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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
4
Property sits on the Main Road in Winchester Garden of South Canterbury offering 147 acres freehold 95 acres bored for beasehold 60 chain frontage. Rich cultivated land with 13 acres wheat 12 acres oats 5 acres swede turnips and clover. Modern 7-room dwelling water supply stable barn dairy cowshed milking machine water power. Trout stream runs through the property.
London witnessed a lavish coronation day with crowds, military displays, and imperial pomp. King George V and Queen Mary received ovations as processions of guards, dominion representatives, and foreign dignitaries moved through a color saturated route to Westminster Abbey and back to Buckingham Palace.
In Whitehall a triumphal arch designed by Frank Brangwyn with New Zealand arms and royal medallions stands as a prominent feature. The structure rises thirty five feet high and is flanked by pylons in Ontario style. Parliament Square and St. Margaret's churchyard overflow with masts and extensive flag decorations amid scarlet cloth and floral adornments.
The article details a royal procession with Prince Henry of Prussia and other European royals, the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark, Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, and German, Turkish, and British royals. It notes carriage lines, state officials, and courtiers, plus last details of lodging and ceremonial posture.
In a historic procession a long line of nobles bore regalia and cloaks. Bishops carried sacred items including a Bible a chalice and a patton while princes and dukes bore the Crown Orb Sceptres and swords. Canopies for the King and Queen were held by high peers and the ten young attendants completed the pageant.
The Abbey filled early with privileged guests as nearly four thousand entered. Peers in scarlet and ermine occupied the south transept while ministers and officials filled galleries. The Prince of Wales sat near the Coronation Chair, with Edward the Confessor’s Chapel nearby and Westminster boys shouting Vivat Rex and Vivat Regina during the anthem.
The Archbishop places the Crown on the King amid cheers and cannon fire. The King is crowned on the throne as peers kneel in homage and the Queen undergoes a simpler coronation with oil, ring, crown, and sceptre amid splendor and applause.
A letter from G. B. Nicholls of Dunedin dated June 17 1911 defends the No-license campaign in Ashburton and clashes with W H T and others. He cites the Otago Daily Times, claims reduced casual drinking and loitering, and asserts business gains including Farmers Cooperative turnover rising from 43736 to 67913 pounds. He chides anonymous critics and urges publication of supporting testimonies from local merchants.
The fragment promotes Roslyn woollen goods with phrases like Blankete Bugs Tweeda Worsteda Hosiery and Unahrink able Flannel and Underwear Delta. Shoppers are told to say Roslyn please when purchasing.
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