Word: faringdon
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...Turin was created. What we know is that the figure on the Shroud is that of a man who was crucified and the details of that crucifixion correspond to the accounts of Christ's crucifixion in the Gospels. Reggie Norton, HONORARY TREASURER, THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE TURIN SHROUD, FARINGDON, ENGLAND...
...debating the merits of a bill concerning the rights and liabilities of hotel proprietors, Britain's House of Lords found itself up against a momentous question: should an a or an an precede hotel? In favor of an was Lord Faringdon, who begged "your Lordships to join me in making a demonstration in favor of elegance. Lord Conesford agreed, pointed out that h words that are not accented on the first syllable demand an. "I believe," said he, "that every one of your Lordships would say 'a Harrow boy,' but would also speak of 'an Harrovian...
...Spanish refugees' misfortunes began to reach the world. A horrified Parliamentary commission of French Leftists investigating conditions condemned the refugees' treatment, accused the guards of brutality. As a result of criticism, some efforts at improvement have recently been made. In the British House of Lords, Lord Faringdon asked that Britain cooperate with the French at once to end needless suffering. According to Lord Faringdon the refugee death rate was high...
...nouveau riche purchase historic "Number 20" he will have as neighbors: Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland (dilettante portrait painter) ; Ivor Churchill Guest, Viscount and Baron Wimborne (onetime [1915-18] Lord Lieutenant of Ireland); Lawrence Dundas, Marquess of Zetland, Baron Dundas (onetime [1889-92] Viceroy of Ireland); Alexander Henderson, Baron Faringdon (Chairman, Great Central Railway); Charles Alfred Worsley Anderson Pelham, Earl of Yarborough, Baron Worsley (owner of many a Rembrandt and Reynolds); James Edward Hubert Gascoyne Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (conscientious high churchman). The King-Emperor George V. resumed a gracious custom inaugurated by his graceless predecessor George III. The custom...
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