AN UNLUCKY INVESTOR.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3490, 19 May 1920, Page 6

AN UNLUCKY INVESTOR.

PRINCE BACKS ARROWSMITH.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 17‘

The Prince had practically no’ luck with his investxnents on the totalisator to—.day. Following Auckland form he backed Arrowsmith, ‘and he had an investment on Sunart, which ran second in the Royal Handicap. He had £5 on Mustard Po’; in the last race. At the citizens’ ball Jast night the Prince shook handswvith all the guests. He never missed one, and was keenly dbser-vant of each individual. Frequently he stopped ‘:0 to say .". Word or two to a soldier. The pro-

cess of shaking hands lasted’ well over {an hour, but the Prince 311“? 110 5111' Dl‘€SSioll that the taskto him was dreary. A well-known soldier pl‘eSSlllall writes to the Press as follows:-—~“The Prince of \Vales appears to have altered _very much since I saw En in Lon[don last year. On his way to the [Guildhall to receive the freedom of the city; riding with the King and -his }uncle, the Duke of Connaught, to witness the trooping of the colours ati Hyde Park; walking lbehind the King and, Queen with his girandmother, Queen Alexandra, on his arm into Westminster Abbey fo attend the memorial service to the oversea troops who fell in the war-—‘cn these and on many other occasions the Prince of Wales appeared to be shy, almost nervous, his slight figure and pale face

aceentuating his boyishness. On Thui-:~rday night. under the blaze of light in the Square. the Prince appeared to have lost“ his shyness, and to have gained. an added charm. Standing firmly erect, his chief of staff, Sir Lionel Halsey, supporting him. he gazed with umlisguised enjoyment on {he waves of loyalty which swept around his 021.1-. His face had filled out, and was bright and glowing wifh Eiealth‘. His joyous smile never left his face, and he waved his hat again and again in response to the bursts of cheers which greeted him every yard of the way. The car with the slight "but sturdy grey-clad figul'-e passed slowly out of the Square into Worc'eS‘te;' Sf.r'eet', where dense.‘ crowds took up the clieering. The’ Prince of VVales had clearly found his way to the hearts oif the people]-’