ROYAL DAUGHTER BORN

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1930, Page 9

ROYAL DAUGHTER BORN

DUKE & DUCHESS OF YORK REJOICING AT GLAMIS CASTLE BEACONS SPREAD THE NEWS By Telegraph-I’reka Assn.- Copyright. London, Aug. 21. News of the birth of a daughter to the Duke and Duchess of York was flashed to the King and Queen and Sandringham, whose congratulations followed immediately. The village street wars still a scene of excitement at midnight, the people hanging out flags and lighting beacons. The birthday coincides with that of her cousin, Princess Mary is second son Gerald, who was - six years <j! ui Thursday. The news was received in London at the Mansion House shortly after midnight, after which the Lord Mayor’s son brought out the official message signed by Mr. J. R. Clyncs, which was placed in a wooden frame and attached to the wall outside.

Mr. dyne’s message referred to the Duchess as “safely delivered of a Princess.”

The Lord Mayor sent a message: “The Citizens of London arc delighted at the

An official notice was also posted at Whitehall on the main door of the Home Office, facing the cenotaph. The latest news from Glainis states that church bells were ringing long past midnight throughout the whole district for the first time since the peace celebrations in 1919, and searchlights were flashing the news across the sky.