Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
COWES WEEK IS GAY
Royalty Present to Witness
Yachting Events.
MANY AMERICANS ATTEND
Queen Alexandra Shows No Desire
for Life of Seclusion.
MUCH IN EVIDENCE IN LONDON
Visit Of the Municipal Corporation
to Vienna Has Been Def
MANY AMERICANS ATTEND
MUCH IN EVIDENCE IN LONDON
Visit of the Municipal Corporation
to Vienna Has Been Def
initely Arranged.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, August 5.-Never has Cowes
week. by far the most important yachting
feature Of the year in Europe been more
brilliant than this year.
When the week opened Tuesday last
after the preliminary days racing under
the burgee Of the Royal London Yacht
Club, the anchorage was full of gayly
decorated vessels of practically all nation
alities. many of these having been there
continually ever since the great interna-
tional naval review at Spithead
Royalty also was present in greater
numbers than ever King George and
Queen Mary lived on the royal yacht, but
used the famous old racing cutter Britain
mia for sailing in and about the Solent.
The King and Queen of Spain came over
on their beautiful steam yacht ,Giralda.
and the young kings three racing yachts,
Hispania, Tonino and Giralda II, were
greatly admired.
races from her graceful yacht Thistle,
which was anchored close to Prince Henry
of Battenbergs Sheila.
Americans were present in greater num-
bers than ever, taxing accommodations
ashore to the utmost
Alexandra Much in Evidence.
That 1t is not Queen Alexandra's desire
to spend the remainder of her days in
seclusion at Sandringham has been quite
evident during the last few weeks, for
during all the time that the king and
queen have been absent from London
visiting Ireland. Wales and Scotland
Queen Alexandria standard has been
floating over Marlborough House and the
dowager queen herself has been much in
evidence in London going to Crystal Pal
ace. to Richmond and to a number of
picture galleries, hospitals and stores ac-
companied by her sister, Empress Marie
of Russia.
Considerable comment has been aroused
by Queen AleXandraS determination to
show all the attention she can to the
exiled royal Portuguese family, and it is
again limited that Manuel is to be per-
mitted to marry one of the Fife princesses
when all his wild oats are safely sown.
The visit of London's corporation to
Vienna at the invitation of the burgo-
master is definitely arranged. The out
line Of the tour was fixed the other day.
The party will consist of the lord mayor.
Sheriff Sir Harry Buckingham, ten alder
men and fifty commoners. who already
have been chosen by ballot, together with
the town clerk, the city remembrance
and the clerk.
Leaving London September g. they will
u
and Frankfort, the Austrian frontier being
crossed at Passau, the journey being ac-
compiished without change in a special
train de luxe, composed of dining and
sleeping cars. The whole time from Lon
don occupied by the journey will be just
under thirty-three hours.
Ranquets and Luncheons.
Much of the week in Vienna probably
will be occupied by banquets and lunch
cons. and visits will be paid to places of
interest. Invitations from Ischl and
Prague have been accepted, and at the
former town the representatives of the
city will be the guests of the emperor,
who has palace there.
Ischal will be reached September Is and
Prague September II. the returns to Lon
don taking place September 20.
AS the outcome of negotiations between
the English postmaster general and the
parliamentary committee of the Labor
Union Congress, as arrangements has been
made whereby the post Office savings
bank will, within certain limits, undertake
ordinary banking business for labor
unions.
1t is proposed that any registered union
or branch thereof shall be allowed to de-
post In the post Office savings bank an
amount not exceeding 5000. provided that
not more than $3.50 is deposited in any
one year. One the sums thus deposited it
is proposed that, as soon as the necessary
details can be settled. unions shall have
the power to draw by check