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THE FIRST MEMORIAL TO GEORGE V.

Unveiled By The King In Guards' Chapel

The King went to the Guards' Chapel, "Wellington Barracks re- cently and unvelled first memorial to his father, King Georpe V.

It was the memorial from the

Brigade of Guards to their late Colonel-in-Chief, and all ranks of the brigade, past and present, subscribed towards the cost. The average subscription from the ranks was threepence per man.

The memorial takes the form of a mosaic pavement and steps in the sanctuary.

"A thin drizzle was falling as the congregation began to arrivo.

Detachments of the Brigade of Guards, their bright scarlet tunics hidden beneath "grey capes, mar- ched across the square to the chapel,

Then across the parade ground came the guard of honour of the Scots Guards, headed by their

The World As Seen By A Newspaperman

"I Found No Peace." By Webb | the world War

Miller. (Gollancz. 128 6d,)

"I Was There" is the title of a series of talks broadcast by the B.B.C. Mr. Webb Miller, in his old age, should secure a permanent contract with some Broadcasting Corporation, for "he was there" in fact, he was present at practic- ully every bit of bother the world over during the past twenty years ceptional in this respect, than one or so. Perhaps he is no more ex- or two other newspaper correspon- cents. But in writing, in his plair, and modest speech, he differs vastly from the average newspaper, correspondent. Indeed. If there is a fault" to "be Tound with the book it is that of understatement-and that is an extraordinary thing to say of an American newspaperman.

But, then, Webb Miller la an extra. ordinary man.

his

manner of

This book has already appeared In an American edition and has received enthusiastic reviews. But, with

one exception, these viewers have regarded it as an adventure story, as an example of exciting autoblography or', as an

re-

(a magnificent study in anti-climax); he was in Mexico with Villa; he saw the French enter Alsace; he saw some- thing of the "troubles" in Ireland; but here he has certainly missed the tenseness of atmosphere and the straining of nerves stretched to breaking point, hidden away tider laughter and everyday. activities. which was the atmos- pnere of Ireland in those days.

Mr. Miller has never been on the run. He saw the occupation of the Ruhr-a gigantic mistake whose effects are still being felt, and will be felt for a very long while he saw the RiT business; he knew Mussolini in the days, when that man of iron was just plain and rather furtive Benito: | he knew Hitler when that gentle- man was just a braggart to all appearances; he saw Civil DJB- obedience in India. He saw Abyssinia and the Spanish Civil War and much else also,

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A THRIE SALES ROOM DUDDELL STREET,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising -

Black Wood Ware, Teak Drawing Room-Diuing BoomBed Room ad Office Furniture, Radio Sete, Through it all he has maintain Gramophones and Records, Type- ed his balance. But his judg-writers, Adding Machines, Sewing. ments are grim. A democrat of Machines, Electric Table Lamps, and democrats, he foresees the end of Fana, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Brass

band. They formed up to await example of "tough" travelling. It democracy. The picture does not& E. P. Ware, Carpets, Rugs,

the King.

Among those in the entrance to the chapel was Major Sir Nevile Wilkinson. of the Coldstream Quards. the designer of the memorial.

There was a burst of cheering from the crowd in the street when Queen Mary and the Duchess of Gloucester stepped from their car.

The rain had ceased by the time the King and Queen arrived, 'They" had driven from Windsor during the morning. The Queen, who was wearing a black coat trimmed with fur, and a neat velled hat, Joined Queen Mary in the portico of the chapel. **

The King, who was dressed in the bearskin and scarlet jacket of Colonel-in-chief, made a brief in- spection of the guard of honour before entering the chapel.

Inside, the King and Queen with Queen Mary and the Duchess of Gloucester, sat in the first pew on the left of the sanctuary,

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The Duke of Gloucester sat with the other Guards' colonels in the drst pew on the opposite side of the chapel.

is, of course, all that, but ever sa much more us well. It is a his- tory of the world since the war seen through the eyes. of a care- tul and conscientious observer.

NO INACCURACY

The reviewer has not, of course, been in all, or nearly all, the shows that have been witnessed by the author and so cannot vouch for his accuracy on every point. But with a fairly intimate knowledge of one of them--which he certain- ly knew as well as Mr. Miller-he had found no single inaccuracy, no exaggeration, but much under- statement.

please him. And he sees Europe: Cloisonne and Aluminium Ware,

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out of Spain badly Cutlery, Clocks, Cabin and Wardrobe shaken by blood, tears, and terror, and pro- the atmosphere of

Trunks, Ice Chesta, Filters, Orna ments, Pictures, Refrigerators, etc., foundly discouraged about the

etc." future of Europe. What I saw and heard of the wider develop- ment of the use of terrorism, as a definite weapon in warfare was sickening. Never in modern times has there been such a holocaust of cold-blooded slaughter of prison- ers, of wounded, and of helpless TERMS ---CASH OF DELIVERY.

hostages in thousands.

"Terrorism of civilian popula tions by Indiscriminate bombing To give any descrip- from the air had largely wiped tion of the book would be foolish:out the distinctions between com. the only description that would do justice to such a book would be a reprint of the book itself

Mr. Miller's writing is peculiarly his own. It might, however, be as well to point out that he starts with a description of the end of

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memory of his late Majesty King George V... I unveil this memorial"

The care the dedication, which When the King performed the un- was given by the Rov. E H. velling ceremony he said: "To the | Thorold, Chaplain General to the glory of God, and in honoured · Forces.

Royal Dinner Party On Board Yacht

„Arrangements are now nearing completion for the King's review of his Fleet at Portsmouth on Thursday, May 20, "Evening Standard.”

states the

The King will arrive at Ports- mouth Dockyard on Wednesday,

and board the Victoria and Albert, which will be at the dockside. On that night the King will give a dinner party.

The Royal yacht will pass the first ship in review at 3.30 on Thursday afternoon, and for the next one and a half hours will sail between the long lines of warships, both British and foreign. The re- view will end at six o'clock with a fly-past by the Fleet Air Arm.

On Friday morning the King will inspect the four flagships, Queen Elizabeth, Nelson, Dunedin and Southampton.

HEADING THE LINE Heading the line of warships on the day of the review will be the Queen Elizabeth, the Barham, the London and the Shropshire.

batants.

and non-combatants. Among the dead and wounded on both sides were many thousands of women and children Poor Spain, poor Europe-yes, poor Human Race."

Coronation

Appointments

The Earl Marshal announces the following further appointments made by the King and Queen for

the Coronation ceremony-

ON VIEW FROM THURSDAY, « THE 13TH MAY, 1937.

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Of the following Valuable Leasehold roperty situate at or near Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, being All that piece or parcel of ground registered

Pages to bear the King's train: in the Land Office as Inland Lord Kitchener, Lord Haig, Lord Lot No. 4715, together with the Jellicoe, Lord Lascelles, Lord Hera- mensuage erections and buildings chell, Mr. Alexander A. A. D. Ram-thereon known as No. 6, Wing Wo say, Mr. George C. Hardinge, Street, Victoria aforesaid. Mr.. George H. Beymour, and Mr. Montagu R. V. Eliot.

Ladies to bear the Queen's train: Lady, Ursula Manners, Lady Eliza- beth Percy, Lady Elizabeth Paget. Lady Irle Mountbatten. Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, and Lady Diana Legge.

Standard-bearers: The Royal Standard, Lord Cholmondeley; the Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms. Lord Derby, Mr. After the inspection of the flag-

H. J. Bcrymgeour-Wedderburn, and ships on Friday, the King will Lord Granard; the Standard of the lunch in the Victoria and Albert, Principality of Wales, Lord Ply- which will then proceed into Portsmouth; the Unton Standard, Mr. F. mouth Harbour where, the Royal 8. Dymoke.

party will disembark,

A coastal collier-the ss. Fulham II-built for the Fulham Council to carry coal to the new power station-is to take part in the re- view.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH'S FUTURE

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Why did Queen Mary go to lunch with Mr. Baldwin at No. 10 Down- Ing Street?

This is "the Brat time that a Prime Minister has been so hon- oured by Royalty for a great num-i ber of years.

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When Mr. Baldwin hands over `the Premiership to Mr. Neville Chamberlain he will have to tell him exactly what the King and į Queen ́and Queen Mary feel about

this.

TALK WITH KING AND QUEEN

After the lunch party the Frime Minister went down to Windsor Castle to continue his talk about Princess Elizabeth, this time with the King and Queen.

Dominion and colonial standards Mr. Vincent Massey; Australia; Mr. will be borne as follows:-Canada,

3, Jordan; South Africa, Mr, C. T. 6. M. Bruce; New Zealand, Mr. W.

te Water; Empire of India, Bir Firoz Khan Noon.

A London correspondent states that Lord Kitchener: (who is 18), Lord Hals (19), and Lord. Jellicoe (19) would be appointed pages. Lord Kitchener succeeded to the earldom on the recent death of his grandfather in Kenya. Lord Haig, who is an Oxford undergraduate, is the son of the late Field Marshal. and Lord Jellicoe is the only son of the late Admiral. Lord Lascelles (14), who is at Eton, is the elder son of the Princess Royal Lord Herschell (13) has been a page-of- honour to King George V King Edward VIII, and the present King: his father was a Lord-in- Waiting to King George V. Mr. Alexander Ramsay (18) is the son

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of Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander R. Hong Kong, 28th April, 1837. M. Ramsay and Lady Patricia Ramsay, and Mr. G. E. C. Hardinge inge, the King's private secretary.

is the son of Bir Alexander Hard-

There to a double explanation For one thing 'Mr. Baldwin both wanted to consult Queen Mary about the arrangements for the dinner party they are giving to the King and Queen on May 25. | and 'the lunch party gave a good Very few people knew in advance opportunity for Queen Mary to see that Queen Mary was going to for herself the setting for the Downing Street, Royal dinner party.

She is the most reticent of all For another thing," the visit was members of the Royal Family the outcome of a long-standing | about her movements. Though she

Lady Ursula Manners is a daugh- promise by Queen Mary to her old is naturally touched when a crowd friend, the Prime Minister-and cheers her as she arrives at some Rutland. Lady Iris Mountbatten ter of the Duke and Duchess of only those in the inner secrets of offcial function, she likes to 80 is a seventeen-year-old cousin of the Court know how deeprooted is about her weekly round of visite the King Lady Elizabeth Perey is the friendship between the Queen❘ to charitable institutions, art the Duke of Northumberland's Mother and the Prime Minister galleries and so on unnoticed.

twenty-year-old sister. Lady Mar- || and his wife.

It was for this reason, Indeed, garet Cavendish-Bentinck is a One subject that was discussed that several years ago Queen Mary rand daughter of the Dake by Queen Mary and the Prime caused a minor sensation at Court Portland Lady Elisabeth Paget is Minister was the vexed question by ordering a new car painted in the second daughter of Lord and of the upbringing of Princess unobtrusive green instead of the Lady Anglesey, and Lady Diana Elizabeth, who has just celebrated familiar maroon and scarlet of the Legge is the third daughter of her eleventh birthday.

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