New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
KING GEORGE VERY BUSY
Overwhelmed with Details OF
Many CeremonlaIS.
PREPARES FOR CORONATION
Duke of Connaught Decides
Never Again to Take Mill
tary Command.
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London. March liking George Is
now seen daily i'm Rotten Row cantcring
with eouerries. 10 needs the bracins
effect Of exercise in t'Ie nipping air. Tor
h. is overwhelmed with the details OF
various ccrcmorals of what must DC
the busiest year cf h.s reign. The pr"co-
dents Of the last coronation are followed
closely. cxccpt the minor points llkc the
substitution of girls FOR boys AS the
Queens train bearers. but series oi
now questions have been raised tor inc
Delhi ceremonial and tho invesuturc 81
tho Prince Of Wales at Cdrnaryon. since
tradition and recent practice do not
cover them Lord Curzon and other
viccrpys havc been consulted respecting
the Delhi function. ana the dccis'on mas
been reached that II must not b" tfeat'o
as rccrowning oC the King. already
consccrated at Westminster Abbey but
as Il separate croWning as Emperor OF
India.
\ thousand novel details connected
with rcralia and costume and Oriental
pagcautry need 10 be determined. The
Princes invcstiturc is almost equally as
difficult. owing to Welsh sensitivcness.
The Duke of Connaught. who is the
Kings closest adviser has decided never
to accept another military command
IIc may become ''iceroy Of India after
serving a short term at ottawa.
The American Ambassador at Pans
has made a rapid Eight through London
for passage 10 America by the Cunard"r.
William Phillips has been fully en-
ploycd with important work at inc
American Embassy and very active
socially. Representatives Of nearly all
Of the Spanish American republics nave
attended reception at his house. Tho
Chlian Minister Don Augustin Edwards.
is likely TO acquire Brook House from
Sir Ernest Casscll as legation house, not
being satisfied with the house a. Queens
Gate Gardens. The Argentine Legation
occupies the Millais mansion. at Palace
Gate. Kensington
Or. Jowett's leavetaking AT BirminG-
ham has been arranged for Tuesday at
the Town Hall. where no will receive
presentation addresses from members Of
Cars Lane Church. He viii sail soon
aftcrward to America. So as 10 preach
his first sermon on April ,.
The Rev. W r MoWll, an intense
evangelical from Brixton. has been
preaching daily at 81. Paul's Cathedral
since the opening OF Lent and introduc-
ing acrostics as a help to memory.
The tcrcentenary of tho authorized
version of the Bible has opened the way
tor most interesting meeting at Albert
Hall Among the SPEAKERS at this meet
ing. on March %. will be the Archbishop
OF Canterbury. the Prime Minister. the
Rev. +. Meyer. the Marquis Of North
ampton and the American Ambassador.
The city authorities have pro1ted by
The structures passed on them during
the Crippen trial The Chaplain murder
case. closing to-day. has been equally
interesting. owing to complications with
Whitechapel crimes and ingenious ana
plausible alibis. Justice Darling has not
allowed it To- degenerate into spectacu-
lar trial like Crlppens Prominent seats
have not been occupied with women ot
fashion i'm picture hats, music hall art
lists and popular actors. The attendance
i'm court has been restricted 10 lawyers
and those having business there. The
procosses of justice have not been bur-