THE KING'S FIRST ACT.
LAYING A STONE BY ELECTRICITY. FOREIGN NEWSPAPER TRIBUTES. A STATE PORTRAIT FOR OVERSEAS. (Received June 23. 10.40 a.m.l LONDON." Thursday. King George's first- public act after leaving the Abbey and r-eaching Buckin.gh«am Palace w n s touching ail electric button laying the comers-stone of the Fishermen's, and Sailors' Home at St. John's, Newfoundland. French. German, Austrian a.ndi Russian newspapers have warm expressions of goodwill to King George and the nation. The King is presenting the various Governments of overseas dominions with a copy of a St-ato portra.it- of himself and the. Qu\mmi.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 23 June 1911, Page 2
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96THE KING'S FIRST ACT. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 23 June 1911, Page 2
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