ROYAL FESTTIVITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14475, 23 June 1911, Page 5

ROYAL FESTTIVITIES.

I A STATE BANQUET. ;| LONDON, June 21. ; Within the aunsie of P.oyai function* !j there is no record of an assembly «c : representative <jf worlds powers ci : last night State banquet at Bucking-* ,j ham Palace. There wore £BO tioiL guests, inctading the Premiere. (I All the yen tie men wore their uniforms | and thoir orders and decoration*. Varii! ous members of the lloyal Family were I distributed among the several 1 parties.. ; Nearly a hundred of the principal guests were served from the Sovejl reign's gold plats, brought "under ee- ! oort from the treasure vaults of Wind- [ sor Palace. I SHAKESPEARE BALL. | Their Matties excused, tin© greets early to enable those desiring to <Io so to attend the Shakespeare bail, where 4000 wore present, including the Gorman Crown Prince and Prinoess, Prineo . . Honry of Prussia, the Emperor Francis , Joseph's (Austria) representative, the Dulco and Duchess of Connaught, and numerous foreign Royalties. The pro- . gramme included quadrilles, wherein notabilities of the Tudor age, and actera in most of Shakespeare's plays, were represented. Their Majesties did noj> attend the ball.

ROYAL VISIT TO MAYNOOTH. LONDON, June 21. The King telegraphed to Cardinal Loguc sincerely thanking the bishops assembled at Maynooth for their kind congratulations to the Queen himself on the solemn occasion of his Coronation, and* for their kind wishes that every blessing might attend them. By tho King's special desire their Majesties the King and Queen will visit Maynooth College, Ireland, probably on July 9th. CORONATION SOCIAL CLUB. Received 11 a.m., June'2lst. LONDON, June 21, Four thousand Public School and University men assembled at the Queen's Hall in answer to a Coronation call for representative churchmen to take part in social work. Lord. Loreburn was in the chair, and thoso present included tho Bishops of. London, Ripon and Hereford, Lords Curzon, Seiborae and Cromer, the Duko of Devonshire and General Baden-Powell. The Archbishop of York made a stirring appeal to laymen to form a club for the promotion of social service. INTERCESSION SERVICES. Queen's Hall was filled to-day. for services of intercession. All denominations were represented, the Bishops of Ripon and London presiding. Similar intercessions were held throughout the country. ;

N.Z. PRESENTS TO THE KING AN*D QUEEN. The King received tlie Over-sea representatives at Buckingham Palace today. Sir J. G. Ward afterwards presented the "Honourable Roddy" nugget, and the Maoris an address, and Lady Ward presented the Women's address to the Queen. The King expressed his appreciation, and said he treasured warm memories of his visit to the Maoris. Queen Mary thanked Lady Ward for the women's kindly expressions. v AUSTRALIAN CELEBRATIONS. " SYDNEY, June 22. The Coronation celebrations commenced yesterday with demonstrations in the public schools. Patriotic songs were sung by two hundred and) fifty thousand children, and Coronation medals were distributed. Great preparations have been com-, pleted for celebrating the Coronation. If the weather holds fine the city, will be a brilliant spectacle with the decorations and illuminations,. The weather as fine but bitterly oold. There have been heavy falls of snow : on the tablelands. ' A ROYAL SOUVENIR, i The Secretary of State is advised that the King is presenting New South , Wales with a copy of a State portrait of himself and the Queen in commemoration of the Coronation.