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THE KING AND QUEEN AND THEIR NORFOLK HOME.
PREPARATIONS FOR BRILLIANT LONDON SEASON.
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of the London dailies as the most pretention of Pretenders" All through his life of a years the Duke hankøred After the French throde; and his pre posterous idea of getting back as King of France seems to have been genuine, as he kept up all the ceremony and etiquette of the old régime at Wood Norion, the beautiful Worcestershire house he lived in as an exile in England.
It is curious that a man in his posi tion should have failed so remarkably to become popular. He had many natural gifts, tall, handsome, witty, indubitably,
1. DON, Aprif arch strongly of opinion that it is by such an BE-MODELLINO SANDRINGHAM,
exchange of British and American films The King and Queen have been that the difficulties which now beset the spending a flying visit to York Cottage, industry can be best overconté. not on holiday, as some have supposed, Artan THOUGHTS or GesEvå, but in order to inspect the progress of People are asking what will happen à Bourbon he was a man of brains and the work, now in full swing, of re-to the Locarno Pact now that there has energy, was personally brave, and could modelling the interior of Sandringham been such a fiasco at Geneva: On this be most genint and amusing. But he so as to render it more convenient for subject there seems to be some sort of lacked character, and lacked discretion. their future use as their principal misunderstanding. "Certainly after what He could not keep a civil tongue in his country home. The work that is being happened at Geneva the situation is bend. Maay of your older readers will undertaken is on a considerable scale complicated. But it can be easily ex doubtless recall his congratulatory letter to the cartoonist of the Paris journal. for some years have passed since San-plained.
Je, Kirr, which was gratuitously offen dringham recived any attention."
give to Queen Victoria at the time of the Boer War in 1000. He was "in con- Requerice expelled from three London clubs of which he had been a member, and for a couple of years found it con-
to
The Pact is hung up for the time be In this connection it is of interesting. The coming of a new heaven and note that the private apartman ength has been arrested! The Pact has occupied for so many years by Quecheen ratified in this country and also Alexandra are to be left precisely as ratified by France and Germany, but it they were on the day she died, and by cannot function until Germany becomes the King's special direction they will not a member of the Lengre. This means be used in the future. New suites of that it will have to remain in a state of apartments are now being prepared for suspended animation until the Assembly the future use of their Majesties, and of the League holds its regular meeting these will be on the main front over in September. looking the beautiful gardens. Not far Away is to be another suite for the use of the Prince of Wales whenever he de sires to occupy it, as it is understood he does not wish to take over York Cottage, which would now pass to him in the ordinary course of events. The future of this residence is a matter of some uncertainty at the present time.
UNDER THE QUEEN'S EXL.
Much of the work in progress at Sandringham is being carried out under the personal supervision of the Queen. who has been busy relecting new colour schemes for, the various, rooms. It may
enfert to live at Brussels.
TURNED DOWN.
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In the Great War the Duke tried to serve in the French Army, but they would not let him land in France. He next tried ather European nations in turn, and was rejected. In the last re- sort he offered his services to Amerien but received a decided refusal The the Orleanists' claim to the throne of France now devolves upon the Duke of Guise. THE BOAT RACE.
succession
The Commission which has been set up to enquire into the whole question of the enlargement of the membership of the League of Nations will get to work at! a very early date, and there appears to have been an idea that it would report to the Council of the Lengue, which will meet again in July. I am informed tha:
This years' Boat Race drew the usual this is not the case. It will report to big crowds, and there were the usual the meeting of the Assembly in Septem scenes along the riverside. A week be
ber, and whatever decisions are to before the great event the sympathy of the taken will be taken at that meeting. That is precisely how the matter stands. BLUE SKY IN LONDON.
As I write the sky is blue in London,
sporting public was with the Cambridge man who lost his place in the boat be cause of German measles; but after the race his woe of being deprived of the honour was as nothing compared with the stroke of. Fate which befell the un-
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The campaign against short skirts and baro arms is being kept up by the Roman Catholic authorities, writes a Paris cor- respondent, and probably the most string. ent order so far issued was read from the pulpits of the churches in Tarn et Garonne recently. The Bishop of Mon tauban, the author of the order, lays it down that Christian women and girls, must only appear in church wearing high- necked dresses, which must fall to the ankles, while the sleeves must touch the wrists. The bishop's order adds that hare arms will not be tolerated, and that curds and chaplains will only admit to the confessional and communion, and also to the congregations, women and girls who obey these precepts.
Another campaign apparently less! and shingled hair. A remarkable hair fimidly prosecuted, is that against bobbed dressing competition has just taken place. and has been decreed that whether women wear their hair short or long they shall keep the ears uncovered. More than sixty. competitors, some hailing from Tessin, Spain, and Italy, exhibited their skill in hair-waving to the strains of music play, ed by the hairdressers band. The grand hairdresser, the prize of bonour going to
be added that the whole cost of the work and everything promises well for fortunate onrsman who "cracked" half! Prx was awarded to a French wOMLU
now being undertaken at Sandringham, glorious Easter holiday. But less than running into thousands of pounds, is a fortnight ago London was as black as being borne by the King out of his ink. Hence it seems not out of place private resources, since the house and supporto mention the new Smoke Abatement rounding estate is his private property, and does not therefore come under the parview of the Office of Works, which has charge of the repair and maintenance of the Royal palaces.
ISSUE OF TREASURY NOTES.
Bill, which is being called for short the Blue Sky Law. At last it seems reasonable to expect a Bill on this sub- jet to go through; it passed its second reading in the House of Lords recently The feature of the Bill' in that it does
way through when Oxford had the lead
The Boat Race is the most exhausting
strain that any men undergo in the whole realm of sport. The crews are the pick of the University cars; they are certified as whole in wind and limb and they are trained to the last ounce by a long and arduous process. In the ordinary way no one thinks of the pos sibility of one of the oars actually collapsing, but as this year's occurrence whether the staring of an individual not shows there is always the hidden question
It is understood that-the Chanot interfere with the existing coal fire, yet fully hardened and matured will
the Exchequer has come to u
ad it helds out no threat to industry. The houses of the future ara what it has on the proposal to transfer to the Bank
in mind; and it proposes to empower of England the issue of the familiar local authorities to make it worth a Treasury notes. Probably though this builder's while to build houses in which is not yet settled the decision will be electricity and gas will play a larger announced in the Budget speech. There part than the coal fire. Lord Newton, is every reason to believe that it will not who has been very active in this reform, be very satisfactory to those who hoped considers that the Bill can do a lot to cut against hope that before the end of 1926 | down the £10,000,000 a year which the they would be able to handle once more the now almost forgotten golden, sover- eign and half-sovereign.
smoke curse at present costs the nation. Lord Newton, by the way, is also ad- rocating a tax on betting.
THE COMING SEASON.
The Treasury decision, it is believed, means that the transfer of the business All the indications point to the fact of issuing the notes will not take place that we are likely to be more entertain- until next year, and that legislation willing on a big scale in London this season
be necessary to authorise it in proper than we have had since the Armistice.
Not much will be done until the Court; returns from Windsor at the end of April. But prominent hostesses are mak-
programme has already been arranged.
form. Obviously, therefore, the Treasry officials do not contemplate a return to gold currency for a long time yet, for the Bank of England will have to makeing their plans, ahead, and a very full in plans for the new issue well ahead. It thus comes to this, that so far as the ördinary man and woman are concerned the transfer of Treasury notes issue to the Bank of England will make no difference.
BRITISH FILMS.
Princess Mary will be able in the com- ing season, for the first time, to take her full share in entertaining, and it ia known that it is her intention that Chesterfield House shall be the scene of a good deal of brilliant hospitality. The
I am glad to learn that very quietly Duchess of York, for an interesting behind the scenes movements are taking domestic reason, will be out of the lime- place which suggest that the men respon-light in this respect until's little later sible for the future of the British Alm00; but, Prince and Princess Arthur of industry are making a serious effort to Connaught have settled down in their out their own salvation. The house in Belgrave Square, and intend
Seto do a lot of entertaining. Committee, which embodies re atatives of every branch of the Glm So far as the general aspects of the estry, have appointed a sub-com coming season are concerned it seems to mittee to prepare a scheme that would be certain that London will be inore full pave the way for the legislation which of visitors than even in 1924, when the has been promised by Sir Philip. Cun. British Empire Exhibition at Wembley life-Lister, President of the Board of was such an attractive novelty. Parti- Trade:..
cularly, one gathers from the shipping companies, there will be a tremendous Colonial and Dominion invasion, Aus tralia and New Zealand in particular" are sending an astonishingly large num ber of holidaymakers and, with the Test matches in progress, the great bulk of these welcome guests will not be disposed. to travel further than this country. THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.
As I have said, matters are progressing very quietly, and nothing will be public. ly known until the sub-committee is ready and has laid a scheme before St Philip. But it is believed in informed circles that the Committee will be in position to report to the Board of Trade in the course of the next two months.
The two subjects which are to be specially dealt with by the sub-committee If Thomas Carlyle were alive to-day it ars what is called the block booking of would be worth while having his opinion films and the plans to secure the exhibi- on the Duke of Orleans whose death is tion in the United States of a larger reported this week. The author of the nuráber of British films. On this last French Revolution" had no love for subject it can be said that several very the Bourbons. He would not have loved T influential American film experts are the late Duke, who is described in one
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suffice to carry him through.-H.B.
Italy,
A MAN OF 125.
IRISHMAN WHO REMEMBERS WATERLOO.
The King recently sent a gift of £3 and William Smith, aged 195, of Dromara, Co. a kindly message with good wishes to Mr. Down, who claims to be the oldest man alone, can recall the battle of Waterloo. in the world. The old man, who lives
He attributes his longevity to simple food, an occasional drink, and plenty of fresh Air.
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