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SDESCRIPTION OF CEREMONIES AT THE CORONATION

 

WITH SOLEMN CEREMONIES

KING GEORGE IS CROWNED

Cheering Throngs Lined the Route of March Though Rain Damp-
ed the Comfort of the Proceedings---Sixty Thousand
Troops Took Part in the Function---[mpressive

Scenes

Canadian Press Despatch)

London. June 22..-King Goe-
V., eighth monarch of the
louse of Hanover, was today
rowned King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and
reland and of the British Do-
inions beyond the seas, and
iven the public homage of his
orld-wide subjects. With his
onsort, Queen Mary, his Ma-
sty was crowned in West-
inster Abbey with all the
ealth of religious rites and
oyal ceremonial prescribed by
stom. Never before in his-
pry has the Empire note been
ruck in such magnificent man
r. Its Imperial aspect has
doubtedly been the most
markable feature of the Cor-
ation. George V. more than
y sovereign in the past rep-
ents the embodiment of the
perial idea. He only of all

Inside Westminster

his predecessors on the throne
has travelled through all his
vast Dominions and acquainted
himself at first hand with the
needs and aspirations of the
peoples of the British Empire.
London has never before in
history witnessed such a mag-
nificent sight or such enthu-
siasm.

London, June 23.—With
deur and magnificance unrivalled
their Majesties

a gran-

in British history,

King George and Queen Mary
were crowned in Westminster Ab
bey yesterday. The Abbey and

approaches were lined with masses
and on every hand were
of the affection
loyalty of the people.

of people,
evidences and
Rain Fell in Morning
Rain began to fall shortly after
o'clock in the
dampening somewhat the

seven morning,

gait ty

 

 

I(NICS. WERE

ON CORONATION HOLIDAY

esbyterian Young People, Baptist Brotherhood and
Conservative Association Were All Out Pleasure
Hunting in the Vicinity of Metlakatla

lost of the citizens of
ted
or in the
Phe

low

Vicinity
Presbyterinas

sandy spit
osite the Indian village, on the
rhe Baptists
rally more fond of the

Some

water,
of the

among

turous spirits

trip in row boats,

“1 travelled almost gunwale
the stern,

peed at which they were

water at
the harbor. They
beyond
>everal members of

ch a mile

 

servat Association also

nic party the
rbedecked Indian vil-

Ve

"up a pi to

Ran Boat Ashore
he flat-hot
ottomed stern wheeler

Ander Ng a Way

betting

led

of her own
Her captain
the sandy
»a rumor that the
crawl anywhere in
her, of the

Ol passengers looked
perform the crawling

nosed herself up
and a gangway was
OUt for the ‘Then

ently i
| Bently backed off and went
ler Way

Had Merry Time

Promoters of the
P) picnic built

ashore

ner direct for

There is
nder can

iD Weat

and some

© Compay
Bee hey
She

he be ach

Passengers,

it
Presby-
“Fyre a campfire and
athe cloths being spread
Sant, \ plentiful supply
% wp eat was provided
aoe , \ baseball match
oa vs the afternoon, ip
4 ake D. Vance's team
nts er Harry Mobley's
“9 , une of 12 The
. ex football match, in
sides won, after a

> full
m ol
§ Mlerest to the

< to §,

a

spec-

ler tea
“ tug of war was held

Prince | men.
Coronation Day | the

 

Cen th
'€ Married and the single

POPULAR

Cheered on by their spouses,
married men pulled their op
ponents over the line, thus making
a fifty-eigh th
should marry.
ried off the
ladies’

the

reason why men
Mrs Mx Rae
honors in the married
and Mr. G. R. Naden
while the

popular

W.

Car-

race,
fat men’s race, free

all
winner in the person of Rev. F.

for brought out a

Kerr. All the childeren won prizes,
either for winning or losing races
Shortly before eight the Inlander

crawled up the bank again and took
the party home again.

The Baptist Brotherhood picnic
yesterday certainly proved a draw
ing enjoyed a
pleasant outing despite the threat-
Launches carried

card and many

ening weather,

the crowd at short intervals during
the afternoon returning often so
that the picnicers could stay as

long as they wished
Had a Clam Bake
A clam bake an enjoyable
event of the afternoon then
the entire party down to a
hearty supper and needless to
went hungry. In the

races

was
and

sat

say
evening a
furnished much amusement as did
also a large rope swing. Some of
the younger set enjoyed an evening
stroll through the woods to Met-
lakatla and the launches gathered
them up there. The whole picnic
was a success entirely.

no one

series of comical

Pantorium Pioneer Cleaner, ‘Phone 4

 

Where to Go

 

 

 

 

EMPRESS THEATRE, Second Ave.*
Pictures and Music, 7.30 p.m.
MAJESTIC THEATRE, Third Ave;

Abbey

of the crowds which al-
ready packed every available place
along the of the
that

immense

Coronation
the
was sO
that the
police cordon was broken and the
the tre

line
hour

As
aut

the

pre CPSSION,
of

many

pressure crowds

great at points,

aid of was required to

ps
restore order.
Spent Evening Alone

In preparation for Thursday's
ordeal, after a trying day, the
King and Queen passed the even-
ing alone with the Prince of Wales
before whi-
great hoping
obtain a sight of their Ma-
From time to as
the people the
Anthem and other pat-

in Buckingham Palace,
ch
to

throngs waited,
jesties. time
they waited
National
riotic

sang

songs.
Great Enthusiasm
Myriads of people
around the route of the procession
to watch the brilliant decorations
which were
midnight.
escort of the

pre weeded

illuminated soon after
Late at night a strong
Life ¢
Westminster Abbey conveying the
great sealed wagon with the Royal

regalia. Portraits of the King
were on every hand greeted with
loud cheers.
Majesties Were Busy
The cheers for their Majesties

suards reached |

 

never for a moment relaxed the
strong sense of public duty which
has characterized them since they
mounted the throne. They spent
the day as busily
day, receiving and at-
tending to matters of state, and
dropping in at the Horse Show
at Olympia. Wherever they ap-
peared they were the object of
unbounded enthusiasm. Long be-
fore the dawn the rattling of
drums and the pealing of trumpets
gave evidence that the sixty thou-
sand troops were preparing for
their strenuous duties.
The Abbey Ceremony

Most elaborate precautions were
taken to see that no hitch oc-
curred in the ceremonies. Early
in the morning special messengers
were despatched to see that Am-
pulla was filled with the anoint-
ing and together with the
spoon laid upon the altar in the
Abbey Church. The
of Archbishops and bishops were
in waiting at the west door of the
church until notice given
that the Royal was
near. Then they commenced with
slow steps to move into the church.

Received by Choir
As their Majesties arrived the
Abbey choir received them
the west entrance with the singing
of the 122nd psalm. Passing
up the body of the church to their
thrones, their Majesties knelt at
the front of the
Coronation chairs and engaged in
short private prayer.
Called the People

While they knelt, the Lord

!Chancelor, the Lord High Con-

(Continued on page 2.)

as

Visitors

oil,

procession

was

procession

at

fald-stools in

 

The Canadian Jap-
message
the King

Vancouver.
Association sent a

to

janese
of
tod: ry

ce ngratulat ions

any previous

————

Unexpected and sensational was
the resultsof the special meeting
of the city council held on Wed-
nesday night to go into the matter
of the charges against the city
engineering department made by
Alderman Newton in his report
as chairman of the investigation
committee. Declaring that de-
liberate efforts were continually
made by the other members of
the council to frustrate his honest
efforts to remedy existing evils,
Alderman Newton resigned his
seat at the board and retired
immediately leaving the Mayor
and other aldermen distinctly dis-
concerted.

Outcome of Challenge
Alderman Newton's resignation
was the direct outcome of a
challenge thrown out to him by
Alderman Hilditch whose own res-
ignation may be expected on Mon-
day night. After a disturbed dis-
cussion of the report signed by|/.
Alderman Newton, Alderman Hil-
ditch declared that his view that
the interests of the people would}
be best served by increasing rathe or |
than reducing the City Engineer's
staff was the right one as opposed
Alderman Newton's exactly

to

ing department must be

 

 

Might Get Wet

“To change our City Engineer

horses when crossing a stream.”
The Mayor.

“English as She is Spoke”
Alderman Hilditch—‘‘Would any

business man do such

midst of important work?”
Alderman Newton—‘‘Yes,
would if he
the work done wrong.”

Alderman Hilditch—''If he seen,
if he but he hasn’t saw

he

seen the

yes,
at.”

seen,

“Watch-dog Hilditch”

Alderman Newton—‘‘l am not

going to answer Alderman Hil-
ditch’s dirty insinuations about
the foreign people not knowing

me as well as the people in this
town do. There is no need
him to whine, and howl and bark
as he did at last council meeting.”
At this Alderman Hilditch laugh-
ed uproariously, and the voice of
Alderman Douglas was heard tell-
ing him to ‘Be quiet."’ Even the
Mayor smiled noticeably.
Laneways and Drainways
“The drainways should have
been put in the laneways so that

for

the macadamised road need not
be torn up later to get at them.”
Alderman Newton.
Combats Injustice

“T am not going to defend the
City Engineer against just  crit-
icism, but when a man is accused
unjustly, | am not going to stand

for it.”’—Alderman Hilditch,

 

Pictures and songs, 7.30 p.m.

PHENIX THEATRE, Second Aveuue; |
Pictures and music, 7.80 p.m.

AUDITORIUM, Sixth Avenue; Roller |
Skating, 8 p.m. |

Would He Holler?
“Tf Alderman Newton was chair-
man of the streets committee, and
went to the City Engineer with

at this stage is rather like swapping |

a thing as|
get rid of his chief engineer in the}

first part of |

lthe Engineer refused,

he wouldn't holler?’’—Alderman
Hilditch.
Flatly Contradicted
“Alderman Newton was a Local

|
| Improve ment man from the word

| ‘go.’ If he wasn’t, his paper!
was.''—Alderman Hilditch.
“Nothing of the kind.’’—Alder-

|man Newton.
} Going Some

“The City Engineer came here
jon July 15th last year, and con-
tracts were let for Section One

two months after he arrived. I
wonder if Alderman Newton could
have done it?’’—Alderman Hil-
ditch.

Find It in the Files

Alderman Hilditch—‘‘This time
last summer Alderman Newton
was screaming more than anybody
else for the work to start.”
Alderman Newton—‘‘I say that
untrue.”

Alderman Hilditch—‘‘Well, your
papers will prove it.”’

Nourishing Repast
sympathy with
on muskeg to
I should like to
what he

is

“IT have
putting muskeg
make streets but
ask Alderman Newton
thinks the City Engineer is going
to do with it. Is he going to eat
it?’’—Alderman Hilditch,

Colonel's Courtesy

“T have never yet seen Colonel
Davis discourteous to any Al-
derman during all my experience
of both councils, and I have more
experience than most men _ here,
1 do not think a single member
of this council can say he was ever
discourteous.’’—-Alderman Hilditch

One Huge Joke
“To me the whole of Alderman

no

I wonder if!

dohe,”’-

HOT SHOT FROM THE COUNCIL - CHAMBER

| watchman at Aikins and Watson’s |

Burning Sentences Snapped Up From Aldermanic Lips—Defence of City Engineer’s |
Department—Ald. Newton’s Answer to Ald. Hilditch’s Challenge

Newton's report is a joke.’
derman Hilditch.
What Whitewash?”
“T can see you are going to vote
| the whole thing down, and white-
wash the engineering department.’
-Alderman Newton.
Line-up on Line-up
“T am going to tell you plainly
to your face that there has been
a line-up on this question, and
there have been line-ups before
this.'’"—-Alderman Newton.

From One Who Knows
Davis is carrying on
the as_ efficiently any
engineer you can get
country. I think it
unwise to make any change in the
department at this  time.’’—Al-
derman Smith.

No Line-up at All
‘There no collusion with
any other member of the council
as far as I am concerned, and I

“Colonel
as

in

work

would be

is

reduced |

—Al-|

this |

ALD. S. M. NEWTON RESIGNS
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL

 

in the interests of the people.
Alderman Hilditch threw down
the gauntlet to Alderman Newton
saying that the people themselves
should be the judges and challeng-
ing Alderman Newton to resign
at once with him and let the people
elect whichever they believed was
best serving them.
Alderman Newton Accepts

Instantly Alderman Newton ac-
cepted the challenge, and when
making his resignation speech after
the report had been dealt with,
said distinctly that but for Alder-
man Hilditch’s challenge he would
not have thought of resigning.
Now, however, his mind was made
up. He had no intention of
running again, but was sick of
the whole business. It was his
firm opinion that the other mem-
bers of the council devised delib-

efforts to effect

erate frameups to frustrate his
improvements.

Accepts Ald. Hilditch’s Challenge to Resign, and Run Against
Him---Hilditch to Hand in Resignation on Monday---
Heated Controversy Over the Engineering Dept.
Investigation Causes Lot of Trouble

He charged them specifically with
framing up a plan to vote down
his report on the engineering de-
partment clause by clause. The
report was in fact voted down
steadily as each clause was dis-
cussed. Aldermen, Smith, Kirk-
patrick, Kerr, and Hilditch voted
consistently together against Al-
dermen Newton, Morrissey, and
Douglas who from different points
of view supported Alderman New-
ton’s recommendations regarding
the city engineering department.
Colonei Davis Cleared

By the adoption of City En-
gineer Davis’ own recommenda-
tions for his staff’s increases of
salary and duties on the lines
of Alderman Morrissey’s report
previously published, the city coun-
cil has expressed its confidence in
Colonel Davis as City Engineer.
It was stated by Alderman Kirk-

 

 

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VANCOUVER WATCHMAN

TELS STRANGE STORY

contrary opinion that the engineer-/ Says that a Bomb With Burning Fuse Was Thrown
Into Building Early This Morning—He Threw

It Into Street Where the Thing Exploded

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Vancouver, June 23.—The night

block at 1200 Hornby street has
told the police of a startling at-
|tempt made to blow up his build-
ing. He says that early this
jmorning he was startled to see
|a missile come flying through the
| window of his building. Alarmed
!by the crash of broken glass he
| hastened it. The thing was
|>littering. To his surprise he
lsaw it was a bomb with fuse
| attached.
Hurled It Out

Taking the bomb in his hand he
hurled the thing far out into the
centre of the street where it
exploded with a terrific report, but
fortunately doing no damage. No
reason has been assigned for the
attempt. The police are at work
on the matter, but so far no
arrests have been made.

to

 

SERIOUS ILLNESS AVERTED

Mr. J. B. L. McDonald Brought
in Haste from Up River is
Better

 

 

think also as far as other members
are concerned.’’——-Alderman Smith.
Knocker Newton

“I take exception to the constant
efforts boost the engineering
department on the strength of
their supposed great doings which
satisfied are being
~Alderman Newton.

to

1 am not

Empire Grammar
“T have a responsibility to the
people. I am sincerely in the
belief that huge sums of our
money has been absolutely wasted"’
—Alderman Newton,

Grading Contractor
had
of this kind of work

“Il have a good deal ot
experience

and I fail to see where the criticism

 

 

instructions to do something, and

(Continued on Last Page.)

n

Friends of Mr. J. P. L. Me-
Donald of Messrs. Foley, Welch &
Stewart, will be glad to hear that
he is making a swift recovery from
a threatened serious attack of
pneumenia. Mr. McDonald was
hurried down river on the Op-
erator which made an all night
run. Thanks to speedy and skilful
treatment the
off, and Mr. McDonald is able to
be about again.

Take Advantage

Hoffman's Mechanics’ Store, Se-

ing
morning.

attack was warded | °

 

LONDON CHILDREN
SEND GREETINGS

Great Meeting of Boys and Girls
in Guildhall, Send Message to
British Columbia.

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Victoria, June 23.—Hon. Dr.
Young, Minister of Education, has
received the following cablegram
from London:

“The school children of the City
of London assembled in the Guild-
hall tonight, with the Lord Mayor
of London presiding to do honor
to King George and Queen Mary
on their Coronation Day, send
their greetings to the Province of
British Colhimbia, in love and
loyalty.”

TODAY’S POLICE
COURT NEWS

Unsavory Chinamen Remanded
Again. Several “Coronation”
Drunks and a Careless Blast-
ing Case with & Smile in It.

 

 

The two Chinamen, Dr. Lew and

Mah Hong, charged-with procuring,
had their case again remanded this
morning.
this afternoon.

It may be dealt with
One or two “D
cases and a careless blast-
were dealt with this
The ‘D and D's” had
to pay the usual fivespot and costs.
The careless contractor was fined
ten dollars. There is a touch of
humor about that blasting business.
The ‘‘victim"’ in this case was Dr,
Mclntyre, our former alerman,
He had just had his house front

und D"”
case

 

cond avenue, is offering some sur-
prising bargains in hats, the latest
shapes. There are not many of

them left.

 

repaired and repainted after the
last bombardment, when bang,
went the latest one on Wednesday
fairly peppering his new painted
place all ovér again,

  

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