British Affairs and Society in London This Week
A busy London week with royal attendance at memorials and weddings, Chamberlain’s public appearances, and a high profile trial. Reports cover the King and Queen at St James’s Chapel Royal, the Princess Alice of Albany and Prince Teck wedding, theatre openings, public speeches, and a bustling city scene with crowds, street chatter, and transport chaos.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Whittaker Wright
St. James’ Chapel Royal
Harry Kepple
Princess Alice of Albany
Prince Alex
Teck
A Great Hunter Deceives Johannesburg Bandites
A country visitor in Sydney uses a tale of a rich Fiji uncle to beguile Bandites in Johannesburg. A supposed great hunter named Gftlin tall, fair, with a pointed beard, claimed Central Africa trophies for sale and took deposits for orders to be filled from Delagoa. He vanished after collecting hundreds.
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Gftlin
Central Africa
Delagoa
Disaster in a synagogue at Bobruisk collapse buries worshipers
A funeral service in Bobruisk’s Jewish synagogue ended with the floor collapsing into burial vaults. Rescue teams recovered 30 dead and many injured as masonry fragments trapped worshipers.
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Bobruisk
Beresina
Jealous Widows Slay Swaziland Queen Widow
Nkujendah the widow of late King Buna of Swaziland was killed by six other widows in a brutal attack. They dragged her from the kraal, pinned her, and battered her head with stones. The suspects are in custody awaiting trial.
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Buna
Swaziland
The Burglar's Blessing at Viscountnes Villa
A newly married couple returning from their honeymoon found their Viscountnes villa packed for a removal. Two elderly burglars slept in the bed, apologized, and left after a paternal blessing. Police opened inquiries but the couple did not press charges.
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