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...stream of princes, dignitaries and ambassadors began to roll in with congratulations at 7 a. m. First to arrive were Prince and Princess Chichibu. He, as the Emperor's eldest brother, has played for years the thankless role of heir presumptive. Relieved of this by the babe, brisk Chichibu and his beauteous Princess, who have had to remain childless lest they have a son before the Emperor, appeared radiant. For the Army spoke Lieut.-General Sadao Araki, War Minister and possible future Dictator of Japan. "The foundations of our Empire," cried he, "are now based more firmly than ever...
...years 1920 to 1929 set new highs for Chautauqua prosperity. Receipts never fell below $100,000, attendance averaged 50.000. By 1932 receipts and attendance had fallen off 40%. Brisk, earnest Dr. Bestor, who has been with Chautauqua since 1905, calls receivership a "breathing spell," has lost none of his faith in the gospel of adult education. Last week he was going ahead with plans for Chautauqua's 1934 season, hoping to finance it with contributions and the sale of $100,000 worth of receivership bonds...
...London, a brisk controversy sprang up between the rectors of All Hallows-on-the-Wall and St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, two of the 47 churches in the City. Rector Sanders of All Hallows-on-the-Wall urged that all but four or five City churches be closed on Sunday. "On a recent Sunday," he exclaimed, "my congregation consisted of half a dozen adults and a small party of Girl Guides!" But Rector Sankey of St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe disagreed, said that all City churches should be "red hot missionary centres for the conversion of London...
...fire which gutted Europe's largest gambling haven, Frank J. Gould's $6,200,000 Palais de la Méditerranée (TIME, Dec. 4). Though two Palais employes were originally charged with arson, the fire, police decided after all, was due to "carelessness." Not without brisk haggling the French syndicate which leased the casino from Mr. Gould and had insured itself against loss of profit resulting from such events as an act of God, settled with the 20 French and 20 British companies which wrote the insurance. "We are getting," boasted the syndicate's imaginative...
Finally, all dopesters were convinced that President Scott, able money-raiser, will be exalted into a chancellorship and brisk Bob Hutchins, as president, will actively direct Chicago's dream of creating "the greatest University centre...