London, Nov. 17.
Anglo-Belgisn community of ideals and" interests and. the traditional friendship between the two countries have survived the demise of the Locarno Pact. This is strikingly affirmed by the warmth of the welcome being accorded to King Leopold'
Everywhere the British and Belgian fags appear side by side on all_ important buildings.
The newspapers give prominence to last night's State banquet, and cepecially (0 King Leopold's happily chosen phrase: "Great Britain, the guardian of peace.
'King' George, in drinking a toast to his Royal visitor, expressed con Adenee that the future held a most valuable quarmitee of peace in the ion (of the we wood int ational affairs, response, the King of the Belgians drew attention to the inter-faction of economic causes and political digieultes. Inthe sphere Of economic guidance, he said, the British Empire had a beneficent part to ploy.—Reuter.
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