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Show CORONATION: FEVER RAGES-HI RAGES-HI LONDON Guests of High Degree - Flock in From All Over the Globe. LONDON, Jana 19. k score of Bang George 's coronation, guests, accompanied accompa-nied by their suKes, reached London this morning aad, with a many more from foreign courts and states due to arrive this evening, will complete practically prac-tically th assemblage of foreign missions. mis-sions. John Hays Hammond, special United 8tate ambassador, and his suit will be , included in the biter arrivals, coming from Dover by a special train. During th day special after special rolled into th different London railway terminals, bringing ia princes, special embassadors embassa-dors and their suites from all parts of th glob. Th streets presented an attractive appearance, with a constant coming aad going of the royal carriage with their escorts, eonveyjng tha guests to Buckingham pslsee end other pslacea and the other private residences given over for the entertainment of th envoys. Tli night long work of th army of decorators served to enliven most of th streets in th center of London. Flngs gave a gala appearance which th intermittent rainstorms could not spoil. Th decorations and illuminations illumina-tions ar oa a seal' aever before attempted at-tempted ia England, and th demand for electric lighting ia so great that the electrical companies hav served publie- aotiea that their capacity to supply the current hss been reached and that they cannot undertake lighting. light-ing. The German crown prince and party. Prine Henry of Prussia aad Prince Henry of the Netherlands wer imooc this morning's arrivals. Th duke of ; Connaugkt and other members of the royal family flitted from station to ta. tioa to meet eack newcomer. Th publie appears smitten with the coronation fever. They throng the streets ia such multitudes as to make progress anywhere in ta renter of fashionable Londoa a matter of difficulty. diffi-culty. - . . |