The
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937
King to Hold Great Naval Review
At Spithead
WINTER IN JAPAN
In the Japanese town of Takata, on the North Western coast of Honshu, the average lay of show in winter-time is over six feet, and 15 feet of snow in no unusual sight. The picture shows the entrance to the houses being
uncovered.
WANTED: A PUBLIC
BENEFACTOR
Who Will Give the First Coronation Park?
HAT the Coronation should be made the occasion of a special "drive" for the preservation of places of
Ta
tion made by the National Trust in its quarterly journal... A list of between 15 and 20 places which would make ideal "Coronation gifts" to the nation, but which are in districts where an ordinary public appeal for funds would have little chance of success, has been prepared by the Trust.
The Trust is also looking for a
Publle Benefactor who would
ruake a gift suMolently large to finance the preservation of some ares of several hopsand acres na a first National Park or "Corona- tion Reserve."
1 is pointed out that there are
After His Coronation INDIAN DURBAR VISIT MAY LAST TWO MONTHS.
London, Jan. 15.
•
LONDON paper understands that a Naval Review will be held at Spithead in May, immediately after the Coronation. At least 150 warships are expected to be present, but this total does not include a contingent which it is hoped will come from the Mediterranean Fleet if the inter- national situation permits.
Thus another will be added to the many brilliant ceremonies which will follow the Coronation on May 12, ceremonies which already give|=
Henry Ford, the aula magnate, recently opened a series of electri cally-equipped homes in Detroit. Mr. Ford is
de- scen performing the old-fashioned oll dication ceremony. by passing
lamp before the magie electric eye to automatically light the bullding.
signs of attracting an enormous Decorations and celebrations are Į number of visitors from abroad. being arranged with greater
Before the year is out it is zest than ever.
Booking for stand seats to expected that the King and Queen will go to India for the see the Coronation procession is Coronation Durbar at Delhi-heavier than at any time. The King Edward VIII. had let it King has not changed the route be known that, he would only fixed by his brother, but new spend about five days in Delhi and more elaborate plans for Son to Meet and would then return to the Abbey ceremony are being England.
drawn up.
How many warships will takoj
It is probable now, however, that the King and Queen will stay for some two months, and part in the Naval Review must
Parents He
tour the provinces, as King necessarily depend upon the Does Not Know George V, did after this Corona-international situation, writes tion Durbar.
WORK STARTS IN
YEARS OLD
Naval Correspondent. But PARTED AT 5: NOW 23 it may be regarded as certain; that Admiral Sir Roger Back-l house, Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, will be the Work to prepare Westminster senior officer flying his flag Abbey for the Coronation core-[afloat.
THE ABBEY
to see the decorations before ILLUMINATIONS these are dismantled.
ON GRAND SCALE
fore.
was five his
But times were bad;
the
From A Special Correspondent
Bognor Regis, Jan. 16, Mr. John Snell, a 23-years-old man, of Hawthorn-road, Bognor Regis, who has not seen his parents since he was five, left here to-day to mony on May 12 began a fow' H.M.S. Nelson, 33,500-ton start on a journey to South Africa days ago. In the North aisle flagship of the Home Fleet, will to join them on their orange farm. contractors' and draughtsmen's be the Fleet Flagship for the He will not know them when he
When he aces them offices have been built.
Staging has to be erected to Review. She shares with her parents sent him to England for his enable the Abbey to hold 8,000 sister battleship, the Rodney, schooling and intended coming over
the distinction of being the to see him. people. After the services on Sunday, January 3, the Abbey most powerful fighting ship and, during the 18 years they have will be closed to the public till afloat. After the review she not once been able to afford
"I am longing to get back to see- the latter part of May, when it will probably undergo her first.
my parcats," Mr: Snell told me to is likely they will be admitted big refit.
day. "I have not the slightest idea what
they look like and I have no
When. I memory of them.
was five came to England with a governess, She died when I was 15 and 7
1 spent Following the review there my holidays, at school. My mother will be searchlight illuminations and father were to have come over, on a grand scale, and possibly but times were bad on their farm and they could not afford it. My an exercise Including target and father had. to manage somebody anti-aircraft practice, though else's farm as well on his own in theso-are-details which have order to make a living."
"WORKED "TO‘"SAVE"FARE still to be settled.
When I left school it was my one Every type of ship will be re-ambition to go straight out to them, presented-battleships, aircraft but again they could not afford my face and could not even give me and carriers, heavy
light
for allowance. It was necessary cruisers, destroyers, submarines, me to get a job in order to keep sloops, torpedo boats and other myself. I started off by selling light craft.
matches and peanuts in the Strand. Since then I have had a number of The King in expected to different jobs, including one us All the time embark in
clerk in the city. the royal yacht huve spent as little money as I could Victoria and Albert, while the in order to save up my fare to
Plans are already well in hand] to make London during next May and June the brightest, gayest place in the world. RAPID RECOVERY
FROM SETBACK
Recovery from the temporary setback in the arrangements has been remarkably rapid
Mrs. Laurel & Mrs. Hardy Win Court Battle
Hollywood. Jan, 1.
could be developed by the Trust if wives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, famous film comedians. Board of Admiralty will be ac- Africa.
areas of great natural beauty which
a sum of money no bigger than has often been given in a charitable be- quest to other bodies were offered. 'MONEY NEEDED FOR THESE
The Trust has recently acquired several areas of land common and cliff, in various parts of the country. These include Navax Point and
Point, Godrevy
ncor
Surrey an
Camborne Cornwall; 434 acres of cli-land between Polurrian and Foldhu Comwall; Blackhealth Common, Margery Wood, near Reigate, acre of ground near Paddock Wood; Pangbourne Mea- dow, Berkshire: 55 acres of const land. at Seahouses, Northumberland, the Dough Fort, Limavady, County Derry.
Other areas will be preserved if further gifts are forthcoming short- ly. These include:
Malvern Hills; £1,400 still re-. quired.
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Glastonbury Tor; will be lost unless £650 is raised by the end of the year.
THE
to-day made headway in their court battles.
Mrs. Hardy was granted £250 in attorney's fees to fight her husband's
Ice-Cap Ghost
Train
EXPLORER'S ALARMING
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Courtauld's Lone Vigil
ag
Enchantress, which serves appeal against a separate mainten-commodated in the convoy sloop ance judgment.
Stan Laurel failed in his effort to Admiralty yacht. atop his wife filing an amended com-
plaint accusing him of having:
(1) entertained, women in his vacht;
woman;
"When I was 21 I obtained a job at £3 a week. Since then I have on about 255,, a week and saved lived the rest for my fare. I now have It is probable that the num-nearly £200, but I do not wish to Rive the bulk of the money to my ber of ocean liners and other spend all this on my fare, but to merchant ships which attended parents. I shall try, as
my passage ta
Lar
na ня
(2) spent the night with the Silver Jubilee Revlow in possible, to work
travel on a liner but shall "go" "on" 1985 will be exceeded, in view Africa. For that reason I shall not amall cargo boats by long course." of the big influx of visitors.
(3) showed Mrs. Laurel a ring he intended to give another woman Last month Oliver Hardy, the fat one, was ordered to pay his wife £200
month allmony bending the
hearing of a sult against him for
£500 a month maintenance.
Stan Laurel the mournful one-
maintenance by is being sued for
Mr. Augustine Courtauld, the arst his second wife, and is suing her for plorer, recently told for
five divorce. He has been ordered to time of his adventures in the months that he spent alone on the continue to pay her £150 a month Greenland ice-cap in 1931. He was maintenance pending the hearing of to the suits, to pay £1,800 fees for her giving
Christmas lecture children at the Royal Empire Society, lawyers, and outstanding bills total-
He told them that while there he ling 400.
Last month "Mrs. Laurel No. 9" was alarmed at a strange phenomenon
&
that had never been satisfactorily stated that she entered into a "common law marriago with Stan explained.
in New York in 1918 and lived with him until November, 1025, for which reason she is claiming 2250 a month alimony-United Press.
One day, while I was at the ice station, I heard a noise," he said Wembury Bay; 23,000 still "It was like a tube train coming noeded.
Hudhall Common,
£800 required.
down a tunnel and getting nearer and it ended in a great crash over- Ashridge; heat.
To acquire West Runton, Cromer, £88 more is wanted.
Islanders May Ask
near
"I was very frightened, and could not think of anything that would account for it. The first time I went outside I found that nothing Itad happened. That cando it all the more mysterious.
not just a case of nerves, because other people have noticed it. Scientists explain it as a settlement
was most terrifying."
King For New Home of the snow on a very big sca
The Afty islandera, of Soay, three miles by one and three-quarters off Skye, aro considering a petition to the King to be placed on the main land.
scale. It Mr. Courtauld said that he had to stay at the station alone as the ex- pedition could not get to the station sufficient provisions for two owing to weather. Gradually the the bad entrance of the house became snowed under.
"I had,
3,1'' he sold, "to resign.myself to keeping indoors and sit and do nothing.
They claim that hopeless transport and postal facilities and depression 10 In the fishing and croft Industries have made them destitule,
Recently In severe weather they were isolated for three weeks.
Mr. Courtauld added that although the relief by...aeroplane did not arrive until April he did. tiot really worry about. but he was glad to soo it when it did turn up. n
Arresting
Reckless Drivers
From A Special Correspondent.
New York, Jan. 15. Stringent now lawa were adopted by New York to-day.. including a 28 miles an hour Ilmit within the 'olty. In an effort to amellerate the world's „svocat, traffic' tangin,
1
prison
The code. proposed sentences for pedestrians cross- ing against traffic lights, but this has been veloed by Mayor who condemned at- La Guardia, temple to discipline
"free altizens."
The police have been, alven wide powers in interpreting the regulation againat danger, ous "driving, and may”) (arrezi unskilled or reckless imotorlata whole tavo violated, nò..... other
HENRY VIII's LOVE LETTER
TO ANNE BOLEYN
"Darlyng, Now I Am Nott A
Lytyll Perplexed"
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SHIPBUILDING PROGRESS Highest Figures For 6 Years
London, Jan. 198 The highest total of shipbuilding in Great Britain and Ireland since shown in September, 1930, a was Lloyds returns for the end of 1938 amounting to 069,000 tons-220,000 tons above the end of 1935 and 42,8 per cent. of the world's total 2,281,221 tons.
The loading countries abroad were Germany 408,465 tons, Japan 203,140 tons, Holland 150,850 tons, Sweden 123,790 tons, USA. 110,358 tons and Denmark 75,950 tons, top
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The Financial Times comments that 45 per cent of the German building was for. foreign: orders, which prob ably indicates the endeavours of Germany's creditors to liquidate their assets frozen in that country. Reuter,
- LOVE letter that Henry VIII wrote to Anne Boleyn before their secret marriage in 1682 came up for sale in London recently.
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Apart from the appalling orthogra- phy, spelling and punctuation, the wording of the missive'sounds very unintelligible to-day, and as it stands would make Д good.. crossword. parlyng I hartely recomende me to you asertaynyng' now I am nott a-lytyll-perplexed with suche thyago as your brother shall on my 'part Declare Unto you to,home: I pray you gyló full credence for I were to longe to wryte. In my laat letters I wrylle to you that I trualyd shortly. to se zou whyche is better knowne all london than with any that · lá about 'me' wern off'I hot Jytyll mervell but take off Dyscrette handelyng must nedes be the cau
more to thereoff/No you at thys trme but that I trust shörtly, ours · myeturs shall nott Depend-uppon
other
menys-lyzht handl-yllings but uppon your owne/ Written with the hand off hys tant longyth to be yours, HENRY.”
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