Word: lorded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...planning two more, while Germany is about to lay down two or more 30,000-tonners, the British Admiralty announced to the London Naval Conference a new plan drafted by British experts during adjournment of the Conference for the funeral of King George. For the experts spoke the First Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Monsell. He assented to 35,000 tons as the capital ship maximum; asked reduction to 14 in. of the present 16 in. gun calibre maximum on such ships; urged that aircraft carriers be cut from the present maximum of 27,000 tons with 8 in. guns...
...since neither Germany nor Japan was sitting in at the London Conference, its proceedings were illusory. The object was to agree solemnly upon something of a high sounding nature which would permit the delegates to adjourn without too great an appearance of frustration. For this purpose the plan of Lord Monsell showed promise. It was gravely adopted "as a basis for discussion...
...King, then to India for a grand Durbar coronation as Emperor. To light this week came the fact that under the Statute of Westminster the various Dominions have proclaimed Edward their King in different formulas, partly of their own devising. At Ottawa, for example, His Majesty was proclaimed "Supreme Lord in and over the Dominion of Canada," a title which rings exceedingly strange in English ears...
...very betimes being vexed mightily by hammering and sawing noises below; and was much concerned lest it be those scoundrels meddling with the bell again. But soon did learn it be only workman replacing plaster in the Sanders Theatre. But Lord! I hope they do not come up to the Tower...
Whereupon, my little business done, I to the Square where I did meet-who hath of late acquired a new machine which doth record voices and he did ask me to come and speak into it, which I did. But Lord! how much it did surprise me, for my voice doth sound more like the braying of an ass which doth need more rope, than what all these years I did presume my eloquence...