PRINCE OF WALES
VISIT TO AMERICA
PREPARING A WELCOME. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. A telegram from White Plains says that four State troopers of an average weight of 14st 21b, and an aggregate height of 24ft 3in, will meet the Prince of Wales when the Berengaria docks, and will form his bodyguard during the whole time he is in New York, to restrain uninvited persons from endeavouring to force their attentions upon him. Major William Hensley and Commandant Mitchell Field " will fly a ’plane over the Berengaria as she enters the harbour to welcome the Prince of Wales. Major Hensley’s ’plane will be equipped with an amplifier panel, and Mitchell Field will transmit Hensley’s words over the wire to a local station, where they will be broadcasted to the world. _ Thus, the radio corporation of America announces, the King Queen of England may listen in to the welcome if they so desire.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 August 1924, Page 5
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