THE CZAR'S CORONATION.
A BRILLIANT DEMONSTRA* - TIOW. A GRAND CEREMONY. DISTINGUISHED ASSEMBLY. . ...THE CITY Etf~FErE. * GENERAL ILLUMINATION. ' POPULACE ENTHUSIASTIC. ( (BY KLBCTBIO TULBaBAPH— OOPYBiaHTi) tblegbams.) .-.-..->.■ Moscowilflay27. j The Coronation of the Czar took place at the Church of the Assumption within the .precincts of the Kremlin, and m accordance with the programme previously announced. - j The ceremony passed off with the great* ' est eclat and success, m, presence of one of the m6Bfc j brilliant assemblies ever, seen, including princes, ambassadors, and distinguished foreigners of all nations. ; ■ . .Among those who witnessed the ceremony, were tWDnke 66 Edinbagh, M l . -Waddington, and Lord Wolsley. ! , The ceremony was throughout m. strict accordance witn ancient custom,; the Metropolitan, Moscow, and other high dignitaries of the Greek Church taking, a, prominent part m the rite. ; The city was en fete, and was magnificently decorated with flags and banners', .and thelfestiyities T^ere organised m all parts [in _the^exening,. „ There,was*lso a general illumination, the electric light being displayed from the I Kremlin and other points, and -the streets; were thronged with thousands of enthusiastic spectators. ; ')_ '~ ; \
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 148, 31 May 1883, Page 2
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178THE CZAR'S CORONATION. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 148, 31 May 1883, Page 2
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