MELBOURNE PREPARES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18530, 17 October 1934, Page 5

MELBOURNE PREPARES

VISIT OF THE DUKE SUENEB OF SPLENDOR HUGE CROWDS EXPECTED (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United gross Assn.) MELBOURNE, Ovt. .16.

Scenes of splendor, day and night, are promised for the official opening oi the celebrations on Thursday by the Duke of Gloucester, llis Royal Highness lauds at Port Melbourne at 1.30 p.m., and will proceed along the sea front to- St. Kilda, and tfien to the city via the St. Kilda road, which is expected to be lined with hundreds of Thousands of people.

The opening ceremony on Parliament House steps at 3.30 p.m. will be attended by Federal and State Parliamentarians, robed members of the judiciary, and the brilliantly uniformed navy, army and air force.

The Duke’s first official act in Victoria will be to declare the celebrations open. Promptly at B.p.m. the city streets will blaze 'with lights, when special illuminations on BGCO poles ami pylons will be switched on. Festoons of lights will be reflected in' the River Yarra from Urn lower, spans of Prince’s Bridge, and fairy lights will gleam through the trees in Collins street. A spectacular display of fireworks has been arranged on the Yarra banks, when ©.great map of Victoria, bearing the word “Welcome!” will soar across the sky.

Prince Henry was in happy mood at Glen cl g to-day, where 8000 welcomed him.

The Mayor suggested that Prince George and his bride might see fit to visit the South Australian centenary in 1906, and perhaps bring “Dear little Princess Elizabeth,”, to which suggestion Prince Henry smilingly replied : “I will certainly pass on your message, but I will not ask my brother to bring Elizabeth, because by that time he might have a child of his own.” Cheers and laughter followed for several minutes. Prince Henry this afternoon witnessed the school children’s spectacular display at I lie Adelaide Oval, where there was an attendance of 60.000. NO HAND-SHAKING THE DUKE’S DESIRE MELBOURNE, October 13. To protect the Duke of Gloucester from too much fervent hospitality, handshaking will he avoided as far as possible while he is in Victoria. Suggestions from the Duke’s advisors, which were received by the State director of the Royal tour, Mr. K. Gale, today, emphasised the Duke’s desire for informality. Mr. Gale said that at general ;at!u rings, where a number of persons were bring presented, the Duke would not shake hands, but would merely bow.