THE CORONATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 450, 21 June 1902, Page 2

THE CORONATION.

OF FI Cl A L AN .\ OUN CL'.MEN T. By, Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, June 19. The following official announcement is v made relative to the order of the Royal procession : The first carriage heading the procession will l> e preceded by a force of colonial cavalry and artillery, and will contain Mr Barton (Premier of Aus-; tralia), Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Premier of Canada), and members of their families, followed by a force of Australian and New' Zealand cavalry. The second carriage will contain the New Zealand and Newfoundland Premiers, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon and Mr Robert Bond, Mrs and Miss Seddon, and will be followed by New Zealand and Cape cavalry. Sir Gordon Sprigg and Mr Hume (Natal), with their respective daughters, wll occupy the third carriage, which will be escorted Cape and Natal cavalry, batteries of artillery, officers, aides-de-camps, deputations of foreign officers, and thirteen carriages conveying members of the Royal

Household and Family, and foreign representatives.

The Stale coaches containing (he King and Queen come last of the long line, with the Prince of Wales and Duke of Connaught riding to right and left, and a force of military bringing up the rear. The Duke of Connaught inspected 15(10 colonial troops at Alexandra Palace, including 70 New Zealanders under Colouel Porter. At the King’s instance, the Home district troops will receive two days’ holiday at and after the Coronation. The unexpired sentences of military prisoners will he remitted in the case of those serv ng sentences for less serious offences. ROME, June 10. The Pope's mission to England is ip. connection with the coronation. He remains. in Paris until after the ceremony. STONE-CRUSHERS AND PUDDINGS SUBSIDY MUST NOT BE USED FOR ROADS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night. The warships in port will land 100 marines and sailors to take part in the military display inaugurated by the volunteers on Coronation Day. At a meeting of the Onohunga Borough Council a telegram from Sir Joseph Ward stated he did not think the Coronation subsidy could be utilised for the purchaso of a stone-crusher. The Government did not contemplate subsidies being used in this way. It was resolved to drop the stone-crusher scheme, and to celobrate the event by entertaining all the children of Onehunga. Replying to a query by Mr Bollard why Divine service would not be held in the prisons on Coronation Day, Sir Joseph Ward wired : “ Because we have made arrangements for granting indulgences to prisoners which thoy will very much prefer to the programme suggested by you on that particular day.” Mr Bollard understands that the indulgences referred to are roast beef and plum puddiug. Replying to the Birkenhead Borough Council, Sir Joseph Ward wired that the Coronation subsidy cannot be used for making roads and footpaths. Later.—At a meeting of the Birkenhead Borough Council the Mayor said that he had wired to Sir Joseph Ward asking if Government would recognise the making of special roads and paths as oorning within the scope of subsidy, and he received the following reply : 11 Very sorry the subsidy to commemorate the Coronation of the King cannot be used for the purpose of making roads and paths. No doubt the work would be a very useful one, but as a commemorative event it could hardly be considered in connection with the great ceremony that is to take place on 26th June.”