CORONATION MEDALS.
KING AND COLONIAL TROOPS.
London, Juno 30. King George, at Buckingham Palace, presented tho colonial troops with the Coronation medal, in tho presenco of Sir George Reid, Sir W. Hall-Jones, and the various Agents-General. The recipients included the Australian visiting officers who participated in tho Coronation. No medals wcro presontcd to
cadets becauso they were unrepresentative of their.countries.
All the visiting members of Parliament and their wives were presented to tho King and Queen, who shook hands with each.
THE NATIONALIST ATTITUDE. DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE. London, July 30. The Nationalist members of tho; House of Commons met prior to the Coronation to consider whether they should take part in the various functions. Mr. J. E. Redmond, the party leader, predicted that it would benefit the Homo Rulo cause in England if the party participated in the ceremonies. Other members dissented, fearing that it would have a bad effect in Ireland. Thirty-three voted in favour of attending the ceremonies and twenty-nine against. Thereupon Mr. T. O'Connor emphasised the danger of cleavage, and hence it was resolved to abstain from attending.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1169, 3 July 1911, Page 5
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