FORTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY
GENERAL GOERING CELEBRATES BALL IN STATE OPERA HOUSE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) BERLIN, January 13. (Received Jan. 13, at 5.5 p.m.) General Goering celebrated his fortythird birthday with the greatest party of his life and a ball in the State Opera House lasting until 4 a.m., the splendour recalling Imperial Germany. There were ‘2IOO guests, the majority paying 50 marks apiece admission for tickets, which nobody unknown to General Goeriug was allowed to buy. Herr Hitler and Dr Gocbbels were not present. The decorations cost thousands of pounds.
There were bowers of spring flowers and fountains played, while miles of satin silver garlanded the roof. Thousands of bottles of champagne were sold at a pound apiece. The Crown Prince, in the uniform of the Deaths’ Head Hussars, ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Prince August Wilhelm, in the uniform of a storm trooper, and most of the Diplomatic Corps, including Sir Eric Phipps, were present. The proceeds will be given to charity.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22778, 14 January 1936, Page 9
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