The Archive · 1939

Stressed by King

Connecting Link Between East and West; Journey — SPECIAL TO THE "N.C — Victoria, B.C. May 30

The King and Queen drove in brilliant weather this morning from Government House to the City Hall where they received an address of welcome, after which they attended reception given by the Provincial Government in the Legislative building.

Subsequently, they drove in process sion to Beacon Hill Park, where the King presented colours to the Royal canadian Navy station based at Esquimault, which thus became the first Canadian station to share the honour of possessing naval colours wita the three home bases of Portsmouth, Devonport and Chatham.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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