IN THE MOUNTAINS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1939, Page 5

IN THE MOUNTAINS

KING & QUEEN ENJOY SPELL IN ROCKIES PEACEFUL ENCOUNTER WITH BEAR. HIS MAJESTY PHOTOGRAPHS ANIMALS. BANFF, May 27. The special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press says that the King and Queen are enjoying their first freedom from official duties since they arrived in Canada at the luxurious Banff Springs Hotel, with its GOO rooms closed to all but the official party and accredited journalists covering the tour. Today their Majesties set out on a climb in the Rocky Mountains and

were confronted by a bear standing squarely across the trail. The King immediately shot him—with a cine camera. Brown bears in Banff National Park are accustomed to human contacts, so their Majesties were in no danger. The King also secured fine shots of moose, deer, elk and beaver in their natural habitat. / Their Majesties clftnbed Tunnel Mountain and Norquay Mountain. The King was in a tweed jacket with an open-neck shirt and flannel slacks. The Queen was in a tweed costume. Both carried alpine sticks and obviously enjoyed the relaxation from their official duties. They chatted informally with journalists accredited to the Royal train.

Yesterday evening the King and Queen took a walk alone along a mountain trail. A “mountie” followed them at a discreet distance, but the King, noticing him, turned and asked if they might be left alone. The King and Queen later dined alone.