THE PRINCE IN BURMA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1922, Page 6

THE PRINCE IN BURMA.

WELCOME AT MANDAT,AV A SPLENDID RECEPTION. By Tele.rraph.—Preu Assn —Copyright. Delhi, Jan. 5. The Prince of Wales arrived in Mandalay and received a most hearty and loyal welcome. The “Road to Mandalay” proved a pleasant road through friendly country, with, smiling faces everywhere, showing that the poison of Indian sedition and political unrest had not touched the heart of Burma. The long dusty journey was performed in a light, almost toy-like, narrow gauge train which swayed and jolted like a ship in a heavy sea. Every station was artistically decorated, and crowds of country people in picturesque holiday dress cheered and showed genuine enthusiasm. Each station was like a section of a rainbow, enclosed in a frame work of Burmese boy scouts with flags. The ladies, carefully powdered, coiffured, bejewelled, and smoking heavy cigars, were much in evidence. None of the Prince’s journeys had greater interest or revealed more sincere enthusiasm.

Mandalay itself was gaily decorated, and the Prince was welcomed by a gathering of notables, including the Shan chiefs and their ladies, gorgeously and fantastically costumed, many of whom had travelled hundreds of miles to participate, anxious to show their loyalty to the Empire. The Prince returns to Rangoon on Saturday.