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parties. / mvnnN' December 20. ' a* day that tho Royal llidRadanstoi® Pala oo was Jrin" from the effects of i<3 !to GuiTdhall re-echoed w.tn ft'' 'f hter 0 f 1200 of the poorDnke and Duchess of jS, « ono function to tao one of the t Ki 'i .«t both. The Not arranged tho case, the Little ' 9 ,fiL*r Fund (vath which F c ftho founder, the lato Sir ii «hcav3 be associated; tf£f ' W jj, e jjuukingham Palace Wld for the fourth year in Guildhall party for the function the taSlea ■!ftoe n d to end of the hall,. the-children were mar?t » kind of helpers recruited iiior.l Sunday [L puddins, oranges and hot lite fare provided, and ample JLtoo to it. After the tables IrMl the children composed l £ with bul patience they f f nlt . r { or the arrival of tho ji'ton But before the, Duke SLs of York could satisfy the L eager curiosity the- had ifaft to perform. At the_eni Yard liad been lyans containing hampers for ia 4000 little cripples in van- % of London, and the Duchess S»i to speed them on their way «gie the way-bills to the drivers UficlM. Gathered in the porchMthe Lord Mayor and Lady with tlie Sheriffs, the Mayors i'lfetropolitan Boroughs, _ and j liiriism, Miss Treloar, Licut.f F Larson and Mrs Lawson, It StT. W. P. Boasley, repress Ik trustees of the .fund. kklitm drew np with its burden hapm, each containing a plum j hi J pot of jam, a tin of biscuits, K ;e (meets, and Jlh of tea, _ the flVss tf York passed to the drivers flip, ar.d after Miss Treloar Htnefiy expressed thanks on behalf Sta triatws of the fund, rejoined' ihstod, snd followed in the props, Mich made a tour of the bangfeialL Then it was that tho pi'k delight knew no bounds, and §§&\h in rocal efFort was reached Sti ii to made known that as a bouSk'rsi the occasion the Duke and

iea i«d provided a fancy box oF hii! for ench child attending at the M and for all children receiv(iwen. KmHam said tliat in the first rlSl iropsrs were distributed by fWkalreloar, and the numbers ij.. jßTit (ill the maximum Wiklta reached. This year to necessary, for the Baftj Mai that little cripples !enr, f&intoffjw fa. Qte entertainment * .'7™ fe dinner were the of London Police. Mr «» »«raj(ratriloquist), Mr Bon Miss Nance Haines .{entertainers), 3 tin memory man. 'ot thg Wounded. ;^Pn M „f^ le3 no t te »«!' 1 AssocianV"\jC' 8 Mother and Mrars to deputiso for him. Prinhu S e Christ, wtfil! »° bearing that & mea from a distance would 2.T? gate direct inSr 11,8 ganfens of the PalL ,1T to them-a priIS Unm , ual B ' he ». Court lih n'J' 6 ' ? e^ect 'ivo feature IjT schMl waa a Christ-' i 1' r 03 °n previous oc«odagh Anson, and if* e!ectric lights set i2 cil ? a nd fanciful de- , k. sparkling silver 'Ksfll n t°? t eS °, f eve rgreens i y 'nervals along the KW 5 40 innumerable f c suggest- ¥ KlourinM °T},f?n of thc _lno tables were tiffs' slu tteir thousands annlM With lib « ral and torn a(sic tk ca s and inoro ® en were dr awn Eff'ell 0L cano ™ a(i > OrRornfn 1 & Richmond, uK rf '' -^ ndon > Roe! St s f^ nl ?!i ns ti tut ions, 8 ' Lonsdale 5 Ifr r T : •' , Garth House. fsr 3an co-stnm 8 nc '> a W wearstn,ck u P tho ;Nj crinnlmi e J e! 7 man, even I "J a hearty outburst of aim Souvenirs, Christmas tree b fte M-7 S i a^ es ' and to 6 U I>UcheS3 were 4 th ? knife into fc ms ? f ,^ ,e centre bluet S m . ck, y ha< * a asSt S1 f d Y^S 03 ' JN r T\ ed tl'at each table of ?u 6n V ative t0 reenfetcd ha \ c r ? eactl k he had received his

Christmas [rift, and some forty of these contained a "winning number," entitling hifn to a further souvenir. The holders of these were asked to come forward to receive them from the hands o£ the Ihichess. Two of the men proved to be helpless cot cases, who were wheeled to the front. W hen one name was called TTiere was no answer until the Duchess asked: "Where is he?" Then a quiet voice was heard from a group of stretchercarriages. "He's here, ma'am!" "Wait a minute; I'm coming!" she said, and, leaving the platform, made her way to where a young pensioner named William Grogan was lying in a wicker carriage. "Here yoii are," sho said, handing the delighted man a brier pipe. ''Where do you come from?" "Richmond, ma'am."

"Oh, really!'' the Duchess exclaimed, "I must come to see you when I return to White Lodge." "And I shall eome to see you, too," she added, turning to Sergeant Palmer, a badly injured pensioner, also from Richmond, who for the first time since his convalescence had gone out so far and earlier had presented to the Duchess, on behalf of all hi 3 comrades, a great sheaf of pink roses, violets, holly, and mistletoe. One of the roses she gave to a pensioner named O'Leary. During their stay, the Duko and Duchess went to every table up and down the school. For the first time the Association had extended its invitation to about thirty nurses, now more or less incapacitated through their war service, who were there. These included: Sister Murphy (Australia), who was in tho Scottish Women's Hospital at Calais, upon which bomb 3 were repeatedly directed, and was also engaged in transport duties. Sister Hill won distinction in the South African war, and again came to tße help of the Bed Cross during the late war. Some of the party are now in the Edith Cavell Home of Rest for Nurses at Norwood, and others came from homes at Weybrigge and Hanwell. Miss Marta Cunningham presented to the Duke and Duchess all the artists, vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers who have loyally helped her all tho year_ in giving entertainments at the hospitals. Amid the pulling of crackers and the waving of air balloons, their Royal Highnesses left, expressing great ploasure at - the evident enjoyment of the men. After they had gone there was the pleasing little ceremony of the presentation to Miss Cunningham of a gold fountain pen subscribed for, by the men whose days she has cheered, and then followed a wholly hilarious "go-as-you-please" concert.

A local merchant considers that ho has the laugh over some person or persons unknown who attempted to pillage a case of goods which arrived from overseas this week (says the "Poverty Bay Herald"). When it was found that one of the iron bands had been removed and that boards showed signs of having been prised open, a Custom official was called in to supervise the opening of the ease. It was found, however, that immediately inside the case were packages of knitting wool, and the pillagers had evidently torn the wrapping away, become disgusted, and nailed the case up again. The merchant is wondering what they would think if they knew that beyond the packages of wool were some hundreds of pounds' worth of high-quality xylonite hand mirrors and hair brushes.