Coronation Celebrations.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 221, 26 June 1902, Page 1

Coronation Celebrations.

London, June 22.

Two thousand colonial forces at Alexandra Park engaged in a military tatoo, and at its conclusion the troops massed beneath the Royal Standard, and sang the “ Old Hundredth ” and the National Anthem, thousands of spectators joining in singingThe New Zealand troops and the Maoris who arrived by the Kinfauns Cast'e were present. Captain Taranaki and Lieutenant Uiu contracted enteric fever on (he voyage, and have been removed to Nalley Hospital. Mr Seddon and wife, Mr Barton and wife, were guests at the Inner Temple ball, and have been invited to moet the King and Queen at the Coronation luncheon at the Guildhall on July 3rd, The German community at Johannesburg have elected a committtee to arrange for them to participate in the Coronation festivities, June 28. Lord Roberts entertained Count von Waldersee, who is officially attending the Coronation, and suite. Count von Waldersee, in proposing the toast of -the King and British Army, said'that German soldiers knew how difficult and arduous a task they had had in South Africa, a task which had been accomplished with the utmost patriotsm, bravery, and humanity, The system of permits for persons travelling between the Transvaal and Capetown has been abolished. The total of the surrenderee is 18,757, including 204 rebels from Kimberley. Mr Steyn’s brother has anived at Brussels bearing despatches. He eulogises Lord Kitchener’s diplomacy and generosity, and says that the Boers will henceforth be among the loyalest of the King’s subjects. Sir Gordon Sprigg, the Cape Premier, on being interviewed in London, said that his opinion in reference to the suspension of the Cape Constitution was unshaken. Sir H. 4. Hime, Premier of Natal, speaking at the Natalians’ dinner, declared that Natal had sent to the front one man for every twelve men, women, and children the colony contained. Lord Milner informed the South African Chamber of Mines that the new mining tax would, yield £600,000, which, with other revenue from existing sources, will balance local expenditure. He believed that additional taxes were not intended, and he hoped the arrangements in connection with the dynamite duty would save the industry £300,000. There was a prospect of an early reduction in the Customs duties. Lord Milner added that the people would ho consulted on all future measures.

Mr George Fiddes, Lord Milner’s secretary, will remain in England as adviser to Mr Chamberlain on South African affairs. Wellington, June 23. It had been the intention of the Citizens’ Committee to have a Coronation Ode by some local poet recited during the celebrations on Thursday next, and specimen odea were invited to be sent in. Thirteen were submitted to a sub-com-mittee, but that committee is of opinion that none of them is quite suitable.