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Show m iNBIA GATHERS AT THE m 'J, ' " - - ' ; ' ' ' '"'-," ' .'"-.. pEIJnl, Tnflla, Jan. L Tens of thou-4 thou-4 . sands of wiople Xrom thejuity of Delhi and from vllJagcs' far and near, began ' gathering at daybreak th)s morning on ' tho great plain outside the city. '.There they waited patiently for the supreme announcement of tho Durbar, that King Tdward was Emreror of India. Soon the great plain was filled with crowd-injr crowd-injr napses of people and the brightly , colore 1 clothing of the vast throng.cov- v ' er 1 t':e fi ace with gorgeous hues. The N, cr.'-vJ tn the plain were composed l.i : of .the common people, but i . , - it fotM be saen the retainers d t! rious llajahs who had assera-1,1 assera-1,1 ' - V.-. function, . j i '-'.on cf :l was Cxsd upon J ,' v . ,-" ' -r - ; ; the white amphitheater In the center of the plain where the announcement was to be made. "The ' amnhltheater was adorned with gilded cupola and surrounded sur-rounded by batteries, squadrons "and battalions of the Indian army. Beyond the amphitheater. In the distance, could be seen great numbers of elephants, camels and horses, - go vast 'was the multitude that the troops appeared as , were splashes of color, '-, - : 1 The arrival at. the amphitheater y of the Viceroy of India,, Lord ' Cunton'of 'Keddleston, and other dignitaries, and the Princes was one of tho .brilliant episodes of the day. The Princes were clad In silks and adorned with Jewels, and their horses and carriages were brilliant with trappings of gold. - Erilliont Haimeat, y 1 The spectacle within tho arena . wn " 1 .'.'' v. ' ' , ' " '' ' v" most- striking' and gorgeous. The Pa-than Pa-than chiefs and the Sirdars ;were re-spelendent re-spelendent In. brilliant ralmnest. ' Soldiers, Sol-diers, civilians and-visitors from far-distant far-distant countries were included among those - within,- the amphitheater. -. Upon the entrance of the veterans of the Indian In-dian mutiny there was tremendous enthusiasm, en-thusiasm, and as the arrrvals marched to their, places the bands played na-itional na-itional airs. -The carriage of, the Duke of - Connaught, . who represents King Edward, was escorted by, a detachment of cavalry. : Aa - the Duke ; and the Duchess were driven around the arena, the assemblage gave them an enthusiastic enthusi-astic .welcome. Amid the acclaims of the ' people, the Duke -took his seat at the left of the throne,-while the Duchess proceeded to a place behind the throne, j When: they great amphitheater was filled and the. hour for the announce-. :ty(vr';'Ji .;.:.: V-VH '" .'.-'.- .r-Vx :', ment drew near, the multitude within and without awaited expectantly the first feet of. the proclamation ceremony. ApproacbTof Viceroy." ; J: ' Then the - approach of - the V- Viceroy was - heralded. Preceded , by members of his bodyguard t:lad In white., blue and gold. and under the command of MaJ. Grlmston, , Lord Curzon appeared at the entrance of the arena Iq his car-, rlage. : The postillions - wore uniforms of scarlet and gold and. the carriage was drawn by four, bay horses. "The" Viceroy ..was escorted by. Sir Pertab Flngh. ; Alighting from his carriage Lord Qurzon mounted the rals to the throne,- which was -i decorated - with golden :llons and around which were placed massive silver footstools. The throne 1 itself was surmounted ty a canopy of, white and gold, , : . : !.... v.. ',-'.' , when the Viceroy .reached the thrc the national anthem was played en l salute of twenty-one guns was i Wheivthe spectators had resumed v seats-after the anthem., there wn, flourish of trumpets from the her and MaJ. Maxwell, at the comma- i , the Viceroy,, read the proclarr opening the Durbar..- The royal f-ard,wasthen f-ard,wasthen raised on hiia a-Imperial a-Imperial salute was fired. Th? bands marched--by play!; -, (were started by the trooj i c i t. It "was announced - that Kl.-.-j : was Emperorv of Indl.. There - was another flourish c t pets, and Lord Currti c. - e for a moment lm 'v, f'slve tones, i ; ,' ' f All India Gathers. (Continued from Page 1.) and read the message, from King Edward. Ed-ward. In his address the Viceroy announced the coronation of the King; he extolled the loyal Indian people and prophesied prosperity for the Indian empire. He said also that It had been decided not to exact interest for three years on all loans made or guaranteed by the Government Gov-ernment of India to the native States in connection 'with the recent famine. The Viceroy announced, also, the abolition abo-lition of the Indian staff corps, which has long been an army sinecure. In the King's message, which was then read by Lord Curzon, his Majesty said that the Pitnce and Princess of Wales would shortly visit India. He regretted his absence from the Durbar, and sent his greetings to his Indian people. In conclusion, King Edward said: Message From King. "I renew the assurances of my regard re-gard for the liberties of the London people: peo-ple: of my respect for their dignities and rights; of my Interest in their advancement, ad-vancement, and of my devotion to their welfare. These are the supreme alms and objects of my rule which, under the blessing of Almighty God. will lead to the Increasing prosperity of my Indian In-dian empire and to the greater happiness happi-ness of its peoples." as me viceroy nnisnea reaaing ine King's words the assembled people broke Into cheers for the King anjl Emperor. Em-peror. The cheering was taken up by the multitude outside the amphitheater and was long sustained.,' Then followed the presentation of Indian In-dian princes to the Viceroy and the Duke of Cqnnaught and political officers paid homage to the sovereign.' This ended the ceremony and the royal cortege cor-tege then left the arena, followed by the delegates from foreign powers and the Indian princes. Lord Kitchener after the ceremonies, entered his carriage and was driven to Delhi. . |