DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20014, 23 January 1935, Page 6

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

NORTHERN PROGRAMME By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, January 22. Although the Duke of Gloucester’s official tour of the Dominion ended with his departure from Lyttelton in the Australia last night, it will be another week before his Highness leaves New Zealand, for Fiji, en route to England. The cruiser, with Prince Henry aboard, is timed to arrive at Russeil at 7 am. on Thursday morning, and the programme for the remainder of that day will be confined tentatively to a deep sea fishing expedition by the Duke. Opportunity for the Royal visitor to see the finest specimens of New Zealand kauri trees will be afforded on Friday, when in company with Mr Coates, he will motor from Paihia through Trounson Park, and the Waipoua State forests. The portable cinematograph which his Highness used during the official tom' will doubtless be frequently in action on Friday. The Duke will spend Friday night at Oponani. in the Hokianga district, and on Saturday will proceed by car and launch to Omahuta to see bush working and bullock teams operating.

A visit will be made also to Kerikeri before his Highness re-embarks in the evening os the Australia. With Lord Bledisloe the Duke will attend divine service at Paihia on .Sunday morning, and in the afternoon will accompany his Excellency to historical spots at Waitangi Monday has been set aside provisionally for a big game fishing excursion. The Australia is scheduled to sail for Fiji at 9.30 on Tuesday morning. With a few exceptions members of the New Zealand official party are not accompanying his Highness on his North Auckland engagements, which are of a purely private character. The party returned from Lyttelton by the Wahine to-day, and formally disbanded. Sir Alexander Young, who acted as minister in attendance is resuming his ordinary ministerial duties, and Mr Fraser, the manager of the tour, is returning to departmental responsibilities.