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BRIDE AT EARL AIR FORCE
HOWE'S BEDSIDE
Famous Car Racer's Crash
Howe,
23-years-old
Countess bride of three months, sat at the bedside of her motor-racing his band at Weybridge Hospital and heard with relte a cheering medi- cal report concerning him, writes correspondent - in the "Daily
黯
Mall."
MERLE OBERON
EXPANDS IN
SCOTLAND
MOST POPULAR CANVAS?
Building Up Defences A Problem Picture
Private View Day at this year's Not very long ago a regular Coronation Royal Academy was squadron of the RAF. arrived at marked by a record number of Turnhouse Aerodrome, Edinburgh, early arrivals, while sales were so to share the decommodation with good that within two hours 40 pic- the City of Edinburgh (Bomber) tures had been purchased, writes squadron of the Auxillary Aira correspondent in the "Daily Force, states the Bulletin." It Mau "
was part of the RAF expansion The pictures, allas flickers or films, owe a tremendous amount to the small letters) pictures. allas paintings,
Lord Howe, rushed to hospital with a broken shoulder-blade, six scheme, and marked an important crushed ribs, and a fractured fore-step in the Capital's association arm-the result of a crash at with the Junior Service. But the Brooklands-was reported to be citizens as a whole did, not know "as comfortable as can be expect about it. ́ed," and "progressing."
ough, and Lady Howe, who saw him crash, has scarcely left his side since she travelled with him to the hospital in an am- bulance.
They had always regarded Turn
This year's Royal Academy ex- hibition returns the compliment. One of the oldest of the arts doffs its hat at the newest, acknow-
At 53 he crashed on his birth-house as the home of the week- "day-his injuries are serious en- end fiers," those enthusiastic | ledges indebtedness. Film subjects young men who prefer to spend and Alm influence are much in Saturday and Sunday in or around evidence. acroplanes. So when the new Frophecies are rash, but the unit, No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron. most popular canvas may well began to fly above the elty every prove to be the portrait of a screen Merle Oberon "by Gerald Ear! Howe, driving a f-tie day of the week most of them lift-star. ER.A, in the Campbell Trophy roaded surprised eyebrows and vaguely Brockhurst. circuit race, had just wrested the wondered why and how No. 603 lead from "Mr. Bira" (the Prince was finding so much time to Ay." Birabangse of Siam) in a Maserati when he crashed.
OVERTURNED ON HIT
For several laps he passed, with "Bira" but a stone's throw behind. Suddenly "Bira" appeared as fast as ever, but no longer duelling. He won at 80 m.p.n.
We looked across the course, and
there, between two bends, was the
ER.A. lying crumpled on the grass
verge,
The fact of the matter is that Edinburgh has now an enthusias tic and very busy squadron work Ing within its boundaries. It has a particular claim to be a Scottish squadron because it was originally formed at Montrose in 1917 for overseas service. In 1019 it was disbanded at Hawkinge, and the mer who had flown in its famous F.E. 3 B's and helped to bring about the doom of the dreaded German Fokkers were scattered to
all parts.
Swinging out for the approach- ing corner, Earl Howe had gone
IMPROVED EQUIPMENT an inch too near the edge. His Their successors, stationed in off-side wheel struck a low woo- | Edinburgh, are keenly training to den parapet, carved lumps of get the best out of equipment that is far better than the members of the old squadron could have hoped for in their wildest dreams.
wood from it, the car shat across
the road, and overturned on him. Lady Howe, who, before her, mar Hage in February was Miss Joyce McLean Jack, a South African art student, has been in England only taught Her husband
5x weeks. her to drive..
Silver Service For Holyroodhouse
When Royalty have resided at the Palace of Holyroodhouse it has been necessary for silver and linen to be brought from London to meet the requirements of the oc-
Their
machines are Hawker Hinds, light bombers equipped with permanent wireless installa tion and navigation lights night flying.
for
"The Sunbathers" The weird, Jong-lashed, oblique eyes, feline and unfathomable; the full cupid's-bow lips-merely sug- gesting the possibilities of a smile: the high cheekbones bracketing the small, shapely nose form a unique type of beauty which sets Mona Lisa types of riddles.
In Gallery V., "The Sunbathers," by Sir John, Lavery (not very long ago # villtor at Hollywood), bor- row their compelling bird's-eye view composition from the high- angle shots of cine cameras. The painter himself looks down on two girls sprawling across orange rug and bright cushions.
Possibly the nearest' approach to
our old friend the problem picture, John Keating's "Sacred and Pro- fane Love," has as a background a reproduction of a large-scale fim- kisa poster and a mother in front helps her son to Blow his nose.
A starkly-lit impression of Greta Garbo in "Anna Karenina.” - by Robert Greenham; likenesses of Jessie Matthews and Yvonne The whole squadron could be
Arnaud, by T. C. Dugdale; of Anna prepared for a bombing attack m
Neagle, by Cathleen Mann; of Lili the briefest time.
Trips to aerodromes in the Mid-Palmer, by Margaret Smith, In- lands add to their knowledge and crease almland's encroachment at
Burlington House." experience of navigation. These trips are really valuable, becausé the Border hills have a bad re- putation for confounding the unit rising steadily day after ̧dáy. meteorological experts, and they test the skill of pilot and wireless operator.
A hundred things are done in caston. Through the generosity of these lights, and everything is
Each day's work is a man's work. A small but important section of Britain's defence is being bullt. And it is being made in Scotland, in the Capital, on ground whic
an Edinburgh citizen that neces-recorded so that the Commanding was known to many of the
Boyle, can see the efficiency of his ' 1914-18.
sity no longer exists. The dona Officer, Squadron-Leader D. A. pioneers of the exciting days of tion, which is a memorial of the Silver Jubilee of Klag George V and Queen Mary, consists of à sil- ver banqueting service for 100 guests, and the 4,000 pieces weigh in all 18.0000%. »
In character and design the plate is midseveriteanth century,
MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER
The "Evening Standard" under- the period of the last reconstruc-stands that a Chapter of the Most tion of the Palace.. On each piece Noble Order of the Garter is to be the Royal Crest is hand-engraved, held at St. George's Chapel, Wind- While the trays and salvers bear sot, on June 14. the Royal Arms. A large propor- tion of the silver wás mined in the Lead Hills In Scotland.
The Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshal, whose election to the Order was revealed in the official Coronation programme by the let ters KG. after his name, will be installed.
The gift also includes a supply of linen, comprising over 7,000 "articles, the production of which
occupied 30 looms for about a year Only three or four chapters have and required about 50,000 miles of been held since 1805, when George yarn. The textiles range from I installed 12 knights. The last
the service was in 1913. sheets and pillow-cases for
Royal Suite to pudding-cloths and The Chapter was to have been porters' aprons. The damask con- held in 1935, as part of the Jubilee tains yarn made from flax grown celebrations, but was cancelled. at Sandringham' and Woven at Dunfermline, which has long been famous for its fine linen. The crystal in Edinburgh-made.
RICH PAGEANTRY
The Chapter of the Garter one of the richest pageants in
King George V and Queen Mary, England. who showed great personal in-
At the 1935 Chapter, King terest in the furnishings of thean-George V. and Queen Mary (the cient Palace, approved of the form Lady of the Garter the only wo and design of the new plate. The man allowed to be present at the collection of silver and liner is to ceremony) were to have led the be on exhibition in the National nights of the Royal Family and Gallery at Edinburgh,
the 25 others in the Order, in state from Windsor Castle to: St. George's Chapel
BLIND
20
YEARS AFTER
The effects of poison gas are still causing blindness among men who served in the War
"
The 19th annual report of the Minister of Pensions stated that 13 cases of loss of vision, due to severe gassing on service, were accepted during the year.
Most
The route was to have been uned by 500 Royal Horse. Quards in full dress.
The Queen was to, have been at tired in a flowing dark blue velvet cloak of the Order, embroidered with the Garter Star and fastened with a golden cord. She was to wear a wide black velvet bat with
The Dean of Windsor was to have taken his place in the pro- cession as the Registrar of the Or der together with the Prelate and Chancellor.
The only persons to have sat in the choir were King George V. and Queen Mary, the Knights of the Order, the military Knights of Windsor, the canons and minor canons, the choir, the Usher of the Black Rod, Lieut-general Sir the Garter William Pulteney; King-of-Arms, Bir Gerald Wollas- ton; eight heralds, and the De- puty-constable and Lleut-governor of Windsor Castle, Sir Frederick
Ponsonby...
THE KING'S STALL
The King's stall had purple vei- vet curtains fringed with gold. On his right was the Queen's stall. and near him the stalls of other members of the Royal Family.
The service was to have been held by the Prelate of the Order, the Bishop of Winchester, the Chancellor, the Bishop of Oxford, and, the Registrar, the Dean of windsor.
After the ceremony, a banquet was to have been given Tinist George's Hall This time, too, there will be, a banquet.
One of the proposals to be dis- cassed by the knights in 1935 was whether women should be admit fed to the Order.
"The Order" of the Garter" was
created in 1848-9 by Kng Edward
tw
a huge white ostrich feather The story is that he was hold around a central tuft of blacking & tournament when one of the heron's feathers, h
Countess of Sailbury's garters
of them were cases of keratitis, The procession was to have in-dropped to the ground. due to mustard gas.
ecluded chor aters and lay clerks, Everyone tittered, and the King, The number of war pensioners minor canons, the Deputy Con-defending the countess said, and their dependants fell from stable and Lieutenant governor of "Honi soit qui mal y pense? (Evil: 1006,000 in 1935 to 963,500 in Windsor Castle, military Knights of be to him who evil thinks), 1936. The reduction was due al Windsor, officials of the Order, and mort entirely to deaths.
the Knights of the Carter
The King is said then to have created the Order.
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