The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-21
$4,000 TROOPS
CAMPED ALOHG
LONDON WAYS
COMMONS RESEMBLE ARMED
CAMPS DURING PERIOD OF
A WAR.
Native East Indian Prices, With
Rich Regslias, Arrive and Add to
tire Scenes of splendOr-cOrona4
ton Notes.

London, June 20.-London's parks
and open spaces have already taken
on the appearance Of armed camps
in preparation for the aecommoda-
tion of $4,000 troops who are to line
the streets during the royal process
sions on June % and %. In Hyde
Park, Norwood Scrubs, Regents
park, Battersea park, Kensington
gardens canvas cities consisting of
long straight lines OF white tents,
have been erected by advance parties
of soldiers from the various regi-
ments At Hampton court the Indian
contingents are to take up their
quarters. for they have to he kept
separate from the British regiments
and their food prepared by their own
cooks owing to religious reasons
which forbid the touching of their
rations by any but those of the same
faith.
Six regiments of cavalry have their
headquarters at Wormwood Scrubs,
besides number of batteries of
horse and field artillery. At Regents
park there are to be six infantry tri-
eades each OF three battaions. In
Kensington gardens there will be an
infantry brigade and large numb er
cf nits belonging to the artillery, en-
gineers, army service corps. army
medical corps, veterinary corps ordi-
nance corps, pay corps and the north
and south Irish horse corps, with the
Channel islands militia In Battersea
park two regular infantry trigades
are to encamp; in Hyde park three
regular infantry brigades: at the
Duke of York's military school the
COLONEL contingents are to e housed
at Chelsea hospital the cadets and
Canadian mounted police; at the old
general postofiice in the city there
will be a large number of units of
the horse field and garrison artillery
and of engineers; at the recruiting
barracks in old Scotland Yard and at
the st. Georges barracks there ,e
to lie squads of military cadets from
the academy at WOolwich and the col
lege at Sandhurst while the members
of the veteran reserves will be qdar.
tered in the elementary school build
ings belonging to the London county
council
Thousands for Food.
Some idea of the enormous amounts
of food required for the rations of
this large tody 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, 90 tons of onions six
tons of Jam, three tons of dried vege-
tables, two tons of tea. These comes
tibles are divided into convenient
small packages and served out to the
100 regimental messes and canteens
where they are reapportioned to the
occupants of the tents, which each
contain 10 men.
consists of. breakfast, pint of tea.
found ounces of butter, one-quarter
pound of cold meat and one-half
pound bread. Dinner, three-quarters
pound new potatoes, one pound fresh
meat, one-half pound bread. dry veg
etables, onions, flour, salt pepper,
mustard, and one pint teer or ginger
beer, Tea, half pound bread, one
ounce butter, pint of tea. quarter
pound jammed or canned meat or sar-
dimes.
The duty of carrying the kings re-
gala during the ceremony in West
minister Abbey has been entrusted to
peers and bishops specially appoint
ed by his majesty, the various ;rnc-
tons being carried out as follows:
Bearers of the kings regalia, the
Bible, Bishop of Ripon; the chalice,
Bishop of Winchester; the paten,
Bishop Of London; st. Edwards
crown. Duke of Mort umE erland; the
orb, Duke Of Somerset: scepter 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; scepter with the
cross, Duke of Arglle; st. Edward :
staff, Duke of Roxburghe.
Bearers of the queens regalia, her
majesty's crown, Duke of Devonshire
the seepter with the cross, Marquis
of Wtedford; the ivory rod with the
dova Iyarv of Tn,rharo