LOVED BY PEOPLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18923, 27 January 1936, Page 8

LOVED BY PEOPLE

RULER OF EMPIRE "NEVER HAD A BETTER" TRIBUTE TO KING GEORGE PLACE IN HISTORY ARCHBISHO P'S PR EDICTION (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Jan. 2i7. 2 p.in.) LONDON, .luu. 26.

At to-day's memorial service to King George, tin; Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Bang, recalling thai the King had said be was n very ordinary sort of fellow, said it was early yd 'to fix King George's place in history. "Vet. I venture to predict it will be the spontaneous judgment passed Ly workmen at my palace at Lambeth: 'We never bad a better,' " lie continued.

"Assuredly there have been Kings and Queens conceivably more powerful and more romantic, yel me historian must give a high place to George V whose reign witnessed more changes than, any other.

"These changes could not have been possible unless the King himself bad been a man of tact and self-control and resolute in his loyalty to lie principles of constitutional government." The doors of Westminster Abbey bad to be closed early, and hundreds who were excluded waited lor tin- afternoon.

The. Queen and the Princess Royal, clad in black and heavily veiled, drove from Buckingham Palace to Kensington Palace in the afternoon. Prince Peter of Greece and Rumanian and Greek Ministers attended the Greek Cathedral of St. Sophia at Bayswater, the interior of which was draped in black. The German Ambassador. Herr von Hoesch. and members of the embassy staff attended the Christus Kirche, Montpelier Place. UNFAILING HUMOUR The Bishop of London. Dr. Winnington Ingram, preaching at St. Barnabas Church, North Finchley, recalled King George's disgust al finding Mohammedans at Jerusalem having to keep order among Christians, who were bickering over the Holy Sepulchre, lie said that though shy and reticent, King George had an unfailing sense of humor.

"I had not been with him at any time during the last 40 years for more than live minutes before he told me :i story over which we laughed," continued the' Bishop. "King George was so touched with the demons) rations at the recent Jubilee that be was never able to speak of them without emotion." Methodists crowded the Central Hall, Westminster, where a special service was held.

The French Huguenot Church In Soho Square was crowded at the morning service. Boy Scouts conducted the Ambassador, M. Corbin. to bis scat. The service was in French except the National Anthem, which was sung in English. It is officially slated that whatever the weather, King Kdward and his brothers will walk in the funeral procession on Tuesday. The King will wear a. naval uniform.

The Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke .-ind Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal and Lord Harewood and his two sons, and the King and Queen of Norway will attend a, service in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.

King Edward remained at Fort Belvedere over the week-end. and is not expected to return to town until tomorrow. Meantime a special service of motor-cycle dispatch riders lias been organised to connect the Palace and Fort Belvedere.

CHANGING OF GUARD WATCH OVER CATAFALQUE COLONELS TAKE PART WITNESSED IVY ROYALTY (British" Official Wireless.) Reed t p.m. RUGBY. Jan. 25. Yesterday evening (be unending, silent procession of mourujing public through Westminster Hall was arrested for a quarter of an hour when the King arrived unexpectedly, accompanied, by Queen Mary and other members of the Royal Family, and the King of Norway and Queen Maud, King George's only surviving sister. The Royal Party stood before the catafalque for about 10 minutes, During their stay they witnessed the impressive ceremony of the slow, silent changing of the inner guard watch, which yesterday was performed by Lieutenant Colonels commanding the five regiments of Hie Brigade of Guards. Many shared in Ibe changing watches, among them being the blind V.C.. Captain Slv Beachcroft Tovvse. one of I lie Gentlemen al Arms.

DESTROYER ESCORTS FOREIGN VISITORS MOURNKrIS FOR KINO (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1 p.m. R.UGBY, Jan. 25. The Admiralty is arranging lor a destroyer escort to meet all royalties and heads of Slate coming to England to attend the funeral of King George at Windsor on Tuesday. H.M.S. Montrose and two destroyers will take over the eseorl in mid Channel from French destroyers escorting the President, of the French Republic, who is leaving Calais at noon on .Monday.