9 AUGUST 1919, Page 3

Every one admired and liked him for this, and if

that were all it would. be a guarantee of a great reception for him wherever he goes. But there is much more. The British people, the soldiers from the Dominions-those lands where "sober freedose" is the spring of " loyal passion for our temperate Kings" -and Americans have all noticed how enthusiastically the Prince has followed in the footsteps of the King and Queen in attending to public duties. Young though he is, his record of public services discharged at home is already great, and he has passed through his duties with a zest and a capacity for simple enjoyment which have communicated themselves to others. It was impossible not to be pleased with the Prince when he was so transparently happy in what he was doing.