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Show responded promptly perhnps witft Indecent haste and the duke enjoyed his one night's hospitality In 8U Aus-trallnn Aus-trallnn nirtil home In which a vast collection of books had been made available for the use of his royal highness. high-ness. Truly, a gracious, thoughtful and literary act on the part of the Australian sheep herder. Kansas City Star. Books in Abundance for the Royal Guest When many years ago the duke of Edinburgh, son of Queen Victoria, visited Australia, he was taken to a celebrated merino sheep breeding dig trict. relates D. M. Dow, secretary to the commissioner for Australia In the United States. ' A certain wealthy landowner was selected as host for the royal visitor, who whs to be his guest for one day and one night. A few days before the duke's nrrlvnl the landowner luspected his mansion with a view to discovering a possible absence of some feature essential to a residence about to be honored by the presence of royalty. There were no books. Of course, there should be a library. A rush order was dispatched to Mullen's in Melbourne to "forward urgently one ton of. books Mullen's |