Queen the advanced "age 4 and the of hearts ofall her. former subjects will go oUt to her on this anniversary. With ho, same. wisdom, with' which she carried on at the side of King George V, she, following his death, withdrew from the limelight in favour of her son and: daughter-in-law giving them fo the- people instead of herself and her husband. Since then she hay been carrying on unobtrusively, doing, those things which came her way with the inflate gracioumess which was always hers, continuing the life of service which she wis dedicated when she became the bride of a future King of England. She hag Tost. not one whit of the affection and loyalty with which she was always regarded, and he. will go down in history as one of the {Great -women who have been called' to assist fn: govefning the country. It -hag been her misfortune to witness the Empire twice in her time engaged in a life and death struggle. Tu the frst. she and her husband were the ineplration of the British war effort. In the second she sees her son and his consort fulniling: the same role with just as much credit to themselves. She must indeed be a proud. woman' to be mother of such a son and {t must be comfort to her in these times that he ie acquitting. himself so well. This journal. ts" sure: that, in extending congratula-lions to Her Majesty on her birthday, and expressing the hope that. she, will be spared to enjoy. many. more such annie itis iving voice to the desires of-all true British subjects,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.