THE ROYAL TOUR

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20832, 16 June 1939, Page 8

THE ROYAL TOUR

SOME FINAL SCENES INTEREST IN TRIPLETS PRESENTATION TO THE QUEEN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received HALIFAX, June 15 A fifteen-minutes stroll by Their Majesties in Halifax's famous public gardens was marked by two unscheduled events. One was the stop Their Majesties made when they noticed triplets in a baby carriage. The King stopped a moment in his stride, started forward again, and then turned toward the carriage. The Queen was already half-way there. The rest of the party stopped in bewilderment.

Officials had not known that the family would be there and most of them did not even know that the children were Betty, Marion and Mary Lou. the eight-months-old daughters of Mr and Mrs Arthur Salterio, who were proudly standing by the carriage while thousands milled round the fence surrounding the gardens. Their Majesties bent over the triplets in evident enjoyment and conversed for five minutes with the parents before resuming their walk. Legless and Handless Painter The natural amphitheatre of Halifax's Citadel Hill became a royal theatre for a pageant depicting the bestowal of Nova Scotia’s Royal Charter. A replica of Edinburgh Castle provided the background for the spectacle, which was witnessed by Their Majesties and 75,000 subjects. As they were leaving the Queen's attention was drawn to Mr Earl Bailey, a legless and handless painter, who holds a brush in his teeth. She asked him for his autograph, which he wrote with a pencil in his teeth. The Queen commented: Doesn’t he do it quickly?” The Queen was given a richly-de-signed album of French-Canadian songs, including “Alouette,” at Sherbrooke. Her Majesty said “Alouette” was one of her favourite songs, and lhat she sang it frequently to the Princesses.