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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1947.
FULL DRESS REHEARSAL Londoners See Wedding Parade Practice Honeymoon Town Prepares
London, Nov. 17.
Princess Elizabeth was spending her last week- end before her wedding next Thursday quietly with her family at Windsor, Castle, Berkshire.
Lieut. Philip Mountbatten was spending his last week-end as a bachelor with his uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Mountbatten of Burma. Tomorrow the young couple, the main dish will probably baj will receive their Royal guests chicken or fowl of Rome kind. from abroad nt Buckingham Later on today Londor. Look Palace and will have a lust on a genia Royal Wedding mood minute inlk with the best man. na
more reigning furcign the Marquis of Milford Haven. monarchs arrived.
A private party is being held by the King and Queen at St. after. James Palace tomorrow noon and a preview of the wed- ding gifts will be given to the Royal guests on Turiny after. noon. The guests and relatives have been invited to an evening party at the Palace on Tuesday evening.
Princess Elizabeth in reserving her wedding eve for herself, while Philip is spending it with Dowager his grandmother, the Marchioness of Milford Haven. Honeymoon Town The honeymoon town of Romsey, where the Royal, couple the will stay at Broadlands, home of Lord and Lady Mount- batten, is getting ready to greet the Princess and her bridegroom.
Royalty Arrive
The King and Queen went to a Landon station to meet King Frederik, of Denmark, aud Queen Ingrid.
the
King Frederik saluted King and shook hands with him, while Queen Ingrid kissed the British Queen on her chcek. They all drove off to Bucking. bam Palace where the Danish Rayn! couple will be guerta.
Thiety-year-old Queen Frederika of Greece arrived at
Victorin Station on the Golden Arrow Express from France. She will also stay at Buckingham Palace, King Hankon of Norway, an- other Palace guest, will anal at Newcastle from Bergen tomor row.Reuter.
JEWISH .
REMEMBRANCE
London, Nov. 10. For the first time since 1539, 10,000 members of the Association of Jewish ex- Servicenten And Women from all over Britain today held a remembrance service on the Horse Guards parade -the wide esplanade - be- tween Whitehall aud St. James Park,
A message from the King Linking the Association for their telegram of loyally was rend at the service.
Later. the veterans, watched by a large crowd, paraded down Whitehall where a wreath was laid on the Cenotaph by two Jewish holders of. the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest nuli- tary decoration for valour. ---Keuter.
Belgian Scandal:
Next Time They Must Be Ready
Chicago, Nov. 17, United States scientists and mili pry men must work together as well in peacetine as during the last was because "next time the gadgets mult be ready when the shooting steeta,” says an “American scientist.
Dcusing the problems ahead in developing guided missiles, Dr. Law. rence K. Hafnach, Director of the Laboratory af Johr
Applied ity aid that many
Hopkins
lives and much money could have been saved if the trick devices" American military forces had by V-j Day had been 'available at the start of hostilities.
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Hle wald that the problem of guid missiles was so complex and in volved so many branches, of physicali science that mang scientists believe it unt ( approached from the re- search rather than the desigri point! of view-Associated Preu.
SYRIA BELLICOSE
Damaitu. Nny, 16.
The President of Syria, Becharl El Khostery, reviewing“ manoeuvres by 5,000 of his troops about 50 kilo. Brussels, Nov. 16.
metres from the Palestine border. Twenty-five thousand veterans of today said that Syria would defrad both World Wars, former political), the, integrity of Arab Palestine prisoners and prisoners and prisoners the fast of war and former resistance
than, The
of the
Secretary-General ed in Brussels today agoitis the League, Arzam Pasha, who ha
been in Damascus since Wednesday. srandalous indulgence teft today by ale for Saudi Arabia policy for
TAMPA EXPLOSION] =
On the Sunday after their marriage they are expected to ni
Tampa, Idaho, Nov. 16. tend a divine service at Romsey
Two of the five Chinese wat own- Abbey, where a year ago they the "Forbidden Palace" restaur were bridesmaid and usher resant, which, was wrecked by an ex pectively at the marriage of the pasion yesterday, were killes ant Hon. Patricia Mountbatten 10he other three members of the famil:
critically injured, 1rd Brabourne,
dest Thr Early this morning thousanda
were Pap Fong. of Londoners watched a full dress patriarch of the family, and Kim rehearsal of Thursday's Royal Fong, injured were Larry Charle Wedding provession, Against the end Kim Lard Feng.
the injured when a store in the kitchen autumnal background of
of the crowded restaurant exploded. Mall, the Household Cavalry in
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reported to be in serious full ceremonial dress, their condition.-United Press. helmets, words, and cuirnssex Klinting in the min, presented a vivid flashback to the pre-war magnificence of the Royal drives from the Palace to Westminster,
Philip's Title
The largest aingle windfall of foreign currency for the British Treasury since the Coronation
Is expected with the arrival of thousands of world
vidtors.
0 30 thera
all over the country "ghter
lievable all trators and traitors to continue his round of visits to |
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a practisest by the
the surerssive torbenih of Arab States for discussions
the crnments, particularly preseason Palestine-Renter one, winer the liberation."
Hemedaled denstrators marched shrough the centre of the capital in an orderly manarr, carrying dreds of flags and banners asking swift justice against political omic and military collaborators whe, they claim, have been "pouring" out of prison.
One banner said, "Fifteen hundred 7.30 to 8.30 and 9.15 to 11.00 p.m.
H.K.T. sentenced to deal, 15 executed." 12.1.Atalloi Another read, "Scantal af protection to bix collaborators must stop. We shall make it-United Press.
ROUND-UP OF LABOUR LEADERS
CONTINUES
.
Marseille, Nov. 16.
The sum of £20,000.000 has Police and troops in full battle gear rounded up been mentioned as Against £25,000,000 spent by 127,000 visitors to the Coronation.
Meanwhile speculation persist.
ed that the announcement about Licut. Montbatten's future Utle!
was hourly expected. In addi
more than 1,500 union leaders and demonstra- tors in strike-bound Marseilles shortly after the Government announced plans to break the five-day waterfront strike with soldiers and sailors.
All of those rounded up The round-up was carried out
tion, Lleut, Mountbatten will were taken to police headquar-by grim-faced, helmeted troops.)
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probably be given a Peerage of ters and subjected to intensive They questioned everyone 0.45 p.m. Voen) Selecĝona from Opera", the United Kingdom, which will questioning. About 400 were or.found in the streets and took in- 10.c0 p.m.-London Relay News. enable him to take his seat indered held for further investiga to custody those whose actions.m.--Weather Report the House of Lords.
tion and the remainder were re-appeared. "suspicious" as well 10.11 p.m.-Helar of Toni Golchalien and Öno hundred and fifty gucatą;
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Union leaders threatened to call a general strike of all water. front workers in 'every French port us the Socialist Government of Premier Paul Ramadier went ahead with plans to break the Marseilles strike.
75,000 Out
The Government annuance- meut sold that troops, alded by anilors from the Mediterranean Fleet base at Toulon, would be gin work tomorrow morning un- loading wlieat and perishable foodstuffs from strikebound ships in harbour, Among CA- sential hips to be unloaded will be the Colonel Folljeux, carry. more than 1.000 tons of meat from Madagasenr, and the Em- pire State, loaded with wheat,| which was docked at the quay today without the help tugboals or pilot,
of
The decision to unload ships with military forces was made aftes striking stevedores and Dort workers rejected an appert from the Prefect of the Bouches de Rhone Department to unload food-shipa from North Africa, whose cargoes are rotting in the holds Union leaders ex- tended their grip on paralyzed Marseilles by halting the trolley and bus service with à strike of 4,300 workers and It was estimated that 75,000 were now on strike in the city,--United -Pruss
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