EDITORIAL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10354, 1 May 1911, Page 4

EDITORIAL.

THfc, CORONATION,

AND LONDON'S HARVEST. London is expecting a goldH^^^^H as a result of ■ flio Coronation^^ffl^^ iirmy of visitor* amounting in imra--bars to the population, of a great' city will cfescend upon the nwtrniielis in May and June from all Waiters of the giohip", and millions <;;{.«£.,, >xll te spent in food! nndT t.\e-as and amusMnjenis of ejvjery descrii-'tion. It is estimated that the Royal and official expenditme on the Oorumrtio-n ceremonies and' festivities will amount to a turn of over 1 £300,000. The- King 1 will ibel requird to spend something like .£.100,001) fftm tine Privy Purse. Millionaires from all parts of the void, and particularly from Ataiericia,, will scatter money lavishly in London. Hotels are askingl high pride's for their accommodation, (but many of them had let every room a month ago. The restaurants are expecting; enormous business and theatre proprietors look for record i takings. Tho greyt retail establishments of the West End have arrangred to metet a boom in tr'ado, and the motor-oab and omnibus companies, the trains, tramways, and "tubes" will all share in therfcih, harvest. The highest prides ii«Ved for window) seats, are in connection with the> Coronation procession on June 22nd • from Huakingham Pain da to tho Albbey. The route 13 very short, and the a,vailaiblei space ia small owing to tha buildings on the route lxdng chiefly Government offioca And clubs. For tho few private houses overlooking the route competition is becoming keen. An agent stated" that a - price of .£3OO per window holding from six to ten persons is being aslkcd in 'Whitehall. Westminster Hospital, which facts the) Abbey, is putting up a stand of "aibout 2GOO seats, and the price! arranged at present is fire guineas to twenty guineas per seat, including Ibtrelaikfast and luncheon. Fire guineas a sent is about the lowest sum demanded at present for any of the pl,a|des to -view the Coronation procie'ssion. The Royal procession on June 23rd will traverse about sewn miles of streets and peats will be available at from one guinea ■to sieven guineas. A million or so of people, of course*, will try to watch the proceedings from the roads and pavements.