PRINCE OF WALES’ TOUR.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1920, Page 3

PRINCE OF WALES’ TOUR.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyriglr.» RENOWN SAILS FOR. SAN DIEGO. NEW YORK, April* 1 Tli? president of Panama gave a magnificent ball, following the Prince of Wales’ reception in the Union Club. The Prince was received with a tumultuous ovation. , The Renown sailed for San Diego,

THE PRINCE FETED. PANAMA, April 1, ■ Panama was en fete to-day in honour of the Prince qf Wales, who set out to see the city and surroundings in a- car ITe went to see the islands protecting the entrance to the Canal. The islands are joined to the. mainland by a long causeway. On returning to* the ship, he gave a private luncheon on hoard, and received addresses from various sections of the British community. Hindoos presented flowers and .gifts, ’and read an address from ill* British colony at Panama qiul West Indian committee.

The. Edith Cave.ll Society read an address. The British Minister at Panama visited the Renown, and took part in the ceremony of the presentation of addresses.

In the afternoon the Prince, Admiral Halsey and the Staff proceeded in motor c-arg through Balboa, Aiu-ona and the beautiful residential districts of the Canal /.one to Panama city, where the Prince inspected tho war veterans of West Indies Regiments. Hugo crowds of Panamanians struggled to catch a glimpse of the Prince as he shook hands with West Indians. Mounted police with difficulty, kept tinstreet clear for the Prince and Staff. Entering the President’s carriage, the Prince drove to the Presidency, a spacious building overlooking the Bay of Panama. President- Lefevre, his Secretaries and Councillors, received tho Prince and Staff in a fine hall, decorated with the portraits of numerous Panamanian Presidents. President l.efevre gave an official ha liquet to the guests at the Union Club in the evening. Tn his capacity as reptesentive the youngest Latin American nation, ho gave the warmest welcome to the. Prince, and expressed i vast (lent of gratitude to the British people for their entry into and calm faith during the war, sotting forth equality of all peoples before justice and law. Hu mentioned that a considerable, part of the population of the two ehie.f cities of Panama were British subjects.. The Prince, in replying, appreciated the President’s reference to Britain’s part in tho war. Tlie British Empire was keenly intei* ested in the welforq of smaller nations. Few small nations in the world had a more interesting role in the world development than Panama. He observed with particular gratification that excellent relations were existing between Panama and the United States, to whom civilisation owed the great engineering feat of linking up the two oceans and promoting the commercial development of the world,

THE PRINCE’S PARTNER. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PANAMA, April 1. At a ball given by the British Minister, the Prince of Wales asked or an introduction to Car ley no Cranberry, .i sales girl, and danced four dances with her. H.M.S. Renown has sailed for San Diego.