Word: sandringham
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...British statesman of first rank. They heard hot off the scathing, contemptuous tongue of Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden the inside story of The Hague Reparations Conference. Assumedly the King-Emperor was de- lighted, for he soon "commanded" Mr. & Mrs. Snowden to come to him at Sandringham, received them on the lawn, kept them overnight...
...George V, at Sandringham, was delivered an all-British, six-wheeled motor car, built for maximum speed of 60 m. p. h. Col. Francesco de Pinedo, round-the-world Italian flyer in the ill-fated seaplanes Santa Maria and Santa Maria II (TIME, April 18, 1927), resigned as Chief of Italy's General Staff for Aviation. Successor: General Valle...
...that for fear of chill Scotch mists* the King-Emperor would not be allowed to go to Balmoral for "the twelfth," the August day that traditionally marks the beginning of the Scotch season, the death of thousands of fast-flying Scotch grouse. King George was promised the summer at Sandringham, his favorite summer home...
...King-Emperor is one of the six or seven finest wing shots in England. To console him for the loss of the Scotch shooting, the Sandringham gamekeeper announccd that Sandringham coverts are unusually well-stocked this year. Last week Lord Stamfordham, the King's private secretary, ordered a pair of guns a few ounces lighter than those His Majesty used before his illness, from Purdey, famed gunsmith...
During the week the King-Emperor was able to rise, take a few halting steps, and sit at a window. He said he was eager to go "home" (to Sandringham...