"The Royal Visit Many motions of loyalty and affection have been passed by the Houses of Parliament British monarchs. but. none. has. bean ate under the extraordinary circumstances in which both" Houses united on May. In' the House of Lords, Lord Stanhope. First Lord of the Admiralty," presented a" motion. that address be prevented to the King. whois leaving {or Canada' andthe United States on Saturday. conveying am assurance of the loyal affection and deep interest with, which the Lords: will follow the progress of Their, Maesticn during their absence, "The motion. was. unanimously Dasted In the Lords and similar expression was Riven in the Touse of Commons. when the Motion was moved by Mr. Neville Chamberlain. the Prime Minister, she dealt with ft in terms hone the Tess moving and appealing us in the House of Lords. Lord Stanhope described the thotion ax unprecedented. "This ix the that a reigning sovereign "has visited 9. seit governing Dominion although royal risks were pad to India which, at that tine. dia not enjoy the same status, Lord Stanhope. might have tone farther and sted chat not only did the ration represent. the deep Interest, Parliament fett in the royal visit to Canada and the United inter, but of an equally doom interest felt by ihe peoples of the United Kingdom in this fomarkable gesture: towards the United Sales ihe rentest amoeracy" In the, Western Hemi= sphere. whose language, ideal, thous ind Taw fre se. Yntimately. consceted with, the Enlish people. from whom rome. of ils. most dis-FingutshadTovbenre sprung, Tu the ehatee. the "American. peoples tomocracy, 0 erlousl hatiensed by other, iteologeal systems. has enleved its Recatest triumphs and between the andthe new Ht cannot fal The Cricket Season Yorkshire are starting the season inthe county cricket championship with every pros-peel of repeating their success of last year, Not Without serious competition, however. for Mid= Alesex. even without Robins, who be aptaming the side this year, are a strong side, ut Gloucester, under the leadership of Mam= yond, and with n number o€ youn. players ming up, are considered fikely to Anish some-the table. Yorkshire's mich strengthened by. the fine po Gibb in South Atria With Sutcliffe still one of the best opening bats men in England, in unite of his years. Yorkshire should have 1 formidable coupe with who to fee nny set of bowlers. And when the other treat. mien in the idle Are, considered—Huttor Leyland, Barber, Mitchell, Yardley. Smaites. Verily ind Bowes—there i an array of tatent which should be enotizh to outshine any other county. Middlesex will be eaptnined this year TA, R, Peebles who, though not such a food all-rounder ax Robins, ix nevertheless a danger-fous bowler, and has had plenty of experience:
diverting fest das aides. In Compton and Farieh Middlesex have a pair of potential match winners, but the bowling appears to suiter from A lack of medium paced men. Gover of Surrey said to be back in his best form. Last season hho appeared to be suffering from the effects of Thdia and his bowling: was not cone extent. He should be a tower of strength in the Surrey attack, while Pishlock, Gregory. Squires, and Barling should be able to knock any bowling to make to. beat. Most forecasts agree that one of the hopeful signs of the eom-Ing cricket season Ix the number of young play ers Who are expected to justify their promise. The season will not be titerrupted unduly by Of International erleket, though ide will be. touring the country', Land provide enterprising and entertaining evicket. But matches against them nothing ike the draw ost Australia of South, New Trafalgar Square Shanghailanders otuening to London will soon "hil that "Teatagar Square has" been hanged during their absence, "Pwo new fou {ain are: being instal i te famous in-memory of AumiatSelicee and will be inaugurated next Oc in the hans of Sir Ravin sculpture groups by" Int.
ant Mr. Willan' MeMitan, The mlcriying the. sculptured. soup ie to bring the sea to: London. One around represents x sea nther of hunan figure but with webbed instead Teaping fish. Busts of the two Admirals will contemplate" these monsters and. streams Water will play about them and from them in AMI directions. "The leading of pipes through the bronze statuary is said to be a difficult task, but there are plenty of fountains in Rome which suggest that 17th century Italy: managed it easily enough. The main observation on the new statuary is how London will receive the memorials. London has been very severe on sculptors in_ recent. times. Epstein's statutes on the former British Medical Association building were "torn down, Erie Gill's "Prospero and Ariel® on the B.B.C. Building is a subject for ising and rebuke, and fearful rows over Hard mnan's statue of Lord Haig will be remembered by everybody. However, Sir Edward Lutyens is usually trustworthy. and has produced some beautiful war memorials always excepting the one in Whitehall where, it is only fair to recall he was fettered by the hidden agnostic influ ences in the Govern At present, the only of the Trafalar
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