31 MAY 1924, Page 2

The visit of the King and Queen of Italy, who

have been taking part in all the ceremonies and entertainments proper to such distinguished guests, has given genuine pleasure in this country. All 'political parties here are sincere friends of the Italian people, and the public has been delighted at the opportunity of slowing its feelings. Everything that is known of the King of Italy commends him to British tastes ; he has always done his best to govern in accordance with what he judged were the wishes of the Italian people, and he has done so without a trace of that self-assertion or theatricality which are an abomination in British eyes.