The Archive · 1938

Gun-Power to Be Increased

'They will, he goes on to emphasize, jscinforce the gun-power of the British Fleet by Atty' 14 and very powerful type, wi designed speed of 30 knots, they will be among the world's fastest battleships, he states.

'The first of these powerful new battleships, Mr. Bywater, declares, 10 be named' HES. King George V, will be launched by His Majesty at [Tyneside on February 21.

'She will be followed by her sister ship, IMS, Prince of Wales, which will' be launched at Birkenhead in [March, and three more the same felass, the Anson, the Jellicoe and the /Beatiy, will be launched during the Autumn.

London, Nov. 22 The Chinese Ambassador and Mme, Quo Tai-chi were among the many Jguests present at the wedding here yesterday of Mr. Henry Louis Lester Mortiss, son of Mr. and Mrs /Morviss, of Banstead Manor, Chieve: ley. arker, and Miss Evelyn Valhalla Suzanne Heathcote, daughter Jor Colonel R. E. M. Heatheote, of Manton "Hall, Oakham, and Mrs, Heathcote, of Thurleston, Whitten, Ipswich, The marriage took place in the Brompton Oratory, Father Davidson Jand Father Vincent Baker ofleiating. The reception after the wedding was at 23. Knightsbridge, The bride wore a gown of gold lame faintly stripped with "cream, fashioned in Empire style with a long train of cream and gold Chinese brocade depending from" the shoul ders. Her tulle veil was surmounted bby @ diamond-shaped coronet of gold Jame and her bouquet was of auiratum illes and stephanotis.

She was followed by two pages to carry her train, Philip Erskine and Alan Lillingstone, dressed in pale gol satin "knee-breeches and." erimsor velvet coats, finished with deep cream ace jabots and frilled cuffs; and. by eight grown-up bridesmaids," Miss Sibyl Lambton, Lady Mary Rose Fitz-Roy, Miss Agnes King, Miss Jacque line Fox, Miss Matid Hamilton, Miss Diana' Heathcote, Miss Pamela Newton and Miss Cecil Watt, Their dresses, fashioned like the bride's, were of crimson velvet, and their head-dresses, of real flowers, matched their bouquet of mixed autumn flowers and foliage. ME. Edward Lambton was best man,

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