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...Scene. Mr. Macdonald in the afternoon went to the House. There were Premier Baldwin and some of his Ministers sitting on the Government Bench answering some routine questions as if they had never heard of Laborism and Mr. Macdonald. Then Captain Hacking, Deputy Controller of the Royal Household, clad in his magnificent robes of office, walked to the Clerk's table and announced that he had a message from the King. The message: "I thank you for your loyal and dutiful address* and will at once give it my careful consideration." Exit Captain Hacking. Enter Mr. Macdonald from behind...
...Tokyo, the spirits of 122 royal predecessors blessed the marriage of Pr.nce Regent Hirohito to Princess Nagako, solemnized according to Shinto rites. It was the consummation of a love match, much opposed by the Elder Statesmen...
...Ceremony. Prince and Princess approached the Imperial palace by separate thoroughfares. A mounted cavalcade uniformed in red and yellow guarded the Prince. Arrived at the Palace, Prince and Princess and members of the royal family proceeded with a slow movement toward the shrine. This took two hours. At the shrine (Kashiki-Dokoro or Holy of Holies) the pair took their vows, witnessed by 122 imperial spirits. They then exchanged bowls of sacred rice-wine. That was all. Thereupon 101 guns announced to the gala populace without that the ceremony was complete. After a royal luncheon, the Prince Regent...
...Royal S. "Copeland, junior Senator from New York: "From Washington, I broadcast a diagnosis of the condition which caused guests of the Silk Association of America at a dinner in Manhattan to hiss me when I declared for tax reduction and soldier bonus too. Said I: 'They hissed and booed, blatted and squealed like a barnyard filled with frightened cattle, geese and swine. It is a most interesting example of mass hysteria. I never more enjoyed a clinic in mental nervous diseases. . . Children who act one-tenth as bad are punished...
Professor Richards has been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and scientific awards. In 1910 he was presented with the Davy Gold Medal offered by the Royal Society of London. In 1914 he was awarded the Nobel prize. He is generally recognized as one of the foremost living chemists...