The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
KING GEORGE WILL
| GLADDEN. HEARTS
| OF HIS SUBJECTS
Royal Couple Proposes
Visits to Places Out
side of London.
MERCHANT FLEET
WILL BE REVIEWED
Gathering of Ships Devoted, to
England's Commercial Pur-
| suits Will Be Greatest World
Has Seen-Question of
Armament in Mediter-
ranean Worrisome.
by PHILLIP EVERETT.

London. May 17.-Relieved from the
duty of going to visit foreign courts,
King George has decided to GLADDEN.
the hearts OF his subjects by visiting
a number Of places outside of Lon
don. just as he recently visited the
pottery districts
The heart OF the English press is
always soft towards the King. and
though there is more than six weeks
till the royal couple will leave their
comfortable palace for weeks tour
in luxurious special trains. we are al
ready being told how touching 1t is
that His Majesty will go through the
awful hardships OF such a journey,
which is dictated solely by his love
of the Lancashire workingmcn
The King and Queen Will start from
Windsor on July and proceed to the
castle of the Earl Of Derby, who will
be their host during their stay in
Lancashire. They Will see the workers
OF that country spinning and weaving
cotton making glass and soap. and.
according to London paper "the
workers Of Lancashire are eagerly
awaiting the coming of the royal cou-
pie. which will permit them to show
how strong is their attachment to
the throne"
lish journalists are devoid OF imagina-
ton. AS matter OF fact. these work
ers who all belong to labor unions,
do not care a snap whether they see
the King and Queen or not.
The outstanding feature of the royal
trip will be the visits in state to be
made to Liverpool and Manchester.
At the former city the visit will af-
ford an opportunity for the greatest
review OF merchant vessels ever held
in any country In the world.
Review Great Fleet
After three addresses have been re-
ceived IN st. Georges Hall and n visit
to the town hall. the King and Queen
will leave Liverpools wonderful land
Ing stage, which is always the scene
of bustling activity. and spend near
~ an hour in steaming four and n
half miles UP ana down the Mcrsey to
review the many classes of ships car
rying British passengers and goods 10
all parts OF the world.
1t Is not possible for the Aquitania
to be ready for the review, but there
will be at least one new liner, the
Empress of Asia, in the fleet Every
British line of steamships using Liver
pool n port, will be represented
| Their Majesties will go on board the
giant Cunarder Mauretania. ana the
King will inspect on her decks de-
tachments from various naval training
centres. and will present the gold
medal annually given by him to the
Conway cadets.
The King will land at the new Glad
stone Dock, the latest proof OF Liver
POOLS enterprise, and declare it open.
and the last event OF the day Will he
visit TO the Everton football
grounds. where the large arena Will
be packed by 36. 600 children (half the
children OF Liverpool. assembled 10
give young Liverpool's welcome to the
7 King.
On July 10, the King and Queen will
take lunch at historic Houghton Tow
ers, where tncy will sit down at the
same table RI which once sat King
James l., when he knighted the Brit
ish loin OF beef. ordering II therear-
ter always TO be called sir loin." an
incident which I hope has caused all
later nominated knights to get
proper idea of the compliment con-
ferred upon them.
Gcrmnny's Happy Choice.
Just as the United States has hith-
erto always shown a deep knowledge
of the Kaisers taste by sending mil
honaire ambassadors To the imperial
court at Berlin, so the Kaiser evident
~ knew that the qualifications Eng
lishmen like to see in an ambassador
to the court or St James are those
OF a skilful natterer, a good talker
and Il hearty eater.
The present German ambassador
Prince Lichnowsky. was a good choice.
OF his diplomatic skill shall say
nothing, but certain it is that from the
very start he has been doing his level
best to ngratia:e himself with the
British public.
be of high order. He is an indefati.