DUKE OF YORK
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SHIPWRIGHTS GUEST AT LUNCHEON. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 7. Wearing a furred gown as a member of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, to which ho had just been admitted, tho Duke of York, as tho guest of honor at the company’s select lunch at Mansion House, said: “X always look back on my voyage in the Renown to Australia as one of_ the happiest experiences.” He admitted that there was a moment when the ocean severely tested his powers of endurance and digestion, but it was not tho fault of the ship. The navy and the Shipwrights’ Company were custodians of tho great maritime traditions of the Empire, and so long as they treasured those ideals there would be no fear for tho Empire’s future.
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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 5
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