The times., 1897-06-20

for seats that the casualties will occur and
they are no small part of the events OF q
jubilee. Something like 3 900 people prob
ably tainted at one time or another during
the great celebration day ten years ago,
for the heat and crush of that day were
fearful. Then there were more serious
accidents caused by carclessnsss of all
kinds. One enthusiast waved his i.andker-
chief with great vigor from the edge of
scaffoid, forgot that he was tan ding ,,n the
edge Of scaffold, and pitched headlong
into the street below, breaking his neck.
Thirty people perched themselves n tree
in st. James Park, and the tree finally col
lapsed, woun ding most of its passengers in
it's downfall although no one was killed
The hospitals will be busy on jubilee day.
The detectives will also have their hands
full, for it is anticipated that among the
few people anywhere near the line of march
who viii not Wi sh to see tile procession will
be various light-fingered gentry. who will
busy themselves in the hotel rooms, taking
what they can lay their hands on. AS the
risk viii be almost equally serious, whether
the rich hotel guests wear their jewels and
carry their wads of money or leave them
in the hotel for these ingenious crooks to
steal, it would seem better not to be rich
when one goes to see the sights in London.
The detectives will all be ON duty, many
of them min Cling with the crowd, in plain
clothes; but even / they catch their thieves
it will be no easy matter to get them inside
prison walls through suca a crowd. Thieves,
swindlers and pickpockets have been arriv-
ing from the continent for some time. This
sort of thing is their harvest, and they are
inst a ahO,It ppftiu ~ If m q = IL no
were the thrfttest of farmers and market
gardeners.
1t is wei known that the Queen does
not like triumphal arches and like demon
strations, and there is also a fear that
too much bunting and garlandry may OBJ
struct the view of the pageant. so that the
street decoration will be somewhat subdued
in style The vestry of st Martins have
decided TO spends1 900 in erecting eighteen
arches. formed OF coloreti globes or balloons
of celluloid, of the same kind that We're seen
In Paris along the Champs Elysees when
the Gar vsitedthat city last year The con-
tract has been placed with French firm
Seventeen of the arches are to consist of
two poles, fifty feet in height, each deco
rated with an oriflapme or banneret and
escutcbeon, with flags. These masts will
carry garland Of liz globes to each arch,
each balloon containing an electric lamp of
ten-candle power. From every garland
two chandeliers will be suspended. The
first arch Of the series will be placed at the
Pail Mall east entrance to the parish, and
will be composed of double number OF
masts, similarly treated, and bearing an
inscription and royal crown.
This system of decoration will, unless an
alteration be made, abruptly give place at
Exeter Hall to line of Venetian masts TO be
erected parallel with the footways by the
Strand board Of works as far as the law
courts. They are to be Of gold, with BAN
nerets, and between them, in graceful loop
ings, garIands, of artificial flowers. In all
about f1 ZOO will be here spent. The design
which is preferred by the local authority is
light and graceful, and cannot interfere