WITH THE SEAFORTHS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 13 August 1929, Page 7

WITH THE SEAFORTHS.

THE PRINCE AT DO VEIL TROOPING THE COLOUR. Seven thousand school children, each provided with. & flag to wave, joined in welcoming the Prince of \Vales when he- visited 1 Dover on June 27. The. streets were gay with Mags’, streamers, and hanging baskets of flowers. The Prince was’ received; on liis arrivel at the Marine Station by the Mayor of Dover, and was then driven in an open car along the waterfront and through the principal streets to Dover College sports ground, where he inspected the Seaforth Highlanders, of which regiment lie is colonel-in-chief. After lunching wit'll the officers of the, regiment, the Prince attended the regimental games held on the sports ground, at the Citadel Barracks.

The object of the visit Mas purely military, Iml the civilian population seized Iho opportunity to give His Royal Highness a warm, reception. The streets Mere gaily bedecked with flags and bunting, ahd the route from the station to the Dover College snorts ground was lined with thousands of poo.nle. including school children. His Royal Highness was met at. the station bv the Mayor of Dover, writes a correspondent of the ‘Daily Telegraph" When he reached the* snorts ground he u-ns received with a. Royal salute, and the battalion, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel V. M. For-1 tune, stood at the nreseut. Later lie inspected the battalion, and then lie took a salute ai flic trooping of the colour.

An in lores led spectator was Private F.duin Cooke, a Chelsea, .pensioner, who travelled specially from London to see the Prince. Private Cooke served in the Seaforths in Egypt and Afghanistan, and inarched u-ith Roberts from Kabul to Kandahar. After being pensioned in 1885 he joined up in the Great War. Later lie Mas presented to the Prin'e with a number of ex-Servire men.

‘•Hullo, one of tire Afghan boys.” «aid his Royal Highness, as he caught sight of the veteran’s medals. He clasped the old man’s hand and questioned him for some time about his experiences.

After lunching with the officers of the battalion the Prince made a nnick change out of his regimental uniform and appeared at the annual Highland eames of the battalion nearing a. grey lounge- suit and a bonier bat.

During the afternoon lie moved 1 across to a ‘‘talkie” e.onaratus until which a film 'omnany were making a ‘‘talkie” of the games. TTc questioned the operators about the mechanism, and spent several minutes examining the van containing the nmnlifiors.