LONDON WILL SEE COLOURFUL PARADE

Chronicle (Levin), 8 June 1946, Page 5

LONDON WILL SEE COLOURFUL PARADE

• f ftpeeial Coirespondent). Reeeived Friday, 7 p.m. LOXDOX, June 7. At tlie saluting ba.se in The Ma II to day, workmen were putting 011 tlie lasl Heks of eream paint to the Royal stand where the King, will taka the salute 011 Victory Day. Pringed by I'resli )>ale green leal'ed 'plane ti'ees, the stand, whieh will liold a hunilrfl or so notables, is sunnounted by tlie. Royal eoat oi' arms in eream witli a royal bhn- baek-j ground. All down The Mai! 011 bolli sides | at regular iulervals among an avenue of trees, standard poles iu eream, gold j aiul reil are now bedeeked with the| t'ags of the vietorious ualious, eaeh al 1 pM'sent furled. Flags and bunlings arei gaily dftcorn t i ng seetions oi' the roulel and among the brightest spots is Tra | I'algar Mfjuare where long lines of ilags j liang frorn Melson's eolunni and add eol our to'South Afriea "House, Panada House and tlie N'atioual Ari (iallerv. Jn the Etrand, Xew Zealand House and Australia House are also bedeeked. The majority of people so far have been restrnined in llieir feebngs to wards the eelebrations but now that tlie linisliing touelies are being applied and the time. dravvs near, a huliday mood is beeoming apparent. Al nighl floodlights have lieen turned on giving warmtli of colour to the famous and Ibstone buildings. Elreet barriers are now in position and they will be closed at 1 titri ea begin ning at o a.m. a long various seetions of tlie route. Those who inlend to see ihe parade will tiierefore have to be eariy astir and a few fortunate ones vlio have plaees on slanjs or eertain publie buildings, are expeeted td be there by 7' a.m. * Despite eertain apnthy that has been apparent, it is evpecled tlial 1'our to six mill'ion people will eheer Ihe jiarade all along tlie route. The apathy that has been notgd is a mixture of various .feeli)igs. Soine have lost relatives and aro not in the mood, otheis f'eel tliat peaee is not seetire evoti yet. Otliers again rpiestjon the expeuditnre of £11)0,000 and the use oi: building material and labour tliat might have been used for homes.