THE CORONATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVII, Issue 12850, 24 June 1902, Page 5

THE CORONATION.

COLONIAL' INSTITUTE OONVERSAZIONE. United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—OcpTrisbt. LONDON, June 22. Three 4'housand five hundred prisons wera present at the Royal Colonial Institute conversazione, including Mr Ciwaberlain, Prince Cheu, the Sultan of Perak, the Indian Feudatory Princes, the Bishop of Melanesia, and the Agents-Genital. THE COLONIAL TROOPS. A MILITARY TATTOO. . MAORIS IN HOSPITAL. LONDON, June 22.. - Two thousand colonial troops, at Alex* andra Park, engaged in a anilitaay tattoo. At the conclusion thej troops massed beneatH the Royal Standard, and sang the "Old. ~ Hundredth." and tho National Anftnem,, thousands of spectators joining in. Tba New Zealand troops and 'tike Maoris-, wiha : arrived by the Kinfaun Castle, were («•«-'. sent. Captain; Taranaki andl Lieutenant fftm contracted enteric on tha voyage from th« Cape to England, and ihavfi been semoyeel to Nctley HospitaL LONDON, Jan« 35. The German community at JWuumesburg has elected a committee to arrange to pair* ticipate in the Coronation festivities. A CORONATION GIFT. SYDNEY, June 23. An anonymous lady has Coronation .gift of £IOOO to endow; » cob 'im - the Children's Hospital. * RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, SUVA, June 23. The Government has been instructed to release all the political prisoners at the' Coronation. PROPOSED HOME FOR VETERANS. ' [Feb Pksss Association.] AUCKLAND, June 23.A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held to-day, to consider'- the ~ proposal of the Governor to establish, a,' Home for the Imperial Naval and Military : Veterans, to"commemorate the Coronation, and serve as a memorial to the fallen ia. the Boer War. A strong committee was. ■ appointed, to gather information regarding cost and report to a future meeting. [Per Press, Association.] AUCKLAND, June 23. The Coronation service issued by the' Archbishop of Canterbury for use in the.' Anglican, churches throughout the Empire.." has been translated into Maori, and will " "- be usod in the Maori churches. The Na-" tives are taking great interest in. the matter. The executive of the Licensed Victuallers*.' Association has requested botelkeepers to', close their premises on Coronation Day. from 9 a.m.' till noon. WELLINGTON, Jons 33. It had been the intention of -the Citizens*' Committee to (have a Coronation OdV by_ some local poet' recited during the celebia-, tions on, Thursday next, iand specimen Odeswere invited to be sent in. Thirteen were submitted to the sub-comeniittee, but that committee is of opinion that none of tbeia. is quite suitable. DUNEDIN, June 23. The licensed victuallers, at a" meeting today, resolved to recommend the hotelkeepers to close hotel bars between nine aid eleven o'clock on Coronation morning. They desire it to be understood that the decision is not the result of any outsida pressure. ''•'-,.:<■ ■ ■ s .' MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE, f . THE iJEtEfcAKQEMENTO FOR TtEDURSDAY. A meeting of .the lObronation Eaceoutivit was held at the City Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, the Mayor of Christ* church presiding. , The Chairman, said t3ie main business was to get out itihe details of the Coronation proceedings in order that ithey might be insorted in the papers. Colonel Webb reported tbab the E Battery would fire a saluto of 101 guns, and after the march, past the troops would be formed up close to the Armagh Street Bridge, when the Mayoress would plan* tho Coronation oak. Alter this they would march to the Canterbury Hall, where the presentation of medals to returned troopers • would tako placo. In case of aj very we if - day, Colonel "Webb said that beyond the E Battery salute, -the review of the troops in the Paris would be abandoned, and they would march straight to the Can-" terbury Hall for the presentation of medals. Mi. W. Harris, on behalf of the sion Committee, reported that (the procession would leave the South' Belt at 2.30. p.m. on Thursday, and would virtually follow the route taken by the Jubilee proces--sion. Mr Harris said it was the wish- that. the Executive and the - Mayor and City Council should take part m the procession, and be asked that any public bodies who wished to take paxt in the procession. should give notice of their intention -as early as possible to the Town. Clerk. In neply to the Mayor, the Hon C. Louisson undertook to coramtEhicate with Colonel Webb and endeavour to arrange for special seating accommodation in the body of the hall at tho presentation of medals for friends of troopers who were . receiving: medals, as well as for the committee anafriends. Ia reply to the Mayor of DLinwood, tihsu ~.„ Chsirman said it was hoped that oil 4ft* [ $ local bodies would take jp&rt in the proOM*- ,' r ; sion. •'•■' ''■*.* On behalf of the Children's Comimittte,- ,'r£ .Mb F. J. Board said that the arrangement!.;. f--I'for die children's day on Wednesday wst* \ \ practically complete. It was expeotedl iJ»i ,' If-! 4000 children in and over theJThird StaiwiV ' -li ai'd would be present, and it was thoudb*. ',-.?' that as there were nearly an equal lauraot*; wS of children of younger age, it would be \ ;j tcr io arrange iov a second edtertaiaßKß& '£: for them, and he stLt-reforo asikedffoj'a. f*p{ tber vote of £6O for that .etitorbaioaiieiit. ' ■•' V In reply .*tfjft"question, Mr -Board.stated-., that all c-hilOJfehof suitable age, wtrtßKfj;'-^;-attending a public school oiMnot, womii «■> ' -- admitted to "t'he"-first entertainment, eAa younger children 'being admitted ■■. second. ■" ! ''ial"' Id was .eventually decrdtd to voteTlk*, ,- ,;' Sj&O asked! for-for the second children-*- fljjkf. H,. ; ; tcrlainment. ''i£j ': The Mayor of Sumner brought up',.nj», \. "1 question of the amount of subsidy wit*!*,;, . was to bo granted by the J amounts allocated by local bodies.' ; ' •- The Mayor of Linwood read telegi«m4i:i . which had passed r between himself #' the Acting-Premier- These showed that "i% '> tho City Council expended __ £IOOO lbe£j.' - would receive a subsidy of £SOO. ■ , ■ ■ \.\\ 11, was eventually decided, in order "W-;\ r secure the tubsidv, to advise the Committee to allow all moneys to t i,\