Labour Group Absent

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 156, 22 September 1927, Page 1

Labour Group Absent

Tribute to Duke and Duchess e !

Glasgow Confers Its Freedom

THe Labour group of the Glasgow City Council did not join in the welcome to the Duke and Duchess of York; but the citizens gave the Royal visitors a great reception, and the Lord Provost conferred on the Duchess the Freedom of the City.

By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright Reed. 11.7 a.m, LONDON, Wed.

A N incessant downpour caused tlie Duke and Duchess of York, arriving in Glasgow, to drive in a closed car. It proceeded slowly, to give the huge crowds an opportunity to welcome the Duke and Duchess, who were most warmly received. The Lord Provost, in presenting the Freedom of the City to the Duchess, said he intended to demonstrate the citizens’ appreciation of the Duchess’s service to the Empire. The Duchess, acknowledging the tribute, said a natural pride in her Scottish descent greatly enhanced her becoming a burgess of the second city of the Empire. The Duke, referring to his wife’s in-

terest in social and educational advancement, emphasised the help and success she had given him in his public duty. The Duchess visited the Housing. Exhibition, and toured the stalls, being presented with dolls for Princess Elizabeth.

The whole Labour group, 49 councillors and their wives, were absent from the ceremony.—A. and N.Z.