ROYAL TOUR.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18911, 28 January 1927, Page 11

ROYAL TOUR.

—#— PUNCTILIO AT PANAMA

PICTURESQUE CEREMONIAL,

(BT CASLI—PRESS ASJOCIATIOK— COPTBIOnT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND KZ. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

(Received January 27tb, 8.-I0 p.m.)

PANAMA, January 26,

Not content with shaking hands with some thousand Panama residents last night, the Duke and Duchess cf York proceeded to a brilliant ball at the Union Club, at which both had several dances.

To-day, before nine o'clock, they were astir, and inspected an assemblage of the various British communities in Panama who presented loyal addresses, after which the Duchess was taken on a motor ride to view old Panama and other points of interest.

The Duke made a round of duty calls which in an interesting manner revealed the punctilio obtaining as regards the relations between Americans and the inhabitants of Panama. The Renown was berthed at a wharf in American territory, and therefore it wfis necessary to have an escort furnished by American cavalry through the Canal zone. At the boundary lino the American escort was replaced by a Panama cavalry troop, who escorted the Duke to the President's palace, where the first official call was made. Then the Panama escort took his Royal Highness back to tho boundary, handing him over to the American escort, which brought the Royal procession to the administration buildings, where the Duke of York called on Colonel M. L. Walker, Governor of the Canal zone. The final official function during the stay at Panama was a luncheon given by the President at which the Duke and Duchess and their whole staff, and many leading officials and politicians, both American and Panaman, were present.