ROYALTY BUSY.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1928, Page 6

ROYALTY BUSY.

VISIT TO NEWCASTLE. SYMPATHY IN INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). RUGBY, October 11. The King and Quec<. left Balmoral Castle yesteiday afternoon on tliier return to London. They reached New castle later in the evening and their Majesties spent the night on board the Royal train, in a siding near the railway station. This morning great crowds assembled to welcome their Majesties, who drove through the main thoroughfares, along avenues of cheering people, and were gr.eeted at the new secondary school which they inspected, by 23,099 school children.

Proceeding, they reached the new road bridge across the T yne. which was formally opened by the raising of a harrier. The Royal Stand;.rd uas thereupon broken and a salute of guns fired. Church hells pealed. The King and Queen crossed the bridge and continued their drive through G.ateliead and Durham, where formal welcomes were extended to them.

In the course of his visit to Newcastle, the King made reference to the grave industrial depression of the district in more, than one speech. Replying to one address of welcome he expressed liis grief Hint, owing to the dislocation of trade hv the war, the industries of coal, iron, steel and shipbuilding:. which had viv-'n world-wide renown to the River Tyne, had been struggling with adversity. He was happv to observe that dauntless handling of fi,.o S o difficulties was achieving results. Already the coal industry of the north and the shipbuilding of the Tyne appeared to be emerging from the depression . Hi,s Majesty added : “The erection of this new bridge is a characteristic act of 'courage, and demonstrates your belief in the power of these indust; ies to recover lost trade and play again their former proud role in the world’s markets.