THE ROYAL VOYAGE.
JACK'S APPROVI.NU CRlTlOj.i;\i. O.ie of the msn serving in the Med in a has cent to h:s friends at Ltwes, Suos'lx, an account, of the outward voyage to India with the King and Queen. Hj says : "W e raw a lot of the King and Queen. I think they are an ideal couple. The King's hearty laugh when something funny catches his eye. such as a sailor running along the deck and catching his big toe up against a ring-bolt, is worth heanug. "Their Majesties are enjoying this trip immensely. They attend prayers with us, and wo sing a hymn every morning. "We mustered by the open list last Sunday morning, and each man - was inspected by the King. It did feel an honour. "Abcut two da;-s out in the Red Sea we held our ?pcrt% and thev turned out a perfect success. Their Majesties did laugh at the pillow fights on the spar. For the finals one man had a pillow full of indigo bue and the other man one full of flour. "The Queen distributed the prizes, which took tho shape of fi'ver-mounted pencil-cases,' pipes, and so on, engraved with the Royal monogram. "We he'd- our concert when about two days out. an<} it was a perfect success The Earl of Shaftesbury contributed 'l'll Sine Thee Song?, cf Arab.y.' He is a beautiful singer. t , "Last nierht- their Majesties left tlw ship for Delhi, and we sane 'God Save the King' and 'Auld .Lane Syne, and gave them a good 6end-off.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 8 March 1912, Page 3
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