THE KING AND QUEEN

Otago Witness, Issue 3017, 10 January 1912, Page 26

THE KING AND QUEEN

- -o- - WELCOME TO BENGAL. CALCUTTA, January 1. The King and Queen, on making their official entry into the city of Bengal, were received by the leading officials and citizens in a great amphitheatre. The huge crowd, which lined the route of the procession, included 5000 veiled women in a special pavilion, which was screened off with muslin. The “bag” captured by the King during his hunting expedition in Nepaul consisted of 18 rhinoceroses, four bears, and 39 tigers, whereof his Majesty obtained 24 tigers. On one occasion the King obtained, a tiger and a bear -with his right and left barrels respectively. January 4. King George and Queen Mary wIL nessed a torchlight tattoo at the Maid an (great park), near Government House. There were half a million spectators. It was a brilliant scene, and included a

ride with torches and fixed lances and wild native dances. FESTIVITIES IN CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, January 7. In the presence of half a million people in the Maidan their Majesties witnessed some gorgeous pageants. The first represented the Mohammedan New Year’s Day procession of Nurshidabad of 109 years ago, and the second a procession of Hindu princes. Thirty States contributed to this spectacle, which took one hour to pass It included 57 elephants and 35 camels. There was indescribable popular enthusiasm, in spile of fears to the contrary owing to the removal of the capital. The city was splendidly illuminated. DURBAR FILMS. LONDON, January 2. The cinematograph films of the Coronation Durbar are exciting interest in the music halls and picture palaces, particularly that of the Gaekwar of Baroda’s single perfunctory bow and then turning his back on their Majesties. This one aroused a demonstration of disapproval in the Empire Theatre.