ROYALTY ON TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 181, 30 January 1912, Page 5

ROYALTY ON TOUR.

DEPARTURE FROM MALTA. 4 By Cable—Pres« Association—Copyrigit Malta, January 28. Crowds farewelled the King and Queen. THE KING'S SPEECH AT THE | DURBAR. The following is the full text of the King's speech at the Durbar:— It is with genuine feelings of thank- ; fulness and satisfaction that I stand here to-day among you. This year has been to the Queen-Empress and myself one of many great ceremonies and an unusual though happy burden of toil. But in spite of time and distance, the grateful recollections of our last visit to India have drawn us again to the land which we then learned to love, and we started with bright hopes on our long journey to revisit the country in which we had already met the kindness of a home. In doing so I have fulfilled the wish expressed in my message of last July to announce to you in person my Coronation, celebrated on the 22nd of June in Westminster Abbey, when by the Grace of God the Crown of my Forefathers was placed on my head with solemn form and ancient ceremony. By my presence with the QueenEmpress I am also anxious to show our affection for the loyal Princes and faithful peoples of India, and how dear to our hearts is the welfare and happiness of the Indian Empire. It was, however, my desire that those who could not be present at the solemnisation of the Coronation should have the opportunity of taking part in its commemoration at Delhi, It is a sincere pleasure and gratification to myself and the Queen-Empress to behold this vast assemblage' and in it my Governors and trusty officials, my great Princes, the representatives of the Peoples, and deputations from the military forces of my Indian Dominions I shall receive in person with heartfelt satisfaction the homage and allegiance which they loyally desire to render. ~d eeP l 3 r impressed with the thought that a spirit of sympathy and affectionate goodwill unites Princes and people with me on this historic occasion. In token of these sentiments I have neciued to commemorate the event of my Coronation by certain marks of mv especial favor and consideration, and these I will later on to-day cause to be announced by my Governor-General to this assembly. Finally I rejoice to have this opportunity of renewing in my own person those assurances which have been given by you by my revered predecessors of the maintenance of your rights and privileges and of my earnest concern for your welfare, peace and contentment. May the Divine favor of Providence watch over my people and assist me in my utmost endeavor to promote their happiness and prosperity. _ To all present feudatories and subjects, I tender our loving greetings. |