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...imaginary dust from immaculate morning coats, stride self-conciously up their embassy walks with top-hats a-glinting in the morning sun. Ah!-to be a diplomat! Last week Don Juan Riano y Gayangos, dean* of all Washington diplomats, Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Most Catholic Majesty Alfonso XIII of Spain, resigned. His place will be taken by Don Alejandro Padilla, at present the Spanish Minister at Lisbon...
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...Polo. Alfonso XIII, 40, probably the only living sovereign young enough to ride a pirouetting polo pony, played back, one afternoon, for the polo team of the 65th Lancers against the 7th Hussars. With a potent swipe of the royal mallet he split a polo ball both halves of which rolled over the goal line. By that goal the Lancers...
...British Foreign Office loomed finally, to divert their Spanish Majesties from too light hearted enjoyment. Though Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain and his wife received all other guests at the head of the crimson carpeted Foreign Office stairway, they descended to the quadrangle as the purr of King Alfonso's limousine was heard. His Majesty gave to Lady Chamberlain his arm. Her Majesty was escorted by lank, bemonacled Sir Austen. British Royalty, having previously entertained their Spanish Majesties at Buckingham was not present. All dined in the great room in which was signed the Treaty of Locarno, (TIME...
Spain. Speaking at a luncheon of the Spanish Club of London, interrupted repeatedly by shouts of "Long live the King!" King Alfonso said: "Things in Spain are going satisfactorily, which is proved by my presence here. Let's be optimistic. We have been through plenty of dark days. The dawn is breaking. Spaniards must lay aside their political strife. That is my mission, namely, to find a common meeting ground so as to discover the means of developing our wonderful resources...