1 JULY 1911, Page 10

In our account of the Coronation festivities last week we

were, unfortunately, unable to notice a fact of very great interest and importance, namely, that a thousand men repre- senting the Veteran Reserves, formed by various County Asso- ciations, were assigned a place of honour on Constitution Hill. These Veterans must not be confused with the aged warriors whom the King inspected at Portsmouth. They are men in the prime of life who have registered their names and addresses with their County Associations exactly in the manner in which tl-e County of Surrey set the example, and are the beginning of what we hope may be a Reserve Force of 150,000 to 200,000 men. Their• first official recognition by the King is therefore a memorable event. We may note that at Norwich also on Wednesday the King passed through the lines of members of the Norfolk Veteran Reserve.