A KING WHO WORKS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 91, 7 October 1911, Page 9

A KING WHO WORKS

One of the hardest worked men in the country at present is the King, says an English journal. When the season has ended he will have travelled nearly 2000 miles in Great Britain and Ireland, visiting his subjects.

The season for 1011 will be remember ed for many years as a. record in page antrv.

Besides the scores of addresses presented to the King at the Coronation, he has received similar homage from every point in his tour, when he visited Portsmouth, Aldorshot, Windsor, Norwich, Carnarvon, Dublin and Edinburgh. The following is the list of functions the King has attended during the seasou: —Four councils, three courts, two levees, three balls. 13 reviews, five theatres, five race meetings, four garden parties, three investitures and six banquests.

Besides this, he has presented colors to ten regiments, has opened two public buildings, and laid foundation and memorial stones.

On two occasions he presented medals —to eight seamen and to colonial and Indian troops. It is estimated that about 10,000 persons have been presented to the King within the last month, and the number of addresses received has been legion. When in Ireland .his "working day" began at 10 a.m. and generally lasted until midnight. He has been twice at the Crystal Palace —when he opened it on May 12. and when the parfv was given to 100.000 children on June'»o. The King witnessed the naval and military tournament on May 19. and the same evening was present at the dinner and State ball at Buckingham Palace.