THE EMPIRE'S GUNS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 997, 27 May 1911, Page 3

THE EMPIRE'S GUNS.

ROYAL SIMULTANEOUS SALUTENot only in London, not only in the British Isles, but also in every part of the greatest Empire the world has ever known guns will boom simultaneously at the exact moment when the crowu is placed upon the head of the King in Westminster Abbey on Thursday, June 22 (says the London Daily Mail). The shouts of “Long live the King!” as they resound through the Abbey will find an echo in the most distant parts of the world. In the great cities of the selfgoveriug Domiuious, at every military station throughout the vast Indian Empire, and in small islands in many seas and oceans the triumphant boom and shout will be heard. Men of all colours and all races will join in an acclamation such as was uever giveu to monarch before. The Colonial Office has made a request to the Earl Marshal to be informed of the exact minute the crowu will be placed upon the King’s head, and the information —it is expected that the time will, be within a few minutes of two o’clock —will be communicated by the Colonial Office to every part of the Empire, so that arrangements for saluting the King can be made well in advance.

In those parts of the Fmpire where it is daylight when it is two at Westminster guns will be fired, and in those places where it is night rockets or bombs will be let off. Taking two o’clock as the actual time when the King will be crowned, the Coronation salutes will be given at the following places mentioned

Sydney 12.5 a.m., June 23. Melbourne 1 1.40 p.m., J une 22. Adelaide 11.14 P- m -- J liae 22 • Perth (W.A.) 9.43 p.m., June 22. Wellington (N.Z.) 1.39 a.m., June 23. Calcutta 7.53 p.m.June 22. Bombay 6.51 p.m., June 22. Cape Town 3.14 p.m., June 22. St. John’s (Newfoundland) 10.29 a.m., June 22. Toronto 8.42 a.m., June 22. Vancouver 3.38 a.m., June 22. Jamaica 7.7 a.m., June 22