CORONATION FESTIVITIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14480, 29 June 1911, Page 5

CORONATION FESTIVITIES.

-ROYALTY 7 AT THE THEATRE. A SPLENDID SHOW! Frets Association—By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, Jiuio 27. Their Majesties, tho Royal guests, and foreign envoys attended a gala performance at Coveat Garden. Madame Sielba sang selections from "Borneo. ' Madame Tettrazini also sang. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr Botha. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, end Mr and Mrs Fisher occupied a box. '} here was a wonderful display of iowMs, uniforms £nd dresses. A hundred thousand roses wore used upon a trellis of green, giving the house the appearance of an old-fashioned garden, in which tie boxes wore deeply, receded. Ihe balcony was inscribed vith "Australia" and'"New Zealand," and the raims <,f the other dominions in pink roses. The Jw.yal guests and Sir •Jjseph W«.,-d afterwards attended tho Duaa?S3 of Westminster's hall There was magnifk'e.Tfc Warner for the King's garden warty at iuiin Palace, sixty thoj«,nd pi-:K,ns heing present. TH.R- COLONIAL TROOPS. The Prince of Wales, Princess Mary, and Prince George, inspected the oversea troops at Chelsea, and received an ovation. ' l ' The Prince of Wales subsequently inspected the" Colonial Cadets, and' was greatly interested in the young sons of the Empire. Ho accepted a set of badges. The New Zealanders performed a haka.

A CITY FEAST. The Grocers' Company banqueted the overseas Parliamentarians. Sir John Quick, responding for the Australian represenl - : ves, declared that t Australians were even more Imperial than Britishers in their aspirations. Aus-tralians-would like to see an Imperial partnership with preferential trade with the Empire, and a common, share of the burdens and responsibilities.