PRINCE OF WALES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1933, Page 3

PRINCE OF WALES

RECENT VISIT TO SCOTLAND

PEOPLE’S PLEAURES SHARED

LONDON, April 13

The Prince of Wales’ three-day tour of Scotland was undertaken in order that he might examine the response to his appeal for social service on belief of the unemployed. .... There was no stage-managing, . with nicely-washed, selected hands for the Prince to shake, but free movement among the crowds. The. Prince specially attended pastime centres, including a rehearsal by boys preparing for a nigger minstrel concert. .When flic question was asked, “Why "vn black horses-used for funerals, and white ones for weddings?” the Prince interjected, “Wl;v?” and joined in the laughter at the reply: “To pull the carriages.” II is Royal Highness watched a woman jiu-jitsu instructor’s bout with a man, whom she easily defeated, and told her it must he nice to he able to bring a man to his, knees so- easily. He talked with members of a sports club on fitness, saying be had had to abandon riding and now could : only p-lnv golf— and that badly.

AYlien the Prince was three-quarters of an hour late at one destination, he explained that he had slowed down liisi rnotor-car at every point on a bO-rnile route where children had gathered, saying, “I like to see the kid-

dies and hate) to disappoint them by hurrying past.”