PRINCESS MARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 9

PRINCESS MARY.

VISIT TO FREE STATE. Fire At Husband's Home Political In Motive? EEPUBLICANS BITTER. (Australian ana N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, October 5. . The "Irish Times" says Princess Mary's informal visit to Southern Ireland' before she goes North is an act of faith in Southern good ■will and courtesy. "We might have supposed that not even the most illiterate fanatic could put a -political aspect on her visit, yet what other motive for the Portumua fire can be conceived 1" . ~

The "Morning Post" says the fire at rortumna came only after a bitter attack against Viscount Lascelles and Princess Mary in the Republican Press, but the Princess .with characteristic courage, will not bo prevented from visiting her husband's Irish home.

It is announced that Princess Mary and Viscount Laseelles, oil arrival in Dublin this morning, will motor to the Vice-Regal lodge, where they will be the- guests of the Governor-General, and Mrs. MacNeill until they proceed >to Portumna by motor. Their original arrangement was not to stay in uuulin, but to proceed direct to the train from the boat.

Great interest has been aroused by the visit of a member of the Royal Family to the Free State. There-is some "Republican criticism, but there is every reason to ' believe that Princess Mary is assured of a welcome. :

AFRICAN TOUR

Prince Delights Nairobi Chiefs., BIG GAME HUNTING. (British Official Wireless.) KUGBY, October 5. The Prince of Wales, who with his brother, tho Duke of Gloucester, is visiting Kenya, on Wednesday made the acquaintance of native chiefs and councillors. Attired in. full ceremonial dress they received the Royal visitors in their camp near Nairobi. The warriors welcomed the Prince in traditional fashion, dancing and shouting their greetings, while the Prince inspected the camp and examined various weapons, and i the methods adopted in using .them. The Prince, formally presented photographs of himself in the uniform of the Welsh Guards to the chiefs.

Great appreciation of the visit is expressed in a letter sent to the Nairobi papers, signed by five of the paramount chiefs. They say that above all they were greatly impressed by the fact that the Prince addressed them in Kiswahili, their native tongue, which he studied while on his voyage to Africa. _ • The Prince is now interesting himself in the preparations for the Duke of Gloucester's' safari, or big-game hunt. The Duke is expected to set out to-day through the lonely interior. The Prince has visited the siteoif the Duke's first camp, wMch is situated 15 mile's.froir Nairobi.