... The State ball which had been arranged for to-night Buckingham Palace has been postponed, owing to the mourning of the Archduke Ferdinand. It wpuld be more correct probably to say that it has been abandoned, for it is not likely that another date this season ...

... PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT Prince Arthur of Connaught, who is to represent the King at the funeral the Archduke Ferdinand next week, once described himself as the King's special messenger. The late King Edward was especially fond of Prince Arthur and ...