KING JOKES ABOUT ELECTRIC BLANKETS.
LONDON, April 20. King George and Queen Mary visited the Frederick Milne industrial colony at Leatherhcad, Surrev. where they saw ex-Service men making electric blankets. The King jokingly ask* ed one of the operators whether there was any ohhnce of receiving an electric shock from the blankets. He was assured that there was not. “I am glad of that” said his Majesty, who added with a laugh; It would be most awkward if one had a shock in the middle of the night 1
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 8
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