majesties’ coming in Jtrly. Highland sports were general throughout Scotland.

The Protestant, churches in Ire-i land used- * special coronation. service The fleet 'apd loieign warehips I at Spithead were dressed in-flage;-the vessels and garrison batteries fired royal salutes at mid-day. i Messrs. McGowen,' Murray, Lyne, Wilsons, Lewis’s. Fcjyrests. and other oversea Parliameatari-: ans were in a gallery off a corner, of the nave of the northern tran-i sept, and had an excellent view of' the ceremony.

Madame Melba was included in the King’s box. The Duke of Norfolk specially in i it cd Mr. Wicks, a nonagenarian, who was a chorister at the funeral of George IV.. and present at the Coronations of William TY., Queen Victoria, and Edward VII.

The Council of the Festival of Empire banquetted the overseas visitors at tho Crystal Palace, Lord Desborough presiding. He emphasized the value of contests in furthering the goodwill and friendship between nations of the Empire. Mr. Coombes, manager, responded to the toast of the visitors.

NEW ZEALAND’S MESSAGE. CONGRATULATIONS TO KING GEORGE. Wellington, June 23. The following cable has been sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through His Excellency the Governor: “That the Government and people of New Zealand desire to tender their respectful congratulations to His Majesty the King on the occasion of his Coronation. They pray that by the blessing of Almighty God, His Majesty may long be spared to reign over his people.” His Excellency the Governor gave a State dinner last night at Wellington. LOYAL ARAWA MAORIS. Rotorua, June 23. The Arawa tribe passed a resolution last night congratulating the King and Queen, renewing their allegiance, and reconfirming the sentiments of loyalty given during the visit of their Majesties to New Zealand in 1901.