GREAT BRITAIN.
"AN INFORMAL SHOW." STROLLING AND CHATTING IN THE MUD. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 10. 6.5 p.m. London, December 10. k A British officer with the Indian army -describes the King's visit as the "most ■ informal show I have ever seen. The .King strolled through the ranks, chatting with all and sundry. Immediately before His Majesty arrived a German aero- i plane appeared, heading straight for us.. Our guns opened fire, and the aeroplane, scurried north. During the inspection -of the troops the Leicester Regiment, which had just left the trenches, paraded, still covered with mud, and unshaven. The King simply revelled in them. He chatted with almost every man, and wanted to know all about trcnch-fight- ■■ ing. The Prince of Wales -was equally interested. He -wandered about, paying no attention to his father, and chatting' with everybody. The King was particularly interested in a man wearing German boots. JTlie King wanted the! Indians to taiow that the Queen and he were always with them in thought. Altogether, it was a wonderful visit, the King tramping through the mud as though he were partridge-shooting."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 11 December 1914, Page 8
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187GREAT BRITAIN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 11 December 1914, Page 8
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