PROCLAMATION READ

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 309, 15 December 1936, Page 5

PROCLAMATION READ

Ceremony Followed the Sun Round the Globe. ••• _ Press Association—Copyright. ■ London, December 13. . FroclMbaltans ot fhe accession ot King George VL followed the sun gl ? be all day - Everywhere they, were carried out with the cusceremonial. . .The first placo in the Empire to observe the ceremony was Fiji, where at Suva the proclamation was read by the Governor at 5,15 p.m. The accession of King Feorge VI. wm proclaimed from the steps of Parliament bouse at Wellington yesterday, th© proclamation being read by the* Governor-General, Viscount

Galway.. The grounds were thronged with people, who followed the cereirmony with 7 close attention. •• The setting for the reading of the - proclamation was ideal. The public gathered on the grassy slopes of the « Parliamentary grounds, and the grey marble of Parliament House, seated ■on the steps of which was a distinguished assemblage, made a Utting „ background to the scene, which was . historic.. and picturesque. The bril- ... liant sunshine of a perfect summer colours of naval and military .uniforms, the sparkling bayo- . ~hets ,of . the guard of. honour and the n fcrave display of flags made the scene to be forgotten? The official party on the dais included the Governor-General, the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. 'J. Savage), , members of the Ministry, the Leader of the Opposition (the }Hbn, A. Hamilton), the Chief Justice (Sir* Michael Myers > and other distinguished citfzens. After the firing of the Royal Salute from the sloop Leith off Point Jeringham the ceremony concluded, wth cheers for ' Hie Majesty.A Gazette extraordinary containing the words of the proclamation, also notification of the fact that the proclMnatlon was read, was issued later.

Naval Ceremony At Auckland Base. ~ —■ Press Association—Copyright. ’ • Aiickland, Last Night. Simultaneously *bn <the quarter-deck of eaclr ship the proclamation, of ac--1 session of Hie -Majesty King George was. read aboard the Dunedin, Ac--hiiies, Weliington and Philomel' at 2.80 o’clock. Then after the guard of marines had, presented t arms the Royal Salute of 21 guns boomed out over the harbour in honour and acclaim of the new King. \At. the conclusion of the ceremony the commanders of the four ships led officers and; men In cheers for the new King, given so lustily that they could be heard far across the still rwatdr: - ■ •‘' The proclamation was read in the city and all suburbs by the Mayors. -- - • s ,i<T. h , ... * Mayor Reads Proclamation InMranord* .. . - A crowd of two or three hundred people gathered outside the Borough Chambers yesterday" afternoon for

the reading of the proclamation in Stratford. A dais had been erected on. Broadway which, from the intersection of Fenton Street and Regan Street, was closed to traffic. Punctually at 2.30 p.m.; the Mayor (Mr J. W. McMillan), accompanied by the Mayoress (Mrs Russell Kirkwood), the chairman of the County Council (Mr T. R. Anderson), Borough and County Councillors, ascended the dais. The Mayor then read the Proclamation, and following his last words, “God Save the King,” the crowd, accompanied by the band, sang the National Anthem. The ceremony was then over; King George VI. had been proclaimed “our only lawful liege lord.” For some time afterwards the Citizens’ Band played a selection of items and an appreciative crowd remained to listen.