Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
BY HENRY W. BUM.
THE following is brief summary
of the most important news of
/ the world for the seven days

TINE Following Is o brief summary
Of the most important news of
/ the world for the seven days
ended February 16.
GREAT BRITAIN.-On February O.
King George was taken in a special
motor ambulance 81 miles from Buck
ingham Palace to Craigwell House at
Bognor on the Sussex Coast, TO take the
sea air. AS the Car moved out from the
Buckingham Palace gates, the King
waved his hand through the ambulance
window to waiting thousands
On February IL, Lady de Battle,
known to the world in general as Lily
Langtry, died at the age of "a. She
was the daughter of the very Rev. w. G.
z. lie Breton, dean of the Isle of Jersey,
and was christened Emelie Charlotte,
Lily being a nickname. Her first
husband was Edward Langtry, a wealthy
yachtsman of Belfast. In her prime
she was reputed the most beautiful
woman In the world, and 1t has been
said that she turned more heads than
any other woman since Helen of Troy.
Millars painted her as "A Jersey Lily"
an appellation which stuck; Watts,
Poynter and Burne-Jones also painted
her, the last named in his THE Golden
STAIR" Lady Windermeres Fam was
written for her. Her stage career was
creditable, as from the crudest begin
nings she developed technique OF some
distinction.
GERMANY. The international COM
mittee Of experts appointed to determine
q new total Of the German PREPARATIONS
debt and to draw out a scheme for It's
| liQuidation assembled at Paris on
| February IL.
You might say, however, that the
proceedings began with a luncheon to
the delegates on the eth, given by
Emile Moreau, governor Of the Bank OF
/ France. / give summary of the fare,
with feelings unutterable:
| oysters, with Chablis 1921.
! Holsters, with devine additaments.
Venison. with an 1881 Bordeaux
An unnamed bird, with Clos Vougest
1921.
Asparagus salad, with Chateau Yeuem
1910.
Ice cream. with q noble champagne.
| Cheese, fruits and coffee.
Cognac Napoleon 1920 ESQ called,
though the poor dean was then at St.
For the chef of the Bank of France
1t was the supreme hour. Once more,
ones feelings are unutterable. And
there will be dinners. Surely the
French claims will not be denied.
AS every one expected, Owen D.
Young was elected chairman of the
committee, and he accepted. He is
generally esteemed to have been the
leading spirit OF the old Dawes COM
mittee
Tuesday to Friday, inclusive, was de-
voted to exposition OF the German
position by the German delegate I'm
chief, Htalmar Schacht, president of
the Reichsbank. whose so admirable
handling OF the Reichsbank since its
reorganization has made him one of the
outstanding figures OF the last lustrum.
On Friday evening the committee re-
cessed to Monday.
ITALY.-We are told that the text of
the concordat between the Holy See and
the Italian government, signed on Feb
ruary IL, Will not be made public until
It Is presented to the new Chamber Of
Deputies for ratification in April.
An interesting restoration to the
papal jurisdiction under the concordat
that OF the famous papal villa at
the little village Of Castel. Gandolfo.
about IL miles from Rome, on Lake
Albano. near Lake Nemi: an estate ia
nous OF old as Summer residence Of
the popes. To it is now added the ad-
joining villa Barberini with its beaiIti-
full groves and large medieval stone
palace. The law Of guarantees of 1871
provided for retention by the pope OF
the villa at Castel Oandolfo under the
quasi jurisdiction allowed him by that
law. but the law OF guarantees, as is
sufficiently known, was repudiated by
Plus TX and his successors
The name OF the new papal state Is
the Vatican City. not, as stated by me
last week. the Vatican State,