The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-12
CORONATION NEXT MONTH
TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN AC-
 GUST 6 AND 12.

EHect-NO Royal Programme OF Pro- cessiOn as Originally PIanmed-sa'ur- day, August 9, Will Probably be the Exact Date Fixed for the CrOwming- King to be Moved to Royal Yacht Next Tuesday.
 London, July 1!.-It was officially stated to-day that the coronation of King Edward will take place between August and August F.
 It is also officially announced that there will be no royal programme, as originally planned, the day after the coronation, and there will be no process sion apart from that which their maJeS- ties will make in proceeding from Buck ingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and returning.
 It is now considered practically cer- tain, in view of the announcement made tonight, that King Edward Will be crowned Saturday, August 3, since the holding of the coronation ceremony on Monday, August Il, will involve anoth- CT full bank holiday, with the attendant dislocation of general business, while Saturdays are almost universally op- served as half holidays.
 The fixing of such an early date Tor the coronation is regarded as an addi- tional guarantee of the confidence of the kings physicians of a continuance ,4,,Sr. .oYoi1 remuneration.
 The following authorized statement was issued this evening:
 "The king has made such excellent progress that his medical advisors De- lieve that his majesty is now strong enough to be moved from London. They feel that a change of air is very neces- sarv at the present stage of the healing process. It is hoped that his majesty will be able to leave Buckingham Pal ace Tuesday for the royal yacht, which is at present at Portsmouth"
 At Buckingham Palace the following physicians bulletin was posted at ten o'clock this morning:
 "The king continues to sleep well ana to improve in every respect
 The text of the official announcement concerniing the coronation of King Ed- ward was issued from the earl mar shars office and is as follows:
 The kings medical advisors state that his maiesty's progress has been more sneedy and less complicated than was at first anticipated. His majesty's eX- cellent constitution has played con- spicuous part in bringing this about.
 If the present rate of progress IS maintained, and if no complication arises, the kings medical advisors are of the opinion that his majesty would he able to undergo the fatigue of the coronation ceremony on day between the Sth and the 18th of August. The ex- act date will shortly be announced The procession through London which was to have taken place the day fol- lowing the coronation is cancelled.
 It is understood that the general out line of the programme of the procession to Westminster Abbey, the route to bs followed, etc., will not be changed, but the pageant will be shorn of some of its intended magnificence. The details o1 the programme will be settled by the king himself, who will also decide tt what extent the actual ceremony is tt be curtailed so as to avoid fatigue. Tht kings physicians advise that the cere nony should not exceed one hour, ant this could be managed by sacrificing thu sermon, the litany, etc.
 It is expected that Queen Alexandrf and Sir Francis Laking, physician il ordinary to the king, with his majesty nurses, will accompany the king ol board the royal yacht, the Victoria ant Albert It has not yet been decided whether his majesty will go to Ports mouth by rail or whether the yacht vii be brought to Sheerness to shorten tn railroad journey. All the details o moving his majesty will be kept secret everybody, except the officials concern ed, will be excluded from the railroa' stations and every precaution will b taken to prevent public demonstrations The royal yacht will probably be moor ed off Cowes. Isle of Wight, until tn condition of the kings health and tn weather justify a cruise, when, as ol the occasion of the injury to his knee the Victoria and Albert may go to Ply mouth and lay off the Earl of Noun Edgcumbe's beautiful estate.