The Archive · 1938

Admiral Horthy Leaves

Nuremberg, Aug. 27.

Bringing to a close their state visit to the Reich, Admiral Nicholas Horthy, Regent of Hungary, and Madame Horthy left for Passau, on the Danube, today. From Passau they will continue "by steamer to Budapest, Before taking their departure of their German hosts, the visitors were shown the site on which the Nazi Congress will be held next month, Then they watched a parade of National Socialist groups—Havas, Mr.H. E. Morriss' Son Engaged London, Aug. 29.

The engagement is announced today of Mr. H. L. L, Morriss, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Morriss, of Shanghai, and Susan, ' daughter of* Lt.-Col. R. E, M. Heathcote, of Manton Hall, Oakham,—Rutland Reuter.

Festivities in honour of the Hungarian Regent were brought to a climax here yesterday afternoon with a parade of practically the whole German Navy of over 110 units comprising warships and smaller craft, passing in review before the Fuehrer and his Hungarian guest.

Headed by the new 20,000-ton battleship Gneisenau which bore the standard of the Commander-in-Chief, the ships required more than one hour to defile past the yacht Grille, the crews standing rigidly at attention on the decks.

At the conclusion of the parade, the official yacht swung sharply around and returned to Kiel Bay where fleet demonstrations were held in honour of the Fuehrer and Ad~

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