Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1911. THE CORONATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12411, 22 March 1911, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1911. THE CORONATION.

The steamers which are now leaving MftW ,„?ealarjd for Australia, and those departing from Sydney and Melbourne for England, are crowded with passengers who are going Home to witness the ceremonies at the Coronation, and to bo m London ( when that historic event, is being celebrated. The facilities and cpmfprts of travelling are now co much improved compared with wbat they wereleven twenty years ' ago, that the benefit and pleasure of a world tour are alone sufficient to induce many porsons tb make the trip to the Old Land; but when to these considerations there is added the rare opportunity of bomg there m a coronation year it; is not surprising that many people haVe selected Urn Bumrn^er for .their visit to England. At any time London possesses a singular charm, .not only for tho colonial, but also for the citizens of othor countries, particularly for our cousins m tho United States. On the 22nd of June King George V. will, m Westminster Abbey, bo annointed wjth oil, and vested with robe and orb, and bo crowned King of the^ United Kingdom and tho oversea dominions. There will be present a unique gathering, of tho rulers of , the earth, — emperors, kings, princes, prime ministers, and ihe loadiqg naval and military officers , of every civilised country. It must necessarily bo that a comparatively small proportion of the vast throng gathered for the occasion m London will bo able to' witness the actual; "crowning ceremony m tho Abbey ; bu^, for the benefit of those who cannot bo accommodated m the stately building during that eveht, extraordinary preparations aro being made to enable tho people to participate m or see the magnificent ' procession jof the world's potentates, and the review of the fleet and of the- troops. Probably nover before has there been broufeht together , such a number of distinguished personages '* as will shortly meet; m London. On the death of his fatqer, Edward VII., tho new King, whose early training it may be remarked ; m passing was at sea, gave proof that his subjects m distant lands are ever present, jn hjs mind, for ho .sent this memorable message addressed "To my people b|yohd. the Seas : It will bo my earnest endeavor to uphold constitutional government; arid to. )ja%uard, in'all their fullness the ' liberties enjoyed throughout, hry dominions; and, uniier tho guidance of tho Ruler of all mer , I will maintain up6h tho foundation of fioedom, ju_ticoj aiid;poaco the heritage of the United. British Empire." m the samo message his Majesty acknowledged "the affectionate loyalty which noldg together' many lands and diverse people m one glorious fellowship." A world wide empire, with* its young, vigorous,, apd prosperous selfgoverning colonies, . and its teeming millions m India, is bound together simply by the "affectionate loyalty" referred to by the King. A British monarch m these days still possesses many latent and , legal powers, which he does 'not o.xorciso ; but his rights have been described m, these words: "The rjght. to bp consulted, tho right to encourage, and the right to "warn." The records of tho last two reigns, extending over a period of seventy-five years, show that tho monarch' of. Gfreat Britain has 'bct'omo clothed with an authority which is difficult of definition,^ but which js nut ...only, mosti real, bat, is. loftier m t|ype than - any thing-v previously known m our hiatiofy, for the Grown has become the embodiment pf the . ■ aqntimont of Imperial unity. Tho .message to "my people beyond tho serb" Inows that the recent visit of the King to all parts of his empire has brought home to him m a way that no other British monarch has realised, the feelings and aspirations,, of the tieonle of his rapidly grow- :- ftig KfJistanV. ilomJhlqns.. ,, It ,fnay be ad T jAedi^hit. Hfhg /Gebrge is poVO. a hard w<sri*6r and a nveth'odical worker ; and takes a deep interest m British commerce, partly, no doubt as a result of his naval training arid also as one of the real benefits of hit} world-tour as Prince of Wales. That visit to the

colonies and India has impressed him more than ever with the vital importance of commerce to the empire.