The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-13
Visitors Already Arriving to Wit
ness Imposing Spectacle.
Honors Memory OF
Queen Victoria
EMPEROR WILLIAM TO ATTEND
Most Of 100000 Visitors Expected for
Ceremonial Next Tuesday Will
Remain for Coronation
Festivities.

London. May 13.-The stage has been
set and everything put in readiness
for the curtain to rise on the first of
the magnificent spectacles that are to
make the coming summer the most
memorable i'm the modern history of
London. Tuesday next will witness the
unveiling Of the Victoria Memorial, the
Imposing exercises forming a fitting
prelude TO the grand ceremonies of the
coronation To follow few weeks later.
The arrangements for the unveiling
of the memorial have been completed
under the general supervision of Col
onel Sir Frederick Ponsonby, the
Kings Equerry. The War Office is i'm
charge of the arrangements for the
great military parade that will be a
leading feature of the programme and
/ the Archbishop of Canterbury has pre-
pared the religious service.
Many Americans Present.
In anticipation Of the ceremonies
London is already becoming filled with
visitors from abroad and from the
country The metropolis, i'm fact is
already receiving warning of what the
crowds may be expected TO be at the
coronation next month. Piccadilly Pail
Mall. Charing Cross, Whitehall, the
strand the city. and the neighborhood
of Westminster Abbey are now
thronged from early morning until mid
night Visits to the Carlton, the Cecil,
the Savoy. and other leading hotels to-
day showed the same conditions every
where-practically all accommodations
engaged and the dining rooms and res
taurants filled TO overfiowing. Visit
ling Americans were largely i'm evidence.
100000 Visitors Expected.
The unveling of the Queen Victoria
Memorial will naturally serve TO ma
terially increase the number of early
arrivals for the coronation. 1t is es-
timated that probably 100000 visitors
will be i'm London by Tuesday. Lon
doners expect TO make a great deal of
money out of these visitors and the
hundreds of thousands of others who
will be here during the summer The
Americans are especially expected TO
furnish wealth for the Londoners, for
while the bulk of the visitors will be
from the English provinces, by far the
greatest number of foreigners will be
from the United states. Canadians al
so will be much i'm evidence.
Protection To Be Given.
The Home Office is preparing to take
every precaution for the protection and
safety of the visitors In the congested
districts of the metropolis the force of
police will be practically doubled until
after the coronation festivities have
ended. Detectives from many of the
! continental countries have been bor-
rowed for the season 10 look after the
undesirable element that is already
surging into the city from abroad
Scotland Yard will have it's hands full
looking after the safety OF the many
royal visitors. During the month OF
June crown princes and princesses
= grand dukes and even kings and queens
will be almost as thick as bees in Lon
don. A number of the most distin-
guished representatives Of the royalty
of Europe will also be here to add
. their tribute TO the memory of Victoria
the Good at the unveiing of the mon
ument in the Mall on Tuesday.
Emperor William.
o The most notable of the visitors mex
, week will be the Emperor William ant
= the German Empress. Their lmperia
II Highnesses, accompanied by Princes
Victoria Louise will arrive at Por
Victoria on board the imperial yach
o Hohenzollern early Monday morning
n and will reach Victoria station b,
c royal train at midday, They will b
IS the private guests of King George an
a Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace
o and as the visit is purely family on
z the Emperor will not be accompanies
l. by any minister Of state.
IT Tn addition to the opening Of tn
Queen Victoria Memorial on Tuesda
and the special performance Of Mon
ey" at Drury Lane on the following da
the Emperor and Empress will atten
" court bali next Friday night. The