The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-24
EnVOys and All Kinds of Royal
 Persons Arriving
PEOPLE LINE THE STREETS
omnibuses Have to Desert Regular Routes and Take Back Streets, King Approves Novel Plan
 to Express Patriotism.


 London, June 23-King Edward and : Queen Alexan6ra arrived in London from
 Windsor at 12.30 D. m. today. His majes- | ty appeared to be in his usual good health.
 With the return of the court to London | the festivities of the coronation may be said to have commenced, and each day until midnight Saturday, when the last gun of the royal salute will be fired by the fleet et spithead, will furnish its quota of the attractions which promise to make the week memorable.
 From today the special ambassadors. envoys and princes invited to join in the festivities become the guests of the King. Throughout the day numbers of royal personages have been arriving from the continent. They were met at the railroad stations by royal carriages and guards of honor and were escorted to the official residences assigned to them. Consequent ly plenty of entertainment was provided for the crowd of sightseers filling the streets.
 Some of the Envoys. None of the special envoys who arrived here today though they included princes and mary of the greatest European dy- nasties aroused as much interest as Ras Makonnen, the Abyrsinian general and special representative of King Menelik. In picturesque costume and barbarian | splendor the Ethiopian commander and his suite paled even the brilliancy of the oriental princes whom London has be- come accustomed to during the past.
 Among the other arrivals today were Prince Henry of Prussia, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria; the Prince of the Asturias, Crown Prince Gustaf of Swe- , den and Norway, Admiral Gervais, head of the French mission, and Monsignor Merry Delvel, the papal envoy.
 The scenes in the streets today were largely a repetition of those of Sunday. During most of the day they were even more crowded, many of the omnibus lines deserting the main thoroughfares and COT gested districts and running through back streets. The decorations are nearing completion and the weather after weeks of cold rain has become stining hot. .N 1 A DIE lnTOnB LOOK the opportunity OL l greeting the King and Queen on their entry into the capital and semi-state | progress to Buckingham palace Accom- panied by Prince and Princess Charles | of Denmark, their majesties reached Paddington at 12:30 p. m. and proceed ed in semi-state landaus, drawn by four | horses with postlllions, preceded by out riders and attended by an escort of the Royal Dragoon Guards along the route | usually followed by the late Queen Vic | toria.
 Great Enthusiasm. | The thoroughfares were thickly lined | with people and the enthusiasm of the l spectators evidenced their delight at the | ocular proof of the recovery or the | King of his recent indisposition. Rigor- | ous police precautions were taken at the railroad station but the public managed to invade the bridge crossing the track and the arrival of the royal train was greeted with cheers. The King lost no time in alighting and after chatting with | the railroad officials entered carriage. | He appeared to be in his usual health. | He walked. perhaps somewhat heavily, but showed few symptoms of his recent | illness
 Their majesties reached Buckingham palace shortly before o'clock They re- | ceiv ed the same hearty welcome from the | thousands of people who congregated in
 
 as greeted them throughout the entire route from the station.
 Prince of Wales Busy. | The Prince of Wales had a busy day in receiving the royal guests related to his family. who arrived in London. he last guest to be received by the Prince was | the Czarwitch of Russia.
 The enormous and daily growing crowds | and the babel of foreign tongues in Lon 1 don may, perhaps, be cons4dered, so far | the most striking feature of the corona | ton festivities. Early morning sees | crowds of cyclists, mostly women, wheel | ing along the routes of the processions to view the decorations. Later in the | day there begins an endless stream of ve- | hicles of every conceivable description. l Brakes crowded with tourists of eevry | nationality are driven over the routes; | there Is fighting for the outside seats | on omnibuses, while on the sidewalks are | dense masses of slowly moving pedes- | trians.
 Among the national observances on cor ons tion day which have received the ap- proval of the King, is the suggestion, ev- 1 idently traceable to the simultaneous 1 storpage of all trains, etc, in the United i States for five minutes at p. m. on the ] day of the late President McKlnley's s 1 funeral that at o'clock on Thursday evening every British subject in the Uni | ted Kingdom and the colonies, whether in
 the street, It home, in q theatre, in l church, or elsewhere, shall uncover and 1 join in singing God Save the King" The promoters hope thal wherever Britons are assembled Il; America they will join in | singing the national anthem. A coronation thanksgiving service will 1 be held next Sunday at St. PauTs Ca-
 thedral The dean of St. Iauls, Robert l n n md tln sla nIa i,, nf 1 T,A | cathedral, will especially invite the colonial visitors and Americans who are now in London to be present at the ser :. | vice.