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VENUE OF NAVAL CONFERENCE: HISTORIC ASPECTS OF St. JAMES' PALACE."
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FEBRUARY 8th, 1930.
These exclusive photos show some of the historic grandeur of St James's Palace in London, where the five-power Naval Disarmament Conference is now being, held. The interior of a conference room is shown below; apper left is part of the Chapel Royal built for Henry VIII, and upper right is the imposing gatehouse.
down, the palace has been con-erpigns are proclaimed when they nected with English history, accede to the throne. Mary the First died there in 1558.) The Chapel Royal was built for The room in which the press ro Henry VIII, but has been con- presentatives at the Naval Considerably altered. The King and ference will have their headquar some of the nobility have powe ters was occupied by King Charles there. The calling, designed by 1 on the last night before he walk-
the soldiers of Cromwell.
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Where Court Got Name.
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After the restoration monarchy, the palace was residence of the then
ed to the scaffold, surrounded by Holbein, was completed in 1540. At the feast of the Epiphany on January 6 an offering of gold, frankincense and myrrh is made the on behalf of the king, the service the being conducted by the Bishop of Duke of London, who is ex-officio Dean of York, later of James II. After the Chapel Royal. 1698, when the old palace in Vaults for Royal Liquors, Whitehall was burned down, St. In the vaults of the palace, James's became the official Lon-wine for the royal tables in don residence of British matured and bottled when. wanted. sovereigns for many years. Here There also are the whisky vats all court functions were held and from which spirits for the royal the royal court is still known as tables are drawn as required.
"This the Court of St. James's.
The palace has been the scene
is why foreign representatives of many Important international are called Ambassadors to the conferences. In 1814 the Allied Court of St. James'a: Royal sovereigns assembled there lo dis Jovees still are held there, but the cuss the peace of Europe, while other functions have been held in the grent Napoleon was exiled by Buckingham Palace since 1861. them to the Isle of Elba, from
In Queen Anne and all the Georges, which he afterwards escaped. including the famous King George 1912 the Great Powers arranged
I against whom the American for the peace which ended the war colonies rebelled, all lived in this between Turkey and the Balkan palace. So, did William IV, but nationse sing his day no monarch has lived In 1920 the League of Nations there.
Council held a meeting there, un-
In
Charles 11, Mary, mother of der the present Lord Balfour, William III, James 11, Mary 11.1921 the delegates assembled there all for the great pence conference ta Queen Anne, and George IV were porn there. · Mary, daughter which German delegates for the of King Charles I. William III, first time took full part. Mary II, Queen Anne, George IV, Queen Victoria, and the present
"king, all were married there.
Prince Lives in York House..
Part of the palace, known as York House, got its name from the fact that the present King lived! thefe when he was Duke of York.! This portion is the home of the present Prince of Wales...
One of the mest notable rooms
St. James's which already is one tal painter and. arebitest, Hol- The great Five-Power Naval Dig.
Gatehouse, Chapel, armament Conference, now in pro- of the must historic buildings in bein. The gress, has an appropriate setting England, thus once more becomes Royal and old Presence Chamber
Heene of history-making of that old building still remain in the palace is the tapestry 'room, | in St. James Palace. For centuries the
and form part of the present an called because of the fine Mort- of history have been made here, events.
palace. The brick Gatehouse in lake tapestries hung there in 1795, and it has not been all British:
Cleveland Row is the most-pic- Part of this room dates from the turesque part of the exterior of time of Henry VIII and the old the the present building and is near-fireplace bears the initiala H and
Origin of Palace. history either. As this palace be-! The palace stands on the site of longs to the Royal Family, as a hospital for women lepers which sions, there could be held only was dedicated to St. James with the permission of King Less back in the eleventh century, 400 years old. It has four oc-A, for Henry and Anne Boleyn, George V. and His Majesty readily Henry VIII acquired the property tagonal towers and the carvings one of his many wives, the unfor shew the tunate Anne being one whom he gave his assent as
as the in 1532, and used it as
hunting over the door's still
bad beheaded, From the bay matter was brouched to him by grounds. He erected a hunting initials of Henry VIII. ·
lodge from designs of the immor- From the time of Henry VIII window of this room all new sov the Government,
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THE BEAUTY OF RIO DE JANEIRO.—A photograph taken by the Aircraft Operating Company during the first part of their air survey of Rio de Janeiro. In the foreground are the docks, and the famous Avenida Rio Branco Is seen cutting across the city from sea to sea, with the Sugar Loaf in the background. Plans are being made to improve the city. (Times copyright),
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