porarily closed to the public. Services also Welcome news that the this lone so far to Canter-is the breaking of "ar mire feet effect on the ae. said that "injuries
a ofa man." Dr. it was useless some of the less valuable windows. All the' best glass was taken out and put in a safe place long ago. The most important tombs and monuments are thoroughly protected, and the pipes of the organ, which is being Tebuif on a large scale, have been put safely away. No doubt, the Germans, who according to themselves are so cultured that they never at tack churches; will say that they merely blew out the windows of ferbury and St. Pauls as a warn-what they could do, and that Coventry, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Southwark, and some hundreds of other churches, were really destroyed by ihe malignant Churchill for propaganda purposes.
Basic English. Bible male Members praise. Nor, it In connection with ecclesiastical måtters I may mention that a new translation of the New Testament, has just been published in the "basic English" compiled by Mr. C. K. Ogden of Cambridge. It comprises 850 essential words, but for this translation these have been increased to 1,000. The purpose of the translation is the same that inspired Dr. Moffatt, Weymouth. Ferrar Fenton and others—namely that the modern generation cannot understand the of the late Mr. G, L. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens of 4 The Chliterns, Sutton. The wedding took place at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, and the reception afterwards at the Rembrandt Hotel, The bride wore a deep cream satin dress with a sun-ray pleated train and an old Honiton lace vei and she carried a sheaf of lilies. Mis Joy Barnes and Miss Heather Boll, sister and cousin of the bride respectively, were the bridesmaids. They wore picture frocks of gladiola pink moire silk and cream net and small tricorne hats of mixed flowers, and carried old-fashioned—posies. The best man was Lieut, D. J. Barnes, the bride's brother. Over 200 guests were present, and among them many formerly of the Far East, Amongst those invited were Sir Charles and Lady Addis; Mr. and Mrs. L. J. C. Anderson: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Aspinall; Mr. C C. Burlow: Commander and Mrs. Blood; Mrs. Brooke SmitnN Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beswici Mr. A. W. Burkill; Miss V. Cripps; Mr., Mrs. and Miss Crossley; Mr. and Mrs.
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