POPULAR TRIBUTES TO KING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20103, 9 May 1935, Page 9

POPULAR TRIBUTES TO KING

MILLIONS EXPRESS AFFECTION REJOICING IN LONDON CONTINUED United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyrlgh t RUGBY, May 7. The King and Queen spent the day quietly at Buckingham Palace. It is authoritatively stated that neither of their Majesties suffered any ill effects from the strain and excitements of Jubilee Day. This afternoon the Queen went for a drive in the West End, where she was heartily cheered by the crowd, which also continued to remain throughout the day in the neighbourhood of the palace. Their Majesties still have an arduous programme of engagements ahead of them, extending over a fortnight or three weeks. To-morrow, the King will drive to St. James’ Palace, where he will receive members of the diplomatic corps at a levee and reception. The Prime Minister, Mr Ramsay Macdonald, and the Brazilian Ambassador, as doyen of the corps, will make addresses to the King, who will reply, returning thanks to all those countries who congratulated him upon the attainment of his Silver Jubilee.

Telegrams from all parts of the Empire and from communities abroad continue to be received in hundreds.

Tumultuous Welcome. Thousands tumultuously greeted their Majesties when they appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace at 9.50 o’clock to-night. The singing of the National Anthem, “Rule Britannia” and the cheering was hoard as far as Piccadill>. The streets were again crammed with people. Thousands of buses and cars were blocked at crossings in the West End. Forty tons of rubbish, largely papers, were collected in Westminster, and a proportionate quantity elsewhere. The underground railways ty’oke all records, carrying 2,250.000 pedple last night and early to-dav. The principal social event to-night was the Prince of Wales’s jubilee party at St. James’ Palace. The Prince, wearing his order decorations and evening dress, stood at the grand staircase, and shook hands with 1200 guests, including members of Royalty, members of the Cabinet, the Dominion Premiers and their wives, and other distinguished people. Foreign Eulogy. The high water-mark in foreign compliments to the King’s broadcast was paid by the Vienesse “Telegraf Ain Mittag,” which says: “It was the most beautiful speech ever delivered by a King. Truly it was a Royal utterance, just because it was so unroyal. It was the speech of a good man.” The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr G. W. Forbes, to-night broadcast his impressions of the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and outlined New Zealand’s major economic troubles and the manner in which they had been overcome, thus putting the Dominion on the way to recovery.

PRINCE S RECEPTION JOYOUS RECEPTION AT ST. JAMES’ PALACE United Press Association—By Electee Telegraph—Copyright (Received May 8, 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, May 8. The Prince of Wales shook hands with each of the 1200 guests at a reception at St. James’ Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Kent were the first Royal guests to arrive, followed by the Duke and Duchess of York with the Duke of Gloucester. All were loudly cheered by the crowds in the Mall and St. James’ Street. The state rooms presented a brilliant spectacle, being decorated with masses of spring flowers. The Guards Band played the selections. There were strange scenes after midnight when women in tiaras and wonderful gowns had a long wait in the roadway for cars held up by sightseers. All was quiet at 2 am.