Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-25
Was Favorite OF
Edward VII In
Childhood

sought his royal father, the cabinet
and Kitchener, unavailingly, to lift
the usual restrictions. and let him go.
1--WE got brothers and a sister who
can take over my job if l get killed.
he said. Let Mary do it; she's got
brains" But his pleas were not heed
ed.
Dared Cannon in France
He went to France and made fire.
quent trips of inspection to the front.
often visiting places that were I'M
der fire. and risking his life moro
than his guardians liked; but ne never
was allowed actually to go into ac-
ton. He saw enough of the horrors
of war. however, to give him deep
and lasting feeling of regard for ex-
service men, particularly for the
wounded.
After the war the prince continued
to fit himself for the throno-now by
travelling the length and breath of the
British dominions, getting acquainted
with his future subjects, meeting their
leaders and discussing their problems
/ with them, and getting an under
standing Of the completely and e-.-
tent of the far-flung empire. He trav-
eled to Australia. to India, to New
Zealand. Canada saw him often. He
visited Africa, went to various parts of
Europe as official representative of
the empire, came to the United States
to help make firm the ties of friend
ship between the two great English
speaking nations.
Four Blankets in Night
An endless round of ceremonies and
receptions has served to fill his time
when at home There are countless
banquets that must be attended, monu
ments that must be unveiled, hospi-
tails that must be dedicated, factories
that must be opened: On some nights
he has gone to as many as four ban
quets in three hours--and at each one
he had to be the smiling, gracious
prince listening attentively to endless
speeches and saying graceful things
in return.
Outdoor sports have made up a
great part of the princes pleasure.
When he was q small boy he was
given a Shetland pony, and he has
been very fond Of horseback riding
ever since. The frequency with which
he tumbles off has had plenty Of pub
| licity and it has not been quite fair
! to hmI his intimates have often
/ said that he falls no oftener than any
other rider, but that when he does fall
| every newspaper in the land prints
story about it while the tumbles Of
| lesser folk go unnoticed.
FootbalI, Golf, Tennis
! The prince never was as fond Of
| hunting and shooting as his father
was, and never became as expert a
marksman. He is a good football
player, handicapped considerably by
his rather frail body. His golf is pass
! able; one reason he does not play oft
oncr is that he always draws a gallery
/ and the presence of crowds renders
| him unable TO play his best. At ten
| MS he Is frankly 4 dub. leaving that
branch Of sports for his brother, the
Duke Of York, who is first class
| player.
Steeplechasing and polo are prob
| ably his first loves. In polo he ranks
| as a good player-not of international
| match caliber, but accomplished. III
| the steeplechases he is not rated so
highly; nearly all Of his much-talked-
| OF tumbles have come in this sport.
For all that his face is so familiar
| to the people of London, Wales has
had a great habit of slipping out at
night unattended save for an init
mate friend and going to a night club
or theatre. He is fond of dancing, and
by no means insists that his dancing
partners be OF the nobility.