KING APPRECIATES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1933, Page 8

KING APPRECIATES

INVITATION TO MELBOURNE, LONDON, May. 19. , Official circles appreciatively regard the Commonwealth and States’ wholehearted submission of the proposal for members of the Royal household to visit Australia, on the occasion of the Mel.bourne centenary celebrations. Decisions on matters of such moment are i:M taken hurriedly, but unquestionably Hi.s Majesty i« gratified with this further proof of Australia’s loyal, ty. He regards visits to outlying portions of the Empire a.s an essential part of the nvork to which he and his sons have devoted their lives, as are the countlciss- visits the family makes throughout Britain. It is realised that there has never been a period in the history of the British throne when the sovereign and his so..s hav© so unsparingly devoted themselves to the service of the people, .or displayed - such understanding energy to secure the consolidation of the Empire, which is tremendously promoted by these visits. Thh King is not unmindful of the part played in this regard by the Royal tours of the Dominions. However, it must be understood that the social and economic conditions ruling throughout the world at the I 'time of’the suggested visit must be considered, and, theiefore, any aceptance of the invitation for the present moment must, at the most, be informal.: