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 Vol, 87. .\ILT VINCENT. TUESDAY, 25 MAY, 1954. [No. 31.


 GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

 No. 269.
 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
 There will be a moi-ting of tle Legislative Couincil at the Colluncil Chamber
 Kingstown. on Thursday, 3rd June, 1954, at 10 ;i.1.
 A colrdial invitation to attend is extenled to the general public.
 2.5th May, 1954.
(A. 1/1949 II).

No. 270. beth is the Head of that family. Not
 EMPIRE DAY MESSAGE many days ago she returned to London,
 her oldest capital, after a long and ardu-
 from ous tour, circling the world and including
His Excellency EDWARD BETHAM BEETHA/1, the West Indies. This tour afforded many
C.M.G., C.V.O., O.B.E., Governor and thousands of children of all races the op-
Commander-in-Chief of the Windwazd portunity of actually seeing their Queen
 Islands. -the great-great-granddaughter of Queen
 Victoria, on the anniversary of whose
Boys and Girls : birthday we celebrate Empire Day.
 At her coming of age, on her twenty-
 Today we celebrate Empire Day-a first birthday, Her Majesty, then Her
great day in the world-wide British Com- Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, said
monwealth, a day when we think of one these words:
another and of our place in the world. I declare before you all that my whole
 We, the peoples of this great Common- life, whether it be long or short, shall
wealth of Nations, are a loyal, devoted be devoted to your service.................. God
family. Our family did not suddenly help me to make good my vow."
arise; it is the result of much enterprise, Let this declaration of devotion to our
much sacrifice and much effort, made so service find a reply in the hearts of each
willingly by those who have now handed one of us; let each one of us determine to
on the task to younger and stronger do our best for the Empire, and let us look
hands. They too, were, as we are, people to our Queen as the living symbol of our
of all races working together. We may unity.
well be proud of them and be glad to go May God bless you, and may the
forward in their footsteps, each of us ful- friendships you enjoy one with another
filling our task to the best of our ability grow in strength and bring happiness to
for the good of tha whole family. you all.
 Our gracious and beloved Queen Eliza- 25th May, 9.54.