QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1129, 17 May 1911, Page 5

QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.

UNVF.ILING CEREMONY.

YESTERDAY'S IMPRESSIVE FUNCTION. A BRILLIANT GATHERING. By Telcsraph—Press Afeociati-on—Copyrieht (Rec. May lfi, II p.m.) London, May 10. Tho unveiling of the Victoria. Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace will take place to-day. The Royal party, at midday, will walk from tho Palace attended by a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard to their Majesties' dais in front of the statue of Queen Viptoria on the memorial. Surrounding them will be the Ambassadors,' Cabinet ■ Ministers, and othors.

Lord Esher will read an address on behalf of the Executive Committco of tho Memorial, and tho King will reply. The Primate (the Archbishop of Canterbury) and tho Bishop of London will perform the dedication service.

Tho choirs of St. George's Windsor, tho Chapel Royal, .Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul's, under Sir Walter Parr'att, Queen Victoria's private organist, will sing the hymn "0 God Our. Help in Ages Past."

The King will then unveil the statue of Queen Victoria by the pressure of an electric buttou which will release tho covering. A Royal salute will be fired in St. James's Park and massed bauds will play the National Anthem. After a march-past by the troops, the Royal party will return to the Palace. THE KAISER ATTENDS. GERMAN ROYALTY IN LONDON. London, May 15. The King and Queen and the Prince of Wales were at Victoria Station to welcome tho Kaiser, tho Kaiscrin, ,<iud Princess Victoria Louise, who are visiting London to attend the unveiling of tho Victoria Memorisl. There were large crowds present. Tho Royal personages were given an ovation. Two British naval lieutenants, in aeroplanes, earlier in the day circled over tho Kaiser's yacht while she was lying at Sheerness. . A HAPPY IDEA. (Rec. May 10, 10.25 p.m.) London, May 10.

The Kaiser was gratified at the cordiality of his reception in London. ITe said the idea was originated by King Edward of having as many as possible of his relations at the unvjiling of the memorial. The- visit must have- the happiest results on the relations of the countries.

The memorial has been erected bv funds contributed from all parts of tile Lmpiro, including .£15,000, from New Zealand. An influential committco appointed to_ consider the form tho memorial should tune decided on an architectural treatment of the space in front of Buckingham Palace, with a monument in tho centre having as its most prominent feature a statue of tho late Queon. Mr. Brocks design for tho memorial was accepted, and Mr. Aston Webb's, plan for the general treatment of tho open spaco was- accepted, with some modifications. Mr. Brock's scheme comprises a monument 00ft high, '.rising from a platform elevated Bft. above the ground, and 150 ft. in diameter, flanked by basins into which water wi 1 run. In tho centre rises a pyramidal structure, with seated groups leading up to a winged figure of Victory on tho summit. Figures emblematic of Constancy, Courage, Justice, Truth, and Lovo surround, Victory? and below, facing the Mall, is the seated figure of Queen Victoria.