THE KING

New Zealand Mail, 20 August 1902, Page 45

THE KING

LONDON, August 15. The “British Medical Journal” states that the king has gone through the recent trying State functions without the slightest detriment to his health; in fact- he is quite well. His Majesty’s visit to the Royal College of Surgeons was unofficial, and was intended as a compliment to the surgical profession. The King inspected on the same occasion the college’s unrivalled collection of specimens connected with perityphlitis. „ Sir Frederick Treves and Sir Francis Laking accompanied the King and Queen on the ltoyal yacht to Cowes yesterday. Sir Francis Laking accompanies their Majesties to Balmoral after the naval review and the departure of the Royal guests and the Indian princes. B The “Standard” states that it is practically decided that the King will visit Ireland late in the autumn or in „the spring. LONDON, August 16. The “ Standard ” states that the King will cruise in his yacht round the coasts of Britain, and will visit Cork within, the next four weeks. It is his Majesty’s intention to make a two months’ tour of the districts whereof so much has been heard recently in Parliament, and to take every opportunity of studying the state of the Irish peasantry. The “Telegraph” states that the general feeling in Dublin over the King’s visit is one of extreme satisfaction, and expresses the conviction that the sojourn will ho entirely successful.

Lord Lansdowne will entertain the Sovereigns at Derrcen House, Kenmore.

The King, in replying at Portsmouth to an address from the Corporation, said:—

“On behalf of the Queen and myself, I thank you cordially for your congratulations jon our Coronation, on my recovery from my recent illness, and on the conclusion of peace. “We are uufoignetlly thankful for the mercies it has pleased Almighty Gcd to vouchsafe us and the people. “I trust, now that we are happily at peace again with all the world, the recent rejoicings, wherein all the Empire shared, may send us forward, each in his own station, to work with renewed earnestness for the maintenance and improvement of our noble heritage and the accomplishment of the ends that become a great people.” . The King laid on the Alberta’s deck, m a specially-prepared cutting, a brass cross, inscribed, “Here rested the beloved remains of Queen Victoria on February Ist and 2nd, 1901.” On returning by their yacht the Sovereigns visited Osborne House, iihcro the King held a naval investiture.