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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1911-06-29, Page 71 PICTURE OF THE CORONATION Scene in Westminster Abbey as Dtawn by Marie Went Hew King anti Queen and Royal •Children Deported Themselves, • 'Grandeur and Stability of the Throne Testified To. London Cable Divinity (loth hedge a wog. llonor and reverenee, splendor btAttliMNiS, auble ritual awl .soienta etwer3aeee -all three hue precleinied tee Met, andegrea old Weetininstee bey hes seen nu more impressiie cere. nionial than toders brillient pageant, eaes a Globe Wile, • History ItaS never inducted a more sulking lecture in her univereal leeeen 10 1t0111td. and Camden haw written Mt titore deeply intereetine re - i. ell their miaintly-worded ernn WM' lannarkable, too, la the fact tluit %tab Kelm of .unexamplea magniticence has taken place at a Gine wheii tioalallain is suppoeed te be ramp:tot, when a rad - tea Chencellor of the laxeliegner es brea,thiec fire anti fury :whist the Lords and the aristoevituy generally, a,nd elir%%beaten that suggests power, place and yupreuniey 133 oncleinned as something id to to political crime, and when "equal - He' for all Mell" is the cry. Then, what live our millions ef people licen about, cbeering their vieible crown- ed heed as though they were gone mail tvith enthusiasm? Wby emit frenzy and eapture her t King and Queen? Why? alecause 'Britain is loyal to the backbone, and. tteelalism no more- then a ripple of tdiettentent on a stew:ant pool. Never was there such proof of the R- delity of the country to the Throne and to all that the Thronesignifies as the wonderful picture of our Coronation .Day . --the atreets thronged with thousands and thousands of epectators, content to wait hour after hour to eee the Royal processione the mighty roar of cheering, .that greeted the monarchs as they pese- ta te their erowning, and. in the Abbey itself what ,a scene of splendor, packed evita all the nobleet in the realer, as well .us with distinguished foreigners and hon. sited gueeta from overseas. It was a sight never to he forgotten. Everything testified to 1 he grandeur and stability of the lastoric sway of the 'monarchy whien has made the .Empire of Great Britain. .aie early, as 8 o'clook ht the morning the interior of the Abbey presented a 'gorgeous spectacle, mitoses of brilliant ecilor glowing between the gee -brown Gethie arches and cohinine, and jewels flaeldug like points of light in every nook and corner. The sun refused •to thine), which was the only drawbeck. laveryone lon,gecl for the blaze of Hea- ven's own. radiance en suelt a notable teen° in Britain's annals, yet the very dirtiness and shadow lent singular Me pressiveness to the wonderful effect of deep -heed velvets, glittering gold and .purest ertnine, sparkling- diamond tiaras and crowns, and the ninny different and gore:mats uniforms. The Peeresses made a maivellous pic ture of themselves in their gracefully flowing trains of crimson velvet, their white veils, falliug over gapes of suowy miniver. Most of them were women of exceptional beauty and. elegance, and 'it was liard to decide which among them looked the loveliest as they walked to their places. Perhaps one may select the Duehess of Portland, the Duchess of Westminster, the Duchess of alarlbor- °ugh and the Duchess of Sutherland as fou*. types of perfect grace, who carried their long trains with more than usual (ewe, and attracted universal adadration 'hy their stately bearing. la the long wait before theKing and Queen errived there was a continual burof voices like the sound. of a mon- *ter hive of Lee9e:Q-01d one had time to remark on one or two curious thinge. haQ1 instance, there -was John Burns in a goht -coat fl looked fair comforta.ble, and yet one could not help wondering at the, 'qapricis of fieltine that bad clothed • hinein /meat a geruient. Then there was *Balfour, displaying a pair of gold epaulettes. He looked about as tired •outsits the Earl Marshal. who was eve dairy very tired indeed. The preliminary music was wageig. cent, and when the organ thundered out its grand anhouncement that the King was close at hand a thrill Tan through the heart, and it was difficult to keep tears from the eyes. L personally, could not. help reealling the meaning of King Edward's coronation, when the same splendid scene was enacted. It seemed but a, shoat time ago, and What a ebange I • With the first fiouriah of trumpets the hum of voices began to abate, aid gradually a tense stillness reigned. The sun came out faintly with a brief flash as the Prime of Wales entered and pass. ea up the body' of the ehurch, a charm - big figure of pretty boyish stateliness, a little nervous and pale, but comporting himself with perfect dignity, and ap- pearing entirely unembarrassed by his long royal blue velvet train. Very sweet looked Mir little Princess Mary; in fact, one of the west charming groups of the whole Magnificent Scene wee fortned by the lloyal children, etit- blents oe future hope for Britain. The etitrance ef the Queen was Magni- ficent. She bore herself with dignity, al - meat With coldness. 'She was very pale, and aleriousig had Much ado to keep her stately iselkontrol. lier gorgeous train, borne by the Deeheas of Devonshire, glowed with butting gold. Dianionds flashed, from h-er neck and tuella, at he Walked with egal Step, looking queen- ly to the very height of queentinese. Round her Were her lovely maids of tum- or, all exquisitely pretty, dainty -like wiseleurls round a central too. The King's entranee was, however, more effeetive than that of his hatch some Coliekrt, for there Was something valid% iri his demeanor. Be looked weighted by hie eplendot, and this Isonte- whit touehing tireanest seemed to be on him when the eroVen Was pliteea upon hi* towers and When the thunderous shout, "Goa SO% the King," rang through evety eoteter of the Abbey. "Ile strong and play the man," sang the gletions ehoir, like liAgels in the ditstagice; "Keep the eominattainente of the toll thy GOA atra *elk in Ills Ways." 'Se Wong and ploy the Mat." We all felt iee leeitial at the /tine %Mod in THE KING -GOD BLESS HIM! St. Edward's eheit, that this Was his thought and this his intention. in a brief and not too eloquent ser- mon, the Archbishop of York spoke of sovereignty and -of service, and this io wbat our King accepted with: Itis crown - big. He serves the people over Whom he is called to rule, and he lues begtut to serve them all. All things will prosper under his wise and careful supremacy, and the loyalty of the people is a right instinct, and one that will bring tnein prosperity, The grandeur and dignity of the corte flatten of King George and Queen Mary could never be surpassed in any period of history; it is replete with meaning, it carries special significance. It shows on what foundation the people of Bri- tain rest their hope. Their security lathe Throne, and the splendid'and solemn ob- servanee in Westminster Abbey has wit- nessed not only the King's oaths to the Empire but also the Empire's loyalty to Ube King. Marie C'orelli GREY'S MESSAGE "Thank God All Went Off Weil" Says Alexandra in Reply to Him. King Reviews 140 Naval and Military Veterans. Ottawa, June 25, --The following *a- ble was sent from Government house to the Queen -mother on Coronation Day: "To Her Majesty Queen Alexandra: May ,Ta be permitted to assure yew Majesty how much our thoughts and sympathies have been, with your majesty to -day, and how deeply we share the pride felt in every portion of the Empire at to -day's enthusiastic demonstration of loyalty to His Majesty and to the whole of the royal famity. "(Signed) Grey." • 'To this telegram the Queen -mother sent this reply: "To Lord Grey: "Deepfelt thanks for your very kind words and thoughts of me during sacred ceremony for me and nay daughter-hi- helawe Thank God, all went off well. "(Signed) Alexandra." Earl Grey also sent an additional.ca- ble to the King to this effect: "Your Majesty's subjects -in Canada have watched from across e Atlantic 'with thrilled and grateful hearts your Majesty's coronation .and progress to and from Westminster Abbey, and would beg to be allowed to offer to your Majes- ties their deeply loyal and respectful homage and congratulations. . "(Signed) Grey." WAS THE WORRY OF' HIS LIM London, June 25. -The Sovereigns spent a quiet Sunday on board the Royal yacht at Portsmouth. The only function of the day Was an informal re- view of the loot naval and military vet- erans. There were 140 of th e ancient fighters lined up at the dockyard. Many of them were infirm and had been inaimed in the leers. The King and Queen chatted with the veterans and questioned there about their experiences. One said:, "I was boatswain's incite aboard the Albert, air, Oen you were there. You ivere the worry of ray life, sir." Another reuiinded the King how when e cadet on board the Britannia they peltea him with sugar. T WO ESCAPE. 0.1•11*.0.0,0 Prisoners Break Out of Sherbrooke Jail and Get Away. Sherbrooke Que., June 26. -Two prisoners, Li:course and Vaillancourt, the former of Lake alegantie and the latter Of OXford Mime, escaped from jail here Saturday. They were sent to wash the floor of the kitchen, and, see- ing the door leading to the jailor's apartments open, went through and es- eapea by an open window. Pollee searched all day for them, but to trace mild be found. Lecourse was serving a term for selling liquor Me - gaily, and his chum was in for bur. glary, SUNDAY LAW AT DAKviLL, Oakville, Ante 25.--11.ctv laallies appear- ed befete Polite Magistrate Shields this afterneon on a, :charge of violating the Lorats Day rot br mating tamiwiehes, eandies. peausite, ,looft shanke end eigerte, Mr. Allis ewore that hie business was that of a restaurantakeeper. but the Ittrigkstrate refineel to tieeent that ellieti- fieetion and regletertel it ecinvietion gaitist him, inwing a fine of $10 *net vette. Bev. .T. W. Megwood tryreineted the twee for the peoitention. WHARF COLLAPSED 11.011.0..1,0.0.14e Between Fifty end Sixty People Sustained Injuries, ••••••••••11,1 'Montreal, thine 25.-e1trough the col- lapse of a wharf at King Edward Park, a pleasure resort on lale Uros1)01.4) 12 miles from here, bete ecu 50 Mul 60 peo- ple were injured and Die wildest excite- ment caused thrmighout thocity. The disaster occurred' at 7 o'clock,: when the wharf Wil3.,packtd with Min- dreds of pleasure -seekers awaiting the ferry boat weleli ,wonict carry them back to Montreal. The only warning was a craokling of strained timbers a few seconds before the whole centre of the wharl caved in. The people tried frantically to retreat, but so lerge was the menet that escape was impossible. and hundreds plunged downwards in the midst of shattered beams and nlanks. As rapidly as possible the injured were placed on the ferry boats, but it was af- ter midnight before thelast of the in- jured had been removed to the city. So far no deaths have been reported, Vito worst cases being broken. legs and ribs. About 20 eases were removed to the hospitals the °there beim; sent home af- tee the wounati had been dressed. The park Ime just beenopened for the season, after a great de:II ,of new con- struction work hall been done. Over ten thousand people visited it. -el . VISIT TO DUBLIN... Irish Capital .Preparing to Receive The. King a Id Queek London, June 26. --Dublin is preparing for the visit of the King and Queen next month, and s, scheme of decora- tion along many miles of the royal route has been decided. upon, which will produce a splendid and original effect. Flags, floral garlands and- Venetian masts will be employed, together with floral erowes and large Prince of Wales' plumes. Large Irish harps, connected with ori- ental arches by floral garlands are to be introduced at various points, with ap- propriate sentences of welcome. Per- haps the most original and, national touch will be seen wItMe Nassau street and Graftou street meet. Her will be erected a large canopy in imitation of Irish hice draperies carried to double columns ih imitation of Cohnemara marble, both symbolizing important Irish industries. These marble columns °emir again in Grafton street, connect- ed by festoons, of Wistaria blossoms. LABOR MEN. Gpmpers, Morrison and Mitchell and Contempt of Court. Washington, June 20.--Justiee Weight ef the District Supreme ialotirt, tnelay issued a rule against Samuel 'Ion:meta, laang. Morrison and John Mitehea, the lebor leaders, requiring them to thew muse onelaily I7th why they should alot be judge gather of contempt, of court. This action fellows the filing of the re- port of the special committee on at- torneys appointed. by Justice Wright to inquire foto the matter of contempt proceedings in the Buek Stove and Range boycott Case. • DR. OUIMET'S CASE. Ottawa, June 26, -The Magiatritte ot Hull to -day reserved jitagment at the eenclusion of the evidence in the prelim- inary hearing of Dr, J. A. Ottimet, charg- ed with the murder of We. Freak Spain, of Ottawa, in a criminal operation. Coun- sel for the prisoner made 'a !Awing plea for the dismissal of the prisoner, but the Crown submitted that the evidenee was sufficient to hold lihn. EUCHARISTIC LONGRESS. Madrid, June 26. -Spain offiehtlly welcomed the twenty-mecond Internation. al Fercharistie Congress yesterday, Xing Alfonso delegating infante Don Carlos, who reit& a epeeeh of greeting. A eel. etnnepecial •service, with dieeourses by the Papal Legate, and the Bishop of Na- mur followed. AROHBISHOP O'CONNOR ILL. 'i'oranto, ;tuna age -Most, Reverend Arolibiehop Dennis O'Connor is seriously ill at St. Benin; Novitiate and on act. eount of hie age it as not thought 'Mitt he will recover. Ile hae shown Inereetistel weaktieee ever lare e hie retirement as head of the Toronto diereees, and has been Sinking rapialy titter the death of Anchbiehop lichlvoty. BRITAIN S GREAT NAVAL. REVIEW Display of Fighting Power That pressed Spectators. .1.111•1,1,11,00.14, King and Queen on Royal Yacht In spect the Armada. Foreign Vessels Participatc-Flage Flew eed Lights burned. •••011. Portemoutha June 25e-alcorge V. the sailor Icing, nateied through the suulit waters of the Solent yes. terday afternuon between steel lanes formed by the greatest armada ever assembled. TiglitIng craft retire:lotting practically every navy of `the world per- ticipated in this eplendie sea pageant. it. was vieweet by people from nearly evely clime. Although eseeetially ae- signea as a speetacle, it could itot be otherwise than a parade of the feet, that. England cherishes her title of "Ails - trees ot the seas," As a picture mid an object loson the review was stupendous in beauty and significance. One hunched and sixty.seyen ships of all classes, with a total displace- ment of '1,022,000 tons, and twisting about 100,000,000 pounds, • was the showing made by Ing/and. The fleet included 32 battleships, 25 armored crui- sers, 20 torpedo craft. Th.e total number of the officers and men was 160,000, AN IMPOSING SIGHT. Among the ocean liners doing ser- vice as lioliday craft and also careying the majority eif the Anierican visitors were the George Washington and La Savoie, .As the scene first mute into view of the sPectator.,ft was somewhat cold and uninspiring except as a demon- stration of tremendous naval power which obtains on the high seas, Dread- nolights. of formidable bulk, cruises, poisonous -looking tOrpedo craft reposed in unbroken lanes from Portsmouth to Lee. Tao few flags before the arrival of Royalty served to accentuate the bleakness of the color scheme, which was relieved only slightly by a few ships in brighter paint than the dull greys and drabs coloring all of the British and most of the vessels of the other nations. et.s the day wore on it increased in beauty, and the pieture of tbe armada began to glow with color. The Brit- ishera broke out wbite flags with a blue cross, signifying the beginning of reliaiona servicea for the onvecation of a blessing upon the pageant, Wig- waggers appeared on every deck, until the spreading armada was a gleam with briglitness, like fleshing seareli- lignts. The wooded shore and the gentle slopes of the Isle of Wight and the mainland furnished a frame soft as pieee. green plush for the league -long master - ARRIVAL OF THE KING, The Xing and Qiieen arid the Royal anti other distinguished' guests did not dehatt ftoni tendon MAR, 1 o'clock, so there wits ample time for the tens of thousands to study the details of the picture. They saw the Russian cruiser Rossa, which was the only ship of that great assemblagbe • ever baptized with battle blood, baying figured in the war between Russia and Japan. She was swinging at anchor next to the Japan- ese Kuarme. Japan also had the crui- ser Tone, being the only nation to have two representatives present. China's Ilai Chi flew a great yellow coign sporting a blue dragon over the rakish - looking deck. The lane was the Fifth aveuue of this warstap colony. Here lay Germany Von der Tante which Was scrutinized intently, pethaps an.theuely, by every Englishman attending the i4. view. Her clear-cut decks, the absence of top limpet and the genetel appear- ance as of a pugilist ready to enter the ring, eonnnanded admiration Oren from the solicitious Britishers. Another menet warrior was the Austrian Redetsky in aosienis, suit olive brown -the dandy of the r The arrival of the King shortly before one o'clock Wil$ announced by cannon from Nelson's- old flagship Victory. As the reverberation echoed over the So. lent every ship of the itemada, blossom- ed out as if by magic with flags of every hue. The bteeze flaunted millione of pen - eons contained in dressing ship, trims - forming the picture from nentral Huts to gorgeous tones. Tile waters of the &lea were dancing with sun -gleaming white-emps, but the roll of the sea, was not sufficient to dis- turb the wile craft, thougli lite torpedo boats and destroyers rocked drunkenly and the smaller observation craft were tumbling. His Majesty was received by Ad- niiral Sir Arthur Moore end gaff and escorted aboerd the Boyd ,yetilit, 'Vic- toria and Albert, which broao out the Royal Standard. Promptly two torpedo bole uosea ioto the lane, showitig the path io the four yachts participating in the TPVIOW. As the King, standing oe tbe: bridge in the uniform of an admiral, came ebteast cif the filet etattship, tlie latter's guns boomed a Royal salute. 'rho first crash was the signal for all the ships to take up the salute. PEALS OE OLYMPIAN THUNDER. Instantly the quiet prevailing tee me ment before witsfollowed by peal on peal of Olympian thunder, which hurled Against the shores of either side of the 8c1ent Rua was hurled beck again to the armada. The fate of the waters was covered by a smoke pall, which, raisieg, revealed the Royal. yitelit advencing ice:Holly, her Week hull and gold -trim - mea yellow stays and superstructure gleandeg in the sine Around the stoke of every lehiathan wits au unbroken Chain of blue-jaekets. mannieg ship. Red lines ramie% diselord maxima. With the sileneing id the guns began volleys of elteets sent limas the watere to the Xing from every ship. Also there was' the melody of the Nattionei Aetlicen from all of the Weide. There WaS.0 in:mita:it fervor, perhaps never be- fore attained at a SWAM' review in the Solent, bemuse it W;114 known by every nem ancl offieer that to -day WAS tiM Mgt 'OW that'll, %IRA navy distinctly of the Motherland wilt ever he tiersembled, because Canada, Australia, and other eoloides are forming their OWO, After making the tour up and dawn the 'knee, the Royal pleat anchored toe Me King to receive all of thr British and foreign flag officerm and atm the Thr (.1.u.ett slowed the mete from ft plare of shelter on sleek, beeauee the breeze net too strong to pellet% her to THE QUEEN -GOD BLESS HER! stand in the exposed place beside her husband, • MANY h'LAGS• teLOWN: . • 8eventeen different flags were flown over the fleet, whien, althougli the larg- eet ever aesembled in review, repreeented only. thirty per cent. of the. British navys numerical strength, It 851.38 a matter of general imminent at Spithead that tim derma Crown •Prince and the Kaiser's advisers. attending the review necessarily were impressed with the fact tbat England continued her see suprem- acy. Pains were team that every Eng- lish ship parading yesterday practically before the eyes of the whole world, cier- many included, was a type of the most modern eonstruction, prepared if noces- sary to enter action immediately. - The excursionists retuening .rrom the dilya activities -Met outgoing boats crowded with those who weregent& to WitI1C.143 the inenninationa. Only a, few lights .werc showa on .board*the ships composing the armada. nntil 9.30, when a rocket was sent from the flagship,and instantly it dazzling brilliance Bouvet to leap from the Solent, encompassing the armada, mounting upward nntil the hea- vens were aglow. Hach ship picked out in electric tights, formed a. star in the firmament which shone in fairylike splendor for half an hour; when it was extinguished, swiftly leaving the Ito?, -al yacht alone in its austained brilliancy.. The King and Queen, viewed- the scene ,from the signal station at Portemouth dockyard, where they booed the Royal salute thundering its good -night. Ships representing seventeen nations partici- pated, in the review. ak • * _ FACE SHOT AWAY Giant Firecracker Leaves Only Roof of Mouth and Tongue. Montreal, June U. -With the lower portion of his face blown completely off end nothing but the roof of his mouth and. his tongue left, but still living and conscious, Polidore Danis, a young trap- per, 20 years old, who hires back of No- mininque, was brought to this city and taken to the .General Hospital. -this morning, where be is Slowly dying. Young Danis eves celebrating the feitat of Saint Jean Baptiste, and in fill at- tempt to set off a, giant fireeraeker, the cracker in some way exploded prone - timely, carrying elver the lower jaw, and leaving only the roof of his mouth and tongue intact, and, strange to say, Da - nig never lost consciousness. When brought to the General Hospi- tal this morning.the doctors et once saw there was no hope of recovery, although Danis bad retained consciousness. he was anxious to Write on a piece Of pa- per and made signs to the doctor attend- ing. Wlien paper and pencil were given to him he wrote, "Kindly give me Odor- , oforma' 4 • 6 • ' THE CENSUS. a.•••••••••• Returns Being Sent to Ottawa and Counting of Population Begun. • Ottawa, Ont., June 26. -Census re- turns have begun arriving by the ton from all limas of the Dominion. The mail this morning brought in a hail -dray load of filled -out forms from entuner- ators and commissioners, and the actual work of computation is beingoommene- ed nt Ottawa today. Twenty adding machines and seventy Ord -punching ma- eliines will shortly- be at work tondens- ing the big and numerous sheets of the enumerators into, tabulated statements of Canada's populetion and wealth. ST. MICHAEL'S NURSES. Toroitto, .June 26. -This afternoon the graduating ,exereises at St, Michael's Hospital were held at 4 o'cloek in the lecture room of the hospital. Owing to the death of Archbishop Metvey, the affair wits private and very quiet. Among the /successful nurses was: Margaret MeGarry, Ilerritton, Ont, Rev. Father 11'haleri preseeted the diptoinite, assisted by Rev. Pettier Ifieehey, of Hamilton, o brother of Miss Ilinchey, one of the graduating Immo. CANADA AND WHEAT. Ottawa,. Ont., jute 2&' -Canada rank - ea seventh as a wheat produeing mien try last year. The world produced 4,- 651,866,000 and Ruesia came first, with a production of 776,000,000. The United Stafes ranked next, India third. DOCK LABORER'S STRIKE. tenkion, June 26. --Another shipping strike was leamehed today, The 'radon workere on the sleeks at Liverpool gre- enfly obeyed the order to strike *goblet the 40 Mint in the /shipping fed. eratiteit. th MINISTER DEAD. Rev. Dr. W, J. Martin Passes Away at Brantford. Brantford, Ont„ June 26,--11ev. Dr. W, A. 3, Martin, pastor of Zion Presby- terian (llurch. died this morning, after ft, lingering ilius of several months, following an operation some time ago ter internal troubles. Although his con- dition had been critical for some weeks it was thought to be improved on Sat- urday and Sunday, but the -collapse came suddenly last night, and death fol- lopwerd3trott-drtaiya. was do years old, and had been pastor here 12 yeers, 'having prev- iously served in Guelph and Toronto, Ire was an outstanding preaehet, lett was possibly best known as convener of the Foreign Missionary Committee of the Presbyterian Church, in Canada, where he did a great work. In 1910 he was made D. D. by Knox College. He leaves it wife, formerly Miss Campbell, aVoodstock, one daughter and one son. The funeral will tak place on Wednes- day, .seevice being held here at noon and rem:ibis then being taken to Toronto for burial. • BOY BURNED. Father Severely Burned in an Attempt to Save the hild. Montreal, June e6. -In a lire that de- stroyed their home at 1,355 Wellington street, Verdune, early this morning, the live -year-old son of A. C. Rouleau was suffocated and burned to death.' The family consisted of the father, mother and six children, and the Naze had gain- ed such headway before it was discov- ered that those who escaped had to jump through the back window in their night attire. The father made an at- tempt to save his five-year-old son and was badly burned about the face and hands in trying to fight his way into the room, where the boy Was sleeping, but the smoke WAS so dello he co:old:not locate him, When the .fire lighters sueeeeded in getting into the house they found the charred body of ,,the boy on the bed where lie had been Sleeping. WO • IO I3READ MERGER. Authorized Capital Fixed at $3,750 000 -Financiers Interested. Toronto, ,Tune 211.-Officiai notice of the iiew bread merger, in which a 110111- ber of well known local bakers ere in- terested, is given in tae Qntario Gazette this week. The new company, which is known as the Canadtt Bread Company, is capitalized at $3,750,000, divided into 37,500 shares of $100„ each, The stock issue will include 12,1100 of preferred shares. • The provisional directors are Messrs. Cawthra afttloek, Malcolm Stobie, Mai* Bredin, George Weston, Charles Wurtete, Alex. Mullins and W. D Toye, Mr. Cawthra Muloek Is Vite4lreel- dent of the 'Maple TAtti Milling Com- pany-, - A LONG TRAMP. Hamilton Author anti Companion -to Penetrate North Codntrt------ e_ Edmonton, Alta., June 26.--Hulbeet Footrier, novelist, of Hamilton, and companion, 0, al. Eager, left this morn- ing with outfit of 400 pounds for a three thousand mile trip through the north country. Footner is the author Of "Two on a Trail," width was issued • in February. Eager is from Baltimore, and has written extensively. The pair have learried from j. K. Cornwall, M. la la, that no white man have as yet penetrated the Country around tin' head waters of the Hay River, aita that is their objective point. Y. NI. C. A. PARK. Toronto, .Tune 26.-Ttie provincial dir- ectors of the V. M. C. A. have purchate ea 89 actee et Geneve Park, Lake Coe - Melting, where Ti summer school will be immediately esteblishea for the trebl- ing of physieitI iliteetorts, seeretaties eta volunteer workers of the Aesociation. VESSEL LAUNCHED. june new knit - or for the Magma SE. Catherine!' & To- ronto Railway 4 Navigation Company was enecreefully initiated lime tide after- noon at the yard, of the Collingegetil Shipbuilding •Compliny. HE DINE° THE 10G ANO QUEEN ogne..40.00,•0 ;Sir Edward Orey Gives Offieial Viener to Royalty and Nobility. Downpour of Rain Spoiled the Illumi- nation in Londoa Last Evening, Prince of Wales' Birthday Party Queen -Mother's Service. • - Landon cable sqe: , Foreign Secretary Sir Edward lima; official; dinner to the aevereigne and the foreign reprehenta- tivee to -night brought to the Foreign 011 i' the -?aurie throng of distinguished poisons that has been seen at ether cor- onation fimetione. . The Setretary of State for Formen AMU*, as the host of the evening, wcerted Queen Mary into claimer, and Xing George acted 45 the cecort of the German -Crown Princess. Other guests were; The :Duke and, Duchess of Counaught„ Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Patrieha PO1146'040 Princess Cbrietiee, the Duke and Duch - of Teck, the Duke and thichess of Argyll, and all the foreign royal per- eonages mid the epecialrepresentatives to the eoronation. Altogether sixty royal persouages at' tended the function. The entireeompany numbered. 150, among those present be - log various members of the royal house- hold, attaehea of the Foreign Office, the Papal delegate, Mgr, Di Belmente; r rem- ier and Mrs. Asquith, the Dueheise of Devonehire„ and ehe Ceuntees of Minto. The dinner was served in the :ban- queting Mal at two oblong, tables and six large tables. All were splendily decorated with flowers and silver can, delabre, and pictures loaned by the In - (Hen Office and front deer sources hung, on the walls, enhancing the effect of the hansloome mural decorations, Th4 general effect of the decorations, Was extremely rich. The •Queen tied Sir Xdward Grey and. a score of pests sat at the, principal table, white King peorge and the Crown Princess of Germany, with an equal number of persons, were opposite at the head of the other oblong table. The Duke of Connaught and 'Premier As- quith also presided at tables, 'The- Grenadier eitutrile' Papa turnished the miesie for the oceesiod. All the men were in blaek court dress of kniaker- VIOLENT DEATHS Toronto Men Killed by Aute-Dete Brushed and One fail. Toronto, June 26. --William elerk, a reel replete broaer, liviug et 100 avow etreet„ wee .1dIted by :331 Antoine - ear on Saturday at. Twin:Las 11111, on tie, 'e;Ingi,toit road. Alter aeing .etiticat he 130 Si'unt of the eu, 1.1171113 1.1.84 18 tke wolkiguld open, 01/113. 3W8, 'Ilte .j iimbe brot en in tweet:el phsees, Percy David Croeferia an einpleyee the Canada Foundry Worke, died on .ng 0fl13313E(L 1,etwvtu 11 Erieitt.aa tilees.lbyintii..![t =rano. After the aceisieut Dr. Vergueoli «45 Called: ;in, 'Mt death resulted 3130111 half an hour. .The reiiie were .iamoireil to the aforgine where Coroner Wergan will 0130)1 11.11 Mimed, 10eaglit. Fainting from laek nf. nouriebinent 'Odle on a scaffold at the Selabitien erandetand, wbere he was engaged in ai:•riinunt:r EIngfiliellin;.11.ono,ftiv4erRlilua‘l'331J1eill8ahn-adIv• fefl to 1170 43'C31i1d (3. Irs inutriea from which 11.0 died .31•oiet au 11011r Net' at the Ilaestern Iles- dietanee of seventy lart, 4 1. -• • • SAW LAOS DROWN Three- Mee Look On at London gut Give No Help, Double Drewning at Peterbere- CI erk Drowned in Detreit River, London, June 25. --While three men stood on the bank and refused to men- der Any .assistance whatever, Thomas Fountain, aged 17, and '10arl Fountein, aged 10, sons of Edward Fountain, of 11 Sycamore street," East Loudon, witre drewneil in, a pool formed by Asylum Creek, where it runs under the Grand Trunk Railway two miles east of Lon- don, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. .The boys had been out picking strawber. ries, and on the way home stopped at the pool. They, were accompanied: by a younger brother, Eddie Fountain, aged 8. The three went into the water, though none .of them could swim. Some boys had made a raft of railway ties and Thome Fountain got on, it, and was. pedaling around. Earl. bookers and wore swords. The toilettes and Eddie tried to get on too, tipping of the ladies Were magnificent and tI t mid Preelfetating all three into chsplay of jewele a gorgeous one. IVARSHIDS AT Slarl'HEAD. Porthmouth, England, cable: withstanding o dismal drizzling rain, both the otter of Portsmouth and the fleet in. &pithead were brilliantly illum- inated to -day. Vessels representing seventeen nations which had cent° to greet the newly -crowned King vied with the gigantic gathering of British war - 141113133 in making a. beautiful spectacle. The long lines of vessels moored in Spit - 110(11 blazed with light, India ancl roasts outlined with electric lamps- glowing brilliantly against the dull skies and re- flecting their imago in the water upon Wide!), they rode at anchor. Despite Ole rain every kind 'of craft, crowded %tali sightseers, Jnadle trips among the warships. The display. con- tinued! until midnight, when upon signals flashed from the flagships the lights were suddenly extinguished. aleanwhile Elie town was full of animation. Bluejackets of all nations fraternized in the heartiest manner and visited together the various places of entertainment. Thousands of visitors from all parts of the world already have arrived here to await the coming to -morrow Of King George. SPOILED BY RAIN. London cable says: •A heavy rain Which began at sunset tide evening arid pouted dowe constently through- out the night brought bitter disap- pointment to hordes of people livine were bent upon fittingly eekbrating after dark as it climax to the Royal progreas of King George mid Queen Mary through the streets of London to -day. Hundreds of thousands of persons had planned to vieW the illumi. n.ations, and all whoeled traffic was barred from the principal streets in order that the crowds might use the roadways as well as the sideevalks. The illuminations everywhere were turned on at dusk, and. spetkled their brightest in the rain but the people who turned out to witness the effec- tive disnlay were only a fraction of those who would have tome had the weather been fine. Those who braved the elements splashed about in the muddy streets beneath umbrellas, and keenly enjoyed the fine show of electric emblems in clubland and along Piece - dilly, where the mansions of Lora Rothschild, the Duke of Weliingtoh anti the Duke of Devonshire were a mass of glowing colors, mid on the busiwess houses down the Strand to the beert of the eity, where the Stock Exchange and the Bank of England were covered with patriotic designs. Most of the places of amusement in London -were cloSed to -night, because it was Anticipated that the crowds in the stteets would make it impoesibIe for those who withea to attend perform - auto to get to them, The manitgets of these places afterwards deeply re- - tea the mistake they had made, for dionees doubtless would leehave Ought shelter front the rain. A. Major- ity of the theatres Mil retnain elbsed toenorrow, PRINCE OF WaiLDS, Londoit cable says: The Prince of Wales had it celebration all his owu to -day. It wase quite apart front the Coronation festivities, for the occasion was thb celebration of his seventeenth birthday. The fulaire King of England Iola It peeis, marsh N. -President katilieree reeeption, largely attended by the younger element of royelty end the , today asked Joseph Caillaux, the Minis - nobility. This was followed by it birth-, ter of Finance hi the Monis ministry, th day dinner, , . at rteired yesterday, to form a new The youthful Prinee recovea maty, "rteete'illeux said that he Iowa, give it definite respelled this afternoon, and. left immediately to consult his political friends and party leaders. • about ten feet of water. James Pet- ters, aged 17., and Arthur Scott, aged 10, were also •bathing into 'the pool, and Peters mauaged to save the youngest Fountain. by, He says he called to three 111031 to save. tlie others, but they made no move. Both bodies were recov- • ered this afternoon with grappling hooks, The coroner says the act of the men who refused assistimee was cowardly in the extreme, but there is no law by whicli they might be punisbed. No inquest will be held. DROWNING AT QUEBEC. Quebec, June 25,- A young bateaux named Marticotte, lost his liM on Saturday afternoon in the Louise Basin by drowning, Deceased left his vessel; which was lying on the north side of the basin, to cross to this side' in a. boat, In doing so the boat gotunder one of the sluices, avbich carries the water from. the Louise dock, and began to fill.•Marictte was thrown into the water, right under the pressure of •one • of the sluices, and although a number of people saw him, they were unable to renderroedvnhim any assistance before he was d PeterbMoroVB, 0%1., DJMunWe N12572...Yester- day morning Albert Costello., employed on the Trent Canal dredge, fell from a scow and Was drowned. He was Un- married and lived in Ennismore. John Bennet, a young Englishman, newly arrived and employed in a SW Milt 6t Warsaw, was drowned yeater- (31vaitYteinr. °Tritionugglilin een°171318ratyeivaer)Ys aoltialalogew, he leaves a widow and one Child. CLERK DROWNED. -Windsor, Ont,, June 25.- Rdward J. Weir, 10 years old, ledger keeper in the Dominion Bank here, was drowned in the Detroit 'River, at Askins' Point, ehort 'distance above Walketville, shortly before noon to -day, and his friend, Georae Braund, of 100 Winder stecet, Detroit, was only saved from a. similar fate by the prompt work of Her- man Zimmerman and Merles rahndrick., who were fishing in it launch it short distance from the scene of the accident. The body of Weir was recovered in Iwo hours. 'Weir has a sister residing in Toron- to, and his father is in Calgary, his mother being dead. The address of neither has yet been learned. • TWENTY HURT. Cellision Near Chicago With Berman Singing Societies on hard. Chicago. dame 26. -Twenty persons were injured, some seriously, last night, when a special train of three ears on the Chicago and Milwaukee interurban railroad, loaded with members of the Gerntan singing societies of Chicago, re- turning from the North American Seen- gerbund conveution in Milwaukee, mash- ed into the rear end of a train between North Chicago and Waukegan. Following the collision there Was a. panics among the 300 passengers, many of whom were bruised and cut by flying glass. MAY FORM CABINET. gifts of muelt value, the most notable being front hie father, Xing George, QUEEN ALEXA14DRA'S DAY. London cable says: Qtteen Alexandra attended. the Coronation serviee at Nand- ringharn. Otherwise aim took no part the Coronation publleity. *- QUEBEC MAN DEAD. Quebec., June 26. ---John Tireakey, ono of quebee's f(Wetriost eitions, died to- day, after art ilintssa of several menthe Watti 0 prominent lumber dealet 41.1181:11411M11.1111g04:1 :111111.1:11P/Z ii1111:1111;117;0;i1111:61. 11'' UNA Preeillerit of the Quelnee liana lot years, Marling a few years ago. LOOKING FOR' MISSING BOY Kingston, (ant., June 26. --All effort to find the five year ote eon of John Laney, Bay street, Missing sinee last Thursday afternoon, have been ettfrnit- fel. koros of people have been grap- pling in Angliit's Bay, and on &itchier ea terhoen a diver went carefully' ever la 3 bottom of the riety, but eoula not find ny trace of the body. eikeeeeeeeeewe Most Wade end all semen are Im- proved by Trench Aressitl. o Owe- ib.t•