are already being made for decorations and illuminations. It is hoped that the various streets may adopt some harmonious scheme and not each one decorate on his own account, independent of his next door neighbour. One firm has already imported 120,000 Japanese lanterns bearing the Queen's portrait surmounted by a motto. There is to be a chain of fires lighted by electricity on the coast hills accompanied by signal rockets. This if pro-The' original idea was to Tight up. the perly managed should be very effective.
whole of England by means of huge bonfires to be lighted all round the coast and on the high lands in the midland countries, and it is still hoped that the idea' may be carried out to a certain extent, but it would take a great many bonfires to illuminate the whole country, and even then the effect would greatly depend upon the weather. I believe the weather prophets have foretold a severe thunderstorm for the afternoon. If it comes it would sadly interfere with the bonfires.
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