THE ROYAL TOUR.
AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A GREAT RECEPTION. (Received tliis <jjiy at 9.25 a.m.) ROME, May 8. The King and Queen inspected Jnniculmn I’incinn Hills. Everywhere the Royal ear was loudly cheered. The city was brilliantly illuminated at night. A gala dinner was given at the Quirinal. The four Sovereigns, Princes, Princesses and leaders of Italian Society were present. King George, replying to the toast of the. British guests, which King Victor proposed, emphasised tlic feeling of friendship with which Italians were regarded in all parts of the Empire. The sentiment, which inspired British and Italian soldiers to fight side by side in the Crimea found consummation in ttio crowning tiiumph of the Vittoriaveueto. The Queen and I recall with pride our eldest sou who served in the inspiring companionship of the Italian army' and feel assured no cloud, can efface these memories or dim the lustre of the ideals which the two nations share and upon which depends the forward march of civilisation.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1923, Page 3
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167THE ROYAL TOUR. Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1923, Page 3
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