It has been quite a good social santon to date. London is very full visitors, especially Indian; ruling prinees and Hinda and Moslem extremists rub shoulders everywhere. The weather has been altogether in favour of outdoor functions. The Theatrical Garden Party is often wet, but on the present occasion this! week it was more favoured, and the attendance was larger than usual. This is fortunate because theatrical charities need help, owing to the slump in dramatic business, Productions come and go, and their Gisappearanee even puzzles the critics, but actors and actresses many cases are really suffering materially from the uncertainties of employment.
Of course the Opera is doing well, since practically all the good seats are taken in advance. The main outstanding success hitherto ha" been achieved by Miss Eva Turner, Oldham singer with a Con-mental reputation, who appeared in Puccini's "Turandot." As re-i ards the theatre itself, most of the pieces seem to be written by Mr. Edgar Wallace, but he will be wise enough to realize that we are having quite enough detective dramas nowadays, and that very soon there will be a bad slump in their popu-Jarity. On the other hand, if I were asked what dramatic piece did real-remarks, and the visit receiv newspaper attention to the extent of a column, The Prince of Wales visits Cay Giff to open the National Welsh Memorial to the Welshmen who fell the war, On his way down ne semmits to memory a few more appropriate sentences in Welsh. He knows a few already, and scores heavily with them. He has a pave all to himself with photographs. The Duke of Gloucester is gradually coming more and more into prominence in connection with his horses. Of course last week most of the Royal Family put in an attendance at Epsom, and I do not think there is a day on which they do not 'a great deal of real public work. Rose Day yesterday was favoured by ideal weather.
Sunday Games Legal In view of the growing popularity, sad to say, of sport on Ssu: day, it is worth while mentioning that the Ministry of Health was recently approached on the subject relation to a proposal by the Wat ford Corporation to forbid football and other games in parks and recreation grounds on Sundays.
The Minister of Health stated that he was not satisfied that there was sufficient reason for prohibit ing, under penalty, the playing of games on Sundays in the pleasure grounds. If, however, it could be shown that the playing of games on Sundays would lead to a substantial interference with the enjoyment of any or of all the grounds by the general public, he added, he would be prepared to consider the matter further. He would then wish to be informed of the method adopted for laying out the grounds, and whether there were not any parts of the grounds which could bbe used for games without disturbing persons using the remainder in other ways.
'A Tragic Incident Only a few years ago, non-Com-formists in Britain built the Central Hall, the fine building opposite the House of Commons. It is the centre of all. non-Comformist work in England. It is the very latest thing in buildings and is regarded as absolutely up to date and safe.
Yesterday it was a scene of a disaster within a few hours of the
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