(On Thursday congratulations went to Danes on the sixty-fifth birthday of their' sovereign King Christian X, whose reign of over twenty-three years has been marked by the suc cessful emergence of his progressive copie, from the difficulties and anxieties found them in Europe. The Danish Royal family with its close ties of relationship to the Royal House of Windsor commands the special respect and affection of the British nation. Under the shadow of Belgium's bereavement, the celebration of yesterday's event was necessarily observed in a minor key. That does not diminish the sincerity of the good wishes which found expression in salute of a vigorous monarch whose" qualities of statesmanship are a real asset to his people and whose unaffected demeanour has earned for him general confidence and regard.
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