Their Majesties Are Popular

Chronicle (Levin), 24 February 1947, Page 5

Their Majesties Are Popular

Press Assn.

Bv Telegraph

-Cppyright

' ' Received Monday, 10.50 a.m. CAPEYoW-N, Feb, 23. The King and' Queeri drove ten miles' from the " Royal train at George and had picnic liinch today in a lonely spot at the mouth ofthe riv.er Touw, a;boy.t 23,0 miles from Capetown. Th'ey sat overlooking the Indian Oceah op a ro.cky. ledge surrounded By mountains towering 2500 feet and eoyered with yellow woods and qalms. A. car from their train ' broughjt food for the pipnic and thpir lytdjesties aftex lunch. crossed the estuary in a m'otor launch. Although the driya and picnic were private, hundreds of people cheered them when they left and retprned to their trainTheir Majes'ties and the Pnpcesses earlier attended open air divine service conaucted by the Bishop of George. More Gentleness and Mojre Unity "There is already more gentleness and more unity throughput the country as a result of the King's visit," declare.d Field-Marshal Smuts, addressing a thousarid climbers at the top' of Table Mountain during the Mountain Olubs memorial service. Field-ltylarshal Smuts climbed the slopes himself. Field-Marshal Smuts added: "As a-South African, I say we are. a bit slow on the up.take. I §JP sure many of us do not realise what effect the Royal to,ur is ha,ving on the outside world but we can already see the effect here. Their Majesties' charm and spijitual quality is acting on us in a wonderful healing way. Their MJajesties are giving us a right p.ersp.ective on our prpblems for which we must thank them." Return of Ancient b^ble The Nationalist newspaper Dieburgers' political correspondent, commenting on the return by the Queen of n Bible once owned by President Krugers' ' family, said: "This gesture did not arise from motives of repentance. These people seem to expect us to regard the return of this stolen Bible as. a deed of exceptional mdgnanimity.' Geiieral Sir Horace Smith-Porrien took the Bible to England after the Boer War.