King Edward,

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 202, 2 September 1901, Page 2

King Edward,

OBJECTS TO BEING KISSED. London, July 18. London is already in a state of suppressed excitement over the coronation next Juno. It will bo a function of unprecedented magnificence, lasting over two days, tho first day’s ceremonial occupying five hours.

The King and Queon, attended by princes and foreign royalties, the court and Ministers, will make triumphal progress through six miles of London streets, the rich and the poor districts alike included.

The King is busily engaged in revising the details of the pageant, and ho has already decided to omit the ceremony of being kissed by every peer present. Ho is reported to have exclaimed : “ Imagine me compelling Devonshire to kiss me 1 He would never survivo tho ordeal." William IV. before him kicked against this ceremonial, but he was compelled to submit; but be declared afterward that ho would renounce the kingship rather than repeat the experience of receiving the embraces of archbishops and bishops. Intending visitors to the coronation celebrations should beware of being beguiled by prematurely paying extravagant sums for seats to view the procession. Already owners of houses and hotels along the predicted route are tolling credulous newspapers of tempting offers of fabulous prices, against which they are heroically holding out for something still more colossal. These snares are set especially with an eye to visitors' dollars. The same game was played successfully at the t\yo jubilees, and in both cases the prices went down to one-tenth the day before the event,