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Grigore Gafencu, Rumania's Foreign Minister, War I aviator, newspaper publisher, part Scottish descent, came by special train. Handsome, friendly, helpful, M. Gafencu acted as the Council's President, was busy spiking rumors that: 1) Rumania had decided to cast her lot with Germany; 2) an anti-Russian compact was about to be signed; 3) the Balkan Entente was breaking up; 4 ) anything important would occur at the conference. No secret was made, however, that Rumania's growing troubles with the Allies v. Germany over oil (see p. 31) was the most discussed topic...
What happened to general transportation was far worse. The "Irish Mail" from Holyhead was announced as "still on its way" 24 hours after the train was due at Waterloo Station. LONDON TRAINS MISSING, SCOTTISH TRAINS LOST screamed newspaper headlines. At Euston Station three trains from the north failed to turn up for more than a day. Two main lines to Scotland did not function for days. Viscount Home, chairman of Great Westtern Railway, and 300 other passengers spent two days and a night in cold, bedless coaches. Up in Scotland 400 travelers were stranded at isolated Crawford, on Beattock Moor...
...emphasized her Statehood by separately declaring war on Germany-the traditional gold-braided jackets and fluttery plumed hats of Canadian officials on State occasions were omitted last week when Parliament convened in Ottawa. In sombre morning clothes the Governor General entered the oak-paneled, scarlet-trimmed Senate: pippin-cheeked Scottish Novelist Baron Tweedsmuir, gravely embodying (according to law) "the Person of the King in Canada...
...ministers...." Clearing his throat with a dry little Scottish cough, Baron Tweedsmuir began droning out a Speech from the Throne which suddenly drew from Parliament a great gasp of surprise. "My ministers are of the opinion," read the Governor General, "that the effective prosecution of the war makes it imperative that those who are charged with the grave responsibility of carrying on the Government of Canada should, in this critical period, be fortified by a direct and unquestioned mandate from the people. My advisers, accordingly, having regard to existing conditions and the stage of the life of the present Parliament...
...After the Scottish uprising of 1745, wearing of the Highland dress was prohibited by Royal Decree; this ban was, however, lifted...