steamship Geelong took the following Silk for London 444 bales, New York 36, Marseilles 48, Lyons 91, Venice 32, Bombay 48, Singapore 34, total 733 bales and 15 bales Waste Silk for London. equipped with the Punkah-Louvre ventilation system, while other features are lifts. a built-in swimming pool, a cinema, shower baths, a closed-in nursery and open playing space all tending to the comfort and entertainment of passengers. A surgeon, nursing sisters, a hairdresser and an orchestra are among other services available on the vessel.
Features which make her the last word in passenger accommodation else extend to other aspects of the liner for her holds are air-conditioned to counteract the varying changes of temperature experienced on the voyage via Suez.
The Canton is leaving for Japan tomorrow and will sail for London from Shanghai on December 6.
Queen Victoria (Anna Neagle) sits in In the long story of the throne of Britain, two remarkable Queens stand out—Elizabeth, who ruled from 1558—1603 and Victoria, who ruled from 1837—1901.
Both had this in common that they were dominating personalities who raised the prestige of the British monarchy to a high pitch.
Both ruled at a time of great expansion in Britain.
The reign of Elizabeth saw the birth of the British Empire and a wonderful flowering in literature, drama and music. Queen Victoria's reign was just as remarkable. Great men were produced in every walk of life—politicians like Disraeli and Gladstone; soldiers and Empire-builders like Rhodes of Africa, Gordon and Lord Kitchener; literary' giants like Dickens, Thackeray, Tennyson, Carlyle, Sir. Walter Scott, Robert Browning end the Brontes; explorers like Livingstone.
Industry developed amazingly during the reign owing to the invention and application of means of mechanical power. The population of the country increased by leaps and bounds and the Empire grew to be one of the greatest ever known in the tory of the world, Social Unrest There is another aspect of the picture and quite a different one—the social unrest which heralded in the reign of the Queen and which continued for the greater part of it. The Industrial Revolution had brought with it many of the evils of long hours in the factories, exploitation of child labour and slum housing. There was frequent rioting and no fewer than seven attempts were made to assassinate the Queen, popular though she was.
The girl who was to b all this grandeur and mise: on May 24, 1819, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. As a child the possibility of her becoming a sovereign was kept from her as much as possible, but she appears to have realized that she was destined to be Queen from quite an early age. She was described thus in her youth by one who came frequently into touch with her; "Hei Royal Highness is remarkably beautiful and her gay and animated countenance bespeaks perfect health and good tempe Regent Appointed The Duke of Kent died while the e young and, to pro-emergency which might arise, a Regency Bill was passed appointing the Duchess of Kent to be
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