GREEK KING

Grey River Argus, 23 July 1941, Page 6

GREEK KING

UN WAY TO ENGLAND. BO.W. RUGBY, July 21. Ring George of GxCAce ai/aed at Capetown on Manway tram jomihnesaui’g, accoramg to Agency infosages. Aitnough ms arr-\ ai "a-- miannouncea, a mrge crowci assemiued Tne R*ng was given a rmumg welcome. . 'ine Prime Minister (Mr Ciiurcnnii has sent tne following message King George or Greece, who is no--m South Ainca: “I ha\e ueen tmiming a gieat deal about your Majesty in these months oi stress, danger ana sorrow, and I wish to tell you iiOvV much Your Majesty's hearing mnm these vic.ssxtudes has Peen iidnmeu by your many fiaends in xmg.ana as we.i as by tne nation at laiy.e. TMe warmest welcome awaits you h<re. where ail are resolved to conquer or to perish. It is m v confident nope that when good days come, the glory which Greece has won w.ll hem w heal the memory of her present-sul-fering.” , . , King George of Greece has repl ed. “It is a great pleasure and comfoit to me to receive your kind telegram with the thoughts that await me m Great Britain lam looking forward to meeting you and my many friends in England. My country and 1 are proudly familiar with our gallant British allies, ,and with God’s help we ar P determined to see our cause crowned by success.” The Foreign Secretary (Mr Eden) has sent the following telegram to the President of the Greek Council (M. Tsouderos): “On your arrived in South Africa I wish to send Your Excellency mv cordial greetings and to express mv admiration of tin determination and tenacity d’splaved ov yourself and members of your Government in thp days of national stress and personal danger tin ough which you passed I ’ook forward to a long period of cordial fruhni 1 collaboration with Your Excellency and I hope to have ere long the honour .of making vour acquaintcnoe here in London and of d’scussmg wita vou further measures for the prosecution of the joint war eifort 1 should like’ to take this, opportunity of paving a special tribute to the valiant people of Crete, the island ol Your Excel’encv’s birth. iou may count on us to do our utmost to hasten the day of that islands deliverance and to restore once more freedom to Greece.” ? M. Tsouderos has replied: I Wank Your Excellency for vour courteous message The members of mv cabinet and I have been deeply touched bv your cordial words. I am certain that our collaboration will be particularly fruitful, and I rejoice at the idea of meeting v.oti in London 1 have been especially moved by that pari of vour message referring 1<- mv native island. Creta did her duty to the nation in conforming to centurylong traditions and to the example which the whole conntrv naye ■'’u’•ng the struggle against the insolent invaders our common foes. lam convinced that the Allied armies which fought tn preserve humim civilisation and freedom of thought from the brutal violence of the enomv will also bring deliverance to mv country The wirjjt of th? British and Imperial Armies. wh ; oh have already given them proofs, is the best guarantee i ~' r t 1 ”