WORLD TOUR ENDED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22433, 1 June 1936, Page 10

WORLD TOUR ENDED

GENERAL UNREST ABROAD IMPRESSIVE ROYAL FUNERAL An extended tour of the world was completed on Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peacock, of Auckland, when they arrived from Australia by tho Monterey. Their travels coincided with a series of important events in many parts of the world and there were evidences of unrest in almost every country visited, except in Britain. While Mr. and Mrs. Peacock were in the United States tho "New Deal" was being attacked. ,in Spain fenr of riots at election time resulted in the visitors being advised to curtail- their stay, and in both Japan and China there were indications of unrest. The only quiet country was Britain, and there the shock of King George's death had affected tho whole nation. The Royal funeral was described by Mr. Peacock as the most impressive sight of tho whole trip. He Said there were dense crowds to watch the cortege pass, but the most amazing thing was the manner in which the thousands lining the route became silent as tho remains of the lato monarch were borne past. Although troublous times were being experienced in many of tho countries they visited they saw no actual strife, he added. In Yokohama martial law had been declared following the recent assassinations, but this did not interfere with their tour. In Peking, where they spent a vvoek, alarm was felt at the possibility of Japanese invasion and many of the ancient treasures of the city were being transferred to Nanking.