The King's seventieth birthday has been overshadowed as an event by the cecent—and still continuing—celebrations of his Silver Jubilee.
Yet, on that account alone, loyal greetings to His Majesty to-day will be all the more fervent, They will Lo accompanied by the hope that the passing indisposition which has necessitated. precautions will goon release him for enjoyment of the normal confine of his life of devoted service Happily there is no ground for believing that anxiety is necessary, although in view of the strain of the Jubilee celebrations and the age to which he has attained, his health must always cause more than the ordinary solicitude. The affection in which His Majesty is held by his people has been wonderfully reaifirmed during the last three weeks. Perhaps, in illustration, it may be Dermissible to quote from the private letter of a Shanghai lady who was unable through liiness to visit London for the Jubilee and who wrote to her family here thus: enjoyed the service in St. Pauls on the wireless: it came over so clearly that except for, vision T might have been there. During supper we had the King's broadcast speech as clear though he were in the room with us. paper conveys nothing of ite appeal find. personal contact. He sounded Derfect dening. #0 simple and. direct and unassuming—It was really a Wonderful experience, When he spoke to the children, Tam sure they felt he wae speaking 10 them personally. his message was £0 forceful and personal and loving."
This kind of impression cannot be created at will or by the device of the propagandist. It proceeds direct from inspiration of those human excell ences: supreme sincerity and unaffected simplicity.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.