continent whose interests and well-being will always be as near and as dear to me as those of the millions of my subjects in other quarters of the globe.
"It is a matter of intense satisfaction to me to realize how-all classes and creeds have joined together in the true-hearted welcome which has been so universally accorded to us. Is it not possible that the same unity and concord may for the future govern the daily relations of their private and public life? The attainment of this would indeed be to us a happy outcome of our visit to India.
"To you, the representatives of Bombay, who have greeted us so warmly on our arrival and departure, I deliver this our message of loving farewell to the Indian Empire. May the Almighty ever assist me and my successors in the earnest endeavour to promote its welfare and to secure to it the blessings of prosperity and peace."
After the King had made his speech various officials were presented to Their Majesties, also H. H. the Maharaja of Kolhapur and H. H. the Begum of Bhopal.
THEIR MAJESTIES' DEPARTURE
Vociferous cheers were raised as Their Majesties left in a launch for the "Medina." The battleships in the harbour fired a Royal salute.
On board the Royal Yacht Their Majesties gave a luncheon party before leaving, and H. H. the Maharao Raja of Bundi was afterwards invested with the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
MESSAGE TO MR. ASQUITH
His Majesty the King telegraphed as follows to Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, on 10th January.
"Before leaving India on our homeward voyage, I am sure that you, as the head of my Government, will be glad to know that from all sources, private and public, I gather that my highest hopes have been realized and that the success of our visit has exceeded all expectations, not only in Bombay, Delhi
