London, May 26.
Only two Field-Marshals of the British Army—the Emperor Japan and ex-King Alfonso of Spain were absent when King Edward VII was handed his Field-Marshot baton at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, 'The ceremony, a simple one, took place in the presence of the' other Neldemarshals—the Duke of Connaught, the Earl of Cavan, Lord Milne,' Sir William Birdwood, 'BL, Sir Archibald Montgomery-Mossing-berd, and Sir Cloud Jacob, Clad in morning dress, the Ficld-Marshals assembled in' the State apartnients and awaited His Majesty, who was handed the baton by the Senior Field-Marshal, the Duke of Connaught, Instead of the full style and aignsles inscribed on all other batons, the! King's, at his own wish, bears only the words: "His Majesty King Edward 'VIE Field-Marshal, January 21, 1986."
'The baton is 22 inches long, and is covered with crimson velvet ornamented with gold lions, " gold gute of St. George and the dragon, laurel eaves and roses, thistles and' sham rod Ki Edward assumed the rank of Field-Marshal the day after the death of his father, King George—Reuter.
Vimy Memorial Unvelling Ottawa, May 26, King Edward had accepted an inviolation from the Canadian Government to unveil the Vimy memorial fo Canadians who fell in the Great War, it was announced to-day by the Prime Minister of the Dominion, Mr. W. L, Mackenzie King. The cere-many, he said, would be performed on July 26, When he arrives in France, His Majesty will be received by President Lebrun and probably by Mi. Leon Blum, if, as expected, the Sodalist leader succeeds M, Sarraut as French Premler—Reuter, A special feature of the occasion, says Havas, is to be the presence of more than 6,000 Canadians, "who are leaving their homes in every prov-Meo of the Dominion and will embark on five specially chartered ships on July 18 and 17.
Some 2,000 other Canadians resid ing in England will also take part inthe ceremonies,
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