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Losos, May 8th.

The London Missionary Society has accepted Dr. Howard Somervell, who was a member of the Everest Expedition, as a BOYÁL ACADEMY BANQUET.

Medical Missionary. Be proseds to Indis in the autumn, and will be stationed in Losos, May 4th.

Travancore. He will have complete free- The annud banquet of the Royal dom to join any further Everest Expedi Academy, at Burlington onse lust evention which may be organised.

brilliant function. Sir Aston ing, was f Webb

presided

distinguished A company including the Prince of Wales, Ministers, ex-Ministers, prominent repre sentatives of the Church, Art. Literature, the Bench and Bar, the Sary, the Army, the Air Force, the Dominions, nuk the l'aited States.

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The Prince of Wales, replying to the loyal trast, expressed the opinion, that war facilitated the development of the arts cause it maile the average maniere sensitive to artistic suggestion. The grave Sands of France, which he hul just visited, owl their very real beauty, and dignity to the British people possibly anconscious gentine of beauty.

pine love feat Amery, replying to the toast of the Forces, aid that, with the surrender of the German Navy, concentra tion in Home waters had lost its meaning, to consider a new centre on had the midle sens. for the Navy and Empire. forward View also made them realise The

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Sir Samuel Floare said that he believed when the facts were fully

that the weighed expansion of the Air Force was band to car, but it must be so organised as to make aviation and air defence an integral part of the life of the nation. A definite plus should be found in Ilone defener for the growing number of men of every class who were yearly taking a keener intérest in aviation.

Sir Astom Webb, proposing His Majesty's Ministers, stil that he understel the Government was consilering the possibility of creating a commission of fine arts, sane what on American lines, to advise on nil matters affecting the aesthetic amenities of towns and the countryside. Be suggested that steps should be taken towards a great national war mentorial.

In his speech, at the Academy banquet yesterday, Lieutenant-Caldinal Anery said

"Britain' that we could no longer look only to for the full strength of the Empire Navy, it was to the younger navies of the Empire, used on the strong growing communities linkel with ours in most intis ate associa tions of tradition and training, that we must look in future.

"UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER."

LONDON, May 8th.

Easily the must commented upon painting in the Royal Academy is Sir William Urpen's Unknown British Sublier. in France, showing the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles where the Peace Treaty was signal, in the centre of which lice a collin flanked by two corpse-like tin-hattel soldiers, practically nude, with two capid- Ghost Soldiers hovering against the The allegorical significance

the picture is intriguing the critics many of when describe the painting as satirical

Sir William Orpen, himself, faterviewed

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antirise anybody or to set a problem, but he painted in a seriousness and haiiity. He reveals the fact that the picture is the last of is series of three execut ed on behalf of the laperial War Museum He 314112 nine months in painting states- meu, generals and acimirals. They all seemed so unimportant beside the reality that he rubbed them out and substituted the ligures of two lead comrades.

It is understood that the Museum is not exercising the option to acquire the present work.

ADMIRATION FOR QUEEN MARY.

LONDON, May BUL

"How is it possible not to be happy in such a city as this remarked Queen Mary in delight, as she drove in an open laudas in the blazing sunshine through the streets of 130 Rome (says the Daily Hail's Kinng cor

CANVASES.

Logos, May 8th. The Paris correspondent of The Times states that the lespised and rejected can vases of the celebrates! painter, M. Camsin, a unique are revenging themselves in

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Their auther M. Chansin discarded them in 1914, considering them unworthy of his genius. He took the precaution to cut them to pieces and threw them into a rahbish bin. A shrewd raguan collected the frag- wats and sold them to an amateur, who ceed them together ami gave some of them

his friends

M. Cousin, heard of tits but did not take the matter seriously, fater he wenne indignant when the paintings came on the market, fetching considerable prices,

Sonie bear M.Camsin's signature, and the hers are unquestionably authentic, No legal menus of redress has been found. M. that he discarded to Causin thinks

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Loss, May 9th,

• Mr. B. Trish's Papyrus has given his Barby suportery renewal contine hy vasily winning the Chester Vase by three) lengths. He was ridden by Donoghue, Chester and Epson are both tricky courses OBTAINABLE and Donoghue is a master both. He is 1 pilot Papyrus again in the Derby, The odds

against Papyrus have been shortened until he is now second favourite at eight to one against. Town Guard is still leding in the betting for the Derby with seven to one against.

HIGH PRICES AT CHRISTIE'S LOSION, May 11th. There were some noguldly sales of old Mr. masters at Christie's this afternoon. Rochelle Thomas paid 0 guineus for Romney's woodland seeue by 1. Crome. Levy Galleries, Sportrait of Latly Ferturs portrait of Miss Diana Sturt sold to the

New York, for guineus. Gainsborough's

so for sure of tininsborough's two

The famous picture - daughters went to Messrs. Kneller for 2000 guiaras and will probably go to Amerion, as also Gainsborough's portrait of himself, his wife and chill in a landscape, which sold to Meaus. Kedler for 11,000 The same firm also acquired guincas. Gainsborough's "Rural Courtship "for 2000 guineas.

P. AND O. WIRELESS OPERATOR'S MARRIAGE.

LONDON, May 14th. The Countess of Stradbroke has arrived in London, and states that she and the Earl had been aware of Lady Pleasance's

Change Their daughter Bad ment for some time. their full consent to be engaged, and also to becoming a Roman Catholic, of which

ady Pleasance had long thought.

The

respondent). Her Majesty walcheti pareness's wedding present was the furious

lazily disporting themselves to the sound of guitars, their children playing around them.

Mr. McKeird for business reasons.

The

the Queen was an object pearls, formerly her grand-tuother's Everywhere of simiration, around her earringe and

ion, laughing and excited work wedding was

like his wife, was 21 years ing men

old, and

worked in the mines, holding up.

lulf-naked children, to where his father was a waggoner.

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of Her Majesty, exclaiming ding was every

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quietly solemnised, in the mining village of Shutte, Lanarkshire, During the procession the Qantnday, between Lady Pleasance Rous, a Dagnificent and silver, which the sunshine turn-daughter of the Earl of Stradbroke, and Mr. Owen McKenna, a wireless operator in the veritable constellation nel

The marriage was the out- which caused a gasp of appreciation and P and O. Co.

come of a meeting aboard a liner going to wonderment from the admiring crowd. Rangoon. Signor Mussolini presented Her Majesty! with a red Morocco case containing 50 of Piranesi's etchings of the City.

Mussolini, in a statement to the Signor Daily Mail's

LONDON, May 15th. id:Italians cort pogan, but they are s are the friends of

In "The Perfect Fool," a new opera by little more than that. Other Bational aglishman, Mr. Holat, which was friendships come and go, but ours is long produced by the British Nation Company lasting and has become tnore akin to a rela at Covent Garden last night, the spirit of which tionship, a wors of cousinship. That is the burlesque is replaced in the

in which welcome Their is completely original, and is distinguished Majesties, and we trust their visit will be by a style unmistakably English in its the start, between the two countries, of & ailinity with the folk song. Its tunefulness happy association beginning with this and the individuality of the whole thing is concrete period."

something entirely fresh, and follows a well-defined line of its own, which is co- sider watisfactory, as a British Opera should owe nothing to outside influences. Holst is his own librettist.

LATE SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

Losos, ny sth. At a meeting held at the Mansion House, presided over by Lord Ronakishay, it was resolved to initiate a nenorial fund to perpetuate the memory of Sir Ernest Sluc kleton.

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PARIS-LONDON AEROPLANE

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LONDON, May 15

A dramatic story of the crash of Mr. J. Rowett moved, and Commander Wild seconded, that the fun! be devoted to Paris-London aeroplane is related by a rural the erection of pernusment memorials in policeman, who was the only witness.

"Suddenly" be Any "I had the impros- London and other towns with which Sir Ernest Shackleton was associated, and sing the sky, and sawn large aeroplane

sion of a huge flash of lightning illuminat to provide necessities for his dependants, the burning fiercely like

a giant torch at a particularly education for his

balance to be devoted to, encouraging a height of 3,000 feet. It remained stationary for a few seconds, and then crashed in a

ploration

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to limit such exploration to blaze.of proposal to

and sing dóbris, leaving a trail of fire the Polar regions was defeated.

A strong Coinmilten wasappointed includ ing Dr. Hugh Mill, Mr. Rowett, Sir John Keltie, and Dr. Robert Donald.

(Mr. J. Q. Rowett mainly financed the Quest's expedition to the South Antarctic in 1921-22)

It was impossible to save the passenger, who were buried under the burning 'plane, but later six charred bodies, including those of two wonen, were found. The cause of the crash is a mystery.

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