THE CORONATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10195, 3 July 1911, Page 1

THE CORONATION.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 1. The King spent £30.000 on the children's fete. The organisation was remarkable. There were ninety-six trains from fifty-six stations. A thousand children entrained every eight minutes. The whole were divided into nine sections, identifiable by special ooloured caps and scarves. Every side-show was free. Ten thousand suiw " Wild Australia," twenty-four thousand the " AllRed Route," fifty thousand the " Marqfie Imperial," and thirty thousand the pavilion. The King, in a message, declared that he and the Queen would ever remember the great gathering of children fit the Crystal Palace. He feels that London may well be proud of the children. Their eagerness to carry out instructions and. uphold the credit of the. schools, with their marvellous self-re-straint. augured well for their own and the country's future.

KING'S LETTER TO HIS PEOPLE. LONDON, July 1. The King has issued the following letter:— "To My People,— '"Now that the Coronation and its attendant ceremonies are over, I desire ■to assure the people of the British EmI/ire of my—grateful sense that--their hearts have been with me through it all. I felt this in the beautiful impressive service in the Abbey, the most solemn experience of my life, and scarcely less in the stirring scenes in the succeeding days when my people, signified their recognition and heartfelt welcome of me as their Sovereign. This was apparent not only in the Loyal enthusiasm on Coronation Day and the progress through the different districts •.of London, but also in the thousands of messages of goodwill which have come across the seas from every part of the Empire. Such affectionate demonstrations profoundly touched me and filled me afresh with faith and confidence. '' I believe that this generous outspoken sympathy with the Queen and myself is, under God, our surest source of strength. I am encouraiged to go forward with renewed hope. Whatever perplexities or difficulties may be before ine and my people, we shall all unite in facing them resolutely and calmly with public spirit, confident that under Divine guidance the ultimate outcome will be for the public good."