THE PRINCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1920, Page 5

THE PRINCE.

TOUR IN AUSTRALIA. QUIET DAY IN MELBOURNE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 3, 11.15 pm. Melbourne, June 3. The Prince spent a free morning. At midday he attended a luncheon given by the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' League, and was made patron-in-chief of the league. He then attended the University, where the degTee of LL.D. was comerred. Yesterday the Prince received from the King a rush cable giving the Derby result. To-day his passage through the city, although cheered, was uninterrupted, as for the first time since his arrival the papers did not publish details of his movements, giving only his engagements, instead of the times and routes from one function t to another.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REST IN AUSTRALIA. ALTERATION OF HOLIDAYS. Sydney, June 2. The State Cabinet has proclaimed June 16 and 17 public holidays and agreed to grant the tramwaymen double cay for those days. The Jockey CJub is holding its winter meeting on the 16th and 19th. The Rugby League has decided to play the English match on Saturday next and has alterpd 11" other English fixtures. The learn plays at Orange on the 19th; at .Sydney, against New South Wiles, on the" 12th and 16th; at Brisbane, against Australia, on the 23rd; the other two test matches will be played in July, but the dates have not been fixed. HALLARAT PRESENTS PYJAMAS. Melbourne, June 3. The Prince has returned after a brief country visit. He had a fine reception at Ballarat, where he was presented, Oiidst smiles, with a pair of pyamjas into which one stitch each had been inserted by 500 local girls noted for their magnificent war work. The Prince's week's rest will be spent secretly, probably in the vicinity of Melbourne.