London, Feb. 19.
The King and Queen wil) attend a concert on Empire Day at the Royal Albert Hall, on the lines of that given by King George V's command in 1935.
It is Their Majesties' wish that the concert shall fulfil the same two aims as that of the Jubilee Year—to ex-amplify and encourage nations in music-making at its best, and to benefit musicians in need.
The concert will be broadcast throughout, the country and the Empire.
Choral delegates from some 200 choirs in England, Scotland, Ireland, "Wales and the Channel Isles will be invited. These will join with 550 members of the Royal Albert Hall choir and other choral societies of Greater London.
It is hoped that it may be found possible to include a small contingent representative of the Dominions—Wireless through Reuter.
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