ROYAL TOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1927, Page 9

ROYAL TOUR.

NARROW ESCAPE OF DUKE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, April G. It transpires that when the Duke of York was in Sydney attending the Returned Soldiers’ luncheon in the Wentworth Hotel opposite which Dr. Lang’s old Scots’ Church ik being dismantled, some workmen had undermined the tower in preparation for dropping it, and were waiting till the crowd should get away. A few minutes after the Duke left and the crowd had dispersed the tower suddenly and unexpectedly settled down and a quantity of debris crashed through the fence where numbers of people had been standing. Some of the debris lodged close to- where the Duke’s car had been parked. VISIT TO QUEENSLAND. ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BRISBANE, April 0. The Duke and Duchess were welcomed all along tho route of their journey by huge crowds of cheering people. There were many inspections of returned soldiers, Bey Scouts and Girl Guides and the usual addresses of welcome and bouquets were presented at each stepping place. The night was

ENTHUSIASM IN BRISBANE. DUKE'S DESIRE ’TO SERVE AUSTRALIA. By Cablo —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 6, 9.0 p.m.) BRISBANE, April 6. The Duko and Duchess of York arrived, and were welcomed by enormous crowds, in beautifully fine weather. The city is gaily decorated, and a general half-holiday was declared. Responding to the civic address, the Duke said he wanted to see as much as possible of problems confronting employers and employees. Ho and the Duchess desired to render service to Australia, and they felt the best way to do that was to sec things for themselves, and relate their experiences to others at Home, on their return. ’J’lie Duke telegraphed the Governor General, asking that an extra week’s holiday at Easter bo granted to school children throughout the Commonwealth.