CORONATION FESTIVITIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9552, 1 July 1911, Page 5

CORONATION FESTIVITIES.

1 •: •—r— WHY THE IRISHMEN HELD ALOOF. CHILDREN ENTERTAINED. (By Electric, Telegraph-Copyright.) (Per Press' Association.) , _ LONPQN, June, 30. The Nationalist Commoners mot prior to tho Coronation and,Mr Redmond predicted that it would benefit 'the Homo Rule causo in England if the Party paiticipatcd in tho ceremonies. Other Nationalists dissonted, and feared tho bad effect of such an action in Ireland. Thirty-three wero in favour, of attending and 39 against, Thereupon Mr T. P. O'Connor emphasised tho danger of cleavage. Hence it was resolved that tho ceremonies be not attended. Tho King, at Buckingham Palace, pre-1 wiled tho colonial troops with Corona-1 tion modaU. Those present included Sir | Sco. "Reid, and Sir W. Hall-Jones, and ■ ho recipients included the Australian visit- 1 mg officers who participated in the Coro- j nation.- No medals'wero presented to the! mdote because they were/hot rep'resenta-t ;ive.'■'-All the Parliamentarians' their i ■vivos 'were presented to' the King and,, Jueen, who shook hands with each. I Tho King's entertainment of 100,000 ihildren at Crystal Palace was a great' luccoss. Tho weather was fairly fine. The' King and Queen, Prince/ of Wales, and Princess Mary motored, to Crystal Palace n tho afternoon.' The King inspected tho Australian Cadets and Guards of Honour.