JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 512, 21 June 1897, Page 3

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.

By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright. Per Press Association. « Received June 20, at 5. p.m. London, Juno 19. When tho Queen’s carriage reaches St Paul’s the Colonial and Canadian Premiers will leave their carriages and join with the high state officers in receiving Her Majesty on tho steps of tlie cathedral. At the conclusion of tho ceremony the Premiers and their escort will take a position in the rear of the procession. Since his arrival Mr Reid, Premier of New South Wales, has been deluged with callers, including Lords Abercorn, Jersey, Cross, Carrington and 'Roberts, while thousands of letters were waiting for him to open. Each of the Colonial Premiers iceives an average of a hundred letters daily. Sir Hugh Nelson, in the course of an interview upon the separation movement in Queensland, said after Australia became federated it would be easy to divide Queensland into three provinces. At present the separation agitation wa3 premature. Lord Roberts will review the colonial troops on the Thames embankment and march at their head to West End. The ceremony of conferring the honerary degree of Doctor of Law upon Messrs Seddon, Turner, Forrest, Braddon, Laurier and Chief Justice Way by Cambridge University was performed yesterday. The proceedings were most imposing.

The Celebrations in London. Received 10 a.m. London, June 20. Special services in connection with the record reign are proceeding to-day in all tho churches and chapels throughout Britain. There are enormous congregations. The municipal and other corporations are attending in state. Prolonged peals of bells were rung in all the chuiches. The eight visiting Premiers present at the services at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster and Westminster Abbey. The members of the House of Commons attended St. Margaret’s and Lords Abbey at St. Paul’s. Amongst those upon whom tlie Cambridge University conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws was M. Escomte, Attorney-General of Natal. The public orator eulogised each recipient in Latin.’

Received 11 a.m. London, June 20. To day the troops who are to take part in tho state procession marched through the East End. Tho streets were gaily decorated and immense crowded lined the entire route, especially in the poorer districts. The Australian troops were wildly cheered. The Indian princes who arrived to take part in the jubilee watched tho march past from the Mansion House. Arrangements have been made for the colonial troops to pay visits to the fleet at Spithead.

Auckland, This Day. The weather is beautifully line and promises to continue. It is anticipated the record reign illuminations will be the mo3t brilliant spectaclo ever seen in Auckland. The municipal buildings, warehouses, banks, newspaper offices and the majority of the main street tradesmen will illuminate while on the wharf is a triumphal arch and a big display of lanterns. 11.M.5. Goldfinch showed a large number of transparencies on Saturday evening. Large crowds thronged the streets to witness the trials of many of tho illuminations. These were exceptionally successful. Large numbers, too, were in the streets yesterday to view the decorations.