ANOTHER TOUR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 June 1939, Page 8

ANOTHER TOUR

KING & QUEEN MAY VISIT CANADA AGAIN ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCESSES. HIS MAJESTY’S EXPRESSED HOPE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) CHARLOTTETOWN, June 14. Amidst a welcome of the greatest enthusiasm, despite rain which was intermittent for Hie greater part of the day, the King, replying to an address by the Premier (Air Campbell) foreshadowed another visit to Canada some day in the future, accompanied by the Princesses. His Majesty said it was his hope that another visit could lie arranged. The Skeena which was followed overhead by Army bombers, whose pilots later made a command appearance before their Majesties, brought the Royal couple to the city, whose streets were packed with thousands of fishermen in oilskins and farmers in overalls. Following on a tour of the city, their Majesties attended luncheon at Government House, where unfermented grape juice was served for the toasts, since the island is. “dry.” The Queen was dressed in a powder blue silk dress with a hat of the same material, of a deeper colour, grey shoes and a grey purse. The King wore the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. On the eve of their Majesties’ departure from Canada, the Royal prerogative of mercy was extended to all prisoners in the Dominion, believed to number 44,000, serving a sentence of at least three months’ for a criminal offence, the term being reduced by a month and in some cases more.

ROYAL BROADCAST TOMORROW MORNING N.Z. TIME. (Received This Day, 11.445 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 14. The United Press el America confirms the report that their Majesties will broadcast over the British Empire and a United States hook-up tomorrow, at approximately 2.30 p.m. (Eastern standard time). Other details of the broadcast are not yet available. The time of the broadcast will correspond to 7 a.m.' New Zealand time tomorrow (Friday).