Miss Eleanor Hinder's departure fon a few months' well-earned leave going to Leave a gap in many cultural societies here. "Her home is Australia and she is going there to see her mother who has not been well of late. The, stimulating effect her daughter's companionship Jshould do the invalid all the good in the world. Missy Hinder cannot tear herself away from Shanghai's social [problems for long and all her friends London, Nov. 6.
The BBC. have decided to! waive their rule against rediffusion of running commentaries to the public in connection with the Royal Wed~ ding broadcast on November 29th.
objection will be raised to the broadcast being put on in hotels and shops and any other public resorts, There is, however, one important exception. The description of the scene outside the Abbey must not be rediffused to the public anywhere! along the route by which the Royal procession will pass. are determined to come to London} on November 29 to see the wedding." "Already there have been bookings from as far north as Aberdeen and.
far west as Bristol and Plymouth, while the inquiries "for facilities have been very large." There will bbe cheap period tickets from almost every station in Great Britain, while on November 29 there will not be district served by a railway from which an excursion to" London at special rates cannot be obtained.
King Approves Arms Children Granted Holiday School children throughout Eng-
The King has approved the new arms which Sir Gerald Wollaston, Garter Principal King of Arms, has land and Wales are io. be given a|esigned for the Duke of Kent after holiday on the Royal Wedding 'Day, his marriage with Princess Marina, by desire of the King, expressed to] The new arms will be borne by both the President of the Board of, the Duke of Kent' and Princess Education. Two shields or Marina. After his marriage the cheong will be necessary, as th Duke of Kent will place the coat of ribbon of the Order of the Garter farms of his bride side by side with on the shield of the Duke of Kent; his own. The arms so united will cannot be shared with Princess. be upheld by the royal supporters Marina. "In the new arrangement of England—the lion' bearing" those: this ribbon' is "balanced" on. the! of the bridegroom and the unicorn shield of Princess Marina by those of the bride. The arms of marginal decoration.
Princess Marina are those of the Douglas Hayward, a 15 year old Kingdom of Greece, a silver cross inmate of Lord Mayor Cripples (not as has sometimes been stated, Hospital & College, this week visited the cross of St. George which is of St. James's Palace and presented to. course, red) upon an azure blue the Duke of Kent, on behalf of the field. Superimposed on the" shield Institution, a crocodile suitcase as 2 wedding present.
London to Be Packed Tt is expected that during the wedding week—November 24 to} December 'i—there will be anything, to 1,000,000 visitors to London, land at least 200,000 will come from the Continent, Special ships will be; provided for the cross Channel journey of some of the parties.
is astonishing" said a railway offlial, "to learn how many women fand turn up in force prepared to] applaud.
Practically all the performers in the HWA. Musical Section's programme of Gilbert and Sullivan, Music next Friday were in the cast of "The Yoeman of the Guard." The: concert is being arranged by Mrs. P. D. Gain—that alone should be assurance Wits success, and the reading of the Libretto in "Mikado" by Mr. J.-F. Cannon will be worth far more than the price of th ticket, The hour is 9 pin. and the: place the B.W.A. Headquarters, 12 The Bund.
Dinners, Tiffins and Teas Dr. and Mrs. Szeming Sze had a charming and informal host in Mr. Elis Hylm who entertained in their honour at the Cathay Hotel last Saturday. Formal speeches were absent, the host just complimenting the young couple with much grace and Dr. Sze replying in similar vein. His remarks were so apt and 50 deftly put that one realized, here was a gilted speech-maker hiding his light under a bushel. After dinner the quests were shown a "talkie" snap of the wedding in London last summer. The bride's parents, preserving due parental effacement, were noticed "amongst the guests," both looking happy to be amongst their friends once more.
Mrs. N. F. Allman entertained at tifin time on Wednesday in honour of two recent brides, Mrs. Roy Allman, her sister-in-law, and Mrs. Paul Kops. Her guests included Mesdames Milton J. Helmick, Paul R. Josselyn, 3. Pistere, T. Collins, RT. Bryan and Mark' Moody.
To assist them in inducting Dr. John William Stanton in the rites are the Royal Arms of Denmark, the Kings of the Hellenes having been Princes of the House Honeymoon Plans Completed The Royal Wedding will make London's Christmas appearance longer and gayer than usual. All the big stores which have been decorated for the event will remain ablaze with colour until after Christmas for more than a month. Retailers expect it 10 be the biggest spending Christmas for twenty years. There is £6,000, (000 more money in circulation at the moment than a year ago, By Christ. mas there will be 20,000,000 more, Princess Marina and the Duke of Kent have completed the frst part of their honeymoon plans. The royal pair will spend the first three weeks in the Mediterranean probably visit-Ing the Riviera, Majorca, and. the Algerian coast. They will return. to. Britain for Christmas, joining the King and Queen at Sandringham, What they will do after that will be definitely settled in a few days. They fare deciding between the winter sports at Murren and a trip to the West Indies. Princess Marina wants. to go to Switzerland as she went to school there. She is an expert at Skating and. skiing. The Duke Kent is attracted by the idea of becoming an expert t00.
Hats for the Bride Princess Marina is not buying a large trousseau, as fashions change too quickly. "Her shoes, bags, gloves and hats, handkerchiefs, and" vanity cases will match each dress. Most
will have several picturesque shapes her hats "will be "small, but "she with brims sweeping backwards Her frocks will be mostly beige browns, a smoky midnight blue, and russet. An unusual detail' of her wedding which the Princess is super intending is the making of gold crowns for the Greek Orthodox Church ceremony in the private chapel. This is going to be very beautiful with fun musical rites, the This week-end brings to close these gardening hints, as there is no more to be done bub dig and sweep out of doors, and the aim of these notes i not t0 guide those who have hot-houses, urning over the soil, digging down fo a depth of & foot or more does the ground an enormous amount of good. It lets the frost and snow which do more to break up the heavy clods which Shanghai earth turns into, better than anything ele. It & noticed that after a snowy winter all plants, vegetable and do far better, 0 let in the snow when tt comes. And sweep up the leaves and slare them unfit the trees are bare and there are no more leaves left to all, Tena your pot plants, giving them a sun-bath whenever the sun shines, and they will. keep well throughout the cold swear ther, sipping of the wine, the blessing of the ring and the exchanging of the Women Guests, Dilemna Women guests who are to be invited to the Abbey have learned with alarm that day clothes are to be worn, Many had the idea that ap this was a great state and royal ceremony they would were evening gowns with magnificent cloaks and elaborate jewellery. They have all rushed to their dressmakers implor= ing them to make dresses which will bbe day gowns, yet sufficiently ela borate for the' occasion, Distinguished "Georges"
Trio national wedding gift to the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina {wil enable thousands of childish reams to come true. A. committee Jor distinguished "Georgese" appealed to their countrymen—vohns and Andrews and. Patricks "and. Wvors well ts Georges—to. subscribe: liber= {ally $0 that a permanent fund may set up to provide Christmas treats necessitous children and holidays for convalescent sick children of the {unemployed. The Duke of Sutherland is chairman, and Lord Lake chairman of the executive of the committee of "Georgen" whose other members: are: Mr. George Lansbury, MP, Ins. George Howard Ferguson, High Commissioner for Canada, Mr. [George Arliss, the actor; Mr. George Lambert, MP, Me. George Lambton, the trainer: Mr, George Fe Allison, of the Atsenal Football Club; and Mr. George it. Drummond the banker. "Uncle Gorge" (as Me, Lansbury lo popularly known) thinks that" better national it to the Duke of Kent and his bride could have been thought of. The. iden rove" quite spontaneously among. the "Georges," and. they were delighted when, the Duke of Kent' expressed the deatre that their fund should be used brighten the lives of children. hope now," Mr. Lansbury went on, "hata really hugh will ralged for the more we "Georged" are together the happier the kiddies will be, of eating Chinese Chow, Dr. and Mrs. Essen M. Gale gave a tiifen party at their home last Saturday before Dr. Stanton's departure for Peking. Dr. Stanton, noted United States authority on Chinese history, spent a The place for
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