SOUTH AFRICA’S WELCOME

Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 9

SOUTH AFRICA’S WELCOME

PRINCE GEORGE AT THE GAPE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright CAFE TOAVN, February S. With the sea smooth, the Carnarvon Castle, accompanied by the Dorchester, arrived half an hour before time. The city was early astir, putting the finishing touches to the decorations and making the principal streets a blaze of colour. The Prince was welcomed on board by the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the President of the Senate, and the mayor. On emerging from the deck the Prince was received with prolonged cheering by a huge crowd. He was driven to the City Hall and received addresses of welcome. He fittingly replied, paying a tribute to the pioneers who laid the foundations on which was built a great' country. He inspected veterans and drove through cheering crowds to Westbrooke, which has been placed at his disposal. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES CAPE TOAVN, February 5. (Received February 6, at 11 a.m.) The formal proceedings concluded at noun, when Prince George inspected 2,000 ox-servicomen. Enthusiastic scenes marked the drive to Westbrooke, where the Prince was received by the Governor-General and Lady Clarendon. The Government ordered a remission of three months on the unexpired portion of all sentences. The Prince enjoyed a quiet afternoon. At 6 o'clock he attended a large gathering of Freemasons, at which the heads of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Netherlands Constitutions were present. The only unpleasant note was struck by a Malanite newspaper, which states that the visit conies at an exceptionally unfavourable period, as the Prime Minister welcomes the Prince with one hand on behalf of the people, while with the other ho is signing a declaration of war against his fellow Nationalists.