THE KINGS TASTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 17 November 1913, Page 2

THE KINGS TASTES.

The King's home life and tastes have been described in the Liverpool Daily Post by the writer of "From a Club Window":

"In private life he is the simplest and quietest of English gentlemen. He is the most domestic of men, the kindest of fathers, and always happy in the bosom of his family. The King is the best father in England. Next to his children, the King best likes agriculture, but he has practically no time for this. He would have made a capital country gentleman, but he would never have been an M.F.H., for he is not keen on hunting, and has not a particularly good seat when riding. AT LAWN TENNIS.

"As he advances in middle age, though he has no tendency to corpulence, the King finds an increasing need for exercise, which is why he not only rides every day when in London, but generally manages to obtain a set of lawn tennis. Indeed, in the grounds lof Buckingham Palace he has often i had as many as half a dozen sets in an afternoon. He is not a good server, but is strong when close to the net, though he moves rather slowly. "Golf possesses no interest for him, and though he once in a way plays a hundred up at billiards he can seldom make a break of twenty. Of course, his supreme sport is shooting, at which he excels. "His Majesty is a most abstemious man, not fond of champagne, but as a rule drinking a light wine or whisky well diluted in Perrier. The King loves a good English cheese both at lunch and when he is dining quietly. He likes a choice, somewhat mild cigar, and it is not unusual for him to consume a dozen a day. "He has very little leisure for reading beyond what he devotes to studying the daily papers, but when he takes up a book it is never a novel, but a volume of treographical exploration, and he is fond of studying the reports of the Geographical Society.'