PRINCE OF WALES
VISIT TO THE ARGENTINE GREAT BEJND-OFB TO LINER ."United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 17lh January, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 16th January. The liner Oropesa which the Prince of Wales will join at Santander on Sunday, was given a great send-off from Liverpool, all aboard, nearly 600, together with the crowd at the landing stage singing “God Save the King, ’ led by 90 expert British workmen who are going to Bermuda in connection with a £500,000 contract for a new hotel which was won by a London firm in the face of keen foreign competition. All available accommodation on. the Oropesa was booked within a few days of the announcement that the Prince was making the voyage by her. There are 150 first class passengers including prominent business men and their wives who are going to Buenos Aires for exhibition, trade activities.
A party of Liverpool flower girls went aboard the vessel before the departure and decorated the Prince’s private quarters with flowers.
The purser has arranged a dance, concert or whist drive for every night of the four weeks’ voyage.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 17 January 1931, Page 2
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