ROYAL CRUISE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 186, 7 August 1936, Page 7

ROYAL CRUISE

DESTROYER ESCORT [British Official Wireless] Received Aug. 6, 5.5 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 5. It is announced by the Admiralty that the destroyers Grafton and Glowworm, attached to the 20th destroyer flotilla in the Mediterranean, will act as escorts to the yacht Nahlin in which the King is taking a cruising holiday in the Adriatic, commencing at the end of this week. The Dalmatian town of Dubrovnik, where King Edward intends spending several weeks’ holiday, is charmingly situated on a beautiful bay on the Adriatic, with rocky mountains rising steeply at its back. The water of the harbour are described by a New Zealander who visited Dubrovnik two years ago as being of a wonderful translucent blue; its lovely scenery, the most notable features of which are numerous tree-clad islets, each with its peculiar legend, make this part of the Adriatic highly attractive for visitors from every European country, as well as from America. The beaches near this old-world town are well suited for boating, bathing and that modern seaside pastime, which consists of arraying oneself in fashionable swimming apparel and then abstaining from getting wet, and already this coast bids fair to outdo the Italian Lido, on the opposite side of the Adriatic Sea, as a fashionable resort. The people of the surrounding district are more Westernised than those of other parts of Yugoslavia, and the Italian influence is plainly visible in dress and speech. During and immediately following on the war Dubrovnik (also known by its Italian name Ragusa) was a haven for refugees from Russia, Greece and other centres of disturbance.