INDIAN CORONATION DURBAR
GRKAT RECEPTION AT DELHI. By Cable—-Press Association—Oopyright. Delhi, December 7. Their Majesties were accorded a tumultuous reception in the streets, and the reception (if the Indian chiefs by the King in the new tent was a magnificent spectacle. THEIR MAJESTIES AT DELHI. A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION, Received 9, 12.50 a.m. Calcutta, December 8. The Viceroy, governors, and members otf the Executive Council and natives welcomed their Majesties at Delhi station. Troops lined the procession route to Delhi fort, where the chiefs received their Majesties.
men they made the State entry at Delhi gate, the King riding alone on a bay charger, and the Queen in a State carriage.
The procession circled Jumanasjid, thence to Chandniehowk. Guns were booming throughout the day. At a pavilion on the ridge, Mr. J. L. Jenkins, on behalf of two hundred representatives of British India, presented an address before their Majesties entered the camp.
The King replied amid tumultuous enthusiasm, paying tribute to the valued experience of the rrwmbers of the Legislative Council of British India's chosen representatives.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 140, 9 December 1911, Page 5
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175INDIAN CORONATION DURBAR Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 140, 9 December 1911, Page 5
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