A MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1169, 3 July 1911, Page 5

A MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

CORONATION LETTER. HIS MAJESTY TOUCHED AND THRILLED. EMPIRE'S LOYALTY & GOODWILL. Bi Tekirraph—Press Association— OoprrlenJ (Roc. July 2, 5.0 p.m.) London, July 1. King George has issued tho following letter to the people of the British Empire:— To My Peoplc.-Now that the Coronation and its attendant ceremonies are over, I desire to assure the people .of tho British Empiro of my grateful sense that their hearts have been with mo through it all.

' I felt this in the beautiful and impressive service in the Abbey, which was the most solemn experience of my Jife, and scarcely less in the stirring scenes of the succeeding days when my people signified their recognition and heartfelt welcome to mo as their Sovereign. This was apparent, not only in the loyal enthusiasm on Coronation Day, in the progress through tho different districts of London, but also in the thousands of messages of goodwill which came across the seas from every part of the Empire. Such affectionate demonstrations have- profoundly touched and thrilled mo afresh with faith and confidence.

I believe that this generous and outspoken sympathy with tho Queen and myself is, under God, our surest source of strength. I am encouraged to go forward with tho renewed hope that whatever perplexities or difficulties may he before me 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 bo for tho common good. CHILDREN ENTERTAINED. HUNDRED THOUSAND AT CRYSTAL PALACE. (Rec. July 2, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 1. The King's entertainment of a hundred thousand children at the ..stal Palace was a great success. Tho weather was fairly fine. The King and Queen, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary motored to the Palace in the afternoon. Tho King inspected the Australian cadets, who formed the guard of honour. The King spent J30,000 on the fete. Tho organisation was remarkable. Ninety-six trains brought tho youngsters in from fifty-six stations A thousand children were entrained every eight minutes, and tho whole attendance was divided into nine sections, identifiable by special coloured caps and scarves. Every side-show was free, and ten thousand saw "Wild Australia," twenty-four thousand the "All-Red Route," and thirty thousand the pavilions. The King, in a message to the children, declared that he and the Queen would ever remember the great gathering of children at tho Crystal Palace. His Majesty felt that London may well be proud of tho children. Their eagerness to carry out tho instructions and uphold tho credit of their schools, together with their marvellouj self-restraint, augured well for their own and their country's future.