EMPIRE DAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1759, 26 May 1906, Page 3

EMPIRE DAY.

By telegraph, Pres* Ais'n, Copyrigh London, May 24.

A great family banquet was held at Buckingham Palace yesterday Tho King and Queen, tho Priuco of Wales and other Royalties were present.

It is estimated that three million school children in Britain and elsewhere are celebrating Empire Day today.

Oifc-ure, Mny 24

Five thousand school children and fifteen thousand others in the Queen's Park yesterday, took part in the ceremony of placing Mowers on the statue of Queen Victoria, wdch was covered. The Governor-General reviewed nine companies of school cadets. Norfolk Island, May 25,

Empire Day was observed ns a public holiday. The Chief Magistrate entertained all the inhabitants at a party in Govornme t House grounds.

Sv dii, y, M , 25. In Bouth Australia, I’asmani i and iVestralia line weather favored the celebration of r.mpire I'ay. Much onthusiasm was shown, and there wore great displays of bunting.

The Governor-General and British j|mpire League of Australia sont an fSmpire Day message to the King

GREAT (.ELEti RATIONS,

By tiiigraph, Pr*s* Ast’n* Copyrfgh Received 12.39 a.m., May 26,

London, May 25. Empire Day was widely celebrated with :atrio>ic fervour, tbo movement sbowiug i great advance, 8595 schools in Britaia md 22,295 ia the colooies participating. Flags were flviog in most of the London lublio buildings. Many private aDd bme provincial celebrations were very elaborate. Ten thousand children from one bun Iced Sheffield sobools conducted a greet ngeam symbolisiog the Empire, charicieriato of the separate patts iogeDionsly Finally tbe obildren sainted he Union Jack, singing the National Anthem, thirty thousand spectators joinng in tbe salute and singing, Seven thousand Montgomeryshire ihildren were feted, and sang patriotic icings. The master of tbe Loylands Jewish chool at Leeds read out messages from Sari Grey, Lord Nortboole.LordSelborne, nd Mr Chamberlain, tbe latter urging the loveroment to bear in mind the idyileges and obligations of tbe Empire. lit Canada the oelebration was most universal. There was total suspension of nainess and a general holiday in itbraltar, Malta, and Bermuda,