SOUTH AMERICA REACHED

Hawera Star, Volume L, 11 February 1931, Page 11

SOUTH AMERICA REACHED

PRINCE OF WALES’ TRIP MOTOR TRIP THROUGH PERU STUDY 0E COMMERCIAL LIFE. (United Press Association —By Electric Teltgrapl j Copyright.; Received 12.30 p.m to-day. LIMA (PERU). Feb. 10. Callao and Lima made ready to-day to give an enthusiastic welcome to the Prince of Wales and Prince George when .they arrive to-morrow. Tlie Princes touched Peruvian soil first yesterday at Caboblauco automobiling through Cobitos and Negritos to Talara, where the party was "feted at the Peruvian Club. They then proceeded to Payta, where they embarked on t-lie Oropesa for the run to Callao.

The Prince of AVales was busily engaged to-day. One of the main phases of his visit to South America is the collection and study of imformation of industrial and commercial life of the continent. For several hours on AIOII- - lie motored through nearly 100 mi(le-s of great oilfields in northern Peru largely controlled by English and Canadian interests. The Prince of Wales and Prince George on landing at Gabablnneo wore whisked by automobile at 1000 foot altitude loss than two miles along a road bristling with liair-pin bends and cut in the beetling mountain side. At Eela-'ito the Prince found a modern settlement with clubs and hospitals in the midst of a country yielding 7000 barrels of oil daily. He watched with interest the process of cleaning the well and saw hundreds of feet of piping inserted. Further on drilling was in operation. The Prince was surprised to learn that tlie machinery was of American manufacture and that no British maker specialised in drilling machinery.

PRINCE DUCKS BROTHER. KING NEPTUNE PAYS VISIT. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. The Prince of AVales had a great time yesterday playing the rote of the barber crossing the equator says a message from the Or opes a. King Neptune radioed to “Our Royal Brother”: “AVill board you in the first dog watch ; have all initiates ready.” King Neptune arrived in the ship’s swimming pool. The Prince who was the barber entitled ‘‘Scrape ’em,” was wearing a striped red and blue bathing suit- with blue shorts and a yellow and green bathing cap. He wieSded an enormous wodden razor assisted by his equerry Major J. R. Aird as the barber's mate, “Soap ’em.” The Prince had evident and intense satisfaction in administering to Prince leorge and 1 Viscount Ednan. A policeman brought Prince George as the first victim. He struggled violently to King Neptune who accused him of disorderconduct. Then, amid roars of laughter.. the Prince helped to force his brother into a ducking pool. The barber’s mate lathered him and the Prince plieo lie razor and, seizing him by the hair t-opuled liinr into the water, where he ducked him mercilessly. Viscount Ednan and 20 others received the same treatment.

The proceedings were closed with the immersion of tlie entire court including King Neptune and the barber.