The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Royal Parties Are Welcomed
 by King Haakon
FRENCH CRUISER ARRIVES
Long Nave In Incomplete Cathedral VIII Be Opened for First Time In the Memory of Living
 Man.

Trondhjem, June 20.-The event of to- day in connection with the preparations for the coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud was the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children on board the British royal yacht Victoria and Albert, conveyed by the British seeond-class cruisers. Juno and Talbot.
 The British vessels entered the harbor at 490 o'clock this afternoon. the Juno and Talbot firing salute to which the Norwegian cruisers and shore batteries replied For half an hour to sound of guns re-echoed for miles along the front. The Victoria and Albert had not anchored in the harbor before King Haakon, Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olaf boarded launch and steamed out to meet their relatives. the representatives of the Brit ish nation. The close kinship of the King and Queen of Norway to the Prince of Wales made the meeting particularly sympathetic. The Prince of Wales em- braced his sister and warmly greeted his brother-in-law. and took the little Crown Prince in his arms. Later the members of the two suites were presented to each other.
 Royal Party Lands.
 The royal party remained on the Vic toria and Albert until 6 o'clock, when they returned to the landing, where they awaited the coming of the Prince and Princess of Wales The departure of the King and Queen and the Prince and Prin- cess of Wales from the British royal yacht was the signal for another series of salutes. A great throng surrounded ,1 IIat ovation. When the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the landing. King Haa- kon took the arm of the Prince of Wales and marched with him up the landing and along the front of the guard of honor. the band playing the British national an- them. and the crowd cheering enthusias- tically.
 French Cruiser Arrives.
 The French arinored cruiser Admiral Aube, carrying the special French em- bassy to the coronation of King Haakon, arrived here this morning. Immediately after she reached the anchorage. especial ly selected for the vessel, her guns awak- ened echoes of the fJord with a salute. She then dressed ship and the Nor wegan men of war and short batteries answered her salute.
 A spanking breeze swept the harbor. causing the flags and bunting to fiutter in likely fashion and raising q sea in which the launches and cutters were tossed about like corks. But in spite of the breeze d dense fog prevailed near the entrance of the fjord and delayed the arrival of the other warships and steamers The members of the French embassy landed al Il o'clock this morning. They were received by officers of the royal household, were given guard of honor and were driven to the palace where King Haakon received the em- bassy and thanked them and thenr nation for their presence here on the occasion of his coronation
 The leaders members of the Norwegian cabinet. headed by Premier Nicholson, left Christiana today for Trondhjem. Maj. William w Gibson, the American attache at St. Petersburg. arrived here today to attend the coronation.
 Trondhjem continues to fill with vis- tors and crowds throng the streets. The palace and cathedral are the centers of interest.
 Coronation Music Rehearsed.
 A full rehearsal of the coronation mu- sic was held In the cathedral this aft ernoon accompanied by the sound of many busy hammers and machines hast ening the completion of the decoration of the interior. The music consists of q grand cantata in four parts composed by Conductor Halversen of the National the atre at Christiana, and sung by bari- tone soloist with mixed chorus of 220 voices accompanied by the Trondhjem orchestra and that from the National theatre which numbers 60 and is con sdered one of the best in Europe.
 It is generally regretted that the res- toration of the cathedral will not he finished before the coronation. when the incomplete long nave will be opened for the first time in the memory of living men, A temporary flooring has been constructed. the ceiling Is concealed by bunting and the unfinished portions of the walls are covered up.