Birthdays

The 60th birthday of King George (June 3) was celebrated throughout the realm and the Dominions beyond the seas. There was no official holiday, but by spontaneous consent flags fluttered from flagstaffs from the Falkland to the Orkney Islands, from the Beaufort Sea to Tasmania. Thousands of letters and telegrams from all parts of the world were received.

The 58th Birthday (May 26) of the Queen was celebrated quietly by a private dinner at Buckingham Palace. From all parts of the Commonwealth, floods of congratulations reached her, including a message from Edward of Wales from South Africa and from Prince George, who was en route to join the British naval squadron in Chinese waters.