GREAT BRITAIN: The Crown: Oct. 5, 1936

¶ King Edward VIII conferred upon his vacation host, King George II of Greece, last week the Order of Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George.

¶ King Edward's invitation to Mustafa Kamal Ataturk to visit His Majesty in Buckingham Palace was last week the subject of a diplomatic note in which the Turkish Dictator intimated that he might not find it "practicable" to come but would send Turkish Premier Ismet Inönü. After correspondents had talked with agitated officials of the British Foreign Office. United Press reported: "Edward's invitation was extended...

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