THE PRINCE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10139, 27 October 1925, Page 5

THE PRINCE

AN OUTSPOKEN PRESS WRITER. PUBLIC WANT TO HEAR LESS OF JAZZ INCIDENTS. MORE DISCRIMINATION IN FRIENDSHIP URGED. NATIONAL RELIEF IF PRINCE SETTLED IN LIFE. LONDON, Oct, 25. “It would'be idle to hide the nation’s increasing anxiety regarding the Prince of Wales’, future, involving also the nation’s future well-being,” says Mr Gardiner, writing in the Daily News. “The nation desires the Prince to fill worthily as his father has done the greatest position the world has to offer; therefore it is narrowly scrutinising the promise of the Prince’s development. The Prince has now passed the age of Prince Charming and reached the age of seriousness and responsibility. Nature has equipped him almost too abundantly with qualities of democratic kingship, attractive presence and address, liigh spirits, a ready smile, a boyish impulsive manner, indifference to the niceties or formal etiquette, and courage amounting to bravado. His intellectual gifts are not remarkable, but are sufficient to have left a. pleasant impression and atmosphere of goodwill during Ills tours throughout the world. “Behind these grounds for satisfaction there is a widespread growing doubt whether other qualities also essential to the high position are being equally zetlously cultivated. A lack of seriousness excusable in a healthy youth is disquieting in a. mature man. This view does not imply disapproval of the Prince’s love of sport, innocent amusement, and companionable temper, but- it means that the public would be relieved to read less about the jazz, drum and banjo side of the Prince’s life, also it is not desirous of seeing photographs of the Prime disporting himself as a girl in theatueals aboard the warship Repulse. “The public would welcome evidence that the Prince >is more deeply concerned in serious interests, and that his friendliness was combined with a trifle more discrimination in the selection of his particular friends. “The Prince’s future is of national, even world-wide concern. As.a man in his genuine kindliness of heart, he must wish to repay the nation s affection and goodwill. He can reply to it by emulating his parents’ admirable example in taking up some task reflecting interest in the weightier matters of national life, in preparation for his future responsibilities. Final y. the nation would be relieved to find the Prince settled in life. bun.