CORONATION WEEK

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 59, 25 March 1937, Page 7

CORONATION WEEK

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Petails of Celebrations in Dominion -

LONDON BROADCAST

(By Tftlefiarh

: WELLINGTON, March 24. ; The Brime Minister, Hou, M. Savage, outlined tp-day tho Gpranation: arrangements. Thp wsek beginning on May l§th is desired tp he celebrated thrpughout the Dominion as Gorpnation' week aqd Coronation day, itself, will he a paid holiday fpr all Governmept employees, and the Government invites local bodies and private employers tp follow suit. The churches are invited to hold special services on May 16th and there will be a Government fuaction at Parliament House on Coronation day, at which the Goyernor-General, the Acting Prime Minister and the Mayor will speak. Sports bodies are invited to hold special fixtures and there will be naval and military reviews. School-children ! are to meet at schools at 9 a.m. on Oo- i ronation day. It is not proposed to s- '[ sue souvenirs to individual hildren, | bqt at a later da«o the Government | wm present. a suitable spuvenir to ; each sphool. A cpmplete scheme of de« ! corations and illu.minations has i poa arranged and local bodies are invited tp co-pperate on Coronation night. The servicp at Wpstminster Ahbey will he brpadcast by loud speakers and follpwing day the King's addtesg to the Empirp will be similarly Droadcaat. Expenditure by local bodiea will be validated next aeasiQn.