THE CORONATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10196, 4 July 1911, Page 3

THE CORONATION.

MAYOR OF DUBLIN'S LOYALTY. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received July 4, 10 a.m.) LONDON, July 3. The Lord Mayor of Dublin states that if the, Corporation persists in refusing an address of welcome, he himself would go, and, ay a Catholic, thank the King for deleting the offensive words from the Coronation oath. TO-MORROW'S MATINEE. The Memorial Fund will receive very substantial assistance irom the matiiuo concert to bo given by tho jSheilielu Choir in the King Edward Barracks to-morrcw afternoon. l)r Harriss told a reporter that ho was delighted to havo the Mayor's request for help. ile could not ask the Choir to give another concert, because they had to work hard enough as it was, and the best course seeiiud to him the one that had been adopted. Ho hoped that the citizens would seo to it that the lund was very materially augmented. The matinee will commence at 2.30 p.m. In view of the difficulty in arranging for a half-holiday to-morrow, it is hoped that business people will, as fains tlii'v possibly can. facilitate the attendance of their employees at the concert. One-half of the gross proceeds will be given to the Memorial Fund. THE MEMORIAL FUND. SUBSCRIPTIONS CREEPING TOWARDS £3OOO. " This has been a very good day," said the Mayor this morning, referring to the receipt of donations for the Coronation Memorial: "1 expect this month will see the fund closed." To-day's subscriptions are as follows : £ s. d. Pvne arid Co. . . . . 50 0 0 J." H\ Howell . . . , . 10 10 () Committee Altaroa Children's Fancy Dro--s Ball . . . .600 Mrs Meikle 5 5 0 G. D. Macfarlatic . . . 3 3 0 W. J. Mbore . ...220 F. W. Crawford . . . .220 '•' T. and C„" country . ..110 Bradford's Privat-e Hotel, per W. Austin 1 o 0 Mrs Liseninan . . . .110 Mr J. Brown 10 0 Mrs Fountain (sn.le of booklets) . 10 0 The central fund stands at £1265 2s Sd, to which has to be added a sum of £275 6s 9d, acknowledged by tho "Press" Company, bringing the total well above £ISOO.