King George of Greece, out Queens, brother, and his son and daughter-in-law the Prince and Princess Nicholas are now paying,.a State visit to. this country. His Majesty had a splendid reception in the City on Wednesday, when he went to receive: his second address of welcome at the Guildhall after an interval of just a quarter of a century. King George's reply' to the address was exceolingly folicitéus. Ho referred with justifiable pride "to the great progress which his country hes'made in the forty-two years which have'elapsed since he accepted the crown—which, by the way, had just been refused by the late Earl of Derby—and paid a tribute of gratitude for the constant friendship of this country. "I feel that I'am not exaggerating," ho declared, when' L say that the liberation of Greece inspired. some of the most brilliant literature and the most hievements of your diploma-King George is not now, if he was, a very ardent sportsman, and ho takes little part in the daily battues which are arranged for mut_he spends. much rolling about with, his sister, and nets and theatrical performanoss by their Majesties' servants as. the actors commanded, to Windsor are officially called, afford entertainment in the evenings. " Last night Me. Bourchier and Miss Violet Vanbrugh appeared in a from "The Merchant of first Shakespearean per formance that has been given by Royal command for many, years.
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