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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 16

The King Commands Ballet

Gala at Covent Garden

M.LEBRUN WILL BE GUEST OF HONOUR

FOR the first time since pre-war days a Royal Com- mand ballet performance is to be given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; on March 22.

It will be held in honour of the French President and Madame Lebrun, who are in London on a State visit. And thus, for a night, the statellest of all theatres will once again be the scene of pageantry and royal pomp.

King and Every man present will wear uni-, trai one being for the form or Court dress. Women wil Queen and M, and Mme. Lebrun. On be expected to wear tiaras and other either side will be members of the jewelled adornments.

FESTOONS OF FLOWERS Festoons of blooms will be used But to decorate the auditorium. only those near the Royal boxes will bo real, as the scent would otherwise be too overpowering.

Ycomen of the Guard in their pic- turesque Tudor uniforms will line the grand staircase as the King and Queen and their guests arrive.

If precedent is followed the entire Opera House will be at the disposal of the King and Queen and thele questa. Price and the position of seats will make no difference and stalls and gallery will be occupied by royal guests. As in the past, royal permission will be given for some boxes and seats to be sold. But the prices will be high.

PROGRAMME CHOSEN

their wives Diplomatic Corps and and leaders of the Government.

In the past the foyer on the Brat floor has served as an ante-room to the royal box, and it is anticipated that this arrangement will be re- peated,

The King and Queen have chosen the programme, which will be provided by the Vic- Wells Ballet and the London Like Plalharmonic Orchestra. their foreign guests, their Majes- ties keenly enjoy bullet.

SILK LANDMARK

· MT. PLEASANT, U. A building in which the first American silk was grown has betn ordered razed by the state fire mar- all. Built in 1842 by John W. Gill, the structure served as a place for

The great boxes will occupy almost the whole of the grand tier, the cen-development of silk worm cocoons.

COLONEL WEARS A HAT-Here's Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, right, in on unusual situation. He's wearing a hat. Besides that fact, instead of boarding an airplane, he's golog aboard the English Channel boat at Dover, England, to return to Paris, where he and his family live temporarily. The Ameri- ean airman has been studying European aviation.

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Smoking In Bed Denial At Inquest

WHEELED In an invalid chair to a Nowrastic Inquest recently, a man heard the jury find that a caused witch boardine-house fire five deaths storied in his room and

the time, that he was Intoxicated

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The men, William Fernusco. boarder, where head and throat were give bandaged, was brought to evidence from Newcastle Infirmary, where he has been detained with Injuries received In the Are which occurred at Leazes Terrace, New- castle,

"BED ON FIRE"

Ferguson told the coroner (Sir Al- hame fred Appleby): "I came

about ene o'clock, or it may have been two, in the morning.

"There was a are in my room grate and I blazed it up by opening the 'tret.

"I then closed the door, left the room, and made a cup of tea. Re- turning to my room, I was met by smoke and domes and intense heat. The fire seemed to be behind the door and my bed seemed to be on Arc. I gave the alarm and was then overcome."

Ferguson added: "I was slightly under the influence of drink. I had had a few drinks, but I knew what I was doing."

SMOKING DENIAL

He denied smoking in bed. "I was not smoking during the few minutes I was in my room," he said.

The jury's verdict was that they were satisfied that the fire started in Ferguson's room, that he was mitoxi- cated at the time, but that there: was not su@elent evidence to show how the fire started.

READS 50 BOOKS

RITTMAN, O. Six-year-old Ben Redager, storting lo school for the first time, appeara a little bored while his classmatca struggle with elementary reading. Ben, a veteran, has been reading ever since he was 4, and in the past year has averaged one book a week.

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