Coronation Ceremonies.

Manawatu Herald, 1 February 1902, Page 2

Coronation Ceremonies.

Thu pomp and circumstance of great public events i'n England are getting Very much shorn of the old-time customs. Thus at the Coronation of our present King one old custom is to abandoned, though not Withddi an apology for ItS hciitlg so. It ftas the eh3tom at the banquet, generally held in Westminster Hall, after the coronation, for the officer holding the, title of the Champion of England, which has been held in one family since the year 1377, to appear at the banquet on horseback, attired armour, and by flinging his gauntlet on the hall* Challenge any ofla that should dispute the sovereign's title. The Londqh Tiffies of 20th July, 1821 . describes the scenes in the banqueting in which George IV sat amidst his nobles, with a crown on his head, carrying in his right hand the sceptre, and in his left the orb. “ The first Course having been removed, the attention of all present was called to the bottom of the hall by a long and cheerful flourish of trumpets. The great gates were instantly thrown widU open, ftna the Champion niade his appearance under the Gothic archway mounted on his

charger. ... Mr Dymoke was accompanied on his right by the Duke of Wellington, and on the left

by the Marquis of Anglesea; but his polished steel armour, his plumes, and the trappings of his steed instantly showed the capacity in which he appeared. He was ushered within the limits of the hall by two trumpeters, with the arms of the Champion on their banners, by the SergeantTrumpeter, and by two Bergeant-at-Arms with maces. An Esquire in half-armour Was on each side, the one bearing his lance, and the other his shield and target; the three horsemen were followed by grooms and pages. The first challenge was given at the Entrance of the hall by the Herald attending the Champion.” “ After pausing for a few seconds the Champion drew off his gauntlet and threw it upon the floor with a very manly and chivalrous air. As no one appeared to accept the challenge, the Herald took up the glove and returned it to the Champion. The 'cavalcade than advanced halfway up the hall, when it again halted, and the trumpets having again sounded, the challenge was read as before, the gauntlet thrown down, and restored to the challenger. At the foot of the throne the ceremony was a third time repeated.” The cavalcade then backed out.

It will be interesting to put on record in'the colony the wording of this challengelf any person of what degree soever, high or low, shall deny or gainsay our Sovereign Lord George IV, Defender of the Faith, son and next Heir to our Sovereign Lord, King George the Third, the last King deceased, to be the right heir to the Imperial Crown of this United Kingdom, or that he ought not to enjoy the same, here is his Champion, who says that he lieth, and is a false traitor; being ready in person to combat with him, and in this quarrel with adventure his life against him, on what day soever shall be appointed."

Mr James Andrews has two good hacks for sale. The ordinary meeting of the local lodge of Foresters will be held next Tuesday at 8 p.m. - Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd., will sell on the 13th inst. 10,000 wellbred sheep at their annual ewe fair. A large block of green flax on the Himatangi run is offered for sale for which there should be good competition.

* Owing to the resignation of Mr C. Spring the Borough Council invites applications for the position of working overseer. Applications must be in by 6 p.m. next Monday evening. The poundkeeper notifies the impounding ofa light bay mare without a visible brand.

Applications are Invited by the Foxtou Racing Club for the position of caretaker to the course. Specification of work can bo seen at the ManaWatu Herald Office, Application# must bb in by 8 p.m. on Saturday night.

A petition to the Chief ..Postmaster; Wellington; is now being freely signed asking for a letter-box at the bridge by the Avenue. It will be a convenience to a number of residents.

Mr George Archibald returned to Foxton from Australia Oh Wednesday night, and resumed his duties at the Sank of New Zealand, yesterday. We are pleased to find him in excellent health.

In the Commonwealth parliament manners appear to be overlooked as a representative from Western Australia described Sir John Forrest as “a crawling jingo.” The Governor has signed the commissions whereby Lieutenant-Colonel Davies has been raised to a brevetcolonelcy and Captain Bartlett to be major.

A lion escaped from Fitzgerald’s circus, and killed a performing goat. It was recaptured after some difficulty near the Proprietary Mine office. It is lucky for Fitzgerald that the lion did not make his lunch off one of the public instead of a trick goat. A new Order tpr ladle#.; With which the nUnie of the Queen will be permanently associated, is to be Instituted by the King on the . occasion ,of the Coronation-, says the Yorkshire Post; . As the Governnaent Will hot find the £Booh needed by the Wellington Education Board to rebuild the Terrace school in Wellington, destroyed by fire soon after the poke's visit, it has been decided to rebuild it in wood at a host of £SOOO. On Wednesday afternoon the police raided the premises of Barnett and Grant, turf commission agents, at Christchurch and seized all their books,

At the meeting ,of Wanganui Education Board, Mr Piraril was authorised to have certain alterations made to the pnt-buildings at Talkoaea. The following tepdefa Were accepted: Collage street, alterations, Griggs, £lO7 6s; Moutoa, Banks, £347. We (Dunedin Star) have good authority for saying that the. Premier, accompanied by Mrs Seddoa and Other nienibeirs of th'e family, Will leave the colony early in April , for, the purpose, of .attending the King’s Coronation. MfSeddon has not yet decided by what route he will journey for London. When the men were drawn up in squadrons, and before proceeding to bid them farewell at, Wellington oia V/ednSsdayj s £ olte from the Vestibule of the Post Office, said he had a most pleasant duty to perform, and called up Captain Poison* intimating that ho had been commanded by his Majesty the King* to present Captain Poison with the star Of the Distinguished Service order, for his services in South Africa with the Fifth Contingent. Having pinned the star on the Captain’s breast amidst cheering, his Excellency made an interesting speech. One of the Chinamen whose opium was forfeited by the police on Wednesday night* visited the CoUrt the following morning and wanted certain articles, which he declared to be his medicine back. At they appeared suspiciously like opium his request was refused, which caused him to inquire, “ What was he td do if he fell down dead ? ", A query which pfoVed unanswerable. On Thursday morning the Rev. Hugh Leach left for his new cure of Pahiatua. The members of the Anglican Church will much regret his departure, as during the three years he has had'Charge of the Foxton parish he endeared himself to all, and did excellent work as Minister of the Gospel. We understand that he and Mrs Leach will be invited to attend a social, at which good-byes can be said, in a week or two.

The King has caused some surprise by expressing a wish that, in lieu of rare gems semi-precious stones, such as the topaz, chrysoprase, jacinth, beryl, amethyst, and jasper, should be worn at Coronation functions. It seems that his Majesty has expressly mentioned peridot, a new stone, for which we are indebted to Lord Kitchener. The stone is found near Wady Haifa, on the Nila, and when Lord Kitchener first saw it he recognised that it might become a source of revenue to Egypt, and recommended it to Lord Cromer, who has already granted a concession to a syndicate to work the mines. Peridot is quite an aesthetic “ greenery-yaller, Grosvenor gallery” kind of stone; very pretty when cut, and will probably be quite the fashion next year.

Mr T. Hamer, the private secretary of the Premier, who is leaving with Mrs Hamer on a visit to England, received an address-and a purse of i«5 sovereigns on Thursday.

A settlor in the Palmerston district has just received from a wool authority at Bradford a letter which contains a prediction that the price of wool within the next four months would be raised id per pound. It is reported that three troopers were dismissed from the camp at Trentbam on Tuesday night for insubordination. One is alleged to have struck an officer in the face with a salmon tin. „

According to the Lancet there were a 6,000 deaths from cancer in the United Kingdom during the year 1900, and since the disease is one of slow progress, lasting from two to five years before its fatal termination occurs, we shall not be over the mark if we estimate the number ot living sufferers at three times that figure—a sum of human pain and misery appalling.

Mr C. Spring notifies he has purchased the grocery business of Mr Hickson’s and requests the same support be accorded to him. Mr Seddo* received a cable from the Imperial authorities, stating that a large order (or general produce, mostly oats, for South Africa, would be placed in New Zealand.

In reply to a telegram from Mr John Stevens, M.H.R.t the Minister tor Public Works sent the followingi—" Cannot say definitely When the purchase of the Manawatu Railway, will be Completed. in tetrtis of the Act of last Session it must be before the i«t ot May next. —Win. Hall-Jooes." The first statutory meeting SfcW holders of Abraham , and Ltd.j was held oil Monday. TBdtfi Was a fait attendance, Mr R. S. Abraham occupying the chair. Clause 8a of the Articles of Association was repealed, and it was decided that the number of directors of the Company should .be nine. Clause 123 Wds amended With .regard to general meetings of the Company, it being decided to hold annual, instead of half ; yearly meetings; The following directors wofe elected i —Messrs .C. E. Beethaiii (PahiatUa), John Davies (Kereru), S. W. Lnxford and A. Strang (Awapuni), Messrs R. S; Abraham, 0. Porritt and Cooper are also directors. Messrs W. Rutherford and Sim were elected auditors;. A special meeting, of the Shareholders will Be held on February 20th to confirm alterations and also to elect two directors, thus completing the staled number.

As evidence of the extent of the chaos caused in the English systetH By. ttid. of ifiid-De-ceiribhf a London correspondent mentions that one day dn Urgent telegram frOtti London to Glasgow His actually sent by Way of America to save tindel Ahothelr Item London to.. Liverpool; for a like reason, went Via Ireland. As the result of two audiences tecently ©ranted By the King ,to Lord Roberts, Mr Brodrlck* LieutenantGeneral Kelly Kenny, and MajorGeneral Veitcn, it has been definitely decided (says the Daily Mall) to dis-, pense with the khaki wearing apparel in the Army on the termination of the campaign in South Africa. Instead of khaki the intention is td adopt i dfab mlxtrite for the working costume of the soldiet. The new colour, it is argued, is of a ihore neutral character than the khaki serge now in use; besides being more suitable iU other tespeOtSi

Mr Ayre* who was for years the sta* tioa master at the Otaki Railway Station, and who recently left the Manawatu Railway Company’s service, has now taken up bis residence at Waikanae, and is in ebarge of Mr Stan : sell’s flainiill.

The nuriiber of peßple employed in the fisheries of Japan is mote than two niillions and a halt, and the number of vessels about 400,000. Fish is the principal diet of the people,

Not easily understood. A Victoria Cross is to be awarded to Private W. Bees; of the .Derßyshlre jagutleat; for £oin| for ftatet dnuef close fire of the Boers* for hik .wounded comrades. The account in the Gazette* however, says Hearing his wounded comrades asking for water, he wont forward.under a heavy fire td i spruit held by Boefs about 566 yards ahead of the gun and brought back a kettle of water. In going and returning bo bad to pass within a hundred yards of Some rocks, also held by Boers, the kettle be was carrying being.riddled by their bullets*” If the kettle was riddled by bullets how did the soldier bring back “ a kettle of water ?’*

The Dowager Express Of China enthroned above the Emperor, gave audiences to the foreign ministers. She regretted the late troubles and promised they should not recur; Owing to the Emperor’s obvious incapacity Ministers are disposed to recognise the tiotfagdr as ruler. SANDER and SONS EUOALPYTI EX XBAOT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hlghtest professional standing, there are ottered Euoalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other products Dr. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects were similar to the oil oamphora, the objectionable action of which '3 well known." Dr H.B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says— 4 ' Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sous) I use no other form of eucalyptus as 1 think it is by far the best." Dr L. P. Pre itoa, Lynchburg, Va., writes— 44 1 never used any preparation other than Sander and Son’s, as i found the others to be almost useless.' Dr J. T. Connell, Kansas City, Hans.-, says —“Care has to be exercised' not to. bt supplied with spurious preparation i, ts done by my supply drnggis.-.” Dr H. H Hart, New York, says— 14 It goes wl ho.it saying that Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.— 44 So wide is with me the range of applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhcea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc."

WADE'S TEETHING POWDERS for the babies are sooth* ing, reduce fever and prevent blotches* Price, 1/-