The Archive · 1925

The Prince of Wales at the Cape

New Era in South Africa: Effect of Prince's Visit Among All Nationalities Capetown, May 1.

After a dance at Government House Inst night, attended by severfal Jhundred guests, at which the Prince of Wales danced untiringly, His Royal Highness was out at 9.30

The Prince's appearance occasion-led a very. successful unrehoareed [demonstration by bands of students, including hundreds of attractive leirls in University gowns, outside Government House. A body comic cavalry armed with brooms jand brushes, followed by an wagon draped with blue and white fend drawn by 12 oxen, and an immense procession of cheering and laughing students, sang in chorus a specially written' song urging the not to be "down in the mouth The Prince was very much amus-jed. He seated himself in the wagon, drove off the oxen and led. the procession through the cit companied ty whole-hearted singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow," to the crowded City Hall, where His Royal Highness was ceremoniously installed as Chancellor of th versity of Capetown, a position that he has occupied since the inauguration of the University in 1918, and given the honorary degree lof Doctor of Laws.

The proceedings were marked by! good-humoured ragging, including the appearance on the platform of jo little white hen wearing the [the Royal train, in which he wi make a long trek—Reuter.

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