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Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1927, Page 2

Thu wonderful welcome extended to the Royal visitors in New Zealand has been repeated with even mure intense feeling in the States of Australia. While New South Wales set out to make a memorable display and seemed to excel, Queensland by giving its Welcome a remarkable personal touch, even excelled the Mother State. The loyalty demonstrated in and around Brisbane at the numerous functions passed all expectations, for nothing could he warmer or more cordial, aim at the same time distinctly spontaneous. Everywhere there were vast crofwds and unbounded enthusiasm. Nothing more demonstiative was encountered in the whole tour, Tasmania and the other- States will ho doin' likewise, and the tour may ho described as an outstanding success. There is. after all, something in the thought for tho times to-day. culled from the London Weekly that the jLoople like to see the members of the reigning dynasty. The history of English innnnrehs lias proved that, and the cordial receptions iitvtiriahlv extended to Royalty when Moving about '.he United Kingdom, is but further proof of the sahle plain fact. Tin . tour is therefore a happy circumstance and the great value in Quitting all parts of the Empire together is ample return for the cost of the tour, which after all is but the circulation of the money value among the people themselves. The monarehial link which holds the Empire together Inn been strengthened very materially by the present tour and both the Did and Duchess of York have come to he revered, not merely for the high position they hold, but for the charming personalities disclosed enabling them tho letter to win and hold the hearts of the people.