Royal Tour to Africa and South America Rudely Assailed by Extreme Socialists Fwom te OWN CounesronoeNT, London, Feb, 19.
Clydeside: had an opportunity of attacking Royalty last. Thursday. Phe Prince of Wales when he goes J. to South America this suumer during his tour will probably visit Chile and Uruguay in addition to the Argentine. This. extension of his four will mean that the Prince will be absent from England for wight months, The Prince leaves W England on March 28 in the battle-Ciuiser Repulse for West Africa, South Africa, and Rhodesia. He expected to reach the Argentine ly in August.
These changes in the Prince' programme. were discussed in the House of Commons, when Socialist extremists, led by Mr, Kirkwood, opposed a supplementary vote of,000 for the tour. A motion for a reduction of the estimate was ete ated by' 304 votes to 90, For some time the House showed feat resentment at the grossness the attack, and Mr. Kirkwood concluded his' speech, after being walled to order by the Chairman fewer than five times, amid a considerable uproar.
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