ONE HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 297, 15 December 1936, Page 7

ONE HONOUR.

KING'S BIRTHDAY. Queen Elizabeth Made Lady of The Order of the Garter. JOINED WITH QUEEN MARY. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 14. A Court Circular states that the King lias been pleased on the occasion of his birthday to confer upon Queen Elizabeth the title and dignity of a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Thus, for the first time in history, there are two ladies members of the order, the other being Queen Mary.

It is anticipated the Duke of Kent will be appointed a Privy councillor shortly. He is the only one of the Royal brothers so far not appointed and thus could not attend the Accession Council meetings of King Edward and King George VI.

DUKE GOES GOLFING.

Journalists and Cameramen

Kept Away.

'PLANE CHARTERED TOO LATE,

VIENNA, December 14.

The Duke of Windsor' golfed on the Enzesfeld Castle course with Baron de Rothschild and his wife this afternoon. International journalists and photographers, crowding in the local inn, waited for four hours, after which they telegraphed the Duke requesting a few snapshots and promising not to annoy him further. S

The Austrian authorities, however, enforced the demand for complete privacy. One film cameraman, who evaded the cordon of gendarmes, attempted to take a photograph. He was arrested and his film confiscated. '

Another hired an aeroplane in the hope of snapping the Duke golfing, but he had completed the round. The Propaganda Ministry, Berlin, has instructed German editors to publish nothing about the Duke of Windsor without official sanction.

READ IN MAORI

PROCLAMATION OF KING. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, this day. Probably for the first time in the history, of New Zealand, the proclamation of tlie King was read in Maori as well as in English when the ceremony marking the accession of King George the Sixth took place in Rotorua yesterday. The text of the official proclamation was translated into Maori by Mr. H. Tai Mitchell, and, following tlie reading of tlie English text by the Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, it was read by Captain W. H. Walker, a well-known Mairo resident of the district, and one of the leaders of the Arawa tribe. The sonorous periods of the proclamation appeared doubly impressive when delivered in the Maori oratorical style. The presence of a number of Maoris in tribal dress on the stage added a further picturesque touch, a distinctive note being given to the ceremony when a native party, following the singing of tlie National Anthem, broke into an impressive haka of welcome.