資料：1937年5月11日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第7頁
SCROLL FOR THEIR MAJESTIES
COLONY’S LOYAL ADDRESS
At to-morrow’s meeting of the Executive and Legislative Councils the following resolution will be moved by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. N.L.Smith:
That a telegram in the following terms, conveying the loyal and respectful congratulations of the people of the Colony, be sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for submission to His Majesty the King:
“The Executive and Legislative Councils and Judges of Hongkong on behalf of Your Majesty’s subjects in the Colony desire most humbly to offer their loyal and respectful congratulations on the occasion of the Coronation of Your Majesty as King and Emperor and of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. We pray that the event which is celebrated to-day may inaugurate a long and glorious reign for Your Majesties and an era of happiness, prosperity and honourable peace for Your Majesty’s Kingdom and Empire.”
The motion will be seconded by His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor and supported by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Senior Unofficial Member, and the Hon. Dr. R.H.Kotewall.
The meeting will commence at 12.30 p.m. and will be relayed over a powerful speaker system to Statue Square, for the benefit of those unable to gain admission the the Council Chamber.
THE ROYAL ADDRESS
The illuminated Loyal Address, which will be sent to Their Majesties the King and Queen on behalf of the people of Hongkong, will be signed by members of the Executive and Legislative Councils in the Council Chamber after the meeting at 12.30 p.m. on Coronation Day.
Those who wish to see the Address may do so at Messrs. Wang Hing and Co., Queen’s Road Central, where it will be on display in a window, together with the casket which will contain it.
The Address, which has been designed by Mr. M.F.Baptista, the well-known local amateur artist, of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., consists of a scroll of parchment, with bars of ivory and gold at the top and bottom. An ornamental and illuminated design frames the words of the Address, which are hand-painted in black Gothic script, underlined with gold.
The casket is a long silk-lined black-wood box, bearing the crest of Hongkong in silver.
The wording of the Address is as follows:
“To His Most Gracious Majesty George VI, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.
“May it please Your Majesty.
“Your Majesty’s subjects in the Colony of Hongkong desire most respectfully to tender their humble duty to Your Majesty and to express their loyalty and devotion to Your Majesty’s Throne and Person on this auspicious occasion of Your Majesty’s Coronation.
“They desire to tender heartfelt congratulations and good wishes to Your Majesty and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and pray that by the Grace of God Your Majesty may long be spared in health and happiness to guide the destinies of the great Empire over which You rule.
“The Colony of Hongkong has grown in wealth and importance in the ninety-six years of its existence and looks forward with confidence to enhanced prosperity under Your Majesty’s beneficent rule.
“In commerce Hongkong is the southern gateway to China. In its great harbour the ships of all nations assemble. In its population all nations are represented. Its growth and stability are a living monument to British enterprise and Chinese industry, the two peoples working together in peace and harmony.
“The deep reverence in which Your Majesties are held by your faithful subjects is shared by all the residents of Hongkong. The large Chinese population which finds peace, order and good government in this Colony desires in particular to associate itself with the congratulations and good wishes which will be showered upon Your Majesties on this memorable day from all parts of Your Majesty’s worldwide possessions.
“On behalf of the people of Hongkong.”
Following a space for the signatures are the words, “Victoria, Hongkong, May 12th, 1937.”
MACAO’S CONGRATULATIONS
Dr. Faltalo, Colonial Secretary to the Macao Government, and Cmdr. Oliviera, of the gunboat Macao, who is also Chairman of the Macao Municipal Council, will call on His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. N.L.Smith, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday to deliver the felicitations of the Macao Government to His Majesty.
The gunboat Macao arrived in Harbour yesterday and Dr. Faltalo will arrive in the Colony this evening.
GIFT FROM SCOUTS
At 11 a.m. on Friday His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government will receive from the hands of three local King’s Scouts at Government House a presentation copy of the Coronation programme sent by the Imperial Headquarters of the Boy Scouts’ Association, London.
The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides’ Associations would like to make it known that tickets for their Combined Rally at the Hongkong Football Club Ground on Friday, at 3 p.m. may be had from Scouters, Scouts, Guiders and Guides or from Boy Scout Headquarters, Lower Albert Road.
Prices are as follows: Covered stands, $1.00; open stands, 20 cents; children half-price to both.
HONGKONG SINGERS
As has already been announced the Hongkong Singers will broadcast Dyson’s “In Honour of the City” and Elgar’s “Coronation Ode” from St. John’s Cathedral Hall on Thursday next over Z.B.W. at 10 p.m. The Singers will again be accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra, augmented by bandsmen from His Majesty’s forces, under the conductorship of Lindsay A.Lafford, L.R.A.M., F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M.
We are asked to state that a limited number of seats will be available at the Cathedral Hall on the night of the broadcast for any members of the public who may care to attend. No charge for admission will be made, but donations towards the funds of the Hongkong Benevolent Society, in aid of which the Singers’ recent performance of the works in question was given, will be gratefully received.
A limited number of special souvenir programmes, containing the full texts of the words of the works concerned, are also available, at $1 each. These will help listeners to follow the performance over the radio. The money derived from the sale of programmes will also, of course, be devoted to the charitable funds concerned. These programmes may be procured from the Secretary’s office at the Broadcasting Studio, Gloucester Building.
ITEMS TO BE BROADCAST
The times of the Official Coronation Programme have now been received and the times of local broadcasts will be as follow:
11 a.m. Service from St. John’s Cathedral.
12 noon Royal Salute.
12.30 p.m. The Loyal Address by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. (From the Council Chamber).
Between the close of the Service from the Cathedral and the beginning of the Loyal Address Military Band music will be played.
翻譯：
為兩陛下獻上書信
本地之效忠宣言
在明日舉行的行政及立法兩局會議，行政官尊敬的史美先生(Mr. N.L.Smith)將作出以下動議：
代表本地忠誠及恭敬的市民，向理藩大臣發出對國王陛下的祝賀電報：
「香港行政及立法兩局暨全體法官，代表陛下本地之臣民，謙卑及恭敬地祝賀陛下加冕成為國王暨皇帝，及伊利沙伯陛下成為王后。祈求今天的慶祝活動，能誌慶陛下悠長及光榮之統治，使王國暨帝國由此步入幸福、繁榮及和平的時代。」
此動議將由首席法官尊敬的麥理高爵士(Sir Atholl MacGregor)二讀，並由首席非官守議員尊敬的普樂爵士(Sir Henry Pollock)，以及尊敬的羅旭龢博士(Dr. R.H.Kotewall)表示和議。
會議將於下午12時30分舉行，並會透過大型播音器於皇后像廣場進行直播，讓未能進入議事室之人士亦可收聽。
效忠宣言
亮麗之效忠宣言，在獻給國王王后兩陛下前，將由行政及立法兩局議員，於加冕日下午12時30分之會議後代表全體香港市民簽署。
如希望一睹宣言之人士，可到訪位於皇后大道中之宏興公司(Messrs. Wang Hing and Co.)，宣言會放在盒子上於櫥窗作出展示。
宣言的用紙，由青洲英坭公司(Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.)的業餘藝術家巴迪斯達先生(Mr. M.F.Baptista)精心設計，為一羊皮紙卷，卷首及卷尾為象牙及黃金卷軸，精緻的裝飾設計包裹着宣言，黑色文字彩用了哥德體書法，文字鑲以金色繪線。
宣言的盒子為一黑色木盒，配襯長絲綢，上刻有銀色香港徽章。
宣言內文如下：
「滿有恩典之佐治六世(George VI)陛下，大不列顛、愛爾蘭、英屬海外自治領國王，信仰守護者，印度皇帝。
願喜樂與你同在。
香港殖民地臣民，現向陛下履行卑微之職守以表最崇高之敬意，並在加冕大吉之時，對御座及陛下致以忠誠及奉獻。
謹以至誠向陛下及王后伊利沙伯(Queen Elizabeth)陛下致以祝賀及祈願，願蒙上帝恩典之陛下健康長壽，並為強大之帝國指明方向。
在開埠96年來，香港殖民地已步入富庶，地位亦日益重要。陛下仁德之治，將引領本地步入繁榮。
香港一直以來，乃中國商業之南大門，其優良港口匯聚世界各地的船隻。本地居民，亦來自世界各地。本地的繁榮和穩定，乃英國企業家及中國工業家合作之成果，共證兩地人民之和平及友誼。
忠良臣民對陛下崇敬之意，乃全體香港市民之共同意願。廣大的中國居民，在這裡得以和平有序地生活，配合本地優秀之政府管治，他們特別殷盼在這個特別日子，與世界各地臣民一同向陛下致以祝賀及祈願。
謹代表全體香港市民。」
在留白以作簽署的空白下方書有「香港維多利亞城，1937年5月12日。」
來自澳門之祝賀
澳門輔政司花他路博士(Dr. Faltalo)，以及隸屬澳門砲艇的澳門市政廳主席奧利佛中校(Cmdr. Oliviera)，將於星期三上午10時與行政官尊敬的史美先生會面，以轉達澳門政府對陛下之祝賀。
澳門砲艇已於昨日進港，花他路博士則將於今晚抵達本地。
童軍賀禮
於星期五上午11時，3位本地的京童軍(King’s Scouts)將前往總督府向行政官閣下獻上來自倫敦童子軍總部送來之加冕紀念冊。
童子軍及女童軍兩會亦際此機會提示公眾，兩會將於星期五下午3時在香港足球會球場舉行聯合會操，門票可透過各童軍領袖、童軍、女童軍，或親臨下亞厘畢道童子軍總部購買。
門票價格，分為有蓋席港幣1元，無蓋席港幣2毫，小童一律半價。
香港歌唱家
據了解，香港歌唱家將於下星期四晚上10時於聖約翰座堂獻唱戴森(Dyson)的「向城市致敬」(In Honour of the City)及艾爾加(Elgar)的「加冕頌歌」(Coronation Ode)，ZBW廣播電台屆時將進行現場直播。與一眾歌唱家同場出演的有本地管弦樂團，以及軍隊樂團，總指揮為黎爾福 LRAM皇家音樂學院院士 FRCO皇家管風琴學院成員 ARCM皇家音樂學院副院士 (Lindsay A.Lafford)。
需要事先聲明的是，公眾可於當晚親臨座堂欣賞演出，唯座位數量有限。屆時不收入場費，觀眾可為活動作出捐款，其收益將撥給香港慈善社(Hongkong Benevolent Society)，以支持各歌唱家演出之經費。
現場將公開發售紀念冊，內容包括整場活動之各項介紹，售價為港幣1元，聽眾可透過冊子更為了解電台廣播之節目內容。紀念冊之收益，亦會撥入上述之慈善基金。
公眾亦可選擇親臨位於告羅士打行(Gloucester Building)之播音室秘書處索取紀念冊。
廣播節目
整個加冕儀式程序已正式發表，本地電台將於以下時間作出廣播：
上午11時，聖約翰座堂崇拜；
正午12時，皇家禮炮；
下午12時30分，行政官閣下主持效忠宣言(於議事室)。
於座堂崇拜完結直至效忠宣言開始前，將播放軍隊音樂。