The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-27
JOHN MOTT WITNESSES TWO
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS

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leave his house at present, and he fcars
that on this day. the coronation ~
King Edward VII. he will be unable 60
take part IN the celebration Of the
British subjects residing TN Honolulu.
MIR Notts remembrance Of the Vie
torian coronation procession. as told to
an Advertiser reporter yesterday, IL as
follows.
well I remember the coronation day
Of queen Victoria, which occurred ON
June 2s 1885, slNty-four years ago.
lacking but two days OF the exact NUM-
her ~ years 10 that of King Edward.
II seems strange 90 believe that
should be alive ON t~o occasions OF
such moment To- the British nation,
bridged by such a long span of years.
h Ing Edwards coronation day this 26th
Of June recalls 10 my mind with start
Ing Nividness the incidents WhiC6
sehcld ON Nictoria's coronation day,
when | was a lad of about seven years.
II was born In Bristol ANA my fltn-
er was also born there. where he fol-
lowed the trade OF brazier. de be-
came Freeman of the city Of Bristol
IN August Of the same year and | am
proud 20 be the owner Of this valuable
document which was given into my
keeping several years ago. l learned
my trade as a brazier under him, and
1t is due to the fact that he was auo
OF the Vasi army OF English trades
men, that l remember the procession
f, In Bristol.
Il was a member of the sunday
/ school Of Rcckliffe church, and | re-
I member that we gathered at the
, church under our teachers and march
| ed to one of the principal streets
where We were given place In tn,
/ line from which we could See every
part of the procession. IL was "A great
day for Us little ones, for it meant not
only "A sight of the procession but q
visit to the geological gardens and a
| feast afterwards.
my father, as | have said, was d
! brazler, and all his craft made a fin,
appearance on that day. The bosses
gave to the men copper from whicl
each fashioned "A helmet. on each sid,
! was the name Victoria" i'm white let,
tiers. on the front side was "A brace
star with the letters "V-R" on either
, side. 4 hen they made braZed shields
which they carried on the left arm
and this was also emblazoned with "N
| r." They carried in their right hand!
a sort of mace, made also of copper
The helmet which my father wor,
OF that occasion was kept by him VI
TO the time of his death in New York
"A little more than a year ago. but un
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