AT LAS PALMAS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18897, 12 January 1927, Page 9

AT LAS PALMAS.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF]

YORK.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.

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(Received January 12th, 1C.20 a.m.l

LAS PALMAS, January 10

Today the Renown dropped anchor outside Las Palmas, where a tanker was waiting to supply her with oil for her long Atlantic trip. Salutes were exchang?d between the ship and the shore. Fears that the Royal party would be unable to laud wore unfounded. The first official function was a call by the British Consul with Capatin Ferrer, of the Spanish Gunboat Bonifaz, who is specially attached to the staff of the Duke of York by order of the King of Spain. The Consuls and the captain paid their respects to the Duko and Duchess at their apartmonts. Then their Royal Highnesses left the ship in the Royal barge, bright with its new ceat of paint. The sea was lively alongside the gangway and the ladies particularly found it difficult to board her, while the remains of yesterday's swell still running made the trip ashore not particularly pleasant. The Duke was in full naval" dross, and the Duchess in n simple white costume. The harbour was gay with bunting, and the ships all dressed. The Spanish Governor of the Canaries and other officials received them at the landing, and crowds cheered them en route. The Duke and Duchess visited the Queen Victoria Hospital, the Seamen's Institute, and the British Club, where they met the British community. On returning to tho Be'nown they were given an enthusiastic farewell by Spaniards all along the itreeti. In tho evening they entertained »the Governor, and other dignitaries aboard tho Renown.