ROYAL TOUR.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 29 January 1927, Page 5

ROYAL TOUR.

FUNCTIONS AT PANAMA. DUKE’S ROUND OF DUTY CALLS. ril CABLE—TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. PANAMA, Jan. 26. Not content with snaking hands with Borne thousand Tanama resident last night, the Duke and Duchess of York pioceeded to a brilliant bail at the union Club, at which both had several dances. ro-duy, before 9 o’clock, they, were astir and inspected an assembly of the various British communities at Panama, who presented loyal addresses. Afterwards tne Duchess was taken for a motor drive to view old Panama and other points of interest. rue Duke made a round of duty calls .viii-li, in an interesting manner revealed the \ punctilio obtaining as regards editions between Americans and the meop.e of Panama. The Renown was berthed at the wharf in American territory , therefore it was necessary lor m escort to be iurnished by American cavalry through the Canal Zone. At . e boundary line the American escort , s replaced by a Panaman cavalry 1 t oop, who escorted the Duke to the President’s palace, where the first offiial call was made. Then the Panama isqort took His Highness back to the boundary, handing him over to the American escort, which brought the oval procession to the administration buildings, where the Duke called on Colonel M. L. Walker, Governor of the muial Zone. fi n al official function during the cay at Panama was a luncheon given the President, at which the Duke, nehess, the whole staff and many leading officials and politicians of both the American and Panaman Zones were present.