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Show HEAVY RAIN I DISAPPOINTS I CORONATION 1 VISITORS SB . H LONDON', Juno 23. A heavy rain, Jg 'which began at sunset, brought blt-gD blt-gD ter disappointment to hordes of peo- ll pIe Who were bent upon celebration lff's a climax to the royal progress of It JClug Georgo and Queen Mary through D the- streets today. Thousands had lJm planned to view the illuminations ami "JM -wheeled traffic was barred from the jjwprlncipal streets. ,K The illuminations everywhere were j turned on at dusk and sparkled their Tm-. brightest in the rain, but only a frac-'jjft frac-'jjft tlon qf the crowds expected turned 3g,'Put to witness the effective display. JIS Those enjoyed the electric emblems "Sivin Clubland and along Plcndllly, Jiffwhere the mansions of John Hays IK Hammond, American ambassador "to 7 the coronation; of Lord Rothschild, JB-Of Iho Duke of Wellington and of the 5jDuke of Devonshire were a mass of 5 B,Kl0'wlnS colors, and on business B. houses down the Strand to the heart S K Of the city l! ft. Their Majesties Wave to Subjects J U A great and constantly changing t I ".throng remained' in front of Bucking-'i Bucking-'i v'ham palace all afternoon. The king f and queen and the Prince of Wales j I several times appeared on the bal y I conies and waved their hands and the I w. enthusiasm of the people each time i was given vent to In a great roar of Ni ' cheers. at. There was a great dlnnor at the foreign office tonight, where -Sir Ed- g -ward Grey, the foreign minister, en-J en-J I tcrtained in state King George and i W members of the royal family and all M the visiting royal personages and the W, special representatives to the coronals corona-ls tion. Z Tho Duke of Argyll. Prince Henry OT,of Battenburg, Princess Louise of Rat-ilH'.tenburg Rat-ilH'.tenburg and. Miss Campbell, a niece 41 ot tho Duke of Argyll, were consplc-kX consplc-kX nous in a distinguished company of ! 125 porsons who witnessed the royal 4; k progress from Stratton House, the it rosldenco of John Hays Hammond. ij ; A largo American ring floated over l' the house. The royal party with Mr. and Mrs. Hammond occupied a win-i win-i dow in. the ball room as King George : and Queen Mary passed. ijl ' In the afternoon Mr. Hammond it made a round of caljs on members of f tho royal household In a royal ca-ri-jl ; ago placed at his disposal from Unck-3 Unck-3 L Ingham palace. |