The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-21
Royal Carriages Busy


 Royal carriages conveying the nation representatives on an intermnable round of official visits. the passing and re- pa ssing of contingents of troops and a ceaseless stream of sightseers with big sprinkling of frightened apparel affected by the dwellers of both the near and the far east furnished London with an all day long succession of thrills.
 Among the troops were many in strange foreign uniforms and continental regiments of which King George is an honorary colonel.
 Enormous crowds gathered early, in the vicinity of Westminster abbey where the peers and peeresses furnished a free show. many arriving for the coronation rehearsal wearing their robes and car- rying their coronets uncovered while there were great throngs near Bucking- ham palace to watch the coming and going of the uniformed envoys attend ing their majesties reception. There was nothing else to be seen in the vicinity of the palace, which is bare of decorations but thousands stood throughout the day peering through the railings and satisfied to watch the sentry during the intervals between functions when the court was resting.
 John Hays Hammond, special United States ambassador had well filled day. With Mrs. Hammond he lunched at Ken sington palace, the guest of Princess Louise, who is an old friend of the Hammonds.
 r, At o'clock this afternoon Mr. Ham, mond had an audience with the King at Buckingham palace.
 Before the dinner at Buckingham pal ace last night MT. Hammond was intro duced to the King by the Duke of Con- naught and following the banquet the special ambassador introduced his stan to his majesty. Later in the evening the King sent for Mr.s Hammond and conversed with him for some time The fleet of foreign warships here for the cor onation was made complete this morn ing by the arrival of the German cruiser Won Der Tam. Sixteen nations are rep resented at Spithead. The American bat tleship Delaware takes the premier place both in the matter of size and arma- ment
 During Mr. Hammonds audience with King George this afternoon he presented a letter from President Taft, wishing the British monarch a long life and reign The delivery of this letter was followed by another pleasant chat be- tween his majesty and the United States special ambassador.
 . MT. Hammond subsequently, dtleiueu u reception given by Sir Richard Solomon, high commissioner for the Union of South Africa, in honor of Louis Botha, pre- mier and minister of agriculture of the Union of South Africa.
 Sir Richard was counsel for Mir. Ham, mond when the latter was being tried for his life after the Jamison raid of 1895 in the Transvaal. It was the first time. that the two men had met since MT. Hammond purchased his pardon for s125,0OO from the late President Kruger
 St. Johns, N. F., June 20.-King George will find time next Thursday, corona tion. day, to participate in. the laying of the cornerstone of the new fishermen's s institute to be erected here by pr. Wil- frid T. Grenfell. It will be at his majes- tvs signal, sent over the cable. that Gov ernor Williams of New Foundland will place the stone in position. Arrange ments have been completed for telegraph and cable connection between Bucking- ham Palace and the site of the structure in St. Johns. M
 The event will be the only function outside the British Isles which King George will formally recognize on his coroation day.