21 MAY 1927, Page 2

M. Dournergue, the French President, arrived on Monday for a

State visit to the King. . He -was nut at Dover by the Prince of Wales, and that night there was a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace. On Tuesday, M. Doumergue, who was accompanied by his Foreign Minister as is required by the French Constitution, visited Oxford. Both . he and M. Briand received honorary degrees. On Wednesday M. Doumergue was entertained at luncheon by the City of London and in the evening dined at the Foreign Office. The visit ended on Thursday. We publish elsewhere an appreciation of the President.