ELABORATE CARE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 11

ELABORATE CARE

SAFETY OF ROYALTY WAR MEMORIAL CEREMONY FRENCH PRECAUTIONS United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received June 22, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, June 21. Elaborate precautions are . being taken to ensure the safety of the King and Queen on the occasion of the unveiling of the Australian war memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. Each of the thousands of people who will attend the ceremony will be subject to the closest examination by the French police, who will demand two'photographs of each and a complete guarantee of unimpeachable character. The 3500 guests and others must be seated at the memorial two hours before the arrival of their Majesties, after which they will not be allowed to move, while the police will scour the countryside. Eleven thousand troops will be posted shoulder to shoulder and facing both ways over the distance of two miles from the Villers-Bretonneux station to the memorial. The police will do their utmost to check up on every arrival in the district and hotel registers will be watched, persons not satisfying the investigation being arrested immediately.

COMMAND OF FLEET

FOR FIRST TIME

KING WATCHES MANOEUVRES

LONDON, June 21,

- The King for. the first time today took command of his battle fleet and led 80 ships into the Channel for manoeuvres from Weymouth Bay. His Majesty watched the manoeuvres from the bridge of the Nelson, and saw the new cruisers Southampton and Glasgow attack the wireless-controlled "ghost-ship" Centurion. His Majesty was most keenly interested in the dive-bombing attacks, but the biggest thrill was'the concentrated firing of the 15-inch guns of the Royal Oak and the Revenge. The noise was so tremendous that the windows in all the cabins were removed and everyone was supplied with cotton-wool, to protect their eardrums. {British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 20. The King arrived at Weymouth today for the beginning of his visit to the Home Fleet. As the King left the station SO of his Majesty's ships in the bay dressed] ov.er-all. A Royal Salute was fired as the King, who was accompanied by the Duke of Kent, left the landingstage in the Royal barge for the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, met his Majesty at the landing-stage.