THE CEREMONY AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11666, 28 January 1901, Page 3

THE CEREMONY AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

The eereWioay of reading the proclamation at New Plymouth took place atth* Town Hall. At 11 o'clock the business places were closed, and all Ihe banting in the town was flown at full mart. Shortly after miJ-day the members of the- Taranaki Rifles and Guards, headed by the band, marched from the Drill Shed to the Town HalL Steady rain was faffing at the time, but (his did not prevent the public from attending in very large numbers. At the time fixed for reading the proclamation—l2.3o o'clock — His- Worship, attended by the members of the Borough Council and Town Clerk, took up a stand on the platform over the entrance to the Town Half. There were slab present: The Mayoress and Mrs E. M. Smith, Mr E, M. Smith, M.H.8., and the HbnW. Jensingfl. Hia Worship then impres sively\?faKLj£ie proclamation as follows: — PROCLAMATION. Whcrjas it has pleased Almighty God to call to his mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, of blessed and gloriousonemory, by whose decease the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and all other of her laW Majesty's dominions is solely and rightfully come to the High, and Mighty Prince Bdward, we, the Governor, and jfixecotire Council of the colony of New Zealand, Richard John Seddou, a! member fit her late Majesty's Privy Council, Joseph George Ward, ActingPremier of the said colony, assisted by members of both Houses of the General Assembly, Judge*, Magistrates, and officers of Courts, Ministers of religion, Mayors, Chairmen, and members of local bodies, and numerous other representative European and Maori citizens here present do now hereby with one full voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the High and Mighty Prince Albert Edward is now by the daath of our late Sovereign of happy and glorious memory become our only lawful and rightful liege Lord Edward the Seventh by the Grace of God King of the Uirted Kingdom of Great Britain atul Ireland, Defender of the Faith, E oparor of India, Supreme Lord in and o-.-er the Colony of New Zealand aud its Dependencies, to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Constant Obedience, with all hearty and humble affection, beseeching God by whom Kings aud Queens do reign to blew the Royal Princo jWward the Seventh with long and happy years to reign over us. Given at Wellington, in tho Colony of New Zealand, this twonty-eighth diy of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one*

1 Raxfurly, Governor. ( Member of I Her late MaR. J. SeddonX j^y's Privy I Council. J. G. Ward, Acting-Premier. W. C. Walker. Wm. H. Jones. C. H. Mills. God Save the King. At the conclusion of tho reading, the volunteers, who were lined up in front of the building, came tQ attention and saluted. The band immediately struck up the National Anthem, at the conclusion of which the large crowd of I people, at the Mayor's invitation, gave three hearty cheers for King Edward VII. Bells in different parts of tbe town were rung, and a salute was fired from the cannon on Marsland Hill.