DUKE'S LAMENT

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 July 1925, Page 5

DUKE'S LAMENT

OVERSEAS’ VISIT DESIRED, (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 10. The Duke and Duchess of York were the guests of the Australian and New Zealand Luncheon Club at the Hotel Cecil. Premier Ferguson of Ontario was present. Sir Newton Moore proposed the Duke and Duchess of York’s healths. He paid a tribute to the Prince of Wales’s ambassadorial value in cementing Empire ties. They looked forward, he said, to the time when Australia and New Zealand would he honoured by a visit from the Duke and Duchess of York, whose welcome would not fall short of that given to the Prince of Wales.

The Duke laughingly said he’’ felt that th* 1 ; Prince of Wales had hn 'uh-, fair advantage V?cause he “greeted overseas’ visitors with a knowledge )6f them and their countries.’ “Aly wife* and I, by visits to Wemb'by, are try-; ig to supplement our knowledge, but? I am still acting the part of a f Cinderella who is told wonderful stories of the world, which 1 am not permitted to enter. However. I entertain the hope that we will yet be privileged *d enjoy Australia’s and Now Zealaird”s delightful Hospitality.”