THE DUCAL VISIT

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 11 April 1927, Page 6

THE DUCAL VISIT

(Per Press Association—Copyright

BRISBANE. April 10.

The Royal Party had a real taste of the outback yesterday, at Beaudesert, when they witnessed a realistic display of boomerang, spear throwing, club encounters, and a ebrroboree by two hundred scantily clad and hideosuly painted aboriginals. These thrills were augmented by bullock riding and roping, stock-whip cracking contests by Europeans. Polled bullocks were used, experience having shown that horned cattle .sometimes proved dangerous to the spectators.

The Duke and Duchess greatly enjoyed the picnic, and the free and easy reception from ten thousand spectators, whose demonstrative welcome swamped and broke up the procession. BRISBANE, April 9. Details of the mobb-.ng of the Duke’s car on Wednesday night show that when the party arrived at the roar entrance of the theatre another huge crowd had congregated there. Major Northcote, Commonwealth ’ transport officer, dressed as the Duke, entered a car, followed by an equerry, and the police thronged the car which moved off purporting to go to Ihe front of the theatre again. The rnsp had the desired effect. The crowd rushed off to follow the decoy car, enabling the Duke to dash through the back entrance to the theatre. The Earl of Cavan fell and split a leg of hie trousers.

The party to-day will visit Beaudesert where they will have their first glimn«> of Australian aboroginals.