THE CORONATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 25 June 1902, Page 3

THE CORONATION.

J THE KING'S HEALTH. | PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. j L'-ndon, June 23. It is officially stated the King is greatly ber.efitid by the rest, and his j health is satisfactory. He has approved <f the idea of all subjects 6irging the "National Anthem at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, the church bells to give the eigna'. ' The Crown Prince and Princess of Roumania, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier have arrived for the corona'ion. Rusrcakounen, Abyssinian rep-o-. settalive at the c ronatior>, under Colonel Harrington's protection brought two zebras, fiva lions, and much ivory as presents for the King. Acute intriguing is going on in Franco to secure ia'erviews with BasmakouDen. Received 25, 1.10 a.m. London, Jure 24. The Bavarian, with a Col nial Coronation Con'ing nt, has arrived at Southampton from tbe Cape. A WORTHY SCHEME. Wellington, Juno 24. Tbe G rat d Mss'er of NesZeland Freemafons i 3 making an appeal to members < f ths craft throughout the colony to augment Ihe " Aged and Indigent Masons' Fund " as a Masonic memorial of the coronation. The firs 1 ; Wellington lodge to con ider the mat-t'-r subscribe! £22 in the room at a email meeting, and eet up a c mmittee, to wait upon absent members. ,oam inu, June 24. The Waitiki County Council has ■ voted £IOO towards a memorial in ' Oamaru to t-oapers who have fa'len in the South African War. Ho'e's at FeiUing close on Coronation Day during the united divine service. Coronation service will be h°ld tomorrow at 10 o'clock in St. Mary's* Church. The service will ba the one drawn up by the Archbishops of Caaterbury and York, and which will fce used in Westminster Abbey. Appropriate hymns and other music will b3 sung by the choir and ongregitiou. All seats will be free on this occa c ion. •The Rev. F.A. B nnett will read the short Litany, and the responses will be sung; the Venerable Archdeacon Govett and'the Vicar of St. Mary's • officiating in the other portions of the service. By the request of the Primate of New Zaland the collections will be given to the Victoria school for Maori girls. A mee'.ihg of the local committei was held o« Tuesday afternoon, wheo the programme for Thursday was s?ttled. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. In addition to the even's men! ione J therein there are two football ma'ches in the Recreation Grounds in thn afternoir, and tl-e Tarinaki Rifl-s' ball at the Drill Ha'l in the evenfng.