Warship* were "dressed" at the Devonport Naval Base to-day, where a Royal salute was fired at noon in observance of the fofty-third birthday of His Majesty King George VI. A military salute was also fired from North Head. Because of the inconvenience which would be caused by observing a holiday on a date so near Christmas, the King's Birthday is officially observed in June, but on the real date special ceremonies rgg xi-fr hrlil
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 295, 14 December 1938, Page 12
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74Warship* were "dressed" at the Devonport Naval Base to-day, where a Royal salute was fired at noon in observance of the fofty-third birthday of His Majesty King George VI. A military salute was also fired from North Head. Because of the inconvenience which would be caused by observing a holiday on a date so near Christmas, the King's Birthday is officially observed in June, but on the real date special ceremonies rgg xi-fr hrlil Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 295, 14 December 1938, Page 12
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