PRINCE IN INDIA.
WELCOMED AT BOMBAY. LOYALTY OF PEOPLE. SPLENDID RECEPTION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Delhi, Nov. 17. The Renown steamed up Bombay Harbor early this morning. The guns boomed a Royal salute, and the shipping was gaily dressed. The Prince commenced a busy day, paying and receiving official calls, including those of the ruling Princes. At 10.30 the Prince and staff landed at the Apollo Bunda and were greeted by cheering crowds. They proceeded to the reception pagoda, where the Prince read a message from the King and rei ceived addresses of welcome. The scene was one of vivid splendour and Eastern magnificence. Thence, after an exhaustive handshaking, his Highness entered a carriage with a magnificent escort, and drove through the city to Government House. All along the route was a display of unprecedented enthusiasm. A public holiday was observed and the shops closed. The address of welcome presented by the Bombay Corporation declared that the heart of India was devoted to the King-Emperor and the Throne. The people looked to the future with eager anticipation, confident that India would soon be unreservedly admitted to the council of the free and unfettered nations of the Empire and stand side by side an equaL partner with the great Dominions. The Prince, replying said he wanted to grasp India’s difficulties and understand her aspirations. He felt awed by the difficulty of getting to know all this during his visit to the ancient country, but was fortified by the knowledge that sympathy begat synjpathy. His sympathy with India had existed since his childhood. “I want to know you and I want you to know me,” he added. The King’s message read by the Prince declared that it was the Prince’s ambition to ripen India’s goodwill into a yet fuller understanding. His Majesty trusted and believed the visit would add another link to the golden chain of sympathy between the Throne and In-, dia-
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1921, Page 5
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320PRINCE IN INDIA. Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1921, Page 5
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