Fremantle, Oct. 4.
'Aeroplanes circled overhead and the waterway was crowded with pleasure trait when the Duke of [Gloucester, the third son of King IGeorge and Queen Mary, arrived Mere to-day on board the' 10,000-ton Jerulser Sussex in connection with the IMetbourne centenary celebrations.
His Royal Highness was welcomed to Australia by huge crowds, who gave the distinguished guest a great ovation as he drove the 13 miles to Perth.
"The Arst public function of the luke was to visit the War Memorial, where he deposited a wreath. Later Me opened the Perth Royal Axricultural' Show.—Reuter.
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