GREEK KING'S EXAMPLE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 196, 4 September 1937, Page 15

GREEK KING'S EXAMPLE

The recent successful visit of King George H. and Prime Minister John Metaxas to the one-time anti-royalist island strongjholds of Mytilene, Ohios and Grete ie being cited -by tho Greek Government as evidence of the growing eupport for the present authoritarian xegime. • There is no doubt that King George 'b elose personal contact with the people and his entry into the former anti-roy-alist camps have caused a good impression. There were many impressive scenes in the three islands when school children and Boy Scouts performcd folk dances and sang patriotlc songs. Heads of families also came in numbers to greet the sovereign and brought gifts. j The Kitfg sets a fine example to his people in his daily routine. He rises ' eariy and after a light breakfast, set- i

(■tles down to worK and inspects carefully all the papers submittcd for his examination. He is said to be averse to having others mark with Ted the articles deemed important. He prefers to plod through the pages of all the sheets and iind out the important items himeclf. The letters addressed to him have all to pass directly through his hands; his secretary is not allowcd to open them for him. Ho wants to see personally which of them are important and need due consideration. King George is not accustomed to taking a siesta at noon aa raoet of Athens does, especially in the summer. He utilises these leisuj-e houTs for more useful piirposes. Occasionally he goes to a movie in the evening or aasists a dramatic Tepresentation at the National Theatre established by his grandfather.