Show I King Observes Observe Old Custom on Visiting London LONDON March 24 AP AP King George accompanied by the queen today carried out a quaint cen cen- old tunes ceremony when he lie paid a visit to the city on the occasion of ot the opening of the new headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of Lloyds Lloyd's tho the worlds world's largest ass association clation of ot underwriters I in street not far from the Bank of England A silken cord of red stretched across the roadway at the site of Temple Bar once a gate of ot the wall of old old- London barred the kings Icings way as he and tho the queen approached in the royal carriage drawn by four horses On the side was the lord mayor resplendent resplendent resplendent dent in his cloak of ermine and crimson velvet with other city of officials officials of- of also ii in full robes The king wore th the undress uniform of an admiral ad- ad admiral ad ad- miral of the fleet Spectators gathered there watched I his majesty ask for admittance just as in the days bf of long ago when shen the city jealously guarded its rights ana and was hemmed in by a awall wall They hey saw the lord mayor ad advance advance advance ad- ad vance vance to the side of the carl carriage iago and pr present sent him with the tle ancient pearl sword of the city gift gIrt of Queen Elizabeth abeth together with its keys leys as a symbol of ot the temporary surrender surrender-of of his rights to his sov soy The king did not take the weapon but merely touched It In Indicating Indicating In- In n- n its restoration to his lord lard lordship lordship ship together with the keys Both the king and the queen then said a afew afew afew few gracious words the cord lowered and they pro proceeded to street The kings king's last visit to the city cIly was three years ago on the the oc occasion oc- oc casion cason of the laying of the corner ston storie of Lloyds Lloyd's new building i |