JUBILEE CROWDS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1935, Page 8

JUBILEE CROWDS

MANY VISITORS FOR BIG EVENT. RIGID RATIONING NECESSARY. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Feb. 17. The King’s jubilee functions, especially those at which the King and Queen will be 'present, are expected to be so over-' crowded that it will be difficult to accommodate all desiring to attend. In addition to enormous interest in Britain thousands of people are coming from the Dominions. One shipping company alone has reported that it has booked 4000 passengers from Australia. Rigid rationing and balloting for places will be necessary. An instance of their difficulties is afforded by the presentation of addresses to the King and Queen at Westminster Hall. Nearly 2000 are expected to attend, including peers, members of the House of Commons, judges and Dominion and Colonial parliamentarians, but there will not be room for their wives.

Theatres and music halls throughout the United Kingdom will mark the occasion of the King’s jubilee by offering free entertainment to some 500,000 disabled ex-servicemen and unemployed and children.

The Prince of Wales is inaugurating a scheme for a national thanks offering to celebrate the King’s jubilee. He is calling a meeting of lord lieutenants, lord mayors, lord provosts, mayors and provosts from all parts of Britain on March 1, when he will reveal his proposals. An impressive ceremonial will be observed when on May 9 the King and Queen visit Westminster Hall to receive loyal addresses of congratulations from both Houses of Parliament on the cele • bration of their silver jubileee. The members and officials of both Houses, His Majesty’s judges, and members of British Parliaments overseas who will then be visiting London will be present to the total number of about 2000.

The King’s speech in reply to the address, which will be read by the Lord Chancellor for the House of Lords and the Speaker for the House of Commons, will be broadcast. A complete gramophone record of the proceedings will be made.

There will be no decorations in Westminster Hall, but the beautiful roof of the chamber, which despite its great age is in a splendid state of preservation, will be floodlit.

FOR DUKE AND DUCHESS GOLD CUPS FROM AUSTRALIA. London, Feb. 14. Australia’s gold cups, which are a wedding present to the Duke and Duchess of Kent, have arrived at Australia House. As the Duke and Duchess are not returning to England for a month, Mr. S, M. Bruce, Australian High Commissioner, is keeping the cups to enable the Federal Premier, Mr. J. A. Lyons, to present them during his forthcoming visit for the King’s silver jubilee.