11 MARCH 1911, Page 2

One of the most interesting announcements in connection with the

Coronation was made on Monday. The King has decided to entertain 100,000 London children at a fete at the Crystal Palace on Friday, June 30th. Sir William Carington, Keeper of His Majesty's Purse, in communicating the King's intention to the Press, announces that a com- mittee to take charge of the necessary arrangements has been formed, with himself as Chairman, and including Lord Plymouth, the Lord Mayor, Sir John Kirk (the Secretary of the Ragged School Union), and representatives of the County Council, the Crystal Palace, the London Brighton and South Coast and South Eastern Railway Companies, and the Fresh Air Fund.