Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-18
ENGLAND NOW READY FOR TIE
 GREAT EVENTS
Spirit of Holiday Penades the Capital and immense Crowds Await Grand
 Pageant Thursday
BUILDINGS TRANSFORMED

LONDON, June IF.-The final prse arations for the coronation festIvi- ties through next week are rapidly being brought to a close. and .he city is fast being given oyer to a spirit of hotfdsy rejoicing on co- lossal scale, with uatold thousands of visitors from America and nlher parts Of the world here, 1n M the royal demonstration
 A notable feature along the lines of route to be followed by the newfy crowned lang. in his procession through the streets of London next Thursday and Friday, is the almost complete transformation of familiar sights. Church, ancient edifices. pub lie buildings and open spaces, 6uN ness premises and private resideRe- es have entirely changed their 3r- Dearance. Starting with the West minister Abby itself. the annex add ed to increase the accommodation has altered its aspect almost alarm ! ingly, although efforts were exerted to lend an air of age to the stuccc addition.
 Great Changes
 The parliamentary church Of St. Margaret and the adjacent pariia ment square are unrecognizabfe in : consequence Of the gigantic stands covered with purple bunting. sur rounding and hiding them from view. On the latter spot the statue of lord : Beaconsfieid appears to look down on the =assing procession as from a private box at theateF, for II Is 1 enclosed in square wooden paiis- ade reaching to the breast
 Then along Whitehall, stand after stand varies the usual az ea~3nce Df the imposing government offices and the old fashioned Admiralty. At Ira falgaT square Landseer's lions have disappeared under timber tiers of seats. Old Saint Martins in the Fields is cloaked in bunting and sur rounded by crowded stands.
 Tn response to many petitions from participants in the coronation cere- monial. the office of works has de- cided to permit those present to pal chase as souvenirs the chairs and stools on which they sat, all of which are marked with the word coronation" and embossed with the crown and the date Of the occur renee
 The onerous duty of the disposition of the guests has fallen on the E2Ti Marshal. the Duke of Norfolk, who for many weeks has been the D1siest man in England His task was rth- dered all the most difficult by -easnn Of the fact that Ehe space in West minister Abbey is very limited and before he was able to take into Enn- sideration any of the thousands CT applications for invitations nom The distinguished visitors and others de- sirous of being present he was Gn-s pelled to provide sitting room Tor no fewer than 4,040 official guests.
 Royal Guests,
 These guests comprised 10 mem bers of the royal family, 25O foreien rulers and representatives of foreign states, ,450 peers and peeresses. 67o members of parliament, 300 members of the diplomatic corps. prfvy coun- cillors, bishops and judges 600 ofti- cial colonial representatives an1 730 officers of the army and navy. kinS's councillors and members Of the roy al household. As the Abbey is capa- bic of holding only slightly lnder 6OO0. there remained only about 20oe places to be disposed of by the unnf- acial public A large stan was engag- ed in the Earl Marshal's office for over a month in sending out cour- teous refusaIs.
 A peculiar dilemma arising out Of the scarcity Of first-ciass carriage horses which has developed since the universal introduction of the motor car, affected many members of the peeraee and ancient nobility parti3- iDating prominently in the regal func- tions and processioEs of the corona tion. The question of hursing the cumbersome but elegantly embiazCe- ed family state coaches which .bnSe been in service sometimes sor cfn- turies, on such occasions bcc2me iH many cases acute and recoUrSe lad to De had for their supply nos only to the stables Of country mans, ns. where most of the animals are new kept, but to the public livery stables. who for a time enjoyed sOmeih!Fsg Of their prestige
 No fewer than co 900 troops. con-