THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 5

THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

A GREAT EVENT. STREETS LLnED WITH GREAT CROWDS. ftjr OaMii —Pr»-«» Association—CopyTijjkt. London, June 29. The Toute of the Royal progress to St. Paul's Cathedral was lined by great crowds, and the weather was fine as the King went from Buckingham Palace to the thanksgiving service at St. Paul's. Thence the procession proceeded through North London. The Btreets were lined by 17,000 troops, the colonials being station in the Mall. Facilities were given to school children and afflicted persons to witness the procession. The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary accompanied their parents, and Lord Kitchener rode beside the State landau. Fifty seats were assigned to representative Non-conformists at St. Paul's. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, Sir Wilfrid Lailrier and \Tr. Botha were prominent among the invited guests, and were given an ovation in the city. At the luncheon at the Guildhall there were 700 guests. BANQUET IN SYDNEY. Sydney, June 30. There was a distinguished gathering at the Chamber of Commerce Coronation dinner. The key note of the speeches was intense loyalty and patriotism. Admiral King Hall declared that next to the King the Imperial fleet was the 1 strongest link binding the Empire together, and it was their duty to strengthen that bond in every possible way.