THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3220, 17 May 1911, Page 5

THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN.

HANDSOME TRIBUTE TO HER

MEMORY,

A MONUMENT FROM THE NATION.

UNVEILING CEREMONY TO-DAY

[UNITED PEESS -ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT,; (Received May 16, 11.15 p.m) LONDON, May 16.

In: connection with the unveiling of the Victoria Memorial, the Royalties at midday will walk from Buckingham Palace, attended by a detachment of Yeomen >of the Guard,. to. Their Ma.jesl- - dais in front of the statue of Queen Victoria, with the Ambassadors, Cabinet Ministers, and others surrounding them)..

Lord Fisher will read an address on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Memorial, and the King will reply. The Lord Primate and the Bishop of London will perform the dedication, service.

The choirs from St. George’s (Windsor), the Chapel Royal, Westminster Abboy and Saint Paul’s', under Sir Walter Parra,tt, the late Que'en Victoria’s private organist, will sing “0 God Our Help in Ages Past.” The King will then- unveil the Victoria monument by the pressure of a button, thus electrically releasing the covering.

A Royal salute will be fired in St. James’ Park, and the massed bauds will play the National Anthem,. The troops will then march past, and the Royalties will return to the palace.