"Object of My Life!"

Everywhere remarked with approval in London last week was the new earnestness and gravity which have set themselves upon the features of Edward VIII since he became King. Instead of the swank Rolls-Royce which often used to carry him as Prince of Wales, His Majesty has taken to riding in the stately maroon Daimler of His late Majesty, enormous, high and with a performance anything but snappy.*

That His Majesty remains personally fit & fleet. King Edward showed by donning shorts in which he ran last week from Fort Belvedere three miles to Windsor Lodge. Most dignified and well received was the King's first message to Parliament, read by the Comptroller of His Majesty's Household, thrifty Sir George Penny.

Full text: "I have received with true satisfaction the loyal and affectionate address which the House of Commons has presented to me on the grievous loss I have sustained and my accession to the throne. I thank you for your expression of loyal attachment to my person. You may be assured that the first object of my life will be to maintain the liberties of my people and to promote the welfare of all classes of my subjects. I pray that by the blessing of Almighty God I may justify your trust throughout my reign."

The Cabinet decided last week to appoint British ambassadors extraordinary who will journey to the capital of every major country in the worM and announce in each the accession of Edward VIII.

* Because of the patented Daimler "fluid flywheel," a device which eliminates the clutch and gives a softness of action which hard British sportsmen describe as "all right for an elderly couple out shopping."

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