ROYAL VISIT TO FRANCE.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13935, 18 July 1917, Page 2

ROYAL VISIT TO FRANCE.

HIS MAJESTY UNDER FIRE. BECENT BATTLEFIELDS VIlITEI), (Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (AusirpJan and X.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, July ]fl, Mr I ilip Gibbs, The Daily Chronicle correspiiiilent on the West Front, further describes the King's entry into the danger zone. Ilia Majesty tramped over the Wystehnete and Vimy fields still under heavy fire, a big shell bursting not far away. The King took risks enough—too many for.the happiness of his staff officers and the Provost Marshal, The historical value of I lie visit lay in the wonderful wayside scenes, where hundreds of thousands of young soldiers of the Empire were massed along the route, and in the continual revelation of the enormous strength to which our amies have grown in man-power and material

flic King 3 tour covered a large part of the country between the sea and the Sommc, and he studied every branch of organisation and material of the armies in the field. He spent many hours in-the aerodromes, among'the tanks, in the training schools and workshops, and he saw the latest inventions of destructive and defensive weapons, During an interchange of visits with General Petain the King decorated some of the very gallant officers of France,

Meanwhile the Queen was touring other town 9, and met the King only now and then for some special occasion

KING INSPECTS LATEST WAR INVENTIONS, NEW BARRAGE OF LIQUID FIRE. A TOUR IN A TANK, (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) fieceived July 17, G. 50 p.m. LONDON, July IG. Mr Philip. Gibbs' description of the King's visit states ihat his Majesty was deeply interested in demonstration : of the latest German and British war inventions, including General von Armm's improved for shooting (lames a great distance, , The King saw projections of bursting oil; making great waves of liquid fire 'of a new iprm, which make a barrage concealing the movements of Tliis„barrage was used at Messines with great success, So dense-was the liquid tire that nothing could be seen through the sine,:e at three hundred yards distance. A demonstration by the tanks was full of excitement, the King and the Prince of V,'ales touring in one,

liCL'AL DISGUST AT,BARBARISM OP ENEMY. (The Times Service). / Beec-ived July 17 ) ..fi.50 p.m. ' ' 1 ■ 7 . LONDON, July: IG. The. Headquarters' correspondent. of the London Times states: that the King, after' the demonstration of the war inventions, spolto disgustedly of the barbarism of an eniSray which compelled us to meet tliem with uncivilised weapons, - Ours were now much more potent, ■