THE QUEUE GROWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13165, 25 January 1936, Page 6

THE QUEUE GROWS.

SCENES AT WESTMINSTER. (Received 1 p.m.) United Press Assn.—By Electric* Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 24. As the morning wore on queues- became so long that the rate of movement was speeded up to 250 a minute. By noon over 26,000 had filed through the Hail, yet the queue was more than a mile long and was ever increasing. It extended beyond Lambeth Bridge, necessitating the diversion of traffic. Inside the Hall the solemn silence was only broken 7>y the shuffling feet in the awe-inspiring, pilgrimage. As the Guard changed hourly it was a simple ceremony, and orders were given in subdued voices. The King spent the morning at Buckingham Palace attending to a mass of State papers. Later he visited the Duchy of Cornwall offices and conferred lengthily v iin the officials regarding the Duchy’s future. QUE E N AI AU D All R I YES. (Received 1.15 p.m.) LONDON. January 24. The first foreign "Royalties to arrive in London were the King and Queen of Norway. They were greeted at the station by the Duke of Kent who kissed his aunt on both cheeks. Queen Maud was dressed in deepest black and walked down the* platform, with her nephew.