ON BOARD THE RENOWN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12651, 11 January 1927, Page 7

ON BOARD THE RENOWN

DUKE PREPARES FOR BUSY TIME TELEGRAMS PASSING CONTINUALLY WIRELESS OF GP.EAT USE By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 11, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, January 10. (Special from tho Renown.) Sunday. Though considerable time is devoted to exercising and recreation, the Duke of York and the Earl of Cavan —who is steadily improving—have daily lengthy conferences with their staff regarding the details of tho shore arrangements awaiting them at the various points of call, especially with reference to the interesting itineraries prepared for them in New Zealand and Australia. Telegrams are passing continually, and the benefit of direct wireless installation, which is now functioning more satisfactorily, is daily mainifest. A NORMAL SUNDAY To-day passed as a normal Sunday. After “divisions” the Duke inspected the port side of the ship—bakeries,

galleys and flats. The Duke and Duchess attended divine service, and afterwards together visited the compass platforms, the bridge and the charthouse, where their sleeping apartment will be in the tropics, and other parts of the ship. To-pight the reports received from Las' Palmas, where a heavy swell is now running, indicate the possibility of the whole programme ashore being abandoned, owing to risk of landing in small boats.

The squash-rackets court is now fully occupied. The Duke played several games, as well as his staff and the ship's officers.