Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-20
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LONDON. June 2O.-London's parks
and open spaces have already taken
on the appearance of armed camps
in preparation for the accommodation
of the 10000 troops who are to line
the streets during the Royal process
sions on June % and %. In Hyde
Park, NORWOOD Scrubs, Regents
Park, Eattersea Park, Kensington gar
dens. canvas cities consisting of long
straight lines of tents have been
erected by advance parties of SOL
diers from the various regiments. At
Hampton Court the Indian contingents
are to take up their quarters for they
have to be kept separate from the
British regiments and their food pre-
pared by .-eir own cooks owing to re-
ligious seasons which forbid the touch
ing of their rations by any but those
Of the same fall.
headquarters at NORWOOD Scrubs,
beside number of batteries of horse
and field artillery. At Regents Park
there are to be six infantry brigades
each of three battalions. In Kensing-
ton Gardens. there will be an infantry
brigade and a large number of units
belonging to the artillery engineers.
army service corps, army medical
corps, veterinary corps, and the north
and south Irish horse corps, with the
Channel Islands militia. In Battersea
Park two regular infantry brigades
are to encamp; in Hyde Park three
regular infantry brigades. at the Duke
of YOrk's military school the colonial
contingents are to be housed; at Chel-
sea hospital the cadets and the Canad-
ian mounted police; at the old general
post office in the. city, there will be
a large number>of units of the horse
field and garrison artillery and Of
engineers; at the recruiting marracks
Georges barracks there are to be
squads of military cadets from the
Academy at Woolwich and the College
at Sandhurst, while the members of
the veteran reserve will be quartered
in the elementary school buildings be-
longing to the London county council.
Some idea of the enormous amounts
CT food required for the ratiOns of this
large body of troops may be gathered
from the quantities of the various
articles of diet ordered for the two
days. These comprise 60 tons of
potatoes, 20 tons of cooked meats,
sausages, corned beef, ETC., 10 tons of
butter, 20 tons of onions six tons of
jam, three tons of dried vegetables,
two tons o flea. These comestibles
are divided into convenient small
packages and served out to the 100
rsgimental fesses and canteens. where
they are reapportioned to the occu-
pants of the tents, which each contain
10 men.
The days rations for each man con-
sists of: Breakfast: pint of tea, four
ounces of butter, one-quarter pound
of cold meat, and one-half pound of
bread. Dinner: three-quarters pound
of new potatoes, one pound of fresh |
meat, one-half pound of bread, dry !
vegetables, onions. flour, salt, pepper
and one pint of beer or gin |
ger beer Tea: half pound of bread
one ounce butter, pint of tea, quarter !
pound of jam, or canned meat or sar
dimes.
No fewer than 1900 men are spe-
cially engaged to cater to for the SOL
diers and to serve in their ccnteens. !
where the troops will be able to pur-
chase everything they may desire at |
cheap rates.
The duty of carrying the Kings |
regalia during the ceremony in West
Abbey has been entrusted to |
peers and bishops specially appointed |
by His Majesty. the various functions
being carried out as follows:
Bearers of the Kings regalia: The
Bible, Bishop of Ripon; the chalice.
Bishop of Winchested; the paten,
Bishop Of London; st. Edwards
crown, Duke of Northumberland; the
orb, Duke of Somerset; sceptre with |
the dove, Duke of Richmond; sword |
of state, Earl of Beauchamp; Curtana
(sword of mercy, Duke Of Beaufort;
second sword, Earl Roberts; third |
sword. Viscount Kitchener; golden |
spurs, Earl of Loudoun and Lord Grey
de Ruthyn; sceptre of the CROSS Duke !
of Argyll; st. Edwards STAFF Duke OF
Roxburghe.
Bearers of the Queens regalia: Her |
Majesty's crown, Duke of Devonshire;
the sceptre with the Grass, Marquis |
of WATERFORD; the ivory rod with the !!
dove, Earl of Durham.
Native East Indian Princes and
Processes with enormous retinues |
brilliantly uniformed and flashing with |
Jewels have arrived in London by |
every mail steamer from India and
also by the overland routes during |
the mast few weeks, and their num-