Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-21
KING EDWARDS reign
OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH
IMPOSING CEREMONY
King Reads His Speech---ReferS to
South Africa and Regrets COntinu-
ed Resistance Of BOer Repub-
lics---Pleasant Generalilies.

London. Feb. A. The first Par
Lament of the reign of King Edward
VII was opened this afternoon by the
King In person. His Majesty was
accompanied by queen Alexandra
the Duke OF Connaught and many 9th.
ers Of the royal family.
The last state ceremony of the kind
occurred in 1861 when Queen Victoria
opened Parliament accompanied by
the Prince Consort and since the
death of the latter nothing equal to
today's pomp has Deen witnessed in
London in connection with the open.
ing Of the legislature.
Five carr-..gcs of state containing
uniformed officials and ladies' Of the
household each drawn by six horses
with Positions and outriders, led the
procession. Next came the massive
state chariot the occupants OF which
could be plainly seen through the
plate glass windows, the King. who
was in full uniform, sallting constant
ly and the Queen bowling on all sides.
All along the route hats and hand
| kerchiefs were waved and the great.
est enthusiasm was displayed. The
approaches to the houses of Parlia
ment were black with people who
were kept in their places by Irish and
Scots Guards.
The King and Queen quickly got
out of the state carriage, which came
to standstill at the royal entrance
beneath the Victoria Tower and went
up the marble stairway into the rob
ing room.
In the House of Lards the United
States Ambassador. Mr.. Choate, as
usual, was prominent. Mrs. Choate
was with the Ambassadors wives.
All present rose as the royal pro.
cession entered, and all eyes conferred
on the Queens dress, which, 1t could
be seen, in spite of the crmine cape.
was of deep black snd glittored with
| jewels, while across her breast was
the ribbon of the order of the Garter.
her husbands latest tribute.
In solemn tones the Lord Chanccl.
Tor administered the oath, with the
King sitting. The Lord Chancellor
then, kneeling, handed the King roll,
which he signed, after which all pres.
ent once more stood up and the King
put on his Field MarShal's plumed
hat, rose, and, In clear, ringing tones,
read his speech.
| The Kings speech was as follows:
My Lords and Gentlemen;-I ad.
dress you for the first time at n mo.
ment of national sorrow, when the
whole country Is mourning the ire.
parable loss we have SO recently sus.
tanned. and which has fallen with De.
culiar severity on myself. NV beloy.
ed mother during her long and glori.
Gus reign has set an example before
the world of what a monarch should
be. 1t is my earnest desire to walk
in her footsteps.
Amid this public and private
grief IL is satisfactory to me To he able
to assure you that my relations with
the other powers continue friendly,
The war in South Africa Is not vet
entirely terminated. but the capltaIs
of the enemy ana MS prrncipal lines
of communication are in INV posscs.
sion and measures have been taken
which will, I trust. enable nv troops
to deal effectually with the forces bv
which they are still opposed.
81 greatly regret the loss OF life and
expenditure of treasure due to the
fruitless guerilla warfare maintained
by Boer partisans in the former ter.
ritories, of the two republics. Their
early submission is much to be desir.
ed in their interests. as until IL takes
place IL will be impossible for me 10
establish in those colonies the insti.
tutions which will secure tho eou,,
rights of all the white inhahitan,s ava
protection and iustice for tho notivo
population.
THE capture of Picking Inv tho nj.
lied forces and the bannv release ~
those who were besieged in the Iaga.
lions rosu,te 70 ,yhioh I,s,o,,
troops and NV naval forcos ,oraa,r,
contributed have neon foIIowod nv,
the submission NJ tho Cbinoso ,oyorn.
ment to the demands ins,sted mon nv
the powers. Negotiations are nro,
ceeding regarding the manner in
which compliance with these domapdo
is TO he effected
"Tbe estohIiabment y, ,ho ,,,,ro
liam commonwealth was nrocIoin,od
at sydney January with many man,
ifestations of popnIar entbusiasm and
rejoicing NV deonJv heIoyod ond
lamented mother had oes1ntod 20 ,ha
visit of Tho Duto -, Cornn,ou IA
York to onon the srst por,ionon, ~
the new commemorative IN ~ 80 ~
A senaration from NV son osnooIai,,,
nj such a moment cannn. he othn,
wise than deepIy painfuj Int stII, 40,