ROYAL VISIT.
DUKE OF YORK IN MELBOURNE. AMAZING RAG BY STUDENTS. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 27, S p.m.) MELBOURNE, April 27. The Duke of York visited Melbourne University where the Degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him. During tho visit, tho students indulged in an amazing rag. They blocked the Duke’s path and lifted him bodily into a specially prepared carriage, in which was a staff of students dressed to represent every branch of naval, military, religious, and civil life. Tho carriage was then driven to an exaggerated representation of country life in the University grounds, whore tho Duke was presented with an address from the country folk. His Highness took the joke in good part, and thoroughly entered into the spirit of tho rag.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 28 April 1927, Page 9
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135ROYAL VISIT. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 28 April 1927, Page 9
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