, 1910-05-18

st. Vincent, 13th-H. NJ. S. SCylla gone
Barbados two p. m.
Barbados, 14th-H. M. s. Scylla arrived
LIS a. 10.
London, May 16th-Constantly since King
Edwards coffin was taken to the throne room
four Grenadiers from the Kings company
have mounted guard with hourly r~eliefs,
standing mOtiopless, but the strain has prov
ed such that they nave been made halfhour-
ly. The Royalties of the Household make
frequent visits, Queen Alexandra especially.
Yesterday two services were held IN Buck
ingham Palace, one in the throne room IN
the evening was attended by Queen Alex
andra, her sister the Dowager Empress Of
Russia and her brother, the King Of Den
mark.
This mornings newspapers urge that
the WhitmoDday festivities, though not in
%terUpted, may be quieter, but general IN ac-
cordance with King Georges wish.
The programme has been issued for the
removal Of the body to Westminster Hall
on Tuesday. King George with his sons will
walk behind the gun carriage followed by
the male royalties, including the visiting
monarchs, the Household, the Court and
others entitled. Nine carriages will follow
containing the imperial and royal ladies.
The later lrange-1en are incomplete,
and there are many difficult questions re-
garding precedence; all are submitted to
King George, who supervises the minutest
detail and is showing an unusual ca
pacity for organization, for example, the
precautions to be taken against re-
grettabIe incidents like those which
occurred at Queen Victoria's funeral.
Everything is being rehearsed, artillery have
traversed the selected route to test the exact
time. Trafalgar square is omitted because
the crowds there would be unprecedented
and unm Manageable, and the popular protest
against this has 50 far been unheeded, t be-
ing remarked that the route selected is
shorter the streets are wider, accommodating
q greater total without an excessive multi
tude anywhere. The trees are being surround
ed with barbed wire to prevent climbers and
falling, and horses are being rehears8d to
prevent their becoming unmanageabIe, es-
p~ecially the mounts for the mOnarchs, eX-
cept the German Emperor, who brings his
own.
Precedence is giving unusual trouble, be-
cause of the number present and also the
special ENJOYS representing republics. 1t IS
believed King George wishes Mr.. Roosevelt
to Immediately follow the royal kin and that
the French envoy be assigned an equal place.
These republics will thus precede some
monarchies. The colonies for the first time
will have Independent places, rs the King
thought it unsuitable that Canada, Australia
md others should be submerged upon such
I'm occasion.
The iunumerable flowers sent make it
impossible to specify, except a wreath
of laurel and oak leaves from the trees
sound Washington tomb at Mount Vernon
planted by King Edward.
The King and Queen have sent one hun
dred and fifty guineas and Queen Alexandra
one hundred fguipeas for the families Of the
Whitehuven golfers. Mr., Churchill refused
70 allow rescue work to proceed, it being too
dangerous.
MI. Guest has been uuseated for illegal
election practices, especially the use of auto
mobiles to collect voters at the expense Of
his father in law,
The japanese British exhibition was
opened without Ceremony on account Of
mourning.
Tie daily Chronicle says the Quebec Lee
9%.5lature will petition for amendment of the
Coronation Oath in u manner acceptable to
t,e eli Catholics.
Inc Norwegian Odelsting has enacted
L }iversal female suffrage at the age Of TWEEN