KING IN THE NORTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 163, 13 July 1931, Page 7

KING IN THE NORTH.

Appreciation of Glasgow's

Shipping.

OPENING OF NEW DOCK.

(British Official Wireless.l

RUGBY, July 12. The King and Queen visited Glasgow ® Friday and had a great welcome from Jffls of thousands of people who lined 'ie streets. They proceeded by steamer wwn the Clyde to Shieldhall, where they declared open a new dock completed'at a tost of £2,000,000. Their Majesties passed . e yards where the giant new Cunarder 15 under construction

frj the course of his speech the King paid a tribute to the courage and enterprise shown in development schemes in Wasgow, and, said that since his first to the city the tonnage using the P°rt had doubled. For a century Glasgow ships had sailed on every occan and Mere were few corners in the world . re ; they could not find a Glasgow en oMeer. It-\vas a great record and was Dot yet ended.

wW. Ma j cst > T sa ' ( ' -1 10 believed those "had faith in the future of the nation Mid reap the full reward of their forest.

Referring to the Prince of Wales' visit k° ut h America the King said the u ern half of the American continent d one day be bound to Britain by en closer commercial ties.