June 18.
The King and Queen were resting, after their greatest personal adventure of the tour, when the liner emerged safely today from the iceberg zone.
This was a tour of the three escorting cruisers on Saturday night St. Johns, Newfoundland, Their Majesties went aboard a ferry-boat towards the Glasgow, but owing to a strong wind, the cruiser was ordered to leave her moorings alongside other cruisers five miles down the bay, and to proceed to meet the ferry-boat.
As the Glasgow approached, the Royal couple were transferred aboard a small naval motorboat to go alongside the cruiser.
After bumping and ploughing through the waves, the engines suddenly stopped, and it was found that the propeller had been caught in fishing nets.
For several minutes the boat drifted helplessly until another Navy boat came alongside and took the King and Queen to the warship, where they clambered up a steep companionway to the deck.
Afterwards, the party re-embarked on a heaving motor-boat and sped towards the 9,100-ton Southampton.
Waves crashing over the boat soaked all members of the party, who were unable to cram into the only tiny cabin in the boat.
Despite the bad weather, Their Majesties were determined not to disappoint the officers and crews of the cruisers, and went through the whole programme.
After visiting the 9750-ton cruiser Berwick, which was formerly on the China Station, the King and Queen returned, wet but cheerful, to the Empress of Britain.
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