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...Salvador de Madariaga, a small Basque with a high domelike forehead, piercing beady eyes, and a Scotch wife bigger than he is, landed from the Mauretania last week and proceeded to Washington to present his credentials as the Spanish Republic's first Ambassador to the U. S. His coming increases the literary luminosity of the Washington diplomatic corps about 50%. Though his pen may not have the surpassing grace of French Poet-Ambassador Paul Claudel, Ambassador Madariaga is a writer of first rank, a keen political commentator...
...Balmoral, her Scotch estate. Great Victoria liked to surround herself with just such big weatherbeaten Scotsmen as Captain Robert Gilmore ("Jock") Latta of the Empress of Britain. Twenty-seven years ago, "Jock" Latta joined the Canadian Pacific fleet as fourth officer of the S. S. Montezuma, 8,360 tons, 480 ft. long, speed 9 ¾ knots. His twelfth and biggest command is the Empress of Britain, 42,500 tons, 758 ft. long, speed 25.3 knots. On her maiden voyage to Quebec she broke the Britain-to-Canada record, crossing in 5 days, 5 hr., 40 min. With other ships...
This was a bit hard on Austrian Schober. Henderson of Glasgow speaks English that is Scotch...
...program for tonight follows: Harvard Hymn Paine Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Bach Now Let Every Tongue Bach Turn Ye to Me Scotch Folk Song The Hundred Pipers Scotch Folk Song Spring Returns Marenzio Jesu Dulcis Vittoria Choruses from "The Gondoliers" Sullivan
...Commission on European Union ("The United States of Europe") of which he is President. When the Commission met next day, the entrance of Chairman Briand was received by the representatives of 27 nations in dead silence. At this Uncle Arthur boiled over. Jumping up, he delivered extempore a Scotch tribute, restrained but vibrant with suppressed intensity: "M. Briand, in my humble judgment, symbolizes in his ideals, in his spirit, in his years of devoted and capable service, all that is best in connection with the League-and when we say that in these days, it means all that is best...