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December 24, 1938.

11.

Banquet for King Carol

THE QUEEN IN 15yd.

CRINOLINE

WEARING one of the loveliest dresses ever seen at Buckingham Paltice, the Queen, led by King Carol of Rumania, made her way, amid much admiration, to the big horseshoe table in the centre of the gold and white State Room for the recent State Banquet,

THE Queen chose the function to introduce the new crinoline fashion, but few of the 160 questa realised that the gown wouht be made on such a splenibl seade.

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and hen

St Hele flm down,

Of silver-grey slipper satin. The Kim, whn man the uniforta the skirt of her Pompadour dress, which measured about 19 yards round the tom, was dumadat d with bands of Valenciennes Rate mounted on tulle, Over the lace

embroidered glittering pile, Ittles and dianunte,

Was

Hundreds of tinted pearla ensi

Kane Carol, the pupa of home. at between the King and Queen,

while Crown Prince Mietinel sat between the Queen and the Prin- enys Huyal.

Queen Mary wore a town of pale

roidered the pointed cage, which i dove-grey will not embroidered att

huel #171 uff-the-shoulder neckliner with grooved silver paillettes,

Anished with soft mauve satin and diamante and silver crystals, Other

Tiny sterves. A shoulder cape to members of the Royal Family pre- match asked analler graceful touch

to the gown.

TIARA OF DIAMONDS

ut eluded the Duke and Duchess

uf Gloucester and the Duker Duchess of Kent.

The Prime Minister and

and

Mrs.

Her Majesty wore a Hara, neek-Chamberlain, many Cabinet Minis- Jace, and bracelets, all of magniters, and 15 foreign ambassadors cent diamonds.

were among the 160 guests.

Among the royal questa entertained by K'ng Carel: T.RX, the Buke and Duchess of Glouer-ter

arriving.

The King and Queen as the guests of King Carol

at the Rumanian Legation: The Majesties arrive

for the banquet,

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Arriving for the banquet given by Klug Carol at the Rumanian Legation: T.I.H. the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

Queen Mary being greeted by General Mihall at the Legation: Her Majesty arriving for the banquet given by King Carol.

1935: Maud Mason Wrote England Is Best Country'

1938: MAUD NEEDS NEW JOB

She is Still Saving

MA

For London Holiday

[AUD MASON, Front Page schoolgirl of 1935, who raised a parliamentary storm with her essay, “Eng- land is the best country in the world," thinks her own domestic crisis just now is more important.

Maud is seventeen and out of a job.

She returned to her home in Hampden-street, Manchester, recently and agreed with her mother that work in a laundry is bad for her health.

From the 218. 6d. the laundry pad | her Maud has saved three-pence a

week for the return trip to Londen

she has promised herself.

In

ARP, PASS LIST

¦

She Married And

Did Not Know

DANCING girl said in Liverpool Police Court recently that she did not realise that she had married a man until she was given the papers to sign.

EMPIRE NEWS

Gen. Hertzog May Control Press

Johannesburg.

Liberal opinion has been dis- turbed by some Government measures announced during the past few days. At Smithächt Gen. Hertzog, the Prime Minis- ter, indicated that he is consider- ing measures control the Press, but he declined to give

any details.

to

Gen, Hertzog alsa said that he had instructed members of the Cabinet not to appoint people to important ports within the bestowal of the Giovernment, unless they could be w. und to tarry out the Government's policy.

At the United Party Congress at Pietermaritzburg, Mr. Clarkson,

Anister for Public Works, announ ed that the Government was come

•à dering measures to "reform" demo- Herpes and Parliament.

The Prime Minister, during an actives at the Drame Free State Congress of the United party in Blochufontein, acknowledged then part played by English-speaking eople in assisting the Union of South Afic to secure national freedom.

"It must not be forgotten," he said, "that the ultimate realism of the ideal of national freedom would not have come about but for the co-operation and fraternad assistance of English- speaking peuple,"

Longest Electric Railroad. With the inauguration of the electric train service between Pretoria and the Rand, South Africa has the greatest electrilled rail system of its kind in the Empire. The total length of elvetrifled routes in the Union is now 1,040 miles. INDIA

EXPERTS AT WORK ON DEFENCE

Bombay.

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chat- field's Expert Committee on Indian Defence, has been doing intensive work since its arrival in India, and hopes to present its report as early in the New Year as

as possible. The Committee

The

The Management

of

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels

Wish all Patrons and Friends

A

Merry Xmas

Tootal's

famous

Angora

and

Satin-Back

Silk Crepe

Dress Materials

HAVE JUST ARRIVED

will visit the SHADES: PURPLE, WINE, GREEN, NAVY, etc,

important problems such as mechani- frontier, and will study at first-hand sation, aerial limitations, the need for special training, and major strate-

She was Doris Marguerite Isanca, aged 21, of Garston, Liver-gical pessibilities in view of political pool, accused of bigamously marrying Mr. Michael O'Grady, affenilencies.

school teacher.

Mr. T. A. Smith, prosecuting. jsaid that while Isaacs was 11

The Air Raid Precautions Oficer When she was thirteen. Maudamotners that

of the touring South Africa, she met a as a result fidgeted the Strangers Gallery Air. Raid Warden Examination held motor salesman, Walter Isaacs, of the House of Commons while on December 10 and 18, 1830, the whom she married in Pietermaritz- M.P.s debated the right of a school undermentioned passed as Air Raid burgh. - inspector to say her essay on "My Instructors:

was "old-fashioned Native Land"

member of a dancing troupe Non-Swimmer

Mr.

W.

Mr. J. A. Bendali, Mrs. G. Steele Imperiulism." She leaned over to Perkins, Mr. A. Howard, her mother and asked: "When con Clark, Mr. G. Frost, Mr. L. Bones,

Mr. H. W. Leyden, we go."

The following qualified, us Air Raid Wardens:

Mated wanted to enjoy the shops and streets of London. For

hus three years she return.

Mr. R. Kirkwood, Mr. W. V. Field, saved to Mr. K. W. Pedersen, Mr. L. D. Skin-

Her money-box marked "London" grew heavier during the year and a half she learned dressmaking.

SLUMPED

slumped

pald,

dressmaking Then Laundry work seemed better and Maud took it.

But for weeks post the family doctor had said Find something ensler." Now she is at home to rest and look for an easer Job. London looks a long way off.

Two life-sized dolls, gifts to Maud when she was inst in Lundun, ure still her favourite souvenires of the adventure—though they are now in the care of her two younger sisters,

ner,

CONTINENTAL

STURDY

and

STRONG

CARLOWITZ * CO.

4. Queen's Rd, Tel. 31723.

A month later the troupe returned

Tried To Save Child

It is significant that after they have considered the frontier problems, the members will, early next month, visit

Calcutta, where air-raid precau- tions are being pushed actively for- ward. Here they will study the defence needs of the elty and port in relation to international develop- ments.

Other authorities are to be consult- ed about coastal defences, internal isecurity, and Anances, while a large number of non-officials will be

to England and Isaacs resumed an acquaintanceship with a Liverpool AN unemployed man who cannot interviewed to enable the committee school teacher, Mr. Michiel O'Grady. Aswims jumpet into a backwater of to form an tstimate of the future

An understanding

been the River Lea recently in an attempt palileal and constitutional outlook. reached. They went through a form to save a drowung child. of marringe at St. Hugh's Church, Liverpool, on July 2.

"I WAS UNDER AGE"

OFFICER PROMOTIONS

New Delhi.

It was announced recently that

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at the

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2. D'AGUILAR ST.

promction of the King's commissioned At Christmas Time

Often out of his depth, the man,) Harry Wood, aged 41. of Bissoni Street, Stratford, was unable to reach the child. Detective Edwards sald that when

Another man who could swim onlyfters in the Indian Army would be he saw Isaacs on October 26 in the

a few strokes plunged in to assist changed as follows:

And Heutenant to be lieutenant presence of her solicitor, she said: Wood, and together they struggled

alter

yeur's' commissioned Mr. Isaacs asked me to marry him hore with the child, Phyllis New-

service; about December 1937 in Johannesman, aged three.

Lieutenant to be captain after burg. I told him I would not, but would return after I bad seen my At Queen Mary's Hospital the girl

eight years' service;

17 people.

was found to be dead. Her mother,

2

Captain to be major after years servlee.

The change is retrospective, and

effect from Aug. I Inst.

worked in Durban for a week Mtn. Annie Newman, aged 35, of and he came there. We were out Deck Street, West Ham, was found in one day and he asked me to go to a distressed condition further down takes this place. I did not realise at the the river, time that had married him unti! 1 got the papers to sign. I had told

AUSTRALIA

She also was taken to hospital and NEW ZEALANDERS IN after treatment was removed to West in I was under age, and lie sald Hum police station. was to give my age as 22.

"I did not live with him as his parents' consent it had not been a wife, and left Durban the saine proper marriage.”

week ned did not see him any more. The case wis adjourned. for an On my return i was told that as expert on South African law to be

Under 21 and hnd not my called.

Auckland. Statisties published here show that 52,302 New Zealanders are at present living in Australia, of these 27,037 are males and 20,328 females.

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