Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
KING GEORGES CORONATION
Two Dates for Function Are Being
Considered.
MAY BE HELD ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Canada IL Deeply Interested i'm the
Event and FRvOrs May "a ms
the Most Favorable
Time.
BY LADY MARY MANwAR1NGl

ant on n change OF monarch will be the
coronation Of King George. Already dis
cusson IS to the probable date of the
crownHg Of George has begun. Two dates
are mentioned, May "a Empire day. and
June 8, the kings birthday. The former
seems to meet with most general favor not
only here, but throughout the empire as
well.
Messages have been received welcoming
the suggestion from Canada, India, South
Africa and Australia Canadians especi-
ally are delighted. For the Canadian people
generally a better day could not be
chosen, because for many years May "a
has been pre-emnently the best of all
Canadian holidays 1t has been the first
holiday after the winter months and is
regarded as the formal ushering in of the
summer season. Should Empire day be
chosen for the coronation more elaborate
plans than usual will doubtless be made
for it's celebration throughout Canada, and
the holiday will henceforth take on a
deeper significance, marking it would
both the birthday of Queen Victoria and
the coronation of the relgnlng sovereign.
AustraIia's Attitude.
| Sir George Reid, the Australian high
| commissioner, gave his view upon the pro-
| posal and spoke of it, with enthusiasm.
! III the coronation Of his majesty is to
| take place on any date near that of Empire
| day l certainly think" he said, ut would
| be a most happy event II the great cere-
monial was fixed for day which is being
more and more associated with the broader
aspects of empire and loyalty AS the
| years pass the significance of Empire day
increases rapidly. The coronation, to which
every subject of the king will look for
| ward with intense interest will assume
additional significance II 1t takes place on
| Empire day. And no one better under
stands the empire that his present majesty
In South Africa Empire day is already a
public holiday, and the suggestion is
strongly supported.
The Rand Daily Mail supports the pro-
posal in a leading article, urging that the
| arrangement would have a far-reaching
influence both in England and the domin-
ions, and would be peculiarly fitting in
view Of the kings remarkable acquaintance
with the outer areas of the empire over
which he rules.
1 Strain on Queen Mary.
| Queen Mary is beginning to feel the
severe strain that she has gone through
during the last few weeks, and is very
anxious to take as complete a rest as is
possible for some little time to come. For
that reason she Is seeing no one beyond
the members of her own family and one
or two especially intimate friends. Her
majesty has always enjoyed very robust
health, and this has improved of recent
years. She had, however, a very sincere
affection for the late king, and the shock
of his death has affected her rather con.
siderably.
Like King George, her majesty has nc
liking whatever for foreign travel and she
has declined to listen to suggestions thai
have been brought before her recently
that she should pay private visit to the
continent for a time, and will spend the
next few months at Windsor, Barton
Manor and Balmoral, In the order named
She proposes, however, at the first con
ventient opportunity to travel to Broad
stairs, In order to inspect the school IL
which Prince Henry has been sent.
Baby Heir to Throne.
Youthful. indeed. are the heirs of many
of Europe's monsrchs. Our own heir
apparent is only 16 years old. the tsar
witch Of Russia is in his 9Th year, tn,
Crown Prince Humbert of Italy is year,
old, Prince Leopold of Belgium is year.
} old, King Alfonso's heir is but years old
while the pride of Norway, the Crow
t Boris of Bulgaria is 16 years old, and tn
r heir to the throne OF saxony is II year
3 old. Youngest OF all is Princess Juliana o
the Netherlands. who is but a baby o
about 10 months.
OF the minor ruling houses, the heir T.
i Lippe is not yet years old. Saxe-Coburg
n Gotha, 3 years and 8 months, and SAKE
: Alterburg 10 years old. On the other hand
b the oldest heir to any throne is Prime
= Leopold of Baravia, who is In his 18th year
a Makes Record Drive.
i Lord Lonsdale, whose name has beef
5 much before the public lately in connectio
: with the terrible disaster at the White
haven mines, which he owns, has bee
S termed England's best all round sports
a man. and there is not much exaggeratio
n in the description, for his lordship rides
}, shoots yachts, motors and boxes, and is a
t expert slipper of greyhounds.
r His chief love, perhaps. is for horses
. Back in the nlneties, Lord Lonsdale mad
a bet with Lord Shrewsbury that he woul
4 drive twenty miles in record time. In spit
:. Of the roads being covered with deep snow
: Lord Lonsdale won. The road to be ira
;, versed was that between Reigate and Craw
ley. His lordship drove a four-in-hand tn
:, first five miles, and made up the twent
by driving single horse for the las
|, stage, accomplishing the total distance 1
= fifty-five and a half minutes.
VIII Visit Berlin.
- 1t is definitely settled that the first stat
!. visit to be paid by King George and Quee
. Mary to be foreign court shall be to Berlin
4 and his majesty gave a promise to tina
: effect to the Kaiser before the latter lei
this country.
1t is not expected that this visit will tax
place until the autumn OF next year an
- It is probable that their majesties will ha
p" for day or two In Paris as the guests c
the president before they return to tn
r country. Hts majesty proposes to maintai
q the custom OF the late King Edward, an
ID to visit in turn each of the principal court
/ of Europe as opportunity serves. and anon
Is those capitals that he hopes TO visit lat,
e, are Madrid ana Lisbon.
81 strong for Home Folks.
Queen Mary is nothing II not thorough
y British, and has a great contempt for a
n most everything that does not bear II
h stamp and seal OF the British manufacture
10 Her English proclivities have extended
s. the royal kitchen, where II is expecte
H. French cooks are TO be superseded /
lis Englishmen thoroughly skilled in the Gu
mary art
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